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Modular plants offer many benefits over a conventional stick-built facility. Read about the pros and cons of the modular approach to help you decide if it makes sense for your project.
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Hold the Date, May 18, 2017

May 2, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 11:00am EDT
We are tentatively planning an event to take place May 18th. Please mark that date on your calendar and we will update the membership when we have confirmation of the event!Read more

2017 Tulsa Local Section AIChE Election

May 2, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 10:45am EDT
Dear members, Our annual election is to take place in May and the results need to be finalized by the end of May. Per the bylaws, the candidates are based on nominees from a nominating committee. Our nominating committee is everyone in the chapter. Our leadership consists of the following five...Read more

Gene Editing Eliminates HIV-1 Infection in Vivo

May 2, 2017
May 2, 2017

New technique seeks to eliminate latent reservoirs of the virus in the body.

2017 AIChE NorCal May Monthly Meeting

May 2, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017,
6:00pm to 8:30pm
PDT
Synopsis of the Presentation: Mango Materials is a Bay Area-based start-up that uses methane gas to produce biodegradable biopolymers that are economically and functionally competitive with conventional, oil-based plastics. Mango Materials produces powder or pellets of poly-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA),...Read more

Career Fair at the 9th SPTC

The conference also includes a career fair (Friday, October 13 only), enabling you to tap into the massive talent pool of experienced engineers in the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast region at all career stages, from upper-class students through senior level technical and management professionals...

Convergence

Spray-On Memory Could Enable Bendable Digital Storage

May
2017
A new printable, nonvolatile memory is the first printed memory device to measure up to flash memory in function.

Origami Polymer Folds and Curves with Light

May
2017
Mere ink and light can turn two-dimensional polymers into three-dimensional sculptures in an array of shapes, from snail shells to ropey coils to lotus flowers.

Optimizing Membranes for Natural Gas Extraction

May
2017
Natural gas extracted from wellheads is not a pure stream of methane. Rather, it is a mixture of about 90% methane (C1), with the remainder mostly ethane (C2), propane (C3), and butanes (C4). Small amounts of CO2, H2S, and N2 are also present. Gas processing plants remove these impurities to meet pipeline specifications.

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