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Discussion Areas

Discussion areas that have been considered in the various workshops include,

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Chemistry of highly concentrated solutions and the interaction of diluents and modifiers.
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Development and modification of solvents using sophisticated thermodynamic equilibrium and kinetic models vs. simply a laboratory technique for equilibrium isotherms.
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Solvent losses--identify causes by tests and analyses, and then minimize by plant operational control and solvent recovery; minimize losses caused by crud, entrainment, misting.
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Interfacial effects and plant performance
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Prediction of Plant Design--McCabe Thiele, kinetics and design. Influence of contactor type (eg., shear, axial and back mixing). Should there be a latitude in design given for the subsequent construction that does not consider the influences such as kinetics, shear, contactor type, solvent concentration, and phase continuity? Also, what are the considerations and advantages /disadvantages of minor phase recycle? Is it always necessary?
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Mixer settler configuration (series, series-parallel), prediction by testing? Criteria for decision.
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Pulsed and reciprocating columns: The gap between the experimental approach used by the industrial engineers vs. the mathematical models developed in academia, but hardly applied in the field.
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Materials of construction in SX plants
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Prevention of Fires
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Safety