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"To my feeling, the thermodynamic work should be based on the experimental findings. Experiments can indicate us some fact, leading to the researches on why such phenomena take place. So theoretical works do follow the experimental ones. Also nice experiments can be done only at the societies which have enough experience, equipments and staffs."

"I feel that experimental thermodynamics is an essential core discipline that we cannot do without. I do not believe that theory and simulation can stand on its own without the availability of high quality experimental data. "

"New equipment is of paramount importance. Many novel systems require equipment designed in order to resolve problems e.g. it is well-established that there are inconsistencies and differences between experimental data for CO2-water-alkanolamines, which are extremely important in designing CO 2 capture units. Other mixtures of paramount importance involve e.g. multicomponent water-glycol-hydrocarbons. All of these systems/extreme conditions and many more require design of high-tech equipment. So, new equipment developments should continue and it is of interest to follow suggestions from industry, etc. about the future needs."

"Molecular simulation and quantum chemistry can bring insight in problems, help to develop better models, predict trends and are useful in screening, but do not give results that are accurate enough for process design. Equations of state and excess functions contain adjustable parameters that can only be obtained from experimental data. Also in industry this is realised again: experimental work is essential. "

Hiroshi Inomata, Tohoku University, Japan

George Jackson, Imperial College, United Kigdom

Georgios Kontogeorgis, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Theo W. de Loos, Delft University, the Netherlands

All quotes are extracts from epistolary communications, reported with agreement of their authors

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