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65th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference This special section of Energy & Fuels contains selected papers from the 65th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from October 4−7, 2015. The theme for the conference was “shaping energy technology for the future”, and the focus was on “the interdisciplinary engineering science of energy technology and potential impacts on our environment and resources moving forward”. Of particular relevance for Energy & Fuels was the International Symposium on Heavy Oil & Oil Sands, which featured over 80 presentations in the areas of thermodynamics and properties of heavy oil; in situ recovery fundamentals and applications; extraction, froth treatment, and tailings; and upgrading. Jacob Masliyah of the University of Alberta and Amy McKenna of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University gave keynote talks. The conference also featured two special sessions honoring Raj Bishnoi and Robert Heidemann for their respective contributions to gas hydrates and thermodynamics. In addition, there were a number of sessions related to energy, including an International Symposium on Carbon Capture and Storage, and technical sessions on energy resources, energy systems & sustainability, reaction engineering & catalysis, and thermochemical conversion processes. The Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference is organized by the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering, the principal technical organization of professional chemical engineers in Canada, and part of the Chemical Institute of Canada. The conference spans a wide variety of chemicalengineering-related topics from education to fundamentals and applications. The conference rotates between major Canadian cities, and this year’s conference was held in Calgary. Calgary was originally a western frontier fortress and has grown to a cosmopolitan city of over 1 million people. It is the home of the Calgary Stampede and is the heart of the Canadian oil and gas industry, with over 130 head offices in 2013. It is also only a 1 h drive from the spectacular Rocky Mountains. The conference attracted 1008 attendees from across Canada and from over 20 other countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Thanks to the conference chair, U.T. Sundararaj, and to the technical chairs, Anil Mehrotra and Nader Mahinpey, whose hard work contributed to a well-organized event. Thanks also to my fellow Heavy Oil & Oil Sands Symposium committee members: Brij Maini, Frans van den Berg, Zhenghe Xu, Sean Sanders, and John Shaw. We are all grateful to the conference sponsors: Nova Chemicals, Schulich School of Engineering, Timbers Consulting & Hazops, Inc., Hatch, Maxxam, Nexen, University of Calgary, Cenovus Energy, CIMA, and Elsevier. Special thanks to the authors whose papers contributed to this special section. The next Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference is scheduled for October 16−19, 2016 in beautiful and historic Quebec City.
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Views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the ACS. The authors declare no competing financial interest.
Harvey Yarranton, Technical Committee Co-chair for the International Symposium on Heavy Oil & Oil Sands © XXXX American Chemical Society
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
Special Issue: 65th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01438 Energy Fuels XXXX, XXX, XXX−XXX
