International Committee for Ion Exchange

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1 International Committee for Ion Exchange Newsletter No 8 March 2011 Editor: Professor Michael Cox, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, U.K. (m.cox@herts.ac.uk ) Content: Since the last Newsletter two members of the ion exchange community have died suddenly they were both well known in the industry and regular attendees at ion exchange conferences. They will both be greatly missed. Two major meetings involving ion exchange are scheduled in the next year and current details are given below. Note in particular: Early Bird registration for the Separation Science meeting closes on 30 th April. IEX2012 Call for Abstracts. If you know of any other international meetings scheduled for 2012 I would be interested to have details for inclusion in the next Newsletter currently planned for July/August. Please feel free to circulate this Newsletter to your contacts in the ion exchange community and if you would like to receive future copies please the editor. Obituaries: David Naden It is with profound regret that the SCI announce the sudden death of David Naden, a member of the Society for many years, during which he served on Council for a period of five years and was Chairman of the SS&T group. In addition he was heavily involved in the organisation of the internationally recognised IEX conferences chairing the organisation of IEX 2008 and at the time of his death was chairman of the IEX 2012 organising committee. At the 2008 Conference David initiated the inclusion of a two-day training course on ion exchange for industry. This new venture was very successful and it is planned to hold three separate courses in conjunction with IEX In recognition of David s long and devoted 1

2 service to the SCI the Awards Committee at their December meeting confirmed the award of a Distinguished Service Award. The larger proportion of David s working career was with the Davy Group in NE England where he was recognised as being one of the Company s experts in the recovery of certain heavy metals from ores, many of the processes including the use of ion exchange technology. In this capacity he had regular contact with a number of companies in South Africa. In the early 90s he joined Purolite International as Business Manager for the UK Region which included Australia and New Zealand. He later retired from full-time employment with Purolite but continued as a part-time technical consultant covering such areas as Pakistan, Scandinavia and the Middle East. Kevin Blaxhall Dr James Dale (Jim Dale) Jim Dale was born in Chicago in He worked for Diamond Shamrock (Duolite) for many years and also had a short period with Rohm and Haas. He joined Purolite and moved to the UK in 1986 and one of the original founders of the Purolite research group, which he later went on to manage. He was a remarkable contributor to ion exchange technology and developments through the years, with a huge knowledge of both old and new developments in the field of ion exchange and synthetic adsorbents. He was very well known and respected within the industry, being a regular attendee and contributor to the Cambridge conference. During his 25 years in the UK he became a British citizen and in later years he has accompanied many Purolite sales teams on customer visits for new applications where his knowledge and enthusiasm was invaluable and greatly appreciated. To those who knew him, he had a great sense of humour and never took life to seriously. In Purolite he will be remembered as one of the four key, senior, technical staff who joined the business in those early days, when Purolite first started to produce resins in the UK (Pontyclun plant) and played a major role in the remarkable progress the company has made since, he will be sadly missed. Brian Windsor Meetings and Conferences Separation Science Theory and Practice June 5-8th, 2011 (1st International Conference on Methods and Materials for Separation Processes) Scope: The main objective of the conference is to present and discuss the latest trends and achievements in methods and materials used in separation, isolation and purification processes used in chemistry, industry and in protection of environment. Phase equilibria, solvent extraction, membrane processes, flotation, chromatography, ion-exchange and materials for the above processes are topics of primary interest. Main speakers: Prof. S. D. Alexandratos, City University of New York, USA 2

3 Ion-selective polymer-supported complexants: design, synthesis, and mechanism of complexation Dr T. Chmielewski, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland, (title to be announced) Prof. E.S. Dragan, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Science, Iasi, Romania, Ionic composite materials and their interactions with ionic species Prof. T. Kunitake, University of Kitakyushu, Japan Implications of nanomembranes in separation science Prof. M. Streat, Imperial College London, UK Advances in ion exchange technology during the last five decades V.V. Tepliakov, Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Impact of membranes and membrane processes on environmental issues Prof. P. Wieczorek, University of Opole, Poland, (title to be announced) Prof. K. Yoshizuka, Japan, Selective recovery process of platinum group metals from spent automobile catalyst In addition short lectures and posters will also be presented. The full text of the selected presentations will be published in Separation Science and Technology. Conference Location: Lower Silesia region in the southwest part of Poland is well known as a touristic attraction in the hills and peaks of Sudety Mountains. Registration: details are contained in the Second Circular Note: Deadline for early bird registration and special rated hotel accommodation 30 th April. Prof. Andrzej W. Trochimczuk Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, 27 Wyspianskiego, WROCŁAW, Poland andrzej.trochimczuk@pwr.wroc.pl International Solvent Extraction Conference (ISEC2011); Santiago, Chile, 17 th 21 st October 2011 Full details of this conference are available at: Although the date for submission of abstracts has now past if you are interested in presenting a paper the appropriate person to contact for information is: Ms Mallory Dutton, Event Coordinator, Phone: (56-2) ; Fax: (56-2) ; isec@isec2011.com IEX 2012 Wednesday 19 th September Friday 21 st September 2012 Queens College, University of Cambridge, UK The SCI IEX and Japanese ICIE Conferences are held alternately every 4 years and are the major ion exchange events worldwide. These unique meetings provide the opportunity for the manufacturing and service companies, end users and researchers to present papers and 3

4 discuss applications and developments in the theory and practice of ion exchange and adsorbents. IEX2012 will include a full programme of oral and poster papers, sponsored events and exhibitions as well as a Conference dinner and other evening events to promote networking amongst delegates. Call for papers Papers are invited on all aspects of ion exchange including: Industrial water treatment in the power and process industries; Nuclear applications; Potable water treatment; Water recovery and recycle; Environmental and pollution control; Bioprocesses and bioseparations; Food and pharmaceutical applications; Chemical processes (conversion, purification, recovery, etc); Extremely pure water for electronic and high pressure boiler applications; Plant and equipment design and developments; Polymer and Inorganic exchangers and adsorbents; Metallurgical applications. A complete list of topics can be found online. Authors wishing to present oral or poster papers should submit a 300 word abstract by 29 July To complete an Expression of Interest form and to download an abstract template visit Technical Training Courses Queens College, University of Cambridge, UK Following the outstanding success of the Training Course on general aspects of water treatment by ion exchange held in conjunction with IEX2008 it has been decided to hold training courses on different aspects of the industrial application of ion exchange preceding the IEX2012 Conference. Three courses are planned covering aspects of Water Treatment and Bioprocessing and the first day of the Conference has been organised to support these courses so that the two parallel sessions on first day will feature papers on ion exchange for Industrial Water Treatment and Bioprocessing. Special one-day registration is available for attendees at the Training Courses for the first day of the conference. The number of places on these courses is strictly limited so early registration of interest is recommended. Introduction to Ion Exchange Design and Operation for Industrial Water Treatment Monday 17 th September Tuesday 18 th September 2012 The first two-day course on general aspects of water treatment will include basic theory and practice in demineralisation and condensate purification. The topics will cover: Raw water quality; Pre-treatment; Plant design specification; Treated water quality; Design of ion exchange plant; Selection of ion exchange resins; Plant instrumentation and operation; Troubleshooting poor performance and recovery techniques. In addition the role of membranes in water treatment will be discussed. Advanced Design of Ion Exchange Plants Monday 17 th September Tuesday 18 th September 2012 This will run simultaneously with the introductory course and will focus on detailed plant design, operation and troubleshooting and will require a good understanding of the topics covered in the introductory course. Following a resume of the basic design considerations and the effect of raw water quality, the first day will concentrate on the design of ion exchange plants for water purification, including resin selection, to produce water of different qualities, with practical exercises on the use of manual and computer aided design using the latest software packages. The second day will focus on plant operation, performance monitoring and evaluation, advanced trouble shooting and performance recovery. 4

5 These courses will be residential at Queens College, Cambridge to allow plenty of opportunities for discussion with the tutors. Detailed course notes will be provided to attendees on arrival. Applications of Ion Exchange in Bioprocessing Tuesday 18 th September 2012 This one-day course on the use of ion exchange in the bioprocessing industry will include practical advice on the critical features in the design of an IEX step; Selecting the ideal ion exchanger and support for the application; Optimising ion exchangers and how to increase the productivity of the process. The course will include sessions for worked examples of selecting and optimising an ion exchanger for direct capture and for contaminant removal. The course will end with a trouble shooting panel session from the expert trainers. Detailed course notes will be available to attendees on arrival and accommodation can be arranged if required at Queens College To register your interest visit: or contact: SCI Conference Department: T: + 44(0) ; E: conferences@soci.org; Industrial News Change in Management at three LANXESS business units: Basic Chemicals Head Hans-Georg Schmitt to retire Hubert Fink, current Head of Semi-Crystalline Products, named successor Michael Zobel to become new Head of Semi-Crystalline Products Jean-Marc Vesselle to head Ion Exchange Resins Leverkusen There will be a change in management at three of the 13 business units of specialty chemicals company LANXESS. Dr. Hans-Georg Schmitt, Head of the Basic Chemicals business unit (BAC), will retire as of January 1, Schmitt has been in charge of Basic Chemicals since the formation of LANXESS. Dr. Hubert Fink (48), currently Head of the Semi-Crystalline Products business unit (SCP), will succeed Schmitt at the Basic Chemicals business unit at the turn of the year. The successor to Dr. Fink as Head of the SCP business unit is Dr. Michael Zobel, MBA. He will assume his new role as of October 15, The 41-year-old is currently responsible for the LANXESS Ion Exchange Resins business unit (ION). Dr. Zobel s position as Head of ION will be taken over by Jean-Marc Vesselle (46) at the same time. Mr. Vesselle is currently responsible for the global product management and strategic development of the business unit. LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 5.06 billion in 2009 and currently around 14,400 employees in 23 countries. The company is represented at 42 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. Leverkusen, September 27,