Today February 20th 2008, LIBPF 0.7 was released, 15 months after release 0.6 (November 2006). The key improvements are:

• Solid-vapor-liquid streams with inert solid phase;
• Native implementation for the Non-Random Two Liquids (NRTL) activity coefficient model;
• **Sparse **linear solver;
• Automatic sequencing for sequential resolution of flowsheets;
• Support for **parallel **execution on multicore workstations;
• Biomass components defined in terms of elemental analysis and Lower Heating Value (LHV).

To know more, have a look at the What’s new in LIBPF 0.7 document.

The revision 1.0 of LIBPF is planned for August 2009.