Process intensification aims to dramatically improve manufacturing processes through the application of novel process schemes and equipment. Instead of small, incremental improvements, PI will bring about step changes in energy efficiency, capital cost reductions, and decreased environmental...

With consumers constantly demanding more from their food, the food production industry offers many opportunities for innovation. Engineers could design small equipment and low-cost sensors for gastronomic applications, work with chefs to scale up novel culinary techniques for production, and...

This article will discuss the role of chemical engineers in creating the technologies used on spacecrafts designed to bring humans to Mars. Technologies include air filtration and water reutilization. The engineers must consider diverse materials and the technologies’ affects on human health....

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) encompasses methods and technologies to remove CO2 from emissions and from the atmosphere, recycle the CO2 for useful applications, and store CO2 safely and permanently. This article identifies some of the innovative CCUS options that are being...

Microbiota is the ecosystem of microorganisms that live within a cellular environment. This article will discuss the microbiome, which is the collective genetic information of microbiota within biological systems.

Smaller-scale, modular solutions will be needed to enable economic production of natural gas as the amount of smaller, more-remote wells increase. This article will highlight what RAPID’s natural gas upgrading focus area is doing to address performance improvements and cost reductions for...