Process Analysis

Convener: 

David Littlejohn, University of Strathclyde, UK

Programme:

Friday 7 August (morning)

Sponsor:

We would like to thank Chemicals Northwest for their support of the Process Analysis Symposium

Keynote Speakers

Future directions in Process Analytics
J.J. Gunnell, ExxonMobil, UK

Speakers

Improved process analysis is essential for Process Industries competitiveness
Roger Benson FREng, Benson Consulting Ltd, UK

The role of real-time measurements in drug discovery and development
Staffan Folestad, AstraZeneca, Sweden

Spectral imaging for process investigations
Rudolph W. Kessler, Reutlingen University, Germany

Rapid process understanding utilising micro reactor technology
Paul Watts, University of Hull, UK

Symposium Information

The session begins with a keynote talk from Jeff Gunnell of Exxon Mobil, who is the company's global process analysers expert. He will set the scene with a summary of what technology is available now and what it will probably look like in the future. 

Staffan Folestad is an expert in the use of process analysis techniques in the pharmaceutical industry. He has been involved in the development of spectroscopic procedures for the monitoring and control of manufacturing, but in this talk he will discuss the importance of speeding up the discovery-development stage by the use of real-time measurements. This is an important aspect of the FDA's PAT initiative which aims to build in quality by design. 

Next, Paul Watts will discuss the importance of developing in situ measurement systems that are compatible with micro/flow reactors that are having an increasing impact in preparative organic chemistry (greener conditions, better yields, greater specificity). 

Non-invasive techniques are important for the spatial monitoring of systems and the next talk by Rudolph Kessler, an expert in this area, will illustrate the advantages that can be achieved. 

Finally, Roger Benson will summarise why real-time process analysis is important to the economic viability of chemicals manufacturing, indicating the need for greater collaborative activity between industry and academic and across discipline boundaries.