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March 2010, Vol. 106, No. 3
In This Issue
CAREER CATALYST
Evaluating the Risks and Rewards of an Expatriate Assignment
The global chemical industry is showing particularly strong growth outside North America. Understanding where opportunities exist — and which are worth taking — can help you decide whether it is time to take your career, and your life, on the road
Lisa L. Walker
BACK TO BASICS
Understand the Real World of Mixing
Most chemical engineering curricula do not adequately address mixing as it is commonly practiced in the chemical process industries. This article attempts to fill in the gaps by explaining flow patterns, mixing techniques, and the turbulent, transitional and laminar mixing regimes.
Thomas A. Post
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Submitting Your First GHG Report
This overview of EPA’s greenhouse gas reporting rule explains the regulation’s requirements and suggests strategies for compliance. It also provides insights regarding enforcement and confidential business information.
Kristine Baranski and Mary Ellen Ternes
SBE SPECIAL SECTION: BIOFUELS
SBE Update
Engineering Advanced Biofuels
Miriam Cortes-Caminero
The Role for Biofuels
The advanced biofuels industry is at a critical stage of development and deployment.
Tim Eggeman and Carrie Atiyeh
Minimize Scale-Up Risk
Proven commercial-scale equipment already exists for many operations involved in producing biofuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks.
J. Brad Cort, Thomas Pschorn and Bertil Stromberg
Ionic Liquid Pretreatment
Ionic liquids show promise as lignocellulosic biomass solvents. But is this approach a scientific curiosity or a commercially viable biofuel pretreatment technology?
Blake A. Simmons, Seema Singh, Bradley M. Holmes and Harvey W. Blanch
Converting Cellulose to Biofuels
Biochemical and thermochemical process technologies being developed to convert wood and other lignocellulosic feedstocks to liquid fuels will drive the transition from corn-based ethanol to advanced biofuels.
Michael R. Ladisch, Nathan S. Mosier, Youngmi Kim, Eduardo Ximenes and David Hogsett