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Pilot Plant Benchmarking Study Results

November 2004

The Pilot Plants Group of AIChE's Process Development Division recently completed a benchmarking study on the use of pilot plants within the Chemical Process Industries. The results of this study were presented on November 7, 2004 at the AIChE Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. For the convenience of our membership, these results and presentations are posted here (all PowerPoint).

Introduction
Business Objectives for Pilot Plant
Pilot Plant Staffing
Automation in Pilot Plants
Safety, Health and Environmental Issues in Pilot Plants

Study Team

Bob Duggal, Afton Chemical
David Edwards, Zeton Inc.
Sean Murray, Zeton Inc.
Daniel Pintar, UOP LLC
Joseph Powell, Shell Global Solutions

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