Tony Kiss (Anton Alexandru) is a professor of chemical engineering with expertise in key areas such as Process Systems Engineering, Process Intensification, and Separation Technology. He holds a PhD / doctoral degree from the University of Amsterdam, a MSc title of Chemical Engineer from the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, and he was also PostDoc fellow at TU Delft and at University of Amsterdam. Tony has over 20 years of academic and industrial experience, working as a professor at Delft University of Technology, University of Twente, and The University of Manchester (UK). Earlier, he worked for over a decade in the chemical industry, as Senior Project Manager and RD&I Specialist in Chemical Process Technology at AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals - rebranded later as a new company, Nouryon.

During the past decades, he carried out numerous research & industrial projects, published many textbooks, book chapters, patents, and 100+ scientific articles. In addition, he won several prestigious awards such as: Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, Hoogewerff Jongerenprijs, and AkzoNobel Innovation Excellence Award. Tony Kiss is also a Fellow of IChemE and RAEng, research fellow of The Royal Society, editorial / advisory board member of ChERD and JCTB journals, and member of established professional institutions: AIChE, CAPE-WP, EFCE, IChemE, PSE-NL, SCI.

OrcID: 0000-0001-5099-606X | ResearcherID: J-2918-2015 | Scopus AuthorID: 55558814600
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tonykiss | ResearchGate | ScholarGPS | Google Scholar: ksXzkO8AAAAJ

  Contact info  

The Netherlands
Delft University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology
Building 58 (D2.160), Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
E-mail: a.a.kiss@tudelft.nl |
Web: www.tudelft.nl | www.tonykiss.com

United Kingdom
The University of Manchester, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
Sackville Street, The Mill (B7F), Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
E-mail: tony.kiss@manchester.ac.uk |
Web: www.ceas.manchester.ac.uk | www.tonykiss.com

  Jobs & Positions  

2020-20?? Professor of Process Systems Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology (part-time)
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft, The Netherlands

~ Process Systems Engineering (PSE) - section leader, empowering many talented academics
~ Director of the Honours Programme Master across the Faculty of Applied Sciences
~ Coordinate and supervise PI & Design Project including MSc students or EngD trainees
~ Initiate, lead and carry out PSE / CAPE related research multidisciplinary projects
~ Play a leading role in promoting the profile of PSE in both research and education
~ Build bridges across the chemical engineering & biotechnology research and education
~ Engage in international & industrial collaborations, fostering knowledge transfer
~ Promote multi/inter-disciplinary initiatives, establish and foster collaborations

2017-2022 Professor & Chair in Chemical Engineering | Visiting Professor - School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
The University of Manchester, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester, United Kingdom

~ Separation Science & Technology group leader, working with about 10 outstanding academics
~ Coordinate & lead the Design Project at BEng / MEng levels (responsible for 250+ students)
~ Build bridges across the industrial and the academic research, attract industrial sponsorships
~ Apply for research grants, lead and carry out fundamental and applied research projects
~ Maintain a high international reputation and publication output at a level of international excellence
~ Develop the research and education portfolio, act as mentor for other staff members
~ Supervise research students and contribute to teaching in the under/post-graduate programs

2014-2019 Professor of Separation Technology - Sustainable Process Technology (part-time)
University of Twente, Faculty of Science and Technology, Enschede, The Netherlands

~ Build bridges across the industrial and the academic research, attract industrial sponsorships
~ Develop advanced hybrid separations technology for sustainable chemical processes
~ Initiate, lead and carry out fundamental and applied research multidisciplinary projects
~ Promote educational activities with an industrial touch and supervise graduation projects

2014-2017 RD&I Specialist & Senior Project Manager - Process Technology | IT Officer of SRG-PT & SRG-PRS
AkzoNobel Supply Chain, Research & Development, SRG Process Technology, Deventer, The Netherlands

~ Leading groups of 5-15 professionals to deliver profitable & sustainable process technology
~ Ensure development, retention and use of specialist knowledge and expertise in science and technology
~ Provide solutions to complex technical problems, within business units and RD&I functional standards
~ Support new or existing product, process or application developments contributing to BU / RD&I objectives
~ Act as the principal expert in distillation and reactive-separation processes / process intensification
~ Carry out and manage projects in the field of process technology and separation processes
~ Maintain a pro-active connection with universities, research institutes, ECGs and R&D groups

2009-2015 Invited (industrial) lecturer at Dutch Universities: Advanced process integration by reactive separations
~ Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft
~ University of Twente, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Enschede
~ Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven

2010-2014 Senior Project Leader - Separation Technology | IT Officer of ECG-PT
AkzoNobel Research, Development & Innovation, ECG-PT, Deventer/Arnhem, The Netherlands

~ Carry out and manage projects in the field of Separation Technology
~ Leading groups of 5-15 professionals to deliver feasible solutions to business
~ Act as the principal expert in distillation and reactive-separation processes
~ Keep in touch with universities, research institutes, ECGs and R&D groups
~ Propose novel designs and implement innovative separation technologies
~ Coach junior researchers and chemical process engineers
~ Acquire and conduct Business Unit-oriented and more fundamental research
~ Perform manufacturing support services for production Business Units
~ Manage and carry out inter-disciplinary research projects

2005-2009 Project Leader - Chemical Process Technology | IT Officer of CPT department
Akzo Nobel Chemicals - Research and Technology Center, CPT, Arnhem, The Netherlands

~ Carry out and manage projects in the field of Chemical Process Technology
~ Act as the key expert in (reactive-)separation processes and energy-efficient technologies
~ Keep in touch with universities, research institutes, and company R&D groups
~ Acquire and conduct Business Unit-oriented and more fundamental research
~ Perform manufacturing support services for production Business Units

2004-2005 Postdoctoral Fellowship (Senior Researcher), van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PostDoc advisors: Prof. Gadi Rothenberg & Prof. Dr. Eng. Alexandre Dimian
~ Entrainer-based reactive distillation for synthesis of fatty acids Esters (NWO/CW Project Nr. 700.54.653)

2004 Jun-Jul Consultant Process System Engineer, Unilever BestFoods
Foods Research Center Unilever R&D, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
~ Foam control in aerated reactors (e.g. tea production) and simulation of gas/liquid reactors

2004 Mar-Jun Postdoctoral Fellowship (Senior Researcher), DeltChemTech
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
PostDoc advisors: Prof. Johan Grievink & Dr. Costin Sorin Bildea
~ Dynamic modeling, simulation and optimization of an industrial sulfuric acid process
~ EU Project nr. G1RD-2001-40261 / OPT-ABSO

2000-2004 Ph.D. student / A.I.O., Department of Chemical Engineering (ITS) / HIMS
Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam (UvA), The Netherlands
Ph.D. supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. Piet Iedema & Prof. Dr. Eng. Alexandre Dimian
~ Title of the Ph.D. thesis: Design and Control of Recycle Systems by Non-linear Analysis

~ Modeling and simulation of reactor-separator-recycle systems
~ Development of design and control methodology using non-linear analysis
~ Teaching assistant activities (projects and tutorials):
  * Advanced Design Projects
  * Applied Thermodynamics
  * Separation Processes
  * Process Integration
  * Plantwide Control

1997-2000 Teaching assistant & Chemical engineer, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 'Babes-Bolyai' University of Cluj-Napoca

~ Teaching assistant activities (courses, projects and tutorials):
  * Computer Applications in Chemistry & Engineering
  * Computer Aided Process Design
  * Modeling, Design and Control of Chemical Processes
  * Optimization of Chemical Processes
  * Applied Numerical Methods
~ Other responsibilities: webmaster of the department and network supervisor.

  Studies & Training  

2000-2004 PhD in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (EQF level 8), Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Title of the PhD thesis: Design and Control of Recycle Systems by Non-linear Analysis
PhD supervisors: Prof. Dr. Piet Iedema & Prof. Dr. Ing. Alexandre Dimian

1997-1998 Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (EQF level 7) - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
'Babes-Bolyai' University of Cluj-Napoca, graduated as the best student (with an average grade of 10.00)
Title of MSc dissertation: Modeling of the brine electrolysis process - Ion exchange membrane technology
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Ing. Serban Paul Agachi & Dr. Ing. Arpad Imre-Lucaci

1992-1997 Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (EQF level 6) - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
'Babes-Bolyai' University of Cluj-Napoca, Technology of Organic Compounds, graduated on the first position (9.85 out of 10)
Title of graduation thesis: Design of an emulsion polymerization PVC plant. Digital control of the polymerization reactor.
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Ing. Serban Paul Agachi & Dr. Ing. Mircea Cristea

1989-1992 Baccalaureate / Matura / Abitur (EQF level 4), Maths-and-Physics profile - 'Gheorghe Lazar' College, Bucharest.
'Mihail Cantacuzino' College (former 'George Enescu' High School), Sinaia, Maths-and-Physics stream.

Additional training courses

2019 ~ Science Policy Primer, King's College London at the Royal Society, Chicheley Hall, UK
2018 ~ Leadership Effectiveness, Imperial College Business School at the Royal Society, Chicheley Hall, UK
2018 ~ Technology Transfer & Scientific Entrepreneurship, Imperial College Business School at the Royal Society, Chicheley Hall, UK
2014 ~ PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner qualification, AXELOS at AkzoNobel, Deventer, NL
2013 ~ Training courses in ATEX, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and Life Saving Rules (LSR), AkzoNobel, Deventer, NL
2012 ~ Behavior Based Safety (BBS) observer training, AkzoNobel, Deventer, NL
2011 ~ Positive power and influence programme, Bureau Zuidema, Delft, NL
2011 ~ Giving and receiving feedback, Schouten & Nelissen, NL
2010 ~ Equation Oriented modeling in Aspen Plus, AspenTech at AkzoNobel, Arnhem, NL
2009 ~ AspenTech AspenONE v7 - Process modeling, AspenTech at AkzoNobel, Arnhem, NL
2008 ~ Process modeling using Aspen Plus, AspenTech at AkzoNobel, Arnhem, NL
2007 ~ Economics for non-economists, AkzoNobel, NL
2007 ~ AspenTech Aspen Dynamics training course, AspenTech, Reading, UK
2007 ~ Acquisition and customer relationship management, Schouten & Nelissen, NL
2006 ~ Advanced distillation in AspenPlus, AspenTech, Brussels, BE
2006 ~ AspenTech Aspen Custom Modeler training course, AspenTech at AkzoNobel, Arnhem, NL
2006 ~ Fundamentals of selection, synthesis and design of thermal separation processes, University of Oldenburg, DE
2006 ~ Effective Communication, Schouten & Nelissen, NL
2005 ~ Practical Distillation Technology, by Henry Z. Kister (Fluor Corporation), Frankfurt, DE
2003 ~ Research and finance management, University of Amsterdam, NL
2002 ~ Teaching skills & Technical writing, University of Amsterdam, NL

  Languages  

  Experience & Skills  

Chemical Process Technology (including process design, modeling and simulation, process integration, revamping, process control and optimization): production of syngas & methanol, dimethyl ether (DME), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), monochloroacetic acid (MCA), chlor-alkali chemicals, ethanol & ethylene amines, fatty nitriles & amines, fatty acids & fatty alcohols, metal alkyls (DEZ, TMAL, TEAL, TMG), organic peroxides, ethyl chloride, chelates, cellulosic specialties, ethylbenzene & cumene, phenol & acetone, cyclohexanol & cyclohexanone, methanol-to-olefines; styrene & vinyl acetate, monomers & polyesters for packaging and powder coatings, poly vinyl chloride (PVC), low-density poly-ethylene (LDPE) and poly-propylene.

Industrial applications of novel energy savings techniques: heat pumps (MVR, TVR, CRHP, TAHP), pressure exchangers (PX), dividing-wall columns (DWC), heat-integrated distillation (HIDiC), reactive separations (RD, RA, REx), and other process intensification technologies. Development of innovative technologies for integrated production of biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol, biobutanol, DME). Synthesis of solid acid / base catalysts for biofuels and chemicals production from biomass.

Computer Aided Chemical Process Design: AspenTech AspenONE - Aspen Engineering Suite: Aspen Plus, Aspen Dynamics, Aspen Custom Modeler, Aspen ICARUS Process Evaluator, Aspen Split, Aspen Pinch, SuperTarget, ChemStations ChemCAD, SimSci Pro/II, HyproTech HYSYS, and PSE gPROMS. Programming languages: MathWorks Matlab & Simulink, National Instruments LabVIEW, Borland Delphi & Pascal, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C & C++. Data aquisition (DAQ) and processing. Development of process control software tools. Theoretical and computational chemistry, applications of topological indices in QSPR / QSAR studies for the chemical industry.

Information & Communications Technology: experienced officer with advanced knowledge or high level in Operating Systems (Microsoft DOS & Windows), MS Office Suite, Web authoring, Internet security tools. Networking: Novel Netware, MS Networks, TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP/s, Telnet, SSH, P2P, E-mail systems, other various system utilities, security tools and multimedia programs. Proficiency in computer hardware architecture - configuration and installation of any type of IT equipment, hardware and software on all types of personal computers.

Acquire funding & conduct research projects within chemical industry (AkzoNobel), EU Research Programs and Dutch funding agencies: Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT), Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RvO), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) - active as initiator, project leader, coordinator, partner or participant.

Teaching experience (courses): Design Project (highly commended or winner of the IChemE Macnab-Lacey Prize for the best student design project), Process Intensification, Separation Processes, Process Design and Simulation, Computer Aided Process Engineering, Advanced Process Integration and Plantwide Control, Applied Thermodynamics, Applied Numerical Methods, Process Dynamics and Control, Optimization of Chemical Processes.

Project supervisor / advisor of many MEng, MSc, PhD and PostDoc (graduation) projects of (inter-)national students

~ S. Sharma, Advanced downstream separation of butanediols from fermentation broths, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, 30.08.2024
~ B. Bosman, Novel downstream processing of NGL using intensified fluid separations, MSc thesis, Delft University of Technology, 30.05.2023 - 2nd prize Nederlandse Gasindustrie Prijzen 2024
~ I. Pazmino-Mayorga, Expanding the applicability of reactive distillation, PhD thesis, University of Manchester, 06.04.2023
~ A. Avilbekov, Optimal downstream processing of natural gas liquids (NGL) by advanced distillation sequences, MSc dissertation, University of Manchester, 2.09.2020
~ C. Xu, A novel process for the synthesis of diphenyl carbonate using a reactive dividing-wall column, MSc dissertation, University of Manchester, 2.09.2020
~ Q. Li, Intensified synthesis of dimethyl carbonate by a novel pervaporation-assisted pressure swing reactive distillation process, MSc dissertation, University of Manchester, 2.09.2020
~ J. J. Cunningham, Enhanced downstream processing of methylamines using advanced distillation technology, MEng dissertation, University of Manchester, 21.05.2020
~ T. Mills, Sustainable reactive distillation process for the purification of lactic acid from fermentation broth, MEng dissertation, University of Manchester, 21.05.2020
~ A. Anwar, Enhanced downstream processing of acetic acid by advanced distillation technologies, MEng dissertation, University of Manchester, 21.05.2020
~ R. Muthia, A novel mapping method for assessing the applicability of reactive distillation to quaternary reaction systems, PhD thesis, University of Manchester, 22.03.2020
~ A. K. Chandra, Eco-efficient separation of mono & dichloroacetic acid by extractive distillation in an extractive dividing wall column, MSc dissertation, University of Manchester, 4.09.2019
~ F. M. A. Abdelkarim, Eco-efficient reactive distillation process for the production of methacrylic esters, MSc dissertation, University of Manchester, 4.09.2019
~ J. Mantingh, Process improvement on the extraction of 1,3-butadiene from the C4 cut, MEng dissertation, University of Manchester, 9.05.2019
~ S. Bromley, Modelling of the in situ separation of bioethanol from a fermentation broth using pass-through distillation, MEng dissertation, University of Manchester, 9.05.2019
~ J. Y. Hang, Eco-efficient separation of cyclohexane-cyclohexene with diethyl carbonate solvent in an extractive DWC, MEng dissertation, University of Manchester, 9.05.2019
~ D. French, Process Intensification of the separation process of ethanolamines, MEng dissertation, University of Manchester, 9.05.2019
~ A. B. R. Firmansyah, Evaluating SuperHIDIC configuration in the separation of propylene-propane mixture, MSc dissertation, University of Manchester, 5.09.2018
~ A. G. T. Rijneveld, Evaluating the applicability of reactive distillation for quaternary reversible reaction systems, MSc thesis, UTwente, 4.07.2016
~ Other students: German Cortes Garcia (TUe), Rahma Muthia (UTwente), Matthias Wierschem (TUDo), Arjan Reijneveld (UTwente), Rik Kuenen (UTwente), Maria Vazquez-Ojeda (Univ. Guanajuato), Radu Mihai Ignat (UPB), Servando Flores Landaeta (TUe), David Suszwalak (ENSCMu), Rohit Rewagad (UT), Ruben van Diggelen (TUD), Lawien Zubeir (TUD), Martin Seitz (Univ. Muenster)
~ Students at University of Amsterdam (UvA), 2000-2005: Marwan Al-Aumari, Merijn de Roos, Susana Cruz, Daniel van Herk, Abdelghani Belkhou, Ammar Elqidrea, Diederik van Peet, Pance Grcev, Diana Achimescu, Dion Houtman, Sander van der Molen, Jarno Kuijvenhoven, Cathelijne de Vroom, Onno Halsema, Johan Smit, Miguel Verspuy, Robert Leijenhorst, Wilson Moya, Rogier van der Poel, Prachi Rathi.

AIChE Journal, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Applied Energy, Chemical Engineering Communications, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, Chemical Engineering Science, Chemical Engineering and Processing, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, Chemical Product & Process Modeling, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Computers & Chemical Engineering, Energy, Fuel Processing Technology, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Journal of Process Control, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Separation & Purification Technology, Separation Science and Technology, Studia Universitatis "Babes-Bolyai" Seria Chemia

  Awards & Affiliations  

  Selected Publications  

1. A. A. Kiss, R. Muthia, I. Pazmino-Mayorga, J. Harmsen, M. Jobson, X. Gao, Conceptual methods for synthesis of reactive distillation processes: Recent developments and perspectives, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 99, 1263-1290, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/jctb.7633
   
   
2. A. A. Kiss, C. Webb, The Manchester perspective on using the Design Project to enhance the education of chemical engineering students, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 96, 1453-1464, 2021. DOI: 10.1002/jctb.6725
   
   
3. A. A. Kiss, R. Smith, Rethinking energy use in distillation processes for a more sustainable chemical industry, Energy, 203, 117788, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117788
   
   
4. A. A. Kiss, J. Grievink, Process Systems Engineering developments in Europe from an industrial and academic perspective, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 138, 106823, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2020.106823
   
   
5. A. A. Kiss, Novel catalytic reactive distillation processes for a sustainable chemical industry, Topics in Catalysis, 62, 1132-1148, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s11244-018-1052-9
   
   
6. A. A. Kiss, M. Jobson, X. Gao, Reactive distillation: Stepping up to the next level of process intensification, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 58, 5909-5918, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b05450
   
   
7. A. A. Kiss, O. M. Kattan Readi, An industrial perspective on membrane distillation processes, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 93, 2047-2055, 2018. DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5674
   
   
8. A. A. Kiss, J. P. Lange, B. Schuur, D. W. F. Brilman, A. G. J. van der Ham, S. R. A. Kersten, Separation technology - Making a difference in biorefineries, Biomass and Bioenergy, 95, 296-309, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.05.021
   
   
9. A. A. Kiss, J. J. Pragt, H. J. Vos, G. Bargeman, M. T. de Groot, Novel efficient process for methanol synthesis by CO2 hydrogenation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 284, 260-269, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.101
   
   
10. A. A. Kiss, J. Grievink, M. Rito-Palomares, A systems engineering perspective on process integration in industrial biotechnology, Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 90, 349-355, 2015. DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4584
    
    
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  Textbooks & Book chapters  

1. A. A. Kiss (Ed), Handbook of porous materials - Volume 3: Separations using porous materials, World Scientific, ISBN 978-981-122-322-8, 320 pages, 2020. DOI: 10.1142/11909
   
   
2. A. C. Dimian, C. S. Bildea, A. A. Kiss, Applications in design and simulation of sustainable chemical processes, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-444-63876-2, 712 pages, 2019.
   
   
3. A. A. Kiss, E. Zondervan, R. Lakerveld, L. Ozkan (Eds), 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Computers and Chemical Engineering, vol. 46, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-1281-8634-3, 1892 pages, 2019.
   
   
4. A. A. Kiss, C. S. Bildea, Intensified downstream processing in biofuels production, in the book of A. Stankiewicz, A. Gorak (Eds), Intensification of biobased processes, RSC Publishing, ISBN 978-1-78262-855-2, 518 pages, 62-85, 2018. DOI: 10.1039/9781788010320
   
   
5. A. A. Kiss, Process intensification for reactive distillation, in the book of B-G. Rong (Ed), Process synthesis and process intensification: Methodological approaches, de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-046505-1, 412 pages, 143-181, 2017. DOI: 10.1515/9783110465068-004
   
   
6. A. A. Kiss, C. A. Infante Ferreira, Heat pumps in chemical process industry, CRC-Press (Taylor & Francis Group), ISBN 978-1-4987-1895-0, 428 pages, 2016.
   
   
7. A. A. Kiss, Process intensification: Industrial applications, in the book of J. G. Segovia-Hernandez, A. Bonilla-Petriciolet (Eds), Process intensification in chemical engineering: Design, optimization and control, Springer International Publishing, ISBN 978-3-319-28390-6, 336 pages, 221-260, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28392-0_8
   
   
8. A. A. Kiss, Process intensification technologies for biodiesel production - Reactive separation processes, Springer Briefs in Applied Sciences and Technology series, ISBN 978-3-319-03553-6, 104 pages, 2014.
   
   
9. A. C. Dimian, C. S. Bildea, A. A. Kiss, Integrated design and simulation of chemical processes, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-444-62700-1, 886 pages, 2014.
   
   
10. A. A. Kiss, Advanced Distillation Technologies - Design, Control and Applications, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-1-1199-9361-2, 408 pages, 2013.
    
    

  Conferences & Workshops  

1. European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences, ESBES-2024, 21-23 October 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark
   L. A. M. van der Wielen, A. J. J. Straathof, M. Ottens, O. Thuma, A. A. Kiss, Bioprocess design education at TU Delft
   
   
2. Netherlands Process Technology Symposium, NPS19, 8-9 October 2024, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
   A. A. Kiss, Process Systems Engineering perspectives and new horizons
   Q. Li, A. Somoza-Tornos, A. A. Kiss, Systematic methodology via a decision matrix for the quick selection of energy-efficient intensified distillation technologies
   R. Dal Mas, A. Somoza-Tornos, A. A. Kiss, Modelling and analysis of electrolysers integrated with downstream separation systems via heat pumps
   T. Jankovic, A. J. J. Straathof, A. A. Kiss, Advanced downstream processing for recovery of bioalcohols from fermentation broths
   
   
3. European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering & 15th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, ESCAPE-34 & PSE-2024, 2-6 June 2024, Florence, Italy
   Q. Li, A. Somoza-Tornos, A. A. Kiss, A hierarchical selection and decision matrix for energy-efficient intensified distillation technologies
   R. Dal Mas, A. Somoza-Tornos, A. A. Kiss, Evaluation of energy requirements for chemicals and fuels manufactured via electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide
   T. Jankovic, A. J. J. Straathof, I. R. McGregor, A. A. Kiss, Design of a novel pass-through distillation process for bioethanol recovery
   M. Caballero, A. A. Kiss, A. Somoza-Tornos, Optimization-based design of distillation columns using surrogate models
   D. Hartanto, B. Schuur, A. A Kiss, A. B. de Haan, Effective selection of green organics and natural deep eutectic solvents as advanced entrainers by COSMO-RS and group contributions methods for enhanced design of extractive distillation
   M. Taube, A. Barus, N. Kalmoukidis, S. Staikos, F. Mousazadeh, A. A. Kiss, Novel process for eco-efficient production of formic acid by CO2 hydrogenation
   
   
4. Process Systems Engineering Forum, PSE Forum 2024, 3-5 April 2024, Valladolid, Spain
   A. A. Kiss, Process Systems Engineering from an industrial and academic perspective
   Q. Li, A. Somoza-Tornos, A. A. Kiss, Process intensification matrix for the selection of advanced distillation technologies
   R. Dal Mas, A. Somoza-Tornos, A. A. Kiss, Comparison of low-carbon routes for ethylene production: Techno-economic and environmental performance
   
   
5. 14^th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, ECCE-14, 17-21 September 2023, Berlin, Germany
   T. Jankovic, A. J. J. Straathof, A. A. Kiss, Eco-efficient recovery of valuable by-products from hot-liquid water pretreatment of biomass
   Q. Li, A. J. Finn, S. J. Doyle, R. Smith, A. A. Kiss, Synthesis and optimization of energy integrated NGLs downstream fractionation by advanced distillation sequences
   
   
6. European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, ESCAPE-33, 18-21 June 2023, Athens, Greece
   T. Jankovic, A. J. J. Straathof, A. A. Kiss, Enhanced hot-liquid water pretreatment of biomass with recovery and valorization of side products
   Q. Li, A. J. Finn, S. J. Doyle, R. Smith, A. A. Kiss, Synthesis and optimization of NGL separation as a complex energy-integrated distillation sequence
   D. R. Lewin, E. Zondervan, M. Franke, A. A. Kiss, S. Kramer, M. Perez-Fortes, A. M. Schweidtmann, P. M. Slegers, A. Somoza-Tornos, P. L. J. Swinkels, B. Wentink, An educational workshop for effective PSE course development
   
   
7. 12^th International Conference on Distillation & Absorption, DA2022, 18-21 September 2022, Toulouse, France
   O. Bedryk, A. Shevchenko, V. N. Maleta, A. A. Kiss, Industrial experience in using cyclic distillation for the purification of ethanol food grade
   I. Pazmino Mayorga, A. A. Kiss, M. Jobson, High-level decision-making approach for early assessment of the applicability of advanced reactive distillation technologies
   
   
8. 17^th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, RRB-17, 6-8 September 2021, Aveiro, Portugal
   I. Pazmino Mayorga, A. A. Kiss, M. Jobson, Improving sustainability of lactic acid downstream processing through process intensification
   
   
9. Distillation Experts Conclave, DEC-2021, 3-6 August 2021, India (Online)
   A. A. Kiss, V. N. Maleta, A. Shevchenko, O. Bedryk, Cyclic distillation: Cyclic distillation: A new challenger for intensified fluid separations
   
   
10. Hydrocarbon Processing's International Refining and Petrochemical Conference, IRPC-2021, 2-3 June 2021, United States (Online)
    A. A. Kiss, V. N. Maleta, A. Shevchenko, O. Bedryk, Cyclic distillation: A novel enhanced technology for processing hydrocarbons and derivatives
    
    
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