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July 2010, Vol. 106, No. 7
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NEWS FEATURE
Radical Designs Boost Resource Efficiency
The top projects in the recent 10xE Design Challenge showcase the best examples of resource-efficient, integrative design from the chemical engineering community.
Joanna Ziemlewski
REACTIONS AND SEPARATIONS
Use Oxygen to Improve Combustion and Oxidation
Substituting oxygen for air is often a low-cost, easy-to-implement option that can reduce capital costs, lower emissions, and improve process flexibility and reliability.
Reed J. Hendershot, Timothy D. Lebrecht and Nancy C. Easterbrook
BACK TO BASICS
Choosing Specialty Metals for Corrosion-Sensitive Equipment
Specialty metals should be considered for processes that push beyond the corrosion limits of steel. New composites and surface alloy technologies expand the options for defending against corrosion
Dean Gambale
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: NUCLEAR ENERGY
The AIChE Energy Initiative
Meet the Authors - Nuclear Energy Supplement
FACE-OFF
Nuclear Energy: A Vital Component of Our Energy Future
Nuclear power is proven to be safe, and it is our best shot at increasing energy production while reducing CO2 emissions levels.
Stuart T. Arm
FACE-OFF
Nuclear Renaissance: A Flawed Proposition
Nuclear power has never been safe and it never will be. Efficiency gains and investment in renewable sources of energy will be sufficient to power the planet without resorting to nuclear reactors.
Benjamin K. Sovacool and Anthony D’Agostino
Nuclear Waste Policy in the United States
The current U.S. reactor fleet produces 2,100-2,400 ton/yr of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). After 50-plus years of nuclear power generation, 64,000 tons of SNF has accumulated in temporary storage at the reactor sites. How did we get where we are, and where do we go from here?
Sarah Widder and T. Bond Calloway, Jr.
Nuclear Power: Energy to Produce Liquid Fuels and Chemicals
Using nuclear energy to operate refineries and chemical plants would allow more fossil and biomass resources to be converted to fuel and chemical products.
Charles Forsberg
Nuclear Power: Fueling the Hydrogen Economy
Nuclear hydrogen might first enter the transportation market to supplement existing fossil resources. In the long-term, it could be a key in the development of a hydrogen economy.
William A. Summers
Developing a Position on Nuclear Power
AIChE's Nuclear Engineering Division recommends expanding the role of nuclear power and closing the nuclear fuel cycle.
Energy Research: Following the Money
Surveys of the energy-related papers presented at AIChE's annual meetings shed light on the funding pathways for energy research by chemical engineers.
T. Bond Calloway, Jr.
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