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Process Development Division Area 12B -Pilot Plants Steering Committee Meeting

Process Development Division Area 12B -Pilot Plants Steering Committee Meeting. AIChE Spring Meeting New Orleans, LA Tuesday April 27, 2004 5:00 - 7:30 pm. AGENDA. Introductions Mission Statement Review Area Leadership and upcoming elections Programming Review (2004, 2005, 2006)

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Process Development Division Area 12B -Pilot Plants Steering Committee Meeting

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  1. Process Development Division Area 12B -Pilot PlantsSteering Committee Meeting AIChE Spring Meeting New Orleans, LA Tuesday April 27, 2004 5:00 - 7:30 pm

  2. AGENDA • Introductions • Mission Statement Review • Area Leadership and upcoming elections • Programming Review (2004, 2005, 2006) • Current Action Items • New Business • Benchmarking Study

  3. Mission Statement The Pilot Plant Area is a forum for active interchange of ideas and for the continual improvement of Pilot Plant contributions to quality research and effective scale-up. AIChE programming, benchmarking, operation reviews, and extensive networking form the backbone of the Area activities.

  4. Area 12B Leadership • Chair: David Edwards, Zeton Inc. • Chair-Elect: Joe Powell, Shell USA • Activities Chair: Michael VonDeak, Pfizer Inc. • Past Chair: Bob Duggal, Ethyl Corporation

  5. Programming…. Spring 2004 (New Orleans, LA) • Mixing in Pilot Plants* • Chair : Aaron Sarafinas • Co-Chair : Richard Grenville • Co-Sponsored by NAMF (Group 6) * Cancelled through lack of papers

  6. Programming…. Fall 2004 (Austin, TX) • Bioreactor Pilot Plants • Prof. S.T. Yang, Dan Schell • Elegant Experimental Methodology in Pilot Plants • Marc Privitera, Brian Johnson • Membrane Process Design and Scale-up Considerations • Glenn Lipscomb (Group 2), Robert A. Cross • R&D Management Topical 3: Six Sigma Usage in the CPI • Frank van Lier (Group 5), Bob Duggal • Pilot Plant Benchmarking Study Results • Bob Duggal, David Edwards

  7. Programming…. Spring 2005 (Atlanta, GA) • Fuel Cell and Gas to Liquid Fuels Pilot Plants • Chair : Ramesh Rameswaran (Area 12b) • Co-Chair : Galen Suppes (Area 16e) Co-Sponsored by F&PD (Group 16) Part of the Fuel Cell Topical Conference

  8. Programming…. Fall 2005 (Cincinnati, OH) • Pilot Plant Economics • Mitch Loescher, Peter Smith • Safety in Design and Operation - Pilot Plants and Unit Operation Labs • John Corn, Dennis Hendershot Co-Sponsored by S&HD (Group 11) • P&G Pilot Plant Facility Tour • Adrian Angell, David Edwards

  9. Programming…. Spring 2006 (Orlando, FL) • Pilot Plant Success Stories • Chair : David Edwards (Group 12) • Vice-Chair : TBA (Group 12)

  10. Programming…. Fall 2006 (San Francisco, CA) Pilot Plants Mini-Topical • Scale-up and Scale-down in Pilot Plants • Chair, Vice-Chair • Unit Operations in Pilot Plants • Chair, Vice-Chair • Pilot Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems • Chair, Vice-Chair • Pilot Plants in the Food and Allied Industries • Chair, Vice-Chair Poster Session : Pictures of Pilot Plants

  11. Potential Session Topics... • Analytical techniques/devices for pilot plants • Pharmaceutical pilot plants - regulations and environmental challenges • Process safety management in pilot plants • Bio-informatics/Bio-technology • Generic drugs and related topics • Bio-processing • Bio-tech Pilot Plants • Polymer Processing in Pilot Plants • Syngas Pilot Plants • Contract Pilot Plants (contracting either as a supplier of pilot plant services or a client) • Constructability issues for Pilot Plants • Careers in Pilot Plants • Microbiological and Cleanliness Challenges in Pilot Plants

  12. Potential Session Topics • Miniaturization of Pilot Plants • Cost-Driven Pilot Plants (Funding) • Process Control and Data Acquisition in Pilot Plants • Marketing of Pilot Plants (internal see next topic or External for purposes of contracting services) • Time-to-Market • Successful Pilot Plant Design • Pilot Plant Productivity (Metrics used to define equipment/personnel/reliability) • Pilot Plants as Part of the Corporate Structure/Organization • Optimum Sizing of Pilot Plants • Internal or Contract Pilot Plants ? • Pilot Plant Tools and Techniques • Pilot Plant Equipment Selection • Use of Computer Simulation to Support Pilot Plant Design and Operation

  13. Current Action Items • Continue the Pilot Plants benchmarking initiative (Bob Duggal et al).

  14. New Business • Create and Oversee a Pilot Plants Web Forum/Message Board and Vendor Area (DE) • Hosted on www.eng-tips.com • Define more clearly roles of Chair, Chair-Elect and Activities Chair (DE) • Collaboration with Univ. of Wisconsin on continuing education course on pilot plants and scale-up (JP) • Contact AIChE regarding Fall meeting room allocation (DE) • Run a mini-series of pilot plant articles in CEP (DE)

  15. Pilot Plant Benchmarking

  16. Benchmarking Topics • Business objectives for pilot plants • Staffing and operation of pilot plants • Pilot Plant Automation • EH&S issues in Pilot Plants

  17. Benchmarking Team • Bob Duggal, Ethyl Corp. • Joe Powell, Shell USA • Dan Pintar, UOP • Richard Palluzi, ExxonMobil

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