Process analytical technologies monitor and control industrial processes and guarantee the required product quality. Their tasks, their applications in industrial practice and their progress were discussed at the 17th Colloquium Process Analytics in Amersfoort. This year’s PAT Colloquium, which was organised by the Working Group on Process Analytics together with the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry took place over three days from 19 to 21 September this year, was a great success. – and this time Yokogawa was likely to be the host of the popular and traditional industry get-together. Accordingly, the European headquarters in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, was also the venue. Questions such as “What is the status quo of process analytical technology from a European perspective?” were answered in exciting discussions.
Vielen Dank an Yokogawa Europa, dass Sie Ihr Versprechen, trotz der Herausforderungen dieser Zeit unser Gastgeber und Hauptsponsor zu sein, eingehalten haben.”
Werner Worringen, who was a Yokogawa employee for many years and has been a member of the PAT working group for some time, said with satisfaction: “We had a great PAT colloquium with around 100 participants from numerous European countries, meeting in persona at Yokogawa Europe B.V. in Amersfoort. This was a successful step for the AK PAT (working group process analytical technologies of GDCh and DECHEMA) towards a more European approach in this impressive environment. The large hall supported the exhibition of posters and PAT solutions and especially our major intention at the colloquium: discuss the presentations, sharing views and exchange ideas. Many thanks to Yokogawa Europe that you kept your promise to be our host and major sponsor despite the challenges of these times (the board of AK PAT).
Success stories
The colloquium of the AK PAT offers best practice and success stories on sustainability and the circular economy. All-time favourites include updates on PAT and Data, Design of Experiments, Process Modelling, Data Architecture and Data Security. These topics have been addressed in the lectures and discussion sessions.
Innovations in real-time methods, multi-component PAT, miniaturisation and process analytics – from the laboratory to production – have been presented. As always, the colloquium was the meeting place for prospective and established Trialogue experts and all those interested in PAT.
Geschichte Yokogawas und Poster Slam
Monday started with a guided tour of the European headquarters in three groups, which included a look not only at some of the departments but also at the history of Yokogawa. Tuesday, the first actual conference day started with an opening held by Prof. Dr. Martin Jaeger. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., there were many exciting lectures and round table discussions on various topics as well as the well-known poster slam, for which 15 posters had been submitted. The winners of the poster session were:
First Prize
B. Evers; InProcess-LSP, Oss/NL
“A unique PAT method for real-time, inline size characterization of concentrated, flowing nanosuspensions”
Second Prize
F. Braun; A. Hien; S. Schwolow; Optoquant GmbH, Neustadt/D
“From laboratory to hazardous process environments – Optoquant’s rapidly deployable Raman sensor”
Third Prize
J. Kurmann; R. Kinsinger; M. Theuer; BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/D
“ppm Detection of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air using a Fixed Gas Monitor with Pyrolysis Unit”
The presentations and discussions were divided into the areas “European Success Stories”, “PAT Innovation: Lab to large scale” and “PAT and data”. At the end of the day, the evening came to an atmospheric close.
Wednesday started as the last day of this year’s PAT Colloquium with presentations on “PAT Innovation: Noval real time PAT”, before the poster session and lunch were followed by a discussion on “PAT Miniturisation”. In the afternoon, the event came to an end for the guests, while the general meeting of the AK PAT followed.
