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October 2008, Vol. 104, No. 10

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In This Issue

NEWS

Energy, the Environment and the Race for the Presidency

Rising gas prices and climate uncertainty have thrust energy and environmental policy to the forefront of modern American politics.

Matthew McKeon-Slattery
REACTIONS AND SEPARATIONS

Form Nanoparticles via Controlled Crystallization

This continuous "bottom-up" approach allows precise control of the crystallization process to achieve size, distribution and quality goals, as well as realize the benefits of process intensification.

Thomai Panagiotou and Robert J. Fisher
FLUIDS AND SOLIDS HANDLING

Find Mixing Success through Failures — Part 1

Understanding when and why mixing fails in the laboratory is often the only way of avoiding a similar failure in a production-scale reactor.

David S. Dickey and Gary K. Patterson

Find Mixing Success through Failures — Part 2

Here we examine mixing in stirred-tank reactors and provide guidance on scale-up.(To be published Dec. 2008)

David S. Dickey and Gary K. Patterson
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

A Strategy for Excellence in Process Development

Here is how to integrate overall process development activities and identify practices that facilitate commercial process development.

Vaibhav V. Kelkar and Lionel O'Young