Report from ECCE12 & ECAB5 - European Federation of ...
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
European Federation of Chemical Engineering
Europäische Föderation für Chemie-Ingenieur-Wesen
EFCE
Fédération Européenne de Génie Chimique
NEWS AND EVENTS DECEMBER 2019
Report from ECCE12 & ECAB5
After 22 years, the European Congress of charm, that enchanted all visitors.
Chemical Engineering (ECCE 12) returned to The Fortress has a long history: it was built
Florence, where the first event (ECCE 1) was between 1534 and 1536 by Architect Antonio
organized in 1997. Sangallo for Alessandro de Medici, conceived
The Congress was held in conjunction with the to protect the very wealthy city and discourage
European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB Florence enemies, demonstrating its military power.
5), from September 15 to 19, 2019 in the Fortezza The plan actually worked well, as the fortress was
da Basso. never attacked.
These events were organized by AIDIC, the In the ’70s the conversion of the Fortress into
Italian Association of Chemical Engineering, a congress and exhibition center started, followed
under the auspices of the European Federation of
Chemical Engineering (EFCE) and the European
Society of Biochemical Engineering Science Welcome to the final 2019 issue of the EFCE
(ESBES). The congresses represent an important News. If you have any comments on the
opportunity to meet and share technical views and newsletter please get in touch. With kind
experiences, and are well known all over the world. regards and best wishes for the festive season
Hermann Feise
The location: the Fortezza da Basso EFCE President
The Fortezza da Basso, selected by AIDIC as
congress site, demonstrated to be the ideal location
for the event, with its massive bastions and more In this issue:
than 80.000 square meters of available facilities, • Report from ECCE12 & ECAB5
combining historical structures with modern
• Invitation to ECCE13 & ECAB6
pavilions, perfectly integrated in an ambient full of
• Im Memoriam - Professor Jerzy Robert
Baldyga (1950 – 2019)
• The Federation welcomes it Trustees for
2020-2021
• Calls for nominations in the field of CAPE,
Thermodynamics and Transport Properties,
and Electrochemical Engineering
• News from EFCE Member Societies –
invitation to CHISA 2020
• EFCE Events 2019-2021
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 1utilizing electronic posters, e-posters, with 50 large
plasma screens arranged in totems of three each,
always accessible throughout the event.
The area chosen for the e-posters was that of
the .coffee break, the exhibitor stands and the
relax space, and this created a very informal and
conducive atmosphere, that was very helpful
the dialog and the exchange of ideas among the
participants. This spirit, which characterized the
event, was favored by the charm of the site, as said
already, and also by a wonderful weather, rather
hot for the season, and by the magical beauty of
Florence.
throughout the years by several upgrades and the The Young Program
construction of the two large and modern pavilions, The event proved particularly interesting for
Spadolini and Cavaniglia. young participants: researchers, young scientists
The historical rooms have kept their original and professionals were able to join a rich Young
names, related mainly to their military functions: Program, coordinated by a group of volunteers
Room Cannoni, where cannons were located, Room from different European countries and sponsored
Polveriera, where gunpowder and explosives were by Chemstations Europe, which organized the
stored, Room Scherma, with his beautiful wooden Process Simulation Cup (PSC), a process simulation
trusses roofing, where fencing training took place, competition.
and Room Arco, used for archery. In addition to the PSC, the Young Program
The Lorenese Building, from the Lorena family, included a very successful pub quiz with prizes in
to which the Dukes of Tuscany of the of the 18th a downtown tapas restaurant on Monday night,
and 19th centuries belonged, was renovated in the which allowed everyone to get to know each other
early 2000 and with its many rooms is very suitable in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere; a Meet Your
for hosting many parallel events, as it was the case Idol breakfast event in the town center, on Tuesday
of ECCE 12/ECAB 5. morning, a meeting of young researchers with four
The Basilica Room was used for the Gala Dinner, senior representatives of industry and academia,
which represented a good opportunity for the who spoke very openly about their professional
guests to appreciate the traditional Tuscany cuisine, experience and their challenges; the so-called
revisited with a touch of modernity, and the Italian PhD Speed Date, an informal gathering with
wines and aperitifs, well known now all over the colleagues interested in common themes at the
world. Palazzina Lorenese on Tuesday afternoon; a PhD
Career Fair, two meetings on Wednesday morning
The Scientific Program and afternoon at the Lorenese for reciprocal
The Florence conference was an important presentation of PhDs with leading companies in
scientific event, with 1043 works chosen out of their sectors, which had a double participation to
the 1737 proposed by 5370 authors. We had the one foreseen during the registration phase; and
1277 participants to the conference: scientists, finally on Thursday afternoon the visit in two shifts
researchers, teachers, students, professionals, to the historical plant in Florence of Nuovo Pignone,
industry operators, engineering companies, thanks to the BHGE Sponsor, where tradition and
contractors and suppliers from 61 countries. the latest smart manufacturing techniques are
The themes presented and discussed were the perfectly integrated.
classical ones of chemical engineering, i.e. reactor
design, heat and mass transfer, etc., but also the
more recent and up-to-date ones, like biofuels,
biorefineries, plastic recycling, and artificial
intelligence, so that everybody could find subjects
in line with his/her own scientific interest.
In total we had 6 plenary sessions with
prestigious speakers, 8 keynote lectures, 3
symposia, 2 workshops; 48 parallel sessions.
Furthermore for the first time in an ECCE/ECAB
congress, the poster sessions were managed
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 2The message of AIDIC and enzymatic stability, all topics of great interest.
President, Giuseppe Ricci However, the public was even more attracted
The President of AIDIC, Giuseppe by the themes of environmental sustainability,
Ricci, ENI’s Chief Refining & discussed by Prof. Flavio Manenti of the Milan
Marketing Officer, welcomed the Polytechnic, the first speaker of the conference,
participants during the Opening who talked about the innovative processes for
Session and passed the following reusing Carbon Dioxide; by Dr. Marinke Wijngaard,
messages, in particular to the of TNO in the Netherlands, who developed the
young ones: “Building the future starting from the topic of chemical recycling of complex plastics, and
finally by Prof. Inmaculata Ortiz, of the University of
past, through a balanced mix of the young and
Cantabria in Spain, who presented us with several
the senior, academia and industry, science and
examples of plant engineering applications of
technology: what starts today from Florence is a
membranes driven by sustainability.
new Renaissance.
These sessions marked the time of the
In this period of complex challenges, such as
conference, an appointment for everyone every
climate change, energy transition, overpopulation,
morning and every afternoon of the three full days.
growing gap between rich and poor and geopolitical
tensions between countries, it is necessary to adopt Final balance
a new vision of the world and enhance collaboration Having participated to various feedback sessions,
and integration between the different disciplines, formal and informal, we can be satisfied with
putting in common their skills and experiences. how things went, after two and a half years of
In this, Chemical Engineering and Applied preparation.
Biotechnology may play a fundamental role. Participation was good in terms of overall
Thanks to technological and engineering numbers, foreign presence and level of attendance;
development, various businesses crucial for our the sessions were always well attended, even the
economy, such as oil & gas, petrochemicals, food, plenary of the last day, which in the conferences
pharmaceuticals, are evolving towards an economic often shows many empty seats; the scientific
model looking more closely at environment, content was good and aligned with classical
thus contributing to environmental sustainability and current issues; the speakers interventions
and to the energy transition, which are at the were appreciated, with more questions from the
heart of the European agenda. This is generating public than allowed by the schedule; the program
important opportunities and transversal industrial schedule was followed precisely, without overruns;
collaborations, both at European and national level. the new experience of e-posters was a real success.
Working in teams, paying maximum attention We have however requested comments,
to safety and the environment and playing a observations, suggestions and even criticisms, at
leading role in the fight against climate change, the email address: ecce12_ecab5@aidic.it .
are the three great drivers of modern engineering, We hope that these feedbacks will be very
who demand great responsibility, but which also useful for the future and in particular for the next
represent an excellent stimulus and an opportunity congresses that will be held in Germany in 2021: so
for young people who are preparing to contribute to see you in Berlin for ECCE 13 & ECAB 6!
building a more sustainable future ”
Acknowledgments
The Plenary Speakers We renew our thanks on behalf of AIDIC to all
All plenary sessions of the conference took place In those ones, who contributed to the success of the
the great Cavaniglia hall, with speakers from Italy, event: the scientific and organizational committees,
Spain, Germany, Holland and the United States. the sponsors, partners and exhibitors, who have
Prof. Scott Fogler of the University of Michigan, generously supported us, the AIDIC staff and that
a name well known to many students of Chemical of Firenze Fiera, tireless, available and professional,
Engineering in the world, former President of and above all the participants, who actually built
AIChE, spoke about safety and the initiatives he has the conference during these days of intense work
carried out for inclusion of this extremely important and in the many months of its preparation.
discipline throughout the curriculum of studies Special thanks go to Prof. Sauro Pierucci, who
in the USA; Prof. Klavs Jensen of MIT, winner of had an essential role in organizing the event and
the prestigious Danckwerts medal, presented the program and who unfortunately for personal
the advances in the field of artificial intelligence reasons could not be present at the conference,
and automatic learning and its applications in the long awaited with commitment and even
pharmacological industry; Juergen Pleiss, from the trepidation: grazie, Sauro!
University of Stuttgart, spoke about biocatalysis Giorgio Veronesi
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 3In Memoriam –
Professor Jerzy Robert Baldyga (1950–2019)
The European liquid microreactors; and high-shear mixers.
Federation He promoted 16 Doctors, 13 at Warsaw
of Chemical University of Technology, 3 at ETH Zürich
Engineering (as co-referee) and is the author of 3 books,
(EFCE) was very several book chapters and 248 papers.
sad to learn Professor Baldyga had contributed greatly
that Professor to the development of Chemical Engineering
Jerzy Baldyga in Europe and of the Federation, especially in
(*1950), Warsaw the field of mixing. Since 2001, he served as
University of a Polish delegate to the EFCE Working Party
Technology, on Mixing, which he chaired since September
passed away on 2012.
18 November Since 2016, he contributed to the EFCE
2019 at the age as a member of its Executive Board and he
of 69. represented the Polish Association of Chemical
Born in 1950, he received his Master’s degree Engineers (PACE) in the EFCE General
in Chemical Engineering in 1974, his PhD in Assembly. In these positions he fostered the
Chemical Engineering in 1981, and his DSc liaison and scientific exchange and cooperation
(habilitation) in Chemical Engineering in with Eastern European countries.
1989 from Warsaw University of Technology.
The EFCE extends its deepest sympathy to
In 1997 he was appointed full professor at
Jerzy’s family, friends and colleagues.
Warsaw University of Technology and Chair of
Mechanical Engineering and Process Dynamics
(at present the Chair of Engineering and Jerzy Baldyga – an exceptional
Dynamics of Chemical Reactors) at the Faculty scientist and professor, a fair man,
of Chemical Engineering. He was visiting our friend
professor at ETH Zürich and the University
of Saskatchewan. In Zürich, he worked with 26 November 2019
Prof. J.R. Bourne on effects of turbulent
flow and turbulent mixing on the course of Jerzy was the Chairman of our European
complex chemical reactions. A good example Working Party on Mixing. He was the European
of this cooperation is the Engulfment model of leader of mixing and we owe him so much. He
micromixing introduced between 1983 and 1988 was our colleague and our friend, a witness
which, nowadays, is applied by many research and an actor of our scientific advances, both
groups. A book by J. Bałdyga, J.R. Bourne, technical and industrial…
“Turbulent Mixing and Chemical Reactions” John Jerzy started his extraordinary scientific
Wiley & Sons, (1999) and related papers have career in Zurich, working with John Bourne.
been awarded by NAMF AIChE (North American His initial work focused on the fundamentals of
Mixing Forum affiliated with AIChE) in October chemical reaction and fluid mechanics, oriented
2011 as one of 21 most influential contributions towards mixing processes. This was very novel
in mixing research in 20th and 21st century. in the science of mixing, bringing nobility to the
Professor Jerzy Baldyga’s research areas discipline and placing it highly within the EFCE.
included: Effects of flow (turbulent and laminar) During the 1980s, the European mixing
and mixing on the course of complex chemical community was represented by several schools
reactions i.e. micromixing problem; effects of of knowledge, with strong groups in England
hydrodynamics and mixing on particle size and (Birmingham, London) and…the Netherlands
morphology in the process of precipitation; with John Smith, in Western Europe (Toulouse,
drop breakup and coalescence in turbulent Zurich, Munich) and in Eastern Europe (Prague,
flow; shear problem in biotechnology; relations Sofia, Budapest and Warsaw). However, with his
between secondary processes (aggregation, in-depth works, Jerzy was able to efface these
breakage), structure of suspension, rheology of arbitrary differences. I remember the great
suspension, hydrodynamics and mixing; liquid- intellectual pleasure that we obtained from his
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 4precise and comprehensive conferences, which community within the EFCE. From this moment
were always contextualized. He was a speaker onwards, I was sure that he would be a future
that the community was always awaiting in our awardee of the Lifetime Recognition Award in
European conferences…Würzburg 1985, Pavia Mixing…and he certainly would have received
1988, Brugge 1991, etc…, and more recently in this prestigious award in 2021. Unfortunately,
Bologna 2006 chaired by Franco Magelli, London destiny decided otherwise. However, perhaps
2009, Warsaw 2012. one of the Working Party on Mixing awards will
When Jerzy left Zurich to return to Poland, he be named after him, and we will be honoured.
created an outstanding research group at the Young European researchers have recognized
Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering themselves in him at our various conferences.
at Warsaw University of Technology. It is I particularly remember a conference in
saddening to recall that Wioletta Podgorska
Poznan in 2005 where Jerzy invited me to give
was his first PhD student. During his career, he
a presentation to his Polish colleagues and I
affirmed how proud he was of her and without
had realized at that moment, the immense
doubt, brilliant Wioletta was a beholder of
respect he instigated amongst his colleagues
Jerzy’s exceptional scientific quality.
and their pride to have him as their leader. I
At the last European Conference on Mixing
also remember the message he sent me on the
in 2018 in Toulouse, both Jerzy and Wioletta
were present, they gave extremely high quality 18th of November 2019, the day before he left
conferences, providing numerous scientific and us, describing his grief following the death of
industrial outlooks. Wioletta. Jerzy was a true scientist, a fair man,
Jerzy was elected Chairman of the EFCE our friend.
Working Party on Mixing in Warsaw in 2012.
It was a natural choice since he was an Joël Bertrand
internationally renowned scientist, and it was Chairman of the EFCE Working Party on Mixing,
without doubt that he would honor the mixing 2004 - 2012
ECCE13 & ECAB6 - 13th
European Congress of
Chemical Engineering &
6th European Congress on
Applied Biotechnology
Berlin, Germany, 19-23 September 2021 (EFCE Event No. 767)
Engineering the Future
Chemical engineering, biotechnology and transfer from research to industrial applications,
bioprocessing are the key to providing innovative these joint congresses cover the whole range
solutions for food supply, mobility, energy, health of relevant topics from laboratory research via
and well-being while striving for a sustainable process development and chemical reaction
economy. engineering to challenges from industrial
At ECCE 13 & ECAB 6, scientists from industry, practice and overarching topics such as quality
university and research institutions from Europe management and education.
and beyond will meet in Berlin to discuss the
Subscribe to the ECCE13 & ECAB6
latest research and industrial applications in
Newsletter now!
all fields of chemistry, process engineering,
biotechnology and related fields. Website: http://ecce-ecab2021.eu/
Promoting interdisciplinary exchange and the Twitter: #ecceecab21
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 5The Federation welcomes it trustees for 2020-2021
EFCE will begin 2020 with the start of the second Azapagic (United Kingdom), Michael Considine
term of office of its President, Dr. Hermann (United Kingdom), Ferenc Friedler (Hungary),
J. Feise, its Executive Vice-President, Giorgio Antoon ten Kate (The Netherlands), Petr Kluson
Veronesi, and its Scientific Vice-Presidents, (Czech Republic), Patrick Piccione (Switzerland),
Professor David Bogle. Furthermore, the and Michael Wilk (Germany), and the appointed
Federation welcomes the trustees to its Executive trustees Willi Meier (DECHEMA), François
Board for the next two-year term of office (2020- Nicol (SFGP), and Jon Prichard (IChemE) who
2021), following elections held at the General represent the three EFCE General Secretariats.
Assembly during the European Congress of Retiring from the Executive Board at the end of
Chemical Engineering in Florence. 2019 are: Bent Sarup (Denmark), Carlos Negro
In addition to the presidential triumvirate, (Spain), Flavio Manenti (Italy), and François
EFCE welcomes a number of new trustees to the Giger (France).
Executive Board. Newly-elected trustees are: EFCE is very grateful for the hard work and
Elisabetta Brunazzi (Italy), Alexis Pey Torruella the many hours of their time all members of the
(Spain), Álvaro Ramirez-Gomez (Spain), Maurizio Executive Board have spent working on behalf of
Rovaglio (Italy), and Eric Schaer (France). the Federation, and would like to thank them for
They are joining the re-elected trustees Adisa their effort.
Calls for Nominations
Carl Wagner Medal of Excellence in Electrochemical Engineering
The Carl Wagner Further information about the nomination
Medal of Excellence procedure, eligibility, supporting documentation,
in Electrochemical and the online submission form can be obtained
Engineering is from the EFCE website at:
awarded every https://efce.info/Carl+Wagner+Medal
three years by the Deadline for submission of nominations:
Working Party on 20 February 2020
Electrochemical
Engineering (WPEE)
The Award is generously
of the European
sponsored by Covestro.
Federation of
Chemical Engineers (EFCE) to a European
researcher under the age of 35 for outstanding About Covestro
contributions to research in applied Covestro is among the world’s
electrochemistry or electrochemical engineering. largest polymer companies with
In 2020 the medal will be presented at the business activities focused on the manufacturing of
12th European Symposium on Electrochemical high-tech polymer materials and the development
Engineering – 12th ESEE, to be held in Leeuwarden, of innovative solutions for products used in many
The Netherlands, on 14-18 June 2020, where the areas of daily life. The main segments served are
recipient of the medal will be invited to give a the automotive, construction, wood processing and
lecture. The award also comprises a cash award furniture, and electrical and electronics industries.
of EUR 1500, a certificate and a travel grant (not Other sectors include sports and leisure, cosmetics,
exceeding EUR 500) to attend the 12th ESEE. health and the chemical industry itself. The focus
Nominations for the medal, with supporting is on innovative, sustainable solutions for the big
documentation (letter of support of the nomination challenges of our time – such as climate change,
by a senior electrochemist or electrochemical increasing scarcity of resources, growing mobility
engineer, curriculum vitae, list of publications and and urbanization. In the field of electrochemistry
other relevant activities) should be sent to Covestro together with partners has developed
Claudia.Weidlich@dechema.de or energy saving Chlorine production technologies
Karel.Bouzek@vscht.cz using Oxygen Depolarized Cathodes.
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 6News from EFCE member
societies
Invitation to CHISA 2020
2020 EFCE Distinguished Lecture
Professor Jiří Drahoš, Congress Chairman and
in Thermodynamics and Transport President of the Czech Society of Chemical
Properties Engineering (CSCHE) is very pleased to invite
The European Federation of Chemical you to the 24th International Congress of
Engineering (EFCE) is pleased to announce the Chemical and Process Engineering - CHISA
call for nominations for its prestigious, biennial 2020 held in the very beautiful city of Prague
Distinguished Lecture in Thermodynamics and from 23 to 27 August 2020. As all the CHISA
Transport Properties (TTP) to recognize an Congresses in the past, also this one will cover
outstanding research career and achievements a range of attractive topics and will offer many
within the field. interdisciplinary links.
A nominated candidate should have made After 14 years of fruitful cooperation with
significant contribution and/or achievements for organisers of the PRES Conferences on Process
Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for
the advancement of science and technology within
Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction (since
Thermodynamics and Transport Properties (TTP)
2004), the CHISA and PRES leaders decided
and has to be active in a European institution.
to separate again the both events. Along with
The award comprises a certificate and EFCE
this conclusion, the both CHISA structure and
press communication, a travel/ accommodation
“classical” topics have been thoroughly modi-
grant (not exceeding EUR 500) and fee waiver to
fied to follow nowadays trends in the best way.
attend the 31st European Symposium on Applied
The logistics of the program should enable
Thermodynamics - ESAT 2020 in Paris, France,
the interested people to listen also to the
on 28 June -1 July 2020 where the award will be
presentations, which are close to their fields of
presented.
research, however outside their everyday
Furthermore, the laureate will be invited to horizons. A special care will be paid to selection
deliver a keynote lecture at the ESAT Symposium. of both the plenary lectures and plenary
The closing date for nomination is 17 January keynote lectures (as a newly introduced form
2020. of presentation), which will be granted by
Further information about the nomination special Congress awards.
procedure, eligibility, and supporting documentation Topics: We Think Global; Energy First
and the online submission form are available on (Second ...) Continuous Processing and
the EFCE website at www.efce.info/Distinguished_ Miniaturisation, Mixing; Industry 4.0;
Lecture_TTP Advanced Functional Materials, Structures
and Components; The Green Square: A Good
Reminder: EFCE Excellence Award in Address; The Essentials; Hand in Hand; The
Recognition of an Outstanding PhD Wiley – VCH Poster Session.
Thesis on CAPE 2020 Details are available at: http://2020.chisa.cz/
scientific-program/#main-topics
The call for nominations for its prestigious Call for papers: Posters may be accepted up
Excellence Award in Recognition of an Outstanding to the beginning of the Congress, however only
PhD Thesis on CAPE is still open! The award contributions received before 31 May 2020 will
recognises a PhD thesis which demonstrates an be included in the final programme.
outstanding contribution to research and/or practice Call for nominations - Congress Awards
in computer-aided process engineering (CAPE) or 2020: You are invited to submit nominations
process systems engineering (PSE). for the following awards: The CHISA Congress
Any PhD thesis supervised at a university or PhD- Plenary Talk Main Award; The CHISA Congress
awarding institution of an EFCE member country Keynote Talk First Award; The CHISA Congress
in computer-aided process engineering (CAPE) or Keynote Talk Second Award.
process systems engineering (PSE) is eligible for Deadline for nominations: 1 March 2020
nomination. The candidate’s thesis must have been Further information: http://2020.chisa.cz/
defended after 1 January 2017. scientific-program/#awards
The closing date for nominations is Join the Exhibition MARCHES 2020 which
31 December 2019. Further information: will take place in the premises of the CHISA
www.efce.info/ExcellenceAwardCAPE 2020. An expression of interest in the Exhibition
should be sent to org@chisa.cz upon which the
The Award is generously more detailed information will be provided.
sponsored by Process Systems Website: http://2020.chisa.cz
Enterprise Inc.
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 7Events organised by or on behalf of
EFCE in 2019/21
An extended list of events is available at http://www.efce.info/events.html
CHEMCON-2019 in CAPE and Knowledge Transfer.
Plenary speakers: Dr. Francesco Rossi; Ana
72nd Annual Session of the Indian Paula Barbosa-Póvoa.
Institute of Chemical Engineers Register NOW! Deadline for early bird
New Delhi, India, 16-19 December registration (mandatory for presenting authors):
2019 (EFCE Event) 20 January 2020.
Website: http://www.escape30.it
Theme: Advances in Chemical Engineering for
Industrial Applications 14th Mediterranean Congress of
CHEMCON 2019 includes a half-day Indo-
Chemical Engineering
European symposium. Leading personalities
from India, Europe and other countries in the Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 June 2020
field of Chemical Engineering from academia (EFCE Event No. 768)
and industry, will make plenary technical The event is organised by SEQUI (Sociedad
presentations on their subject of expertise, Espanola de Quimica Industrial e Ingenieria
relevant to the theme of various technical Quimica) in the frame of EXPOQUIMIA. The
sessions. Congress will focus on the dissemination of the
See the tentative Programme at: most recent advances and results related to
https://663e96ce-aac8-49a8-bbf5- Chemical Engineering Science.
a926819ccabe.filesusr.com/ugd/a85816_ Topics: Separation Technologies; Chemical
b7031bcaf87543a191e0abd2102f79c3.pdf Reactors; Processes Systems Engineering;
Register NOW! Sustainable Development and Environmental
Website: http://www.chemcon-2019.com Engineering; Food and Biochemical Engineering;
Process and Product Engineering
European Symposium on Computer Do not miss this opportunity to improve
Aided Process Engineering - the visibility and disseminate the potential
ESCAPE30 applications of your work, find new opportunities
and application fields and promote Scientific/
Milan, Italy, 24-27 May 2020 (EFCE
industrial symbiosis. Selected papers will
Event No. 764) be published in special issues of different
ESCAPE-30 is organised by the Italian EFCE specialized journals.
Member Society AIDIC in collaboration with the Plenary speakers: Prof. Renato Rota,
EFCE Working Party on Computer Aided Process Politecnico di Milano; Wayne Sim, 3esi and
Engineering. The Symposium attracts scientists Aucerna.
from many different countries providing a The call for papers is open. Deadline for
platform for discussing the latest progress in the submission of abstracts: 15 January 2020.
field of Computer Aided Process Engineering, Website: https://www.mecce.org/
following both a scientific and technological
interdisciplinary approach. 12th European Symposium on
The symposium contributions will be: Plenary Electrochemical Engineering –
Lectures, Keynotes, Oral and Poster contributions. ESEE 2020
After peer review, the contributions will be Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, 14-18
published by Elsevier in the series Computer
Aided Chemical Engineering. June 2020 (EFCE Event No. 766)
Topics: Modelling and Simulation; Synthesis The 12th European Symposium on
and Design; Process control and operations; CAPE Electrochemical Engineering - ESEE 2020
in Sustainable Energy Applications; Bioresources, is organised by the EFCE Working Party on
Bioprocesses and Biomedical Systems; Internet of Electrochemical Engineering in cooperation
Things; Concepts, Methods and Tools; Education with Wetsus.
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 8The scope of ESEE 2020 is “Electrochemistry and consumer engagement; Sustainable
for electrification and energy transition toward technologies, products and services;
a sustainable future”, which captures the Sustainability indicators, multi-criteria decision
aim of the organisers to showcase scientific analysis and systems optimisation; Sustainable
advances in physical, chemical and biochemical development policy.
routes towards a future where electrochemical The call for papers is open. Deadline for
engineering is part of a sustainable society, submission of abstracts: 10 January 2020.
closing resource cycles and contributing to zero- Website: http://www.icheme.org/spc20
pollution mobility and manufacturing.
Topics: Electrocatalysis and electrochemical XXIV International Conference
technologies; Safe water and air; Corrosion on Chemical Reactors –
science for durable materials; Water electrolysis
CHEMREACTOR-24
and fuel cells; Novel energy storage devices,
batteries, and electrochemical capacitors; Milan, Italy, 30 August – 4 September
Bioelectrochemistry for energy conversion 2020 (EFCE Event No. 769)
and resource recovery; Green capture and
The XXIV International Conference on Chemical
conversion of CO2; Electrochemical recovery
Reactors – CHEMREACTOR-24 is organised
of raw materials; Advanced membranes and
by the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russia
electrodes for selective ion removal; General
jointly with the world famous Politecnico di
session.
Milano, Italy. What started as a small domestic
Invited speakers: Matthias Wessling;
event in the 1960-s, has turned into a significant
Menachem Elimelech; Martin Z Bazant; Elif
international conference, bringing together
Karatay; Geoff Kelsall; Matthew Suss; Manuel
hundreds of researchers and engineers from
Andres Rodrigo; Xiao Su.
countries all over the world.
The call for papers is open. Deadline for
Traditionally, the CHEMREACTOR conference
submission of abstracts:
programme focuses on the fundamental
15 January 2020.
aspects and practical application of catalytic
Website: http://www.electrochemical-
processes and chemical reactors, as well as
engineering.eu/2020/
on the development of novel highly-efficient
technologies.
2nd International Conference
Main topics: Advances in Chemical
on Sustainable Production and Reactor Fundamentals; Chemical Reaction
Consumption – SPC20 Engineering and Reactor Design – Novel
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 24-25 Experimental Approaches, Modeling, Scale-
June 2020 (EFCE Event No. 771) Up and Optimisation; Chemical Reactors
and Technologies for Targeted Applications;
The conference is organised by IChemE in Advanced Processing of Conventional and
collaboration with the EFCE Sustainability Unconventional Hydrocarbon Feedstocks.
Section and the journal Sustainable Production Plenary speakers: Prof. Guy Marin; Prof.
and Consumption published by Elsevier on Annemie Bogaerts; Prof. Ib Chorkendorff; Prof.
behalf of IChemE. Fausto Gallucci; Prof. Freek Kapteijn; Dr. Carlo
The conference will provide a platform Perego.
for high-quality papers on sustainable The call for papers is open. Deadline for
production and consumption, aiming to submission of abstracts: 20 January 2020
explore multidimensional interactions between Website: http://conf.nsc.ru/CR-24/en/
technology, the environment, economy, society
and policy. To promote the multidisciplinary 1st International Symposium on
efforts needed in addressing the challenges
of sustainable production and consumption,
Industrial Crystallization-ISIC 21
papers are invited from engineers, natural and Potsdam, Germany, 8-11 September
social scientists, as well as the humanities. 2020 (EFCE Event No. 751)
Contributions at the interface of these disciplines
The symposium, initiated by Jaroslav Nývlt
are particularly encouraged.
in 1960, is organised under the auspices of
Topics: Circular economy; Ecosystem
the EFCE’s Working Party on Crystallization
services; Energy, food, water and waste
since 1978 and, has become the premier
nexus; Life cycle sustainability assessment
international conference in the field of industrial
and management; Sustainable lifestyles
crystallization.
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 9The 21st ISIC 2020 provides a meeting Juanma Garcia-Ruiz, Spain; Dr. Daniel Green,
and a discussion forum for scientists and USA; Dipl.-Ing. Christian Melches, Germany.
engineers from academia and industry as well as
The call for papers is open. Deadline for
suppliers of crystallization and related analytical
abstract submission: 31 January 2020.
equipment. The conference program will include
lectures and poster sessions. A concomitant Website: https://dechema.de/ISIC_21.html
exhibition and introductory tutorials will
complete the event. ECCE13 & ECAB6 - 13th European
Main Topics: Fundamentals of crystallization; Congress of Chemical Engineering &
Crystallization and precipitation in fine chemical, 6th European Congress on Applied
specialty & life-science industries; Developments
in large scale industrial crystallization;
Biotechnology
Contributions of crystallization to sustainability; Berlin, Germany, 19-23 September
Integrated process design: Crystallization in the 2021 (EFCE Event No. 767)
industrial process chain.
Plenary and Evening speakers: Prof. Theme: Engineering the Future
Beatrice Biscans, France; Prof. Richard Braatz, Website: http://ecce-ecab2021.eu/
USA; Prof. Helmut Cölfen, Germany; Prof. Subscribe to the newsletter now (see page 5)
Best wishes Contact
for the festive Follow us on social media:
season and
facebook.com/theEFCE
a peaceful,
prosperous bit.ly/EFCE_LinkedIn
and fulfilling
New Year! @EFCE_Comms
www.youtube.com/channel/
UCxuvfbb5ST3DMHLAwZ6326w
Ines Honndorf, e-mail:
honndorf@dechema.de
Claudia Flavell-While, e-mail:
claudia@icheme.org
Every effort is made to ensure the factual accuracy of the content
of this e-newsletter, but EFCE cannot accept any responsibility
for errors.
WWW.EFCE.INFO | EFCE NEWS AND EVENTS | DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 10You can also read
