Welcome

The International Committee for Solvent Extraction is a non profit international committee set up to:

1. Promote discussions of the science and technology of solvent extraction and related subjects from time to time by inviting and selecting among proposals from appropriate groups in various countries to organise and hold International Solvent Extraction Conferences (ISEC) at appropriate intervals; to decide upon the dates and location of these Conferences; and also to provide guidance and advice on the ISEC Conferences to local organising committees.
2. To ensure that each ISEC may contribute its full share toward the objective (1.) above, and to maintain continuity, the International Committee for Solvent Extraction looks after all matters concerning the ISEC as defined above during intervals between ISEC Conferences.
3. The Committee also arranges technical workshops to disseminate the latest developments in solvent extraction between interested groups.

To this end the International Solvent Extraction Conferences have been and continue to be a major gathering of scientists, engineers, operators and vendors from around the world, who present new findings since the last meeting, exchange ideas, make business contacts and conduct collegial discussions.  Historically, the first solvent extraction conference was held on nuclear separations at Gatlinburg in 1962.  Several ISEC-type conferences followed at Brussels in 1963, Harwell in 1965, Goteborg in 1966 and Jerusalem in 1968.  The first ISEC organised by the Society of Chemical Industry was held in The Hague in 1971.  Since then, ISEC’s have been held in Lyons (1974), Toronto (1977), Liege (1980, Denver (1984), Munich (1987), Moscow (1988), Kyoto (1990), York (1993), Melbourne (1996) Barcelona (1990), Cape Town (2002), Beijing (2005) and Tucson (2008).