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December 2018

International Conference Biomolecular Engineering ICBE - 2019 - John Wiley & Sons

2018 Award for Innovation in Chemical Engineering Education

Reactor Design

Industrial fermenters are used to make all manner of products using live organisms as chemical reactors. For this article, we will concentrate on gas-liquid fermenters. Though some processes are successfully carried out without agitation (the bubble column or airlift approaches, for example),...

Managing the risk associated with severe wind and flood events in the chemical processing industries

Natural hazards can present severe exposures to industrial facilities. This is particularly true in the Chemical Processing Industries, where facilities are often sited in coastal areas prone to hurricanes or rivers susceptible to flood. The exposures these hazards present are often under...

Dangers of Emotional Stress

Going through a divorce, bankruptcy, or serious illness increases your risk of causing a serious incident by 50%.

Lockout-Tagout

Why do people die in lockout-tagout accidents? It's because many people don't do the lockout-tagout. ...

Thailand's Emerging Chemical Industry

Thailand has one of the most well developed petrochemical industries in Asia. This article provides insights into past and present trends, challenges, and key success factors for the Thai chemical industry. ...

Employees With Personal Problems are High Risk

This Safety Minute will discuss how employees with personal problems carry higher risks. When assigning work, supervisors need to weigh the added risk of personal problems.

Shift Handover

50% of all operating mistakes happen in the first 30 minutes after a handover. Why? Because the person coming on doesn’t get the handover information he or she needs....

Profile: 3D Printing Entrepreneur

This month's profile will feature the CEO and owner of Carbon, a 3D printing company based in Silicon Valley. Carbon has recently partnered with adidas to manufacture personalized sneakers on a commercial-scale.

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