Scaleup of Chemical Processes: Conversion from Laboratory Scale Tests to Successful Commercial Size Design

About the editors Attilio Bisio is currently Engineering Advisor at Corporate Research, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Clinton, New Jersey. With over thirty years' experience in the field of chemical manufacturing, Mr. Bisio has held positions as research investigator, research engineer, instructor, project advisor, technical superintendent, director of engineering, and senior engineering associate for a variety of prestigious firms worldwide. He holds an MS in chemical engineering from Columbia University, did graduate study in economics at the New York University Graduate School of Business, and attended the Executive Development Program at the Cornell University Graduate School of Business Administration. Robert L. Kabel is professor of chemical engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1963. Formerly a bioastronautics program officer for the U.S. Air Force Space Systems Divisions in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Kabel has worked as a chemical engineer for the Corporate Research Feasibility Unit, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, and has held the positions of process development engineer, pipeline research engineer, and design engineer on a variety of projects. He was the recipient of the CMA National Catalyst Award for Excellence in Chemical Teaching in 1984, and received his PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Washington.