Recently, a colleague asked me when I started doing creative writing. That startled me a bit, because I don't think of CEP as a repository of creative writing. Accuracy, clarity, and conciseness take precedence over all else. Then he clarified that he was referring to my editorials. And that made me realize that these are very much an expression of my creativity. So, to get you in the mood for April being National Poetry Month, I decided to go all-out creativity-wise.
Ode to the March 2019 Issue of CEP
This month we feature process intensification
One aspect of which may be flow augmentation
Equipment that is smaller or does more than one function
To the old paradigm, PI causes disruption.
The first article tells of three RAPID teams
Whose projects are the stuff of dreams
Microwaves, solar hydrogen, and hydrofracking
Energy-saving ideas, they are not lacking.
A dividing-wall column replaces two towers with one
It changes the way distillation is done
With a smaller footprint and lower capital cost
And on top of that, no efficiency's lost.
So how do you optimize an intensified route?
That's what the next article is about
Use this building block approach to process design
And watch your energy use decline.
A digital twin software tools can create
To capture the process's every possible state
You can study alternatives and run what-if tests
To figure out which option is best.
This issue contains many other things, too
Whatever your interests, there's something for you
The same can be said of the Spring Meeting which will
Take place in New Orleans and be quite a thrill
Check out the preview after page seventy-four
For sessions and keynotes and events galore.
I've run out of space so now I must stop
But if you like this poem, to the website please hop
There's more rhyming about CEP and its staff
I hope I have made you smile and laugh.
Thank you for coming to read more of my poem
On the website or app that is our virtual home.
The authors who write for this fine magazine
Do it not for the money but to get their names seen
By thousands of people at sites far and wide
For this publication is a valuable guide.
The topics they cover in their technical articles
Range from safety and computers to fluids and particles
From water and energy, from bio to dust
From nano to columns that are resistant to rust
From instrumentation to exchangers of heat
Among chemical magazines, CEP can't be beat.
Our readers know not what we editors do
To make the articles understandable for you
Each page is read over many times with great care
To ensure that no typos can be found anywhere
That tables and figures are in the right places
That all the text fits with no empty spaces
That references include all the necessary data
That symbol font correctly displays mu, rho, and beta
That hyphens appear everywhere hyphens are needed
That the proofreader's comments have been fully heeded.
We take pride in our work and we love what we do
Bringing the latest technology and information to you
But now we must turn to next month's content
And make sure every moment on the job is well spent.
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