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September
2015
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  • AIChE Announces New Fellows
  • L. S. Fan is Selected 67th Institute Lecturer
  • Washington Internships for Students of Engineering
  • AIChE Election News
  • Your AIChE Membership — Conferences
     

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Making Plastics: From Monomer to Polymer

Versatility, ease of manufacture, and relatively low cost make plastics some of the most useful materials for a wide range of applications. This article explains the chemistry and production processes behind two of the most popular plastics — polyethylene and polypropylene.

Cool Down with Liquid Nitrogen

Many low-temperature processes leverage nitrogen’s cooling and freezing capabilities. Find out what methods are used in what applications and why.

Automate Your Batch Process — Part 2

A chemical engineer’s knowledge of the process is an asset to batch process automation efforts. Learn what aspects of batch process automation deserve special consideration, as well as issues on the horizon for this developing field.

Moving Process Safety into the Board Room

Top management is often unfamiliar with the high-risk process safety decisions being made on a daily basis by plant managers. Incorporate this method into your management of change (MOC) procedure to ensure that all decisions are consistent with your organization’s risk-tolerance level.

Departments

Books: September 2015

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CEP: Calendars

AIChE Academy Calendar – Public Courses; Webinars; Web Forum

Catalyzing Commercialization: Putting Sound to Work for Challenging Separations

Industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to oil and gas depend on filtration and separation technologies. Typically, filters or centrifuges are used to separate dispersed particles or droplets from a host fluid. Those technologies, however, have drawbacks. Filters cannot handle highly concentrated...

CEP: Editorial – Failure to Innovate

A recent Twitter post from Discover magazine, “20 Things You Didn’t Know About … Failure,” caught my attention and got me thinking about failures and mistakes. Curious, I did a bit of research. ...

CEP: Institute News

AIChE Announces New Fellows; Washington Internships for Students of Engineering; AIChE Election News; Your AIChE Membership — Conferences

CEP: Meeting Preview - New Opportunities in a Multifaceted Profession, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nov. 8–13, Salt Lake City, UT

The rise of the entrepreneurial chemical engineer and the emergence of chemical engineers in the health care professions are just two of the new topics to be explored when AIChE holds its 2015 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 8–13.

New Products: September 2015

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CEP: News Update

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Patent Update: Process Claims: Know Your Infringer

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CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Unloading and Loading Hazardous Materials

While loading and unloading operations in your tank farm may seem simple — transferring material -— these facilities may be some of the most important contributors to process safety risk in your plant. The tank farm probably contains the largest inventory of hazardous material in your plant....

YPOV: Is a Nontraditional ChemE Career for You?

The rapid growth of technology, globalization, the changing demographics of the workforce — all of these factors have eliminated the former notion of a linear career path. Modern-day employment requires workers to be adaptable to any and every change that may come their way. Chemical engineers are...

CEP: Software

Plant Resource Manager Centralizes Data ...

Product Digest: September 2015

This month's topic is pumps. ...

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