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SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA Preface This issue of Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. presents a collection of papers from the 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids (ISSF 2000) held in Atlanta, GA, in April 2000. These international symposiasheld in Nice, France (1988), Boston, MA (1991), Strasbourg, France (1994), Sendai, Japan (1997), and Atlanta, GA (2000)swere organized to provide a forum for the dissemination of information on new developments on supercritical fluids and their technological applications. ISSF 2000 also included participation from the International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction. Previous symposia of this type were held in Cincinnati, OH (1992), Baltimore, MD (1994), Uppsala, Sweden (1995), Indianapolis, IN (1996), and St. Louis, MO (1998). The theme for ISSF 2000 was “Supercritical Fluids for Sustainable Technology”s the term “sustainable technology” coupling together a sincere concern for the environment with the realization that widespread implementation of benign technology requires the demonstration of economic advantages. Twenty years ago, many saw supercritical fluid technology as a panacea for a variety of industrial problems. Today, we recognize it as a versatile technique that offers economic as well as environmental advantages. The more than 70 papers in this issue attest to the maturing of this technology, and its expansion into separations, reactions, and materials processing. Amyn S. Teja* and Charles A. Eckert School of Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0100 IE000916E
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