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August 2008, Vol. 104, No. 8
In This Issue
NEWS
Polysilicon Business Shines Brightly
To meet growing demand for solar energy, new polysilicon plants are being built at an unprecedented rate, and several new technologies will play a role in the capacity expansion.
Gerald Parkinson
REACTIONS AND SEPARATIONS
Green Reactors
Compare these microreactor technologies, along with the intrinsic advantages and disadvantages of miniaturization, to achieve process intensification.
Mukesh Doble
FLUIDS AND SOLIDS HANDLING
Chemistry Simulation Drives Clean Technology Progress
Here's how to determine when to use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate the detailed chemistry of reacting flows for combustion and chemical processes.
Scott A. Drennan
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Best Practices for Hazardous-Waste Management
A waste generator can reduce the risks of incurring financial penalties and damage to its reputation by implementing these hazardous-waste determination, vendor management and document control programs.
Isaac Powell
SBE SPECIAL SECTION: BIOFUELS
SBE Update: Developing Bioenergy Processes
June Wispelwey
BIOFUELS NEWS
Catalytic Process Converts Sugars into Gasoline
Biobutanol – A Replacement for Bioethanol?
Ethanol, the leading incumbant biofuel, has several limitations. Butanol overcomes many of these, and holds promise as the next important transportation biofuel.
Ron Cascone
Producing Fuels and Chemicals from Lignocellulosic Biomass
As oil and natural gas prices rise, lignocellulosic biomass becomes a viable feedstock for the fuel and chemical industries — provided key issues are addressed.
Rocio Sierra, Aaron Smith, Cesar Granda and Mark T. Holtzapple
Metabolic Engineering of Next-Generation Biofuels
Engineers are turning to genetic and biological tools and techniques to synthesize higher-chain alcohols that do not suffer from the same limitations as ethanol.
James C. Liao and Wendy Higashide