L.A.A.R. - Vol.28 - 1998

	CONTENTS
ARTICLES
PLENARY SESSIONS
G. Maurer	HIGH PRESSURE MULTIPHASE EQUILIBRIA IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROPHILIC ORGANIC SOLVENTS	205
D. B. Manley	THERMODYNAMICALLY EFFICIENT DISTILLATION: NGL FRACTIONATION	211
R. P. Singh, J. Vijayan	ADVANCES IN PREDICTIVE MODELING IN FOOD FRYING AND COOKING PROCESSES	217
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
J. H. P. Revello, A. A. Ulson de Souza, S. M. A. G. Ulson de Souza, J. A. B. Valle	NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF MASS TRANSFER AND MOMENTUM EQUATIONS IN A LAMINAR FLOW WETTED WALL COLUMN	223
I. C. Tessaro, G. Jonsson	ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES: THE EFFECT OF COMPACTION UNDER PRESSURE AND THE SOLUTE DEPENDENCE	229
L. D. F. Marczak, S. Sebben	HEAT TRANSFER AND MOISTURE MIGRATION IN SOILS SURROUNDING BURIED POWER CABLES	235
FOOD ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
S. Mussati, P. A. Aguirre, N. J. Scenna	THERMODYNAMIC SYNTHESIS OF COGENERATION SYSTEMS IN CHEMICAL PROCESSES INCLUDING GAS TURBINES	243
R. Bergamasco, C. R. G. Tavares	BIOLOGIC TREATMENT OF RESIDUES - MICROBIAL ADHESION IN POLYMERIC SUPPORTS	247
DISCONTINUOUS PROCESSES
R. C. Batista, J. V. Bontempo, M. Castier	COMPETITIVE STRATEGY IN THE SCHEDULING OF MULTIPRODUCT BATCH PROCESSES WITH DUE-DATE PENALTIES	251
SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION
N. J. Scenna, M. A. Muñoz, S. J. Benz	DYNAMIC SIMULATION FOR START-UP OPERATIONS OF DISTILLATION COLUMNS WITH MULTIPLE STEADY STATES	257
A. R. Secchi, A. Bolsoni	ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF LDPE PRODUCTION PROCESS	265
A. R. Secchi, F. A. Pereira	MODELING AND SIMULATION OF A HIGH PRESSURE POLYETHYLENE TUBULAR REACTOR WITH AXIAL MIXING	271