Overview

Distillation is by far the most applied unit operation in chemical and pharmaceutical industry to split mixtures into their individual components. But sometimes this is not feasible due to thermodynamic limitations or product stability. In such cases, liquid-liquid extraction often is an attractive solution.

This webinar will outline the features of liquid-liquid extraction as unit operation and show examples of pilot and industrial scale equipment. Selected case stories will show where liquid-liquid extraction is the key to a successful separation in industrial applications.

Speaker

Joerg Koch, Head of Liquid Extraction and Product & Application Management, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd

Joerg studied chemical engineering at Technical University Clausthal, PhD (Dr.-Ing.) on liquid distribution and drop size in extraction columns (2000). After two years in a start-up company (development of new distillation packing) he joined Kuhni AG, Allschwil, CH as process engineer in 2002. He became Head of the Group for distillation internals (2004-2007). From 2007 – 2009 Head of the liquid-liquid extraction Group at Kuhni AG. Since 2009, he was Technology Manager for liquid-liquid extractionat Sulzer Chemtech Ltd, Allschwil. CH.

Education and more than 20 years' industrial experience in process and chemical engineering from pilot scale tests up to industrial scale skid mounted plants.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Fluid Separations Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.  

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This webinar is free of charge and open to all to attend, but if you wish to access the slides and a recording to replay on demand then you will need to be a member of the Fluid Separations Special Interest Group.