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  1. CEP: News Update

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 September Drought Could Hamper Hydroelectric Power in the West Western states that rely on hydroelectric power could struggle to produce sufficient electricity as drought becomes an increasingly persistent problem.... Modifying Mosquitos to Prevent M ...
  2. Process Safety Beacon: Lithium-Ion Battery Hazards

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 September ▲ This is the aftermath of a fire started by lithium-ion batteries. Image courtesy of the New York City Fire Dept. Industrial use of lithium-ion batteries has been increasing over the past decade due to their long life, superior power/energ ...
  3. CEP: News Update

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 August Understanding the Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act The long-term impacts of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are difficult to trace, simply because the scope of the new incentives and programs is so large. New Electrolyte for Low-T ...
  4. CEP: News Update

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 July Engineering a New Virus to Deliver Gene-Editing Tools A virus that evolved to infect bacterial cells may be the next tool in the arsenal for genetic engineering.... Cooling Power Plants with Brackish Groundwater Researchers have found a new way ...
  5. Editorial: The Energy Transition Paves the Way to a Decarbonized Future

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    2023 July Global temperatures in June 2023 trended higher than average — manifesting as a heat wave in Siberia and receding sea ice around Antarctica. A series of wildfires across Canada had severe impacts for Canada and the Northeastern U.S. So far in 20 ...
  6. Business Update: July 2023

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 July Air Liquide and carbon capture Industrial gases company, Air Liquide, and cement producer, Holcim, co-applied for the European Innovation Fund in hopes of deploying Air Liquide’s Cryocap carbon capture technology at Holcim’s site in Belgium. A l ...
  7. AIChE Journal Highlight: Modeling Fluid Flow in Redox-Flow Batteries

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 July The need for renewable sources of electricity, such as solar and wind, continues to grow each year. The intermittency of renewable sources hinders their grid penetration beyond a certain point. Large-scale energy storage is required to buffer th ...
  8. Process Safety Beacon: Battery-Powered Devices Can Be Ignition Sources

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 July ▲ Ensure that battery-powered devices or other electrical equipment are properly rated for a classified area. Workers sometimes bring lithium-ion or other battery-powered devices such as tablets, smartphones, and cordless tools into classified a ...
  9. Emerging Voices: Sustainable Ways to Heat a City

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 July Colby Kaimanu Tinsley At one point or another, every chemical engineer has had to awkwardly explain to someone exactly what a chemical engineer does. Too frequently, the root of many people’s confusion is the incorrect belief that chemical engin ...

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