In his keynote address to the AIChE Spring 2011 Conference, Dr. F. Emil Jacobs, VP of R & D, ExxonMobil Research and Development Company, discussed the company's views on the outlook for energy over the next 20 years, taking into consideration population growth and economic activity expansion and how they will affect energy use and demand.
One of the more interesting concepts in dealing with waste materials is the desire to convert them to higher value materials for reuse or as feed stocks for existing chemical and pharmaceutical processes. Due to the large volume of cellulosic-based wastes, the pyrolysis of cellulose to levoglucosan and other anhydrosaccharides (AS) is a current area of study for a research group at the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) in Singapore.
We engineer designer fusion proteins that combine domains and functions from unrelated proteins and enzymes. In bioseparations, we have combined a previously developed pH-sensitive self-cleaving...
Who said the Spring Meeting starts Monday? For many it started Sunday by attending the various leadership and training sessions going on at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. I was fortunate to attend a very interesting networking and leadership forum sponsored by the AIChE Chicago local section. The purpose was for leaders from other sections to gather and discuss best practices and share experiences. The talk was fast and furious, but I jotted down a few interesting tidbits. I hope you’ll think about them and comment on what your section does for best practices!
Since 40 to 70 % of the cost of most industrial plants is in separations, the field is obviously important. However, because of the large number of different separation operations, it is impossible...
The global problems of sustainable energy, managing water supplies, and safety will be a prime focus of AIChE's Spring 2011 Meeting, the 7th Global Congress on Process Safety, multiple topical conferences, and short courses. Close to 2,000 chemical engineers will come together at Chicago's Hyatt Regency. Highlights of the upcoming event that we'll be covering include:
