Water Desalination By Shock Electrodialysis Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015The development of cost and energy efficient water purification systems, specifically desalination systems, is one of the most critical engineering...
Dissolution of Lignin in Recalcitrant Biomass Using Ionic Liquid - Glycerol Mixtures Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015Lignocellulosic biomass has a recalcitrant structure including interwoven cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin biomacromolecules that is challenging...
Kinetic Studies of Carbon Dioxide Capture By Potassium Carbonate Supported on Activated Carbon Using a Fluidized Bed Reactor Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015CO2 is a major anthropogenic gas contributing to global warming. The growing concerns for climate change have encouraged research activities towards...
CFD Modeling of Air Emissions from Controlled Flare Tests Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Although significant progress has been made in developing technologies capable of measuring flare efficiencies and emissions in situ, essential...
Integrating Wastewater Reuse with Seawater Desalination Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Freshwater shortages are forcing industrial customers to rethink water supply options. Industrial facilities located near oceans or saline aquifers...
Szorb Sulfur Removal Technology - a Solution of Tier 3 Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015S Zorb(TM) Sulfur Removal Technology is very different from what is commonly known as the Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) Technologies. What distinguishes...
Applications of Cause-Consequence Diagrams in Operational Risk Assessment Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Learning Outcomes: Understand the importance of hazard evaluation and risk assessment in the context of and safety and environmental management...
New Design for Advanced Zero Emission Power Plant Concept Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011The most significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas is CO 2 , which arises mainly from the use of fossil fuels. A new technology called Advanced Zero...
Reduction of Neptunium In Synthetic High Level Liquid Waste Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011High-level liquid waste (HLLW), which is produced from reprocessing of the spent nuclear fuel and contains actinides, 90Sr, 137Cs, 99Tc, 129I, etc.,...
Stabilization of Hanford K-Basin Sludge by Dissolution of Uranium Metal with Carbonate / Peroxide Solution Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011The Hanford K Basins were used until the mid 1960s to store, under water, spent nuclear fuel from the site’s reactors before reprocessing to recover...
Biomimicry of the Fungal Consolidation of Biomass Pretreatment with Saccharification Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Efficient breakdown of ligno-cellulosic material prior to fermentation for bio-fuel production is a key step in optimizing bio-fuel production...
Agency - Friend or Foe? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Permitting a new plant, process, or modification can be daunting task. Early presentation and meetings with the Agency can help you climb the paperwork hill. In this session, a brief description of the various Bureaus and how they interact will be presented. Further information will be provided on the Bureau of Air which has the most complex rules and regulations.
The Destruction of Dioxins In Fly Ash by Using Gliding Arc In Tornado Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The characteristic of gliding arc in tornado was investigated under different experimental conditions and the destruction of PCDD/Fs (polychlorinated...
Real Time CO2 and Energy Cost Reductions: Field Experiences In Petrochemical Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Over a period of more than 10 years of deploying industrial projects related to energy systems real time optimization and cost reduction in...
The Energy Challenge: Providing Sustainable Supplies to Meet Growing Demand Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 13, 2011As economies grow and living standards improve, the world faces a dual energy challenge: meeting the growing demand for energy while mitigating...
A Compact Integrated Warm Syngas Overall Cleanup System Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2010Gasification of coal or biomass to syngas followed by catalytic synthesis of ammonia, hydrocarbons or oxygenates provides a feasible strategy to meet...
Transitioning to Low Carbon Power Generation by Integrating Renewables with Fossil Energy Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2010It is expected that environmental regulations will be enacted to restrict the amount of carbon emissions from today's power plants. As such, it is...
Hybrid Membrane Absorption Process for Post Combustion CO2 Capture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 23, 2010Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and PoroGen Corporation are jointly developing a novel hybrid membrane – absorption process for pre- and post-...
Stripper Configurations for CO2 Capture by Aqueous Amines Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 23, 2010A monumental task for improving the feasibility of carbon capture from the flue gas of coal-fired power plants is reducing the total energy cost. A...
Qualitative Prediction of Sorbent Performance for Mercury Capture by Lab-Scale Tests Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 21, 2010It would be desirable to have a simple and inexpensive test for predicting sorbent performance for mercury capture in coal-burning power plants and...
On the Solubility of Mercury in Liquid Hydrocarbons Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 21, 2010The solubility of Hgo was determined in 34 pure hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon mixtures, crude oils, and water from -65oC to +65oC (where each solvent...
Mercury Control with Regenerative Activated Coke Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 21, 2010Many issues face coal fired utilities with respect to environmental demands, some based on regulations and others based on local pressures. These...
Recent Advances in the High Temperature Capture of Elemental Mercury by Inorganic Sorbents: Packed Bed and Flow Reactor Studies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 21, 2010This paper reports on recent results relating to high temperature sorption of metallic mercury on MinPlus sorbent, an inorganic substrate derived...
Concentrating Solar Power: Solar Energy on Demand Archived Webinar Jun 21, 2017 Can a power plant ever expect to reliably provide solar power on demand—even when it’s nighttime or cloudy? Find out here. Join National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Craig Turchi as he explores the possibilities that arise when thermal energy storage systems (TES) are combined with concentrating...
Technical Entity Trends: Reuse Carbon Dioxide Emissions via Accelerated Carbonation 1 CommentMay 10, 2017Imagine a technology that could capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reduce the alkalinity of industrial waste, and generate useful materials — all...
Successful Retrofit Applying Ultra-Low NOx, High-Capacity Burners on an Existing Heater with a Small Radiant Section Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017Successful retrofit of high capacity ultra-low NOx burners is accomplished via thorough evaluation of the existing heater, comprehensive CFD modeling...
First Battery-Powered Container Ship in Water by 2020 May 25, 2017Still dominating home electronics, lithium batteries are constantly pushing into new markets. Just nine years ago, the small batteries defied skeptics by making the jump from...
AIChE & A&WMA Web Forum: OAQPS Update on Multipollutant Science and Policy Considerations Archived Webinar Sep 30, 2015 In the first part of this presentation, (presented by Bryan Hubbell), EPA discusses the current state of multipollutant air quality research with an emphasis on the most policy relevant research. Challenges in conducting and interpreting multipollutant health studies are also discussed, as well as...
How Our Communities Collect Waste and Recyclables Archived Webinar Sep 2, 2015 The presentation provides an overview on collecting solid waste (SW) from the curb in front of your home to the point of processing and/or disposal. It includes a brief history of how the industry has transitioned from horse and buggy to modern collecting methods. We discuss the various methods...
AIChE & A&WMA Web Forum: Practical Applications of LCA in Industry and Product Design Archived Webinar Jun 10, 2014 Life Cycle Assessment is a tool used in the field of industrial ecology to evaluate the environmental impacts of products or processes over their entire life cycle – from raw material extraction, manufacturing, use, and end-of-life management. This webinar outlines the need for environmental tools...
Marcellus Shale Gas Wastewater Reuse and Recycle Archived Webinar Oct 3, 2012 This webinar provides background on how water is used for drilling and hydraulic fracturing and includes a review of hydraulic fracturing fluid composition and flowback and produced water quantity and composition.
Green Design, Green Energy, and Sustainability Archived Webinar Jan 25, 2012 This webinar presents a systems analysis perspective that extends the traditional design framework to green design, green energy and industrial ecology leading to sustainability.
Is Your Facility Carbon Capture Ready? Understanding the Basics of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Archived Webinar Nov 30, 2011 In this webinar, engineering professionals find out how to implement and deploy Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects. Specific areas addressed are project development, operations, and monitoring. The webinar provides an overview of the entire value chain of carbon capture storage...
Fracking: The Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Archived Webinar Nov 15, 2011 Led by experts from academia, government and industry, this interactive Web Forum presents an overview of the history, the current state of development and a look into the future of natural gas shale and its extraction, along with implications of the environmental and water impacts.
Resilience and Sustainable Development Archived Webinar Sep 21, 2011 This webinar discusses the challenges of sustainable development, and gives examples of current research on life cycle assessment, industrial ecology, and supply chain resilience.
Sustainable Development in the Process Industries: Cases and Impact -- An Overview of Real-World Examples Archived Webinar Jun 1, 2011 This webinar presents highlights and insights from the recently published book Sustainable Development in the Process Industries: Cases and Impact. It describes case studies and real world examples of application of the principles of sustainability in the development and implementation of...
Embedding Sustainability in GlaxoSmithKline's Operations Archived Webinar May 11, 2011 This presentation covers an overview of the Materials Guides with information and EHS ranking on a wide range of solvents and bases and the life cycle impacts associated with solvent manufacture.
BACT for Greenhouse Gases - BACT to the Future Coming to a Facility Near You Archived Webinar Jan 13, 2011 USEPA will begin regulating the emissions of greenhouse gases in Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permits beginning January 2nd, 2011.
Credentials for Sustainability Professionals Archived Webinar Dec 8, 2010 In order to effect more positive and faster advancements in the sustainability arena, the speaker suggests that the sustainability community must address two fundamental components.
Gaps and Barriers to Carbon Management Technologies: Outcomes of the Founder Societies Technologies for Carbon Management Workshop Archived Webinar Mar 26, 2010 In this webinar, we will summarize the outcomes of the workshop, and elaborate on the path determined for 2010.
An Integrated Waste Management System for a Sustainable Society Archived Webinar Feb 24, 2010 What are the hallmarks of an effective integrated was.te management system? How do we best create one for a sustainable society? This webinar provides an overview of the sustainable attributes of an integrated waste management system and the essential role of thermal treatment with energy recovery...
Grand Challenges in Sustainable Biofuels Production Archived Webinar Apr 22, 2009 It is now clear that, for many reasons, corn has serious limitations as feedstock for biofuel production. While cellulosic biomass can potentially provide a sizable fraction of the US liquid fuel needs for transportation, current technologies must be further improved to realize cost-competitive...
A Perspective on the World's Energy Challenge Archived Webinar Apr 6, 2009 Modern life depends upon the availability of plentiful energy at reasonable cost. Life styles, industries, agriculture, health care all assume availability of energy on demand. Is this situation sustainable? These days we see daily headlines, news articles, and commentaries about energy issues...
Dr. Art Rosenfeld, California Energy Efficiency Visionary, Dies at 90 February 9, 2017Two weeks ago, Dr. Art Rosenfeld, the embodiment of energy efficiency, died in his home at the age of 90, not far from the Berkeley lab where he worked for over forty years. After...
Technical Entity Trends: Reducing GHGs through CCUS December 1, 2016Although CCUS gets less attention in the media than some of the other strategies, it is an area where chemical engineers can have a significant impact.
Greener Concrete Possible through "Programmed" Nanoparticles December 15, 2016Researchers at Rice University have recently published work that makes greener concrete a reality, thanks to nanoscale techniques that brings more order to the semicrystalline...
Novel Nanotechnique Traps Harmful Emissions December 19, 2016Researchers at the University of Texas Dallas have developed a new way of capturing potentially harmful gasses in a metal-organic framework , or MOFs. MOFs are composed of metal-...
Sustainability Challenges in the Paper Industry October 12, 2016The paper industry has a great effect on not only forests but also on water resources and carbon dioxide emissions.
World's Largest Solar Plant Goes Online in Tamil Nadu, India October 4, 2016The Paris climate agreement is the world’s best effort yet to ward off the existential threat of climate change. Fortunately, it's much closer to reality now that India formally...
"Green Energy?" Hydro Produces Significant Emissions Say Researchers 3 CommentsOctober 25, 2016When the Paris climate accord goes into effect in November, the world will have to start living within a tight carbon budget. At this point, without big technological...
Deepwater Wind to Install First US Offshore Wind July 15, 2016Developer Deepwater Wind is on the verge of launching the first offshore wind farm in the US. Later this fall, w hen its five turbines finally power up off the coast of Rhode...
How Green Is Your School? August 12, 2015Prospective college students interested in comparing colleges based on their commitment to environmentalism can look to Sierra Magazine’s ninth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of...
Graduate Research Spotlight: Meet Tim Turner February 24, 2016Learn about the work Tim is doing to unlock new technology that could be used to produce a biodegradable plastic from a renewable grass crops.
Drought-Stricken Southern California Survives by Drinking Recycled Wastewater September 13, 2016Most people who live outside California don’t know that a large part of the state was originally a desert, and without water, it will revert back to desert. So as the drought...
Climate Change Could Bring Deadly Heat to Persian Gulf Cities December 18, 2015A new study suggests that Persian Gulf countries will have to endure extreme weather episodes with heat unbearable to humans.
Truck Platooning Convoys Make First Trip Across Europe, Saving Diesel Fuel August 3, 2016Every tailgating long-distance trucker knows that slip-streaming behind another big rig — a driving skill perfected on NASCAR tracks — can boost the bottom line by saving...
Mark Jacobson's 50-State Blueprint for Rapid Transition to Renewable Energy November 17, 2015In 2009, long before renewables plummeted to grid parity in some regions of the US, Mark Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford, who skews to the...
AIChE Young Professionals Newsletter – March 2016 March 27, 2016Issue 2 — March 2016 Welcome to 2016's second edition of the Latest YP News. This newsletter is brought to you by the Young Professionals Committee and is meant to give you the...
Pollution Hotspot London Uses Electric Buses to Fight Smog September 16, 2016London's new mayor Sadiq Khan just put fifty electric buses on the streets to help shrink a toxic cloud blighting one of Europe's most magisterial cities. Although there are...
Norway’s Oslo Airport Now Offers Jet Biofuel to All Airlines January 27, 2016As the aviation industry begins to cobble together a global supply chain for jet biofuel, in Europe it all starts with Finland's Neste Oil, whose NEXBTL technology already...
Should Business Promote a Circular Economy to Save the Planet? August 18, 2016What is the "true north of capitalism?" It's a vital question asked by the film Circularity: Preparing for the New Economy. It listens as citizens and corporations ask: How can we...
Texas Is Giving Away Wind Energy November 30, 2015Wind power is now so cheap in Texas that many energy retailers offer special deals that include free electricity at night after demand drops and the turbines are still pumping out...
IEA Says Global CO2 Emissions Have Decoupled from Economic Growth April 19, 2016As we watch coal get kicked to the curb, particularly in developed countries, the International Energy Agency thinks it's time for a paradigm-check. Throughout the 20th century,...
Partners LanzaTech and Virgin Atlantic Make Jet Fuel from Waste Gases September 21, 2016Low carbon jet fuel just got a big boost. Skokie, Illinois-based LanzaTech just announced it made 1,500 gallons of synthetic paraffinic kerosene, a non-fossil-based jet fuel ...
US Navy Green Fleet Makes Biofuels the New Normal January 29, 2016The US Navy's biofuel program has just launched a great success with the Great Green Fleet, which is fueled with a drop-in blend of biofuel from beef tallow and petroleum-based...
Hawaii's Fossil-Fuel Reduction Signals Global Energy Trend August 25, 2016After Hawaii killed a deal that included a new LNG import facility and its conjoined twin, a natural gas power plant; and a leading Canadian tar sands producer, Suncor Energy,...
Canada Ready to Change Course on Climate Change December 9, 2015A breakthrough in the Paris climate talks suddenly seemed possible a year ago, after President Obama and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping — representing the world's biggest polluters —...
Surging Wind Capacity Forces Fights over Grid Modernization April 25, 2016There’s enough untapped wind streaming across the vast plains of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming to generate more electricity than a fleet of Hoover Dams. But what’s still...
Long-Range Electric Poised to Banish Diesel Buses September 23, 2016A new electric bus has clocked 600 miles on one charge in track testing, and its makers are ready to rid the country of diesel buses.
Chinese Electric Buses Rolling Off California Assembly Line February 10, 2016Looking for a mentor? You might give Wang Chaunfu a call. The former chemical engineer and current lithium-ion battery mogul founded and runs BYD, the world's leading eCar...
Two Major Water Contamination Mysteries Solved September 1, 2016Few of her peers were surprised when Professor Joan Rose received 2016's Stockholm Water Prize in Geneva last March, which celebrated her career sleuthing, identifying, and...
Masdar Launches Solar Desalination Pilot Program December 11, 2015Last month in the United Arab Emirates, Veolia Water Technologies and three other companies that have built some of the most advanced desalination technology in the world began...
Breakthrough in Iceland Could Solve the Carbon Sequestration Problem June 21, 2016Researchers at Iceland's largest geothermal power plant may have eliminated a major obstacle thwarting the battle against global warming.
My Neighborhood Radioactive Waste Dump February 22, 2016Like so many of us, I jog through my neighborhood in pursuit of 10,000 steps a day. My urban journey through Queens, NY, is a slow blur of delis, liquor marts, and grocery stores...
Efficient and Safer Recovery of Gold from Electronic Waste September 2, 2016Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have devised an efficient and more environmental method for recovering gold from old electronic equipment. When electronics are...
Catalyst Opens Doors to New Bio-Based Plastics December 14, 2015Plastics manufacturers largely rely on crude oil to create isobutene in the production of plastics, but researchers at Washington State University have developed a catalyst to...
Solar Impulse 2 Breaks Transatlantic Record with SunPower Cells July 7, 2016Lately, solar industry records have been falling every week. And American solar panel maker SunPower can take credit for most of the mayhem. The most dramatic record fell as the...
World's Largest Steelmaker to Use LanzaTech's Gas-to-Biofuel Microbe July 30, 2015ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steel company, joined by LanzaTech, the world's leading waste-gas-to-biofuels developer, and Primetals Technologies, a seasoned steel plant...
Opportunities for Young Professionals in the Environmental Division February 23, 2016Learn more about what the AIChE Environmental Division offers and how you can get involved.
Novel Wastewater Treatment Is New "It" Technology at Stanford September 8, 2016Can a balding, late-middle-aged researcher who's hawking a still-uncommercialized technology transform America's aging fleet of aerobic waste treatment plants? The feat is a...