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Design and Control of Distillation Systems for Separating Azeotropes

March, 2010
Hands-on guidance for the design, control, and operation of azeotropic distillation systems Following this book's step-by-step guidance, readers learn to master tested and proven methods to overcome a major problem in chemical processing: the distillation and separation of azeotropes. Practical in...

Inline Mixing Device for Medical Applications

Nov 10, 2009
Yves Delmotte
In the surgical field, the mixing of two combined fluid streams is required to form fibrin glue, used as a tissue sealant or a hemostat. The sealant components, fibrinogen and thrombin, have different viscosities, respectively 150 and 1 cps at 37°C. The viscosity of fibrinogen depends on the...

Facilitating Process Development and Technology Transfer with Computer Aids

Nov 8, 2009
Demetri Petrides
The successful scale up and commercialization of pharmaceutical APIs and products is a challenging task that requires collaboration of professionals from many disciplines. Process simulators and other computer aids can facilitate this task by assisting scientists and engineers to answer the...

Work-Sharing During Design and Construction of Pilot Plants

Nov 8, 2009
Osman Aboul-Nasr
This paper will address the role of the Engineering and Construction Company in the technology transfer and execution of a pilot plant project. The global structure of the major petrochemical and E&C corporations dictates that different phases of a pilot plant project be executed in different...

Scale-up of First-of-a-Kind Processes. From Pilot Plant to Commercial Production

Nov 8, 2009
Osman Aboul-Nasr
Scaling up first-of-a-kind processes from pilot scale to commercial or semi-commercial production present additional challenges and opportunities. In many instances this is an iterative process. During the engineering phases, fresh insights usually lead to process modifications. These have to be...

Chemical Product Design

AIChE Webinar
Sep 9, 2009
Dr. Soemantri Widagdo, Warren Seider

This webinar will be of particular benefit to industrial practitioners involved in the design of chemical products and processes, and faculty at universities who teach courses and carry out research in product and/or process design.

Process Flow Diagrams

AIChE Webinar
Jul 15, 2009
Barry M. Barkel

The webinar will benefit those inside and outside the process engineering community who need familiarity with PFDs as communication tools.

Basic Process Measurements

June, 2009
A unique resource for process measurement Basic Process Measurements provides a unique resource explaining the industrial measuring devices that gauge such key variables as temperature, pressure, density, level, and flow. With an emphasis on the most commonly installed technologies, this guide...

Shortcut Methodology in Pilot Plants

Apr 29, 2009
Zhijun Jia
This session is devoted to short cut methods in pilot plants, including enhanced experimentation, multi-throughput methods, and use of modeling to simplify experimental scope. Please Note : Shortcut Methodology in Pilot Plants -- Spring Meeting 2009 includes the following recorded presentations: ·...

Biofuels Process Development

Apr 28, 2009
Mark Holtzapple
Biofuels process development is exploding due to high crude oil prices, desire for energy independence, and government subsidy. Many challenges exist in design of economic processes, including selective production of targeted fuels, scaling considerations to cope with limited collection radius,...

Design and Process Control Issues In Nanomanufacturing

Nov 17, 2008
Babatunde A Ogunnaike
This presentation will raise awareness of some key process issues involved in answering the following primary question: in manufacturing products designed for specific end-use applications (e.g. polymer nano-composites); or in the production of self-assembled nanomaterials with desirable structural...

Process Development - the Role of Engineering Evaluations

Nov 17, 2008
Bruce M Vrana
Process development is a crucial activity for organizations. The role of Engineering Evaluations, as practiced at DuPont, in guiding process development, will be discussed. There may even be an anecdote from Kamlesh Bhatia's career

Kamlesh Bhatia: A Career In Innovation

Nov 17, 2008
Surita R Bhatia
We give an introduction and overview of the career of Dr. Kamlesh K. Bhatia, highlighting his major accomplishments and his influences on current and future generations of chemical engineers.

Yoga Meditation and Black Belt Action In Process Research and Development

Nov 17, 2008
Dr. George Liebermann
This paper, in honor of Dr. Kamlesh K. Bhatia, will discuss the opportunities offered by a judicious use of creative thinking as well as of structured, delivery oriented protocols in process research and development. Generation of ideas is usually expected to be the result of an individual mind,...

The Yoga of Process Development

Nov 17, 2008
Dr. Kamlesh Bhatia
Process Development is analogous to Yoga. It is a ‘Yoga' – a disciplined process for integrating the essential components to create a vision of the ‘Whole' and experiencing the ‘Joy' of professional satisfaction. In this talk, I will point to some ways for practicing this ‘Yoga' with ease and...

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