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Use of Multiply Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) Methods in Life-Cycle Evaluation of Process Equipment and Systems

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 22, 2010
Equipment reliability is essential to the safe operation of process equipment. The health of process equipment must be analyzed by competent...

Semi-Automated Work Process for Capturing Relief Valve Proof Test Data to Support Failure Rate Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 22, 2010
Chevron and Air Products have both leveraged an initiative by the Swan Associates test shop that ensures compatibility of their internal software...

Introductory Remarks

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011

Energy Efficiency of Battery Systems with Forced Convection Between Electrodes

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
The energy efficiency of an alkaline battery system with forced convective flow between the electrodes has been investigated. Rechargeable alkaline...

Anisole and Guaiacol Deoxygenation Over Pt/Sn On Monolith Catalyst Supports

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Upgrading of pyrolysis oil vapors requires a catalytic reactor able to treat high reactant flow rates without generating a large pressure drop...

A New Generation of Zirconia Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts for Esterification of Free Acid Feedstocks

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
The acid catalyst promotes esterification by reacting the carboxylic group of the FFA with methanol to form methylesters and water. In this reaction...

Carbon Impact On Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Several carbons were evaluated for supporting sulfur in a lithium sulfur battery. The carbon properties had a significant impact on performance.

A New Approach for Quantification of Morphology-Property Linkages In Fuel Cell Materials: A Case Study for PEM Fuel Cells

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Due to the complex morphology and small length scales of many fuel cell materials, experimental quantification of the key properties of these...

Development of Novel Electrocatalyst Support In Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells for Automotive Applications

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells have received great attention as an alternative power source for transportation and stationary applications...

Graphitic Material with Engineered Graphene Units for High-Power Li Ion Battery Electrodes

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Li ion batteries capable of delivering a high current without sacrificing voltage or energy density are highly desirable, since they can be recharged...

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