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News Update

February

2018

AIChE’s Initial Placement Survey: The Class of 2017

A new batch of chemical engineers entered the workforce in early summer last year. AIChE conducted its Initial Placement Survey in July 2017 to learn where those graduates were heading.

Annual Outlook Shows U.S. Chemical Industry Weathered Hurricane Harvey

American chemistry output has largely recovered from last year’s highly active hurricane season, and the stage is set for significant growth in 2018.

Genetic Engineering Makes Biomass More Digestible

Altering a key gene in some grasses makes their cell walls easier to break down for transformation into biofuels.

Self-Healing Actuators Mimic Muscles

New soft electrostatic actuators can contract and expand like actual muscles.

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Pilot Plant Testing for Liquid-Liquid Extraction

When designing a liquid-liquid extraction column, pilot plant testing generates the data necessary for accurate scaleup to the production rate. This article describes how to optimize pilot plant testing.

Analyzing the Performance of Pump Networks Part 2: Improving Pump Efficiency

Best energy efficiency practices can reduce pump operating costs significantly. This article reviews the basics and presents a new way to account for variation in pump efficiency.

The Chemical Industry in Hungary

Restructuring and investment underpin export growth in Hungary’s chemical industry. With continued investment in research and development projects, the country is on track to become a net exporter of chemical products.

Combine Dimensional Analysis with Educated Guessing

Use dimensional analysis and educated guessing to simplify experimentation and simulation, gain physical insight from empirical relationships, and extrapolate data.

Books: February 2018

Catalyzing Commercialization: An Economically Viable Process to Recover High-Value Products from Red Mud

Aluminum (Al) possesses many desirable properties: a high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, thermal conductivity, and ductility. Over the past five decades, Al and its alloys have been used extensively for automotive, construction, electrical, and chemical applications. The growing...

Editorial: Don't Get Complacent

Institute News – February 2018

AIChE Journal Highlight: Reducing Lithium in Zeolites for Air Separation

The widespread adoption of lithium ion batteries for energy storage has driven a steep increase in the demand for lithium. As a result, lithium prices have surged, while lithium reserves have declined.

Leadership Q&A: Strengthening the Engineering Profession of the Future

Meet Bhavesh V. (Bob) Patel of LyondellBasell and Jack Futcher of Bechtel discussing leadership in advancing possibilities for the next generation of engineers.

Meeting Preview: Advances in Manufacturing, Safety, Highlight Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety, Apr. 22-26

New Products: February 2018

CEP: News Update

AIChE’s Initial Placement Survey: The Class of 2017; Annual Outlook Shows U.S. Chemical Industry Weathered Hurricane Harvey; Genetic Engineering Makes Biomass More Digestible; Self-Healing Actuators Mimic Muscles

Process Safety Beacon: Contamination as a Contributing Factor

Profile: Engineering Microbial Chemical Factories

Spotlight on Safety: Vulnerability is Key to Safety

Technical Entity Trends: Your Experiences Leave a Mark

Epigenetics — the study of how our actions and experiences mark or modify our DNA — can explain some unusual genetic findings.

Career Corner: Career Paths for Chemical Engineers