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June 2007, Vol. 103, No. 6
In This Issue
NEWS FEATURE
The Rise of China - Progress at What Price?
As China undergoes an industrial revolution, its once pristine lands are being choked by pollution from coal-fired plants. Spurred by the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China is quickly cleaning the air. And, it has long-term plans to invest heavily in clean energy technologies.
Boonsri Dickinson
FLUIDS AND SOLIDS HANDLING
Tools to Model Multiphase Separation
The flow fields in multiphase separators are often extremely complicated, making it difficult to model such systems. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and visual dynamic modeling (VDM) can be used together to overcome some of the challenges.
Timothy Newton, David Connolly and Saeid Mokhatab
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Predesign for Pollution Prevention and Control
A plant's intrinsic cleanliness is determined during the predesign stage. This article provides guidance for making critical decisions during preliminary design.
Gael D. Ulrich and Palligarnai T. Vasudevan
SPECIAL SECTION: SUSTAINABILITY
The Road to Sustainability
What are some of the resources available to support industry's implementation of sustainability?
Darlene Schuster
SPECIAL SECTION: SUSTAINABILITY
Benchmarking Sustainability
Unlike other sustainability indices, the AIChE Sustainability Index (SI) accounts for key factors that are fundamental to the chemical process industries.
Calvin Cobb, Darlene Schuster, Beth Beloff and Dicksen Tanzil
SPECIAL SECTION: SUSTAINABILITY
Keeping the Competitive Edge
Applying the total cost assessment (TCA) methodology, which accounts for intangibles, provides a more complete evaluation of costs and benefits with the risks associated with them.
Lise Laurin