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  1. Improve Energy Efficiency via Heat Integration

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2010 December Alan P. Rossiter Process heat integration using pinch analysis is a respected tool for achieving energy efficiency. This article explains what pinch analysis is and how to use it in process design and operation to attain real-world energy ef ...

  2. Algal Biofuels: The Backstory

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 March Arjun Gopalratnam Increasing energy demand and dwindling energy resources have spurred interest in making transportation fuels from renewable sources such as microalgae. ...

  3. Algal Biofuels: The Process

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 March Eric P. Knoshaug Al Darzins The production of algal biofuels involves algae cultivation, biomass harvesting and dewatering, lipid extraction, and conversion to fuel. ...

  4. Algal Biofuels: The Research

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 March Kimberly Ogden Kuan-Chen Cheng The individual technical elements of the algae-to-biofuels process have already been demonstrated at the laboratory scale. Ongoing research seeks to refine the technology to enable scaleup to commercial production ...

  5. Meeting the Needs of the Water-Energy Nexus

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 April David A. Klanecky Snehal Desai Water is required to produce energy, and energy is required to make use of water — the two are, and always will be, inextricably linked. Engineers must understand the water-energy nexus in order to manage both eff ...

  6. Reduce Your Plant’s Water Footprint

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 April David L. Nystuen Water footprint reduction and water pollution prevention are integral to any environmental sustainability initiative. Use this rigorous, systematic process to conduct a baseline water assessment that integrates water pollution ...

  7. Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage- Technology Integration Challenges

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 August Jared P. Ciferno John J. Marano Ronald K. Munson Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be an important part of the transition to lower-carbon energy sources. However, widespread integration of CCS with existing power-generation plants and tec ...

  8. Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage- Navigating the Legal Landscape

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 August Arnold W. Reitze Jr. Mary Ellen Ternes A legal framework governing carbon sequestration will need to be put in place before major carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects can get underway. A final rule issued under the Safe Drinking Water Act ...

  10. Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage- Demonstrating CCS Integration

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2011 August Richard A. Esposito P.G. Nick Irvin, P.E. The largest, fully integrated process for separating CO2 from fluegas and compressing it to a supercritical fluid, transporting the CO2 by pipeline, and injecting the CO2 into a saline reservoir is now ...

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