WFCFD

8^th WFCFD

Organized By

World Forum for Crystallization, Filtration and Drying (WFCFD) &
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)

Theme: Modern Filtration in the Process Industries

@ K. V. Auditorium, ICT, Matunga (E), Mumbai 400 019.
February 27-28 and March 1, 2014

Schedule

Programme – Day One

27^th February, 2014

08.30 – 09.00		Registration
09.00 – 10.00	Inauguration of the 8^th World Forum for Crystallization, Filtration and
	Drying
	• Professor M. M. Sharma (ICT Emeritus Professor of Eminence)
	• Mr. Thomas Mathew (President, Reliance Ind. Ltd.)
	• Professor HaraldAnlauf (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
	• Professor G. D. Yadav (Vice-Chancellor, ICT)
	• Professor B. N. Thorat (ICT)
Time	Speaker		Topic
10.00 – 11.00	Dr. Karsten Keller		Recent Advances in Filtration Technology
	Du Pont, USA
11.00 – 11.20		Tea Break
11.20 – 12.10	Professor Harald Anlauf		Overview of Solid-Liquid Separation
	(Karlsruhe Institute of		Principles & Technologies
	Technology, Germany)
12.10 – 13.00	Professor Harald Anlauf		Theory of Cake Forming Filtration
	(Karlsruhe Institute of
	Technology, Germany)
13.00 – 14.00		Lunch Break
14.00 – 14.50	Dr. Karsten Keller		Criteria and Layout of Rotary Filters
	Du Pont, USA
14.50 – 15.40	Professor Harald Anlauf		Continuous Vacuum and Pressure Cake
	(Karlsruhe Institute of		Filters
	Technology, Germany)
15.40 – 16.00		Tea Break
16.00 – 16.45	Dr. Karsten Keller		Applications of Rotary Filters in the
	Du Pont, USA		Chemical Industry
16.45 – 17.30	Dr. Reinhard Bott		Washing and Steaming of Filter Cakes
	(Bokela, Germany)

Programme – Day Two

28^th February, 2014

Time		Speaker			Topic
09.00 – 09.50		Dr. Thomas Langeloh			Modern Drum Filters
		(Bokela, Germany)
09.50 – 10.40		Mr. Uli Herold			Continuous Pressure Filtration: Handling
		(Bokela, Germany)			difficult and challenging slurries
10.40 – 11.00				Tea Break
11.00 – 12.00	Professor K. J. Hwang				Determination of Filter Cake
	(Tamkang University, Taiwan)				Characteristics
12.00 – 13.00	Mr. Ulrich Esser				Criteria and Layout of Belt Filters
	(Bayer Technology Services,
	Germany)
13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.00	Mr. Ulrich Esser				Applications and Design of Belt Filters:
	(Bayer Technology Services,				Industrial Case Studies
	Germany)
15.00 – 15.40	Mr. Kishor Makvana				Automated Vertical Tower Filters
	(Rotofilt, India)
15.40 – 16.00				Tea Break
16.00 – 17.00	Professor K. J. Hwang				Cross-Flow Microfiltration: Industrial
	(Tamkang University, Taiwan)				Perspectives
17.00 – 17.45	Mr. Magan Khakharia				Microfiltration to ensure the quality of
	(Microfilt, India)				final product in process industries

Programme – Day Three
1^st March, 2014

Time	Speaker				Topic
09.00 – 09.45	Dr. Reinhard Bott				Dynamic Cross-flow Filtration
	(Bokela, Germany)
10.00 – 10.30				Tea Break
10.30 – 11.15	Professor Harald Anlauf				Characteristics and Selection of Filter
	(Karlsruhe Institute of				Cloth
	Technology, Germany)
11.15 – 12.00	Professor B. N. Thorat				Speciality Chemicals: Influence of
	(Institute of Chemical				Crystallization on Filtration and Drying
	Technology)
12.00 – 13.00	Open Forum, Question and Answer
13.00 – 14.00			Lunch Break
14.00 onwards	Practicals: Interaction with Filter Media Experts SEFAR