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October 2018

Safety of Contractors and Guests Onsite

This column covers several issues related to providing a safe work environment for contractors. Contractors may also offer valuable input to improve your safety program.

Be Ready for the "Me" Enterprise

As new and disruptive technologies continue to transform the workplace, employees may struggle to keep pace. This column discusses the changes impacting ChEs and what steps they can take to survive in this “you are on your own” environment.

Textiles

New metabolic engineering and synthetic biology technology have enabled new methods of producing textiles. Additionally, more research has been done on novel materials that will have a minimal effect on the environment.

Water Pinch Analysis

This article shows how a water minimization analysis can be carried out using a standard spreadsheet software.

This Week in Chemical Engineering - Fuels & Petrochemicals Spotlight: October 16, 2018

Don't miss out on the latest business and technology news for chemical engineers, featuring select items in relation to Fuels & Petrochemicals.

2018 SBE User Guide

2018 SBE User Guide

Reverse Osmosis Membranes

Reverse osmosis (RO) is a desalination technique developed in the mid-twentieth century, and first applied commercially in the early 1960s. RO membranes are used with everything from drinking water and boiler feedwater to generating ultrapure water for the pharmaceutical and microelectronics...

Graduate School After Working

A 2009 survey found that only 26% of BS chemical engineers continue on to graduate school, compared to nearly twice as many chemists with bachelor’s degrees. However, even though chemical engineers may not necessarily need advanced degrees to enjoy lucrative employment, it is becoming...

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