Modelling of an Industrial Trickle Bed Reactor for Mapd Selective Hydrogenation with CFD Assistance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2019Nowadays, propylene is the second most important petrochemical monomer, close to 70 million of tons are produced annually. The conventional naphtha...
15th International Conference on Gas–Liquid and Gas–Liquid–Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS-15) August 8-11, 2021Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe 15th International Conference on Gas–Liquid and Gas–Liquid–Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS-15) follows the success of the 14 previous GLS conferences, which focus on all aspects of fundamentals and engineering of multiphase reactors and processes.
Advanced Manufacturing Progress: Intensification of Fast Pyrolysis June2019Advanced Manufacturing ProgressRobert BrownFast pyrolysis is one of many processes being developed to convert biomass into advanced biofuels and other energy and chemical products. In fast pyrolysis, biomass is rapidly heated to about 500°C to release volatile compounds that are quickly...
Featured Engage Discussions: April 2019 April 29, 2019Wondering what others are talking about? Check out the latest technical and career discussions on AIChE Engage.
Modeling CO2 Removal via Hollow Fiber Modules Archived Webinar Aug 30, 2018 Are you involved in CO2 removal? Are you focused—like many engineers—on the use of solvents? There’s another method of CO2 removal using highly selective membranes.
When Is It Time for Fresh Catalyst? Archived Webinar Jul 18, 2018 Is the performance of catalysts in your plant declining with age?
PI Principles: Energy - Dynamic Continuous Flow Reactors Archived Webinar Jun 27, 2018 In this 60-minute webinar, the 5 th in our 10-part series, you’ll take an in-depth look at a practical example of innovation in the thermodynamic domain of process intensification. This webinar...
Modeling Packed Bed Reactors Archived Webinar Oct 19, 2017 Do you work with investigations of packed bed reactors? Are you still modeling using the traditional approach of semi-analytical approximations? Learn why and how to model in the COMSOL software. In...
Mixing and Reaction without Stirred Tanks: Part 2 Archived Webinar May 31, 2017 Are you working with mixing and reaction processes in stirred tanks? It may be time to switch to pipelines. This is the second part of a two-part webinar series. Click here to also register for Part...
Mixing and Reaction without Stirred Tanks: Part 1 Archived Webinar Apr 26, 2017 Are you working with mixing and reaction processes in stirred tanks? It may be time to switch to pipelines. This is the first part of a two-part webinar series. Click here to register for Part 2...
Studying Multiphase Flow and Liquid-Liquid Extraction in COMSOL Multiphysics® Archived Webinar Apr 13, 2017 Tune into this webinar to learn how to use two-phase flow models for studying liquid-liquid extraction processes and phenomena in COMSOL Multiphysics®. Liquid-liquid extraction is a separation method...
Chemical Reaction Engineering Modeling and Simulation in COMSOL Multiphysics® Archived Webinar Jul 7, 2016 Are you working with the modeling and simulation of re-acting systems? Explore a more cost-effective and efficient way to understand their design and operation. In this 60-minute, COMSOL-sponsored...
Modeling of Turbulent and Laminar Reacting Flows Archived Webinar May 26, 2016 Are you involved in reaction flow modeling? Do you wonder if simulation may be helpful in your work? Get the answer here. In 60 minutes, this COMSOL-sponsored webinar delves into the simulation of...
Modeling of Laminar and Turbulent Reacting Flows Archived Webinar Sep 29, 2015 This presentation focuses on the simulation of reacting flows. Reacting flow and fluid dynamics may heavily influence the residence time distribution of chemical species and the reaction distribution...
European Efforts in Process Intensification Archived Webinar Aug 19, 2015 European Union (EU) efforts to develop Process Intensification (PI) for the chemical industry have been more focused and organized than US efforts. The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is...
Modeling Non-Ideal Reactors and Mixers Archived Webinar May 7, 2014 This webinar discusses methods for defining and solving detailed models, calibrating simpler models to these detailed models, and simulating a process line using process flowsheet models. It also...
Chemical Reaction Engineering Part Two: Non-Isothermal Design and Analysis Archived Webinar Jan 4, 2012 In this webinar, learn about an algorithm presented for the design of chemical reactors with heat effects.
Chemical Reactions: Control the Intended, Avoid the Unintended Archived Webinar Dec 14, 2011 This webinar is a condensed version of a course on identifying and managing chemical reactivity hazards.
Introduction to Fluidized Bed Technology Archived Webinar Apr 13, 2011 This webinar explores the fundamentals of fluidization: how materials fluidize; differences in fluidization characteristics based on size and density; minimum fluidization; bubble formation, size and...
Chemical Engineering Essentials from Academic Authors - Session Five: A Structure of Isothermal Chemical Reaction Engineering (CRE) Design Archived Webinar Mar 9, 2011 Chemical Reaction Engineering (CRE) is a subject that is readily adapted to solving problems through algorithms rather than memorization of the numerous equations for each reactor type. The algorithm...
A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing - Unexpected Reaction Case Studies Make the Case for Technical Discipline Archived Webinar Feb 24, 2011 The old saying, “what you don’t know can’t hurt you,” implies that ignorance is bliss. “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” may be closer to the truth; however, it is not the little that we...
Gasification: Opportunities and Challenges Archived Webinar Apr 21, 2010 This webinar gives an overview of global and domestic (U.S.) applications and current markets for gasification technologies.
Liquid Product of Liquid Phase Pyrolysis Archived Webinar Feb 10, 2010 Ligno-cellulosic feed is expected to contribute significantly to production of liquefied combustibles in the future, because of the quantity and the variety of feed material.
Microreactors: Discovery, Development and Chemical Engineering Opportunities Archived Webinar Nov 4, 2009 Dr. Jensen presents case studies drawn from multistep chemical synthesis relevant to fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles and quantum dots, and fuel conversion.
Catalyst Characterization in the Molecular-Level Kinetic Modeling of Hydroprocessing Reactors Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 25, 2018The commercial upgrading of conventional and unconventional hydroprocessing feeds to valuable petrochemicals and fuels usually involves a series of...
Innovative Zoneflow® Reactor Technology- Gearing for Future in Steam Reforming for Hydrogen Generation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 25, 2018
Overcoming Heat Transfer Bottlenecks in Non-Equilibrium Chemical Processes through Autothermal Operation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 25, 2018Overcoming Heat Transfer Bottlenecks in Non-Equilibrium Chemical Processes through Autothermal Operation Robert C. Brown 1, 2 and Chad Peterson 2 1...
Optimal Synthesis of Integrated Reactive Distillation Systems for Fischer-Tropsch Process Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 24, 2018
AIChE Journal Highlight: Rethinking Chemical Reactor Design April2018Journal HighlightChemical reactors have traditionally been designed to take advantage of economies of scale, which dictates that material costs typically decrease on a per-volume basis as the reactor is scaled up. In the April AIChE Journal Perspective article, “...
Impact of Light Tight Oils on Distillate Hydrotreater Operation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 29, 2017Light Tight Oil (LTO, also known as Shale Oil) formations are providing a new crude source to North America and soon to the world, with the recent...