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March 2014

While the Beacon focuses on process-related incidents, never forget that occupational safety is also important. For a safe workplace, we must have effective programs for both process and occupational safety.
March
2014
The outlook is bright for the process automation enterprise in the U.S. through this decade and into the next. Process automation skills and know-how are honed through challenging projects and are perfected by maintaining these systems at peak efficiency. Without constant renewal based on new and different challenges, these skills tend to atrophy and become obsolete. Fortunately, after more than a decade of decline, the U.S. process industries are entering a period of highly advantaged resource and energy availability.
March
2014
Read about new products and services in the areas of fluids and solids handling, instrumentation, and materials and chemicals.
March
2014
Organizers are putting the finishing touches on the schedule of events for AIChE’s 2014 Spring Meeting and 10th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS), to be held Mar. 30 – Apr. 3 at the Hilton New Orleans – Riverside, in New Orleans, LA.
March
2014
The recent development of new sources of shale-gas methane and shale-gas condensate will significantly impact fuels and chemical feedstocks in the U.S. and around the world, says Jeffrey Siirola of Purdue Univ. and Carnegie Mellon Univ. in the March AIChE Journal Perspective article, “The Impact of Shale Gas in the Chemical Industry.”
March
2014
A process designed to lower the cost of magnesium metal, making it competitive with aluminum, has been an industry goal for over a century. Although magnesium metal makes up millions of today’s lightweight cell phone and laptop cases, its persistently high cost (twice that of aluminum today) has impeded broad, high-volume use in other areas, including the automobile industry. This could soon change, thanks to researchers at INFINIUM, based in Natick, MA, who have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient, zero-emissions process for making this lightweight, strong metal.
March
2014
Silicon Anode Gets a Fruity Makeover; New Anode Provides a Home for Plus-Sized Na+ Ions; A Flicker of Hope for Nonflammable Li-Ion Batteries; Bio-Inspired Glass Is Bendable; and more.
March
2014
Existing equations used to size control valves are inadequate for laboratory- and pilot-scale work. Use the simple equation introduced in this article to accurately size needle control valves for laminar and transitional flow.
March
2014
Use a phase diagram to identify the best temperature, pressure, and composition conditions, as well as the optimal sequence of process operations to achieve a desired crystallization.
March
2014

MVA & Risk Analysis, Policy, Business & Law

CO 2 MVA & Risk Analysis Public doubts over safety and accountability of CCUS have already hampered its introduction. In 2006, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Nairobi failed to sanction geological storage due to political uncertainties. Thus, to gain the trust of the public at large, CCUS research will need to focus on verification and accounting. In recognition of the importance of monitoring and verification, the Department of Energy has set ambitious goals for CO 2 retention, demanding strict accounting standards for storage inventories. Indeed, DOE’s...

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