September 9-11, 2009 Lappeenranta, Finland
Centre for Separation Technology, Student Union Building
LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Biwic 2009 participants, 
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Introduction
Crystallization is a widely used purification and separation method when a pure crystalline substance with specific particle properties needs to be isolated from a multi-component process solution. Crystallization of organic compounds is usually followed by a synthesis, extraction or bio-process. The main challenges in industrial crystallization are usually how to control crystal morphology, crystal size distribution and polymorphism.
BIWIC 2009, the 16th International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization, is intended for scientists and engineers working in research, design and industrial production in pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and life sciences and for students orientated to chemical technology.
The 16th event continued a successful series of meetings primarily initiated by Joachim Ulrich and already held in Bremen, Delft, Rouen, Gyeongju, Halle, Cape Town and last year in Magdeburg. We were pleased to host the BIWIC in 2009 at the Lappeenranta University of Technology and thank all participants for interesting presentations and fruitful discussions during the conference.
Marjatta Louhi-Kultanen