Conference theme & topics

• Conference Theme
  The great success of the first and the second International Conference on Population Balance Modeling in Kona (Hawaii, 2000) and Valencia (Spain, 2004), respectively, has stimulated the continuation of this conference series. The high quality of the conference contributions is documented in the two special issues of Chemical Engineering Science (Vol. 57(12), 2002; Vol 61(1), 2006), which have appeared after the previous meetings.

  One major reason for the popularity of population balance modeling is its applicability to a great variety of different problems. Mining, wastewater treatment, nanoparticle generation, or classically crystallization are only a few examples. This variety in applications, however, has the disadvantage that researchers on population balance topics are often mainly associated with the corresponding scientific communities. The primary goal of this conference is to overcome this lack of interaction between the different disciplines. Putting the rich methodological framework of population balance modeling in the very center of interest, this conference allows to exchange ideas across traditional boundaries and to identify common problems and solution approaches.

  The 3rd International Conference on Population Balance Modeling (PBM) aims to bring together the leading researches and practitioners with a range of different backgrounds in order to assess the current status in the field and to discuss the future challenges for population balance modeling. We are looking forward to welcome you in Québec.

  The organizing committee

• Conference Topics
  

  1. Formulation and Identification of Population Balance Models
     1. Momentum and Energy Balances coupled with PBM
        
     2. Population Balance Model Formulation
        
     3. Population balances for systems with more than one internal coordinate
        
     4. Structure and Size Modeling
        
     5. Parameter Estimation and Inversion Problems
        
     6. Stochastic Population Balances
        

  2. Computational Methods and Solution of Population Balance Equations
     1. Calculation of unimodal, bimodal and multimodal distributions. Secondary nucleation
        
     2. CFD / DEM couple with PBM
        
     3. General PBM Solution Methodologies and solution methods for bivariate and trivariate PBEs
        

  3. Optimization and Control of Particulate Systems using Population Balances
     1. Dynamic Optimization and Model Based and Distributed control
        
     2. Model-based control of distributions using PBEs
        
     3. On-line monitoring of PSDs and DSDs. Measurements in nano- and micro-scale
        
     4. Nonlinear Dynamics of Particulate Systems using PBMs
        

  4. Applications of Population Balances
     1. Application of PBE to Biological and Environmental Systems
        
     2. Application of PBE to nanoparticles and nanoprocesses
        
     3. Application of PBE to particulate Polymerization Processes
        
     4. Hydrodynamic Effects and Emulsification
        
     5. Industrial Applications
        

  5. Computer-Aided Studies of Particulate Systems
     1. Computer Simulation at Individual Unit Operation Level
        
     2. Computer Simulation of Industrial Circuits
        
     3. Computer Simulation of Interaction of Single or Pair of Particles
        
     4. Visualization of PBM Results
        

  6. Experimental Techniques for Population Balance Systems
     1. Experimental Techniques involving PBM Systems
        
     2. Reconstruction of PSDs based on spectroscopic data
        
     3. Sampling and Measurement Techniques
        
     4. Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data