On Demand Conference Presentations

Sustainable Energy II

Apr 27, 2009
Claude Rerat, Jong-Min Lee, Steven R. Sherman
This session celebrates the expanded scope of Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. It features speakers selected for the inaugural issue released in April 2009 along with selected papers from among those submitted. All papers related to sustainable energy, including issues of CO2...

Nuclear Process Chemistry Tutorial - Session 1

Apr 27, 2009
C. K. Liu
Part I of a two day tutorial on nuclear process chemistry is presented in four instruction sessions and two review/problem sessions. Purpose of the tutorial is presentation of chemical and radiological properties of nuclear materials and fission products and application of these properties in the...

Government Role in Alternative Energy: Strategy and Perspective

Apr 27, 2009
Dzung Nguyen, Robert L. Fireovid, World Nieh
Speakers from the federal and local government present their perspectives on goals, strategies and funding opportunities as it relates to alternative energy. Answers to questions related to the government new incentives, funding opportunities and much more. Please Note : Government Role in...

100 Years of Petroleum Refining Catalysts

Nov 18, 2008
E. Thomas Habib
100 years ago in 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T Ford and ushered in the age when cars were affordable to middle class Americans. At that time petroleum refining consisted primarily of distillation only, and the amount of gasoline required to fuel a large number of automobiles was simply...

History of the Development of LNG Technology

Nov 18, 2008
Chen-Hwa Chiu
LNG started with the peak-shaving LNG plants in the USA. This is followed by the international interest of transporting LNG across the ocean for energy utilization. The size of LNG plants has moved from a size of around 1.0 MTPA to a 4.0 and 7.5 MTPA sizes. And the compressors are moving from Frame...

A Century of Petrochemical Advances

Nov 18, 2008
Bipin V. Vora, Peter R. Pujado
This session will focus on advances in the petrochemical industry, past, present, and future. The beginnings of the petrochemical industry date back more than 150 years. The first chemicals produced were aniline and dyestuffs and other derivatives from coal starting in the mid-1800s. Then,...

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