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Conference Format 3 Parallel Sessions

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This is a provisional draft. In order to retain a balance of interest, we reserve the right to alter the running order at a later date.
  Wednesday 21st September 2005

09.00-09.10

WELCOME - CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN

09.10-09.40

DR. GRAHAM FAIRHALL
Chief Technology Officer

Nexia Solutions

09.40-10.30

RICHARD WILLIAMS

Concentrated Dispersions - Wireless Intelligent Particles

10.30-11.00

Exhibition Commences & Coffee

 

Ballroom

Nanoparticles – characterisation and kinetics

Session chair : R.Williams

Blenheim Suite

Concentrated Dispersions

Session Chair : R.O’Brien

Packwood Suite

Bulk Powder Characterisation

Session Chair : Richard Challis

11.00-11.20

001 Deformation of NaCI particle in contact at the nano-scale

K.Kendall, C.W.Wong, W.Smith

012 A study of the ultrasonic effect on BaSO4 homogeneous nucleation during reactive crystallization

Z.Guo, A.G.Jones and N.Li

107 Fabrication and Handling aspects of highly reactive powders

P.Towndrow

11.20-11.40

026 Development of a Photon Correlation Specroscopy Instrument to measure size distributions on Nanoparticles

T.Yamaguchi

090 The effect of hydrodynamic and mixing on the precipitation of calcium oxalate in a stirred tank reactor

J.N.Haque, T.Mahmud, K.J.Roberts, A.Milliken

051 From single particle interactions to bulk powder flow:application to uranium oxide powders

M.Quintanilla, M.George, D.Goddard, J.T. Semeraz

11.40-12.00

064 Monitoring crystallisation of organic materials via ATR FTIR and ultrasound spectroscopy techniques

R.Penchev, K. Roberts, R.Tweedie, X.Z.Wang

100 Recent developments in membrane emulsification

M.A.Khan, R.A. Williams, R.Hou

112 Development and application of a uniaxial type flowability tester for characterising bulk solids

S.J.Wiche, A.W.Roberts, W.McBride

12.00-12.20

104 Nanoparticle Systems Characterisation in Suspensions

M. Stintz, U. Katzel

022 Particle Surface Polymerisation of Stimulus responsive brush layers: preparation and characterisation

G.B.Webber, S.Biggs, S.P.Armes

003 A novel experimental study of temperature enhanced cohesive interparticle forces

S.Simons, P.Pagliai, D.Rhodes

12.20-13.15

Lunch

13.15-14.05

RICHARD CHALLIS

Ultrasound-Process Monitoring with a Sound Future?

 

Ballroom

Nanoparticles – characterisation and kinetics

Session Chair: Simon Biggs

Blenheim Suite

Concentrated Dispersions

Session Chair: Stefaan Simons

Packwood Suite

Bulk Powder Characterisation

Session Chair: Mark Jones

14.10-14.30

118 Consolidation of concentrated dispersions of nano and microparticles determined by analytical centrifugation

D.Lerche, T.Sobisch

030 The effect of ion valency and concentration on the transport propertiesof oxide dispersions

A.Tindley, S.Biggs

085 A CFD analysis of the Stable Microsystems powder flow analyser(PFA) with an experimental comparison.

A.Cowell, D.McGlinchey, R.Ansell

14.30-14.50

009 Micron sized nano-materials

A.Rawle,

046 Comparative studies of dispersant optimisation techniques for evaluating the stability of concentrated alumina slurries

S.Gaydardzhiev, P.Ay, Marta Janeczko

006 Strength and behaviour of LAS acid liquid bridges

S.Germana, S.Simons, J.Bonsall

14.50-15.10

117 Particle size distribution by space or time dependent extinction profiles obtained by analytical centrifugation

T.Detloff, T.Sobisch, D.Lerche

078 Application of a QCM-D to determine the stability of colloidal suspensions

D.Harbottle, G.Webber, K.Galvin, M.Fairweather et al

060 Measuring the flow properties of consolidated, conditioned and aerated powders- a comparative study using a powder rheometer and a rotational shear cell

R.Freeman

15.10-15.30

127 Characterisation issues in evaluating the toxicity of nanoparticles

M.Palazeulos, V.Kuder, Kevin Powers

049 Linear EIT for settling and settled material characterisation

J.Cullivan, M.Wang, R.Williams, G.Baker

039 Characterising bulk solids using a profiling technique that helps solve flow problems

E.McGee and D. Mc.Glinchey

15.30-16.00

Coffee

16.00-16.20

025 Protein and nanoparticle characterisation using light scattering techniques

M. Kaszuba, M.Connah

054 A fundamental study of the semi-continuous precipitation of cerium(lll) oxalate

R.Hammond, M.Bennett, T.Mahmud, K.Roberts

065 Measurement and modelling of a particulate assembly under confined compression

J.Ooi, Y.C.Chung, J.Favier

16.20-16.40

059 Photluminescence properties of zinc sulphide nanoparticles prepared in W/O microemulsion system

Y.Arao, T.Tohyama, K.Tsuchiya, Y.Mori

063 Filtration characteristics of an experimental colloid

R.Nabi, S.Biggs, C.Poole, D.Hebditch et al

122 Comparison between the angles of wall friction measured on an on-line wall friction tester and the Jenike wall friction tester

J. Ratnaswamy Pillai, R.J. Berry, M. Bradley

16.40-17.00

094 Strong ultrasonic attenuation by nano-porous particles

R.W.O’Brien

99 Characterisation of the dispersion behaviour of various powders in liquids

C.Goalard, R.Samini, L.Galet, J.A.Dodds

120 Investigation of the effect of geometric factors and test procedure factors on the failure loci measurements obtained in annular type shear testers

R.J.Berry, M. Bradley

1700-17.20

126 Nano-particle tracking analysis – The Nanosight Halo LM10 system

Bob Carr, T.Diaper and E.Barrett

125 Parameterisation of a mathematical model to describe the settling behaviour of corrosion products of used nuclear fuel

J.S.Small, S.Kwong, G.A.Mackay

130 Terahertz pulsed spectroscopy for characterising particles

Y.C. Shen, D.A. Newnham, P.F. Taday, P. Smith

17.20-19.00

Poster Session, Exhibition and Drinks Reception

 

17.30-18.30

Innovators Forum

 


This is a provisional draft. In order to retain a balance of interest, we reserve the right to alter the running order at a later date.

 

Thursday 22nd September 2005

08.50-09.40

ARNIE DUNCAN

Statistics Used In describing A Powder’s Distribution

09.40-10.30

MARK JONES

The Use Of Bulk Properties For The Prediction Of Pneumatic Conveying Performance-Current Practice and Future Directions

10.30-11.00

Coffee

 

Ballroom

Measurements methods for size,shape and surface structure

Session Chair: Christian Seiler

Blenheim Suite

On-line analysis and control of particulate processes

Session Chair: David Merrifield

Packwood Suite

Bulk powder characterisation

Session Chair : Paola Lettieri

11.00-11.20

056 Measurement of charge transfer due to single particle impact

H.Watanabe, A.Samimi, Y.Ding, M.Ghadiri et al.

50 New approaches for sludge management in the nuclear industry

J.Hastings, D.Rhodes, A.Fellerman, D.McKendrick

123 Effect of shear displacement on the angle of wall friction between glass and stainless steel over a range of shear velocities

J.Ratnaswamy Pillai, R.J.Berry, M.Bradley

11.20-11.40

004 Obtaining particle size distribution from chord length measurements

M.Li, D.Wilkinson, K.Patchigolla

044 Swirling particle-bearing flows in pipes

T.Jones, C.Ariyaratne, R.J.J.Tonkin, D.Rhodes

017 Validation of a digital packing algorithm in predicting powder packing densities

X.Jia, M.Gan, R.A.Williams, D.Rhodes

11.40-12.00

014 Optical characterisation of polydisperse particulate systems in the NIR region using a single integrating sphere method

M.A. Velazco-Roa, S.N. Thennadil

109 Dynamic measurement of critical flow parameters for slug flow pneumatic conveying

T.Krull, M.G.Jones, A.W.Roberts

103 Ultrasonic particle sizing of badly defined material systems

F.Babick,M.Stintz,A.Richter

12.00-12.20

016 Automated particle size and shape measurement using image analysis-particle characterisation takes shape

C.Crompton

121 Evaluation of particle degradationdue to high speed impacts in a pneumatic handling system

T.Deng, R.J.Farnish, M.Bradley

111 Characterisation of stringy, compressible bulk waste materials in relation to reactor vessel design

A.W.Roberts, L.N.Birch, M.G.Jones, C.A.Wheeler

12.20-13.15

Lunch

13.15-14.05

HUGH STITT

Particulate Product Performance- As You Like It

 

Ballroom

Measurements methods for size,shape and surface structure

Session Chair: Richard Holdich

Blenheim Suite

On-line analysis and control of particulate processes

Session Chair: Kevin Kendall

Packwood Suite

Bulk powder characterisation

Session Chair: John Dodds

14.10-14.30

098 Round robin test results by laser diffraction method for reference glass particles distributed by APPIE

Y.Mori, H.Yoshida and H.Masuda

008 Process design of an energy-from-waste combustion plant

L.Yassin, P.Lettieri, S.Simons, A. Germana

095 Effects of operating parameters of high shear granulator on the evolved properties and structure of calcium carbonate granules

C.C.Kwan, M.Ghadiri, Y.Ding, R.A.Williams

14.30-14.50

035 Measuring size distribution of organic crystals of different shapes using different technologies

K.Patchigolla, M.Li, D.Wilkinson

036 The use of Rheological Measurements to characterise the stability of dispersions

R.Buscall and A.Hill

019 Use of lattice Boltzmann method to facilitate characterisation of pore networks in porous media

X.Jia, C.Xu, R.Williams

14.50-15.10

037 The use of exact light scattering theory for spheroidal Ti02 pigment particles

J.P.Jalava

129 In-line comparison of particle sizing of aqueous dispersions based on laser diffraction and time-of-transition

H.Saveyn, R.Govoreanu, P.Van der Meeren, P.Vanrolleghem

021 A study of the stability and dynamics of gas-fluidized beds using a revised particle bed model

L.Mazzei, P.Lettieri, T.Elson, D.Colman

15.10-15.30

124 Experiences with dry dispersion and high-speed image analysis for size and shape characterisation

W.Witt, U.Kohler, J.List

041 Use of a binary system of particles to investigate particle retention in a gas fluidised bed containing parallel inclined plates

K.Galvin, A.M.Callen, B.Moghtaderi

116 Resonant effects in vibrational fluidisation of granular materials

C. Wensrich, A. Collard

15.30-16.00

Coffee

16.00-16.20

047 Size and shape characterisation of dye flocs during chemical coagulation of reactive black 7 dye

M. Janeczko, S.Gaydardzhiev

024 Particle size measurement to determine coating and microencapsulation efficiency made by supercritical fluid processing

M.Calderone, E.Rodier, J.Fages

029 Computational simulation of industrial powders: A validation study

O.Owoyemi ,P..Lettieri, R.Place

16.20-16.40

070 Shape monitoring and classification in pharmaceutical crystallisation based on on-line imaging and image analysis

J.Calderon De Anda,X.Wang,K.Roberts

031 Understanding the dynamics of fluidised beds for process control

A.J.Croxford, A.J.L.Harrison, M.Gilbertson

131 The Use of In-Situ particle characterisation to optimize tablet manufacturing

Ian A Haley

16.40-17.00

082 Applying LDS to monitor flocculation in papermaking

M.G.Rasteiro, F.P.Garcia, M.delMar Perez

114 An investigative study into the prediction of permeability of binary mixtures

T.J.Donohue, C.M. Wensrich

079 Understanding intra-mixture interactions in the breakage of dense particulate mixtures

A.Abu-Nahar, J.Baxter, U.Tuzun

17.00-17.20

088 Morphological characterisation of particles as a tool for process fingerprinting

F.Stepanek, M.A.Ansari

Free

097 Ultrasound for characterising concentrated particulates at high ionic strength

A.Duhkin, S.Dukhin, P.Goetz

17.20-19.00

Poster Session and Exhibition Closes

20.00 -

Conference Dinner


This is a provisional draft. In order to retain a balance of interest, we reserve the right to alter the running order at a later date.

 

Friday 23rd September 2005

08.30-09.20

DAVID PARKER

How Radioactive Particles Can Help You Understand Your Processes

 

Ballroom

Measurements methods for size,shape and surface structure

Session Chair: Gareth Brown

Blenheim Suite

On-line analysis and control of particulate processes

Session Chair: Derek Wilkinson

Packwood Suite

Tracking particles in processes

Session Chair: Mark Gilbertson

09.25-09.45

102 Evaluation of particle imaging data from concentrated suspensions using the algorithm of dynamic extinction measurement

B.Wessely, S.Gabsch, J.Altmann

048 Milling of sucrose

C.C.Kwan, W.Yang, Y.Ding, M.Ghadiri

062 Tomography to probe supersaturation distribution in a batch temperature-controlled crystallisation

M.Bennett, R.Hammond, M.Wang, SJ.Stanley et al

09.45-10.05

106 Fractionation of sub-sieve particles using slotted microfiltration membranes

R.G.Holdich, S.R.Kosvintsev, I.Cumming, G.Spicer

110 Influence of flow properties and geometry on chute design and performance

A.W.Roberts, C.M.Wensrich and R.E.Stratton

038 Rheological studies of aerated solid materials

G.Bruni, P.Lettieri, T.Elson, J.G.Yates

10.05-10.25

092 Characterisation of reference standards by laser diffraction particle size analysis

B.Brookman, R.Bunker, J.Mitchell, G.R.Rideal

023 Imaging of solids distribution and precipitation reactions using Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT)

Steve Stanley, R Mann, K Primrose

018 Some applications of X-Ray tomography in powder technology

X.Jia, D.Golchert, R.A.Williams

10.25-11.00

Coffee

11.00-11.20

081 AFM study of adhesion between polystyrene particles ;- the influence of relative humidity and applied load

J.Cleaver, L.Looi

083 Bend pressure drop predictions using the Euler-Euler model in dense phase pneumatic converying

D.McGlinchey, A.Cowell, E.A.Knight, J.R.Pugh et al

101 Three dimensional representations of powder mixedness using a positron emission tracking technique

B.Armstrong, A.Ingram, D.J. Parker, X.Fan

11.20-11.40

133 Measurement of Airborn Particles from 0.8nm to 30 micron

C.Gerhart, T.Rettenmoser, M.Richter & H.Grimm

119 Approaches to control the quality of cementitious PFA grouts for nuclear waste encapsulation

G.Rice, N.Miles, S.Farris

080 Intermediate processing of polymer-silica hybrid nanoparticles using x-ray microtomography

O.Gundogdu, P.M.Jenneson, U.Tuzun, G.Gray

11.40-12.00

053 Kinetics of a solution mediated polymorphic transformation of glutamic acid determined through application of in-situ powder x-ray diffraction

R.Hammond, X.Lai, C.Y. Ma, E.Purba

061 Mixing effects during cooling crystallisation of an organic salt probed by electrical resistance tomography (ERT)

M.Bennett, R.Hammond, M.Wang, SJ.Stanley et al

087 Computer simulation of microstructure evolution in spray-dried particles

A.O.Osunde, F.Stepanek

12.00-12.20

115 Development of in-situ surface area analysis for detonators

A. Hazlewood, E.Edmonds, T.Lilly, J.Mansell

069 Evaluation of the mechanical resistance of a powder-powder coating by modulated dry feed particle size analysis

L.Conception, A.Vilela, P.Accart, A.Chamayou

089 Improving 18F adsorption on single particles using surface modification for positron emission particle tracking

X.Fan, D.J.Parker, A.Ingram, M.D.Smith

12.20-12.40

075 Granulomorphometry of pharmaceutical powders down to 0.5 microns

F.Schwartz, B.Miller, V.Chapeau

132 Extended drift flux models for waste water sludges

D. J. Burt and M.A. Gilbertson

Free

12.40-13.00

Conference Close

Opening of PSA 2005

DR. Graham Fairhall – Nexia Solutions

Plenary Contributors

Concentrated Dispersions - Wireless Intelligent Particles – Richard Williams
Nanoparticles- characterisation & Kinetics - Richard Challis (Nottingham University)
Measurement methods for size shape and surface structure – Arnie Duncan (USA, TL)
The Use Of Bulk Properties For The Prediction Of Pneumatic Conveying Performance – Mark Jones (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Particulate Product Performance – Hugh Stitt
How Radioactive Particles Can Help You Understand Your Processes - David Parker (Birmingham University)