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Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes and Feeders

Instructor-led (classroom) Course

Gain a strong, fundamental understanding of bulk solids and bulk solid handling equipment and their behavior, along with the general principles and practical applications of solids flow.Read more

Chem Economics: ACC Releases Portfolio of Specialty Chemicals Indexes

September

2012

Chem Economics

T. Kevin Swift

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has launched a new set of indexes covering nearly 30 segments of the U.S. specialty chemicals market. (The first, which dealt with plastic additives, was discussed in the July issue, p. 13.) This is the first set...

Failure Mechanisms in Lithium Ion Batteries: Opportunities for Materials Development

AIChE Webinar

Sep 19, 2012

Dee Strand

This presentation will focus on the primary failure mechanisms for lithium ion batteries, how those mechanisms are affected by material selection, and vehicle applications for batteries and their future development.

Predicting Operating Regimes In Heavy Gas Oil Hydrotreating Reactors

Mar 14, 2011

Jinwen Chen

Predicting Operating Regimes in Heavy Gas Oil Hydrotreating Reactors Jinwen Chen and Mugurel Munteanu CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada One Oil Patch Drive, Devon, AB, T9G 1A8, Canada Hydrotreating (HDT) or mild hydrocracking (HDC) of heavy gas oil or vacuum gas oil is an important step in...

Fuels & Petrochemicals Division Chair Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Mar 13, 2011

Syamal Poddar

Welcome Intro from the outgoing and incoming Fuels & Petrochemicals Division Chair. Please Note: Members of the Fuels & Petrochemicals Division of AIChE are entitled to this content for free. Simply click on 'view this webcast' below and when you get to the shopping cart, your Division...

Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion Process (IH2) for Production of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel From Wood, Algae, Cornstover, Lemna, and Bagasse Feedstocks

Mar 13, 2011

Terry Marker

Experimental results and a process design will be presented for an integrated process which uses hydropyrolysis plus hydroconversion to convert biomass into gasoline and diesel. The hydrogen needed for the hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion process is produced by reforming the light gases so that...

Processing Heavy Crudes In Existing Refineries

Mar 13, 2011

Kevin Turini

Increasing amounts of heavy crudes are being produced, particularly in Canada and South America. The discount prices for these crudes, relative to light sweet crudes, make them attractive for refiners that can process them, particularly if they have a geographic advantage relative to the crude...

Gasification: Opportunities and Challenges

AIChE Webinar

Apr 21, 2010

Shuncheng Ji

This webinar gives an overview of global and domestic (U.S.) applications and current markets for gasification technologies.

Impact of MARPOL Annex VI Regulations for Marine Fuels Supply

Mar 23, 2010

Maoqi Feng

The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) has adopted new emissions standards, MARPOL Annex VI, for large ships and their fuels in order to reduce air pollution from the global shipping industry. For the Sulfur Emission Control Area (SECA), including North Sea and California, starting from 1...

Oxygen Enhanced Reforming: A Low Capital Cost Retrofit Solution to Debottleneck H2 Plant Production Capacity

Mar 23, 2010

Gregory J. Panuccio

Stricter environmental emissions regulations and increased processing of severe crude oil fractions is causing H2 demand to grow across the refining industry. Costs associated with new H2 plant construction have been escalating, so refiners are increasingly looking for low capital cost retrofit...

Successful Energy Stewardship

Mar 22, 2010

An energy stewardship program, aimed at driving energy efficiencies from no-cost operational improvements has been implemented with considerable success across the Valero refining system. Two years since commencement of the program roll out, energy use has been reduced by 5% and over $140 million...

An Integrated Framework for Enterprise Management—A Synergistic Approach Towards Sustainable Biorefineries

Mar 22, 2010

Paritosh K. Sharma

In recent years, there has been a marked surge in the search for alternative sources of energy that wean the world off of dependence on fossil fuels and reduce our carbon foot-print on this world. After a boom in U.S. corn-based ethanol in the early part of the 21st century, the interest has...

Tutorial on Using New Multivariable Solutions to Improve Flow Best Practices

Mar 22, 2010

Nathan Stokes

New advancements in multivariable pressure transmitter technology allow you to improve your flow measurement practices. By better understanding these advancements, you will be better able to quantify and optimize installed performance, select the right combination of compensation for a specific...

Effects of Feedstock and Catalyst and Oil Contact Time on ZSM-5 Cracking Chemistry in FCC Process

Mar 22, 2010

Considering the rapidly increasing demand for light olefins in the emerging markets, especially propylene, as petrochemical feedstocks, apart from steam cracking a number of processes such as catalytic cracking and metathesis are being modified and/or developed to enhance the propylene production...

Variability, Inventory Uncertainty and Supply Chains

Mar 22, 2010

Tony Cooper

This session will develop a fundamental understanding of how cycle time variation in stages of a supply chain propagates into measures of overall cycle time. Application can be seen in supply chains and inside plants with batch processes. While the sources of variation are symmetrical and can be...

The Wonderful World of Carbon Nanotubes

AIChE Webinar

Dec 17, 2009

Dr. Meyya Meyyappan

The combination of remarkable mechanical properties and unique electronic properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) offers significant potential for revolutionary applications in electronics devices, computing and data storage technology, field emissi

Applied Hydroaeromechanics in Oil and Gas Drilling

October, 2009

An all-in-one reference combining hydrodynamic theory with drilling applications for the design, planning, and optimization of drilling operations Hydromechanical processes underlie the majority of technology operations in drilling and present a crucial concern as the pace and depth of drilling...

Nano / Microscale Heat Transfer

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July

2009

SBE Special Section

June Wispelwey

Improving Biopharmaceutical Development

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