Catalyzing Commercialization: Tiny Optical Fiber Sensors Offer Continuous, In situ Measurement of Humidity October2019Catalyzing CommercializationHumidity is a very important parameter to monitor and control when drying food products, pulp and paper products, chemicals, and other semi-moist, porous materials. It can impact drying optimization and, ultimately, product shelf life. However,...
A Matter of Frequency: The Benefits of 80 GHz Radar for Liquid Level Measurement Archived Webinar Oct 17, 2018 Radar technology has advanced swiftly in the past 20 years and the trend is toward instruments with higher tranmission frequency. The advent of 80 GHz radar sensors represents the latest sea change...
Real-Time Data and Process Simulator Integration Archived Webinar Feb 10, 2016 Start solving operational problems differently using tools you already have in your facility. In this Radix Engineering and Software sponsored webinar, you’ll explore the why and how of integrating...
Assessing Sustainability with Metrics and Methods Archived Webinar Sep 3, 2014 This presentation is about making an attempt to apply sustainability principles to engineering processes and products. Sustainability has been accepted as an organizing principle in most engineering...
Maintenance and Reliability for Chemical Engineers (Part 4) Archived Webinar Apr 10, 2012 Learn how to develop a business case for reliability improvement and the benchmark and margin analysis approaches to understanding values of opportunities.
Wireless Measurement & Control Archived Webinar Aug 25, 2011 Wireless measurements reduce wiring installation and maintenance costs and eliminate electrical noise and ground loops. The portability of wireless transmitters offers opportunities to troubleshoot...
Featured Engage Discussions: February 2019 February 11, 2019Wondering what others are talking about? Check out the latest technical and career discussions on AIChE Engage.
Featured Engage Discussions: January 2019 January 18, 2019Wondering what others are talking about? Check out the latest technical and career discussions on AIChE Engage.
An Interview with F&PD Keynote Speaker Claire Cagnolatti March 28, 2017Following her welcoming keynote for the Fuels and Petrochemicals Division, Claire Cagnolatti joined ChEnected for a short conversation.
Advances in Utilizing Data to Improve Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 24, 2018Big data and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are relevant topics of discussion in many commercial and industrial applications, and it also...
14th GCPS Welcome Plenary Keynote Michael J. Graff on Sustainability April 25, 2018Following his welcoming keynote for the 14th GCPS Welcome Plenary Session, Michael Graff discussed main themes of his talk "Process Safety for a Sustainable World."
New Perspectives on Refinery Corrosion and Integrity Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 28, 2017Â Â Â âNew Perspectives on Refinery Corrosion and Integrity Managementâ Â Â Kjell...
Safer and Smarter Sulfiding of Hydrotreating Catalysts Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Catalyst sulfiding (aka "presulfiding") is a critical step to ensure that hydrotreating catalysts perform as designed after startup. In order to...
Continuous and Discontinuous Anti-Solvent Crystallization: An Integrated Real-time Process Monitoring and Modeling Approach Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2015Continuous manufacturing has been widely used in large-scale chemical and petrochemical industry for several decades. In the past several years, the...
Modeling of Residence Time Distribution in Continuous Solid Oral Dose Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2014Modeling of Residence Time Distribution in Continuous Solid Oral Dose Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes M. Sebastian Escotet-Espinoza, Amanda...
Residence Time Distribution Measurement Via Video Analysis for Design of Experiment Characterization of Melt Extrusion Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014
Effect of Anti-Apoptosis Genes On Clarification Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 6, 2013Optimal bioreactor harvest time is typically determined based on maximizing product titer without compromising product quality. We suggest that ease...
On-Line Detection of Elemental and Oxidized Hg Using Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry: Applications and Limits Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 5, 2013Coal-fired power plants provided between 45 and 50% of the United States net energy generation in the years between 1999 and 2010. While alternate...
Some Perspectives On the Impact of BIG Data On Process Systems Engineering Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 3, 2013This presentation offers some advice to young researchers based on my own experiences in industry and academia. It also provides a personal...
Modeling of Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices for Electric Vehicles Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 3, 2013Abstract: Electrochemical energy storage devices such as lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles have to be designed and optimized for...
Development and Comparison of Approximate Maximum Likelihood Methods for Parameter Estimation in Continuous Dynamic Models With Stochastic Disturbances Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 3, 2013The aim of this work is estimating model parameters in simplified fundamental models intended for on-line process monitoring and state estimation...
Reservoir Model Optimization Using the Seismic Response to CO2 Injection and Stochastic Inversion Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 1, 2012Reservoir Model Optimization Using the Seismic Response to CO 2 Injection and Stochastic Inversion Abelardo L. Ramirez 1 , Kathy Dyer 1 , Donald J...
Characterization of Products From High-Pressure Biomass Pyrolysis in an Entrained-Flow Reactor Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012A major advantage of biomass gasification is that any lignocellulosic material can be converted to syngas and subsequently to biofuels. There are...
Emissivity of Cracking Furnace Coils, Novel Temperature Measurement Solutions for Cracking Furnaces Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 5, 2012Accurate measurements of skin temperature on cracking furnace coils have become necessary for improved process control. Infrared devices have proven...
The Economics of Process Measurements Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012What is the economic value of a new measuring device in a process plant – a new analyzer, a more accurate flow measurement, an additional temperature...
Asphaltene Instability Measured by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Asphaltenes are defined as the petroleum fraction that precipitates with the addition of a normal alkane; however, it was only recently discovered...
New Products: March 2017 March2017New ProductsMeasurement Equipment Level Transmitters Provide Accurate Measurements in Challenging Applications The Model 2290 unguidedwave radar transmitters and Model 2291 guided-radar transmitters incorporate advanced radar-sensing technology designed for...
AIChE Journal Highlight: A High-Throughput Approach to Designing Materials November2016Journal HighlightIn the November AIChE Journal Perspective article, “High-Throughput Methods Using Composition and Structure Spread Libraries,” John Kitchin and Andrew Gellman of Carnegie Mellon Univ. discuss a method to more efficiently map material properties across composition, structure, and environmental conditions.
2014 Spring Poster Session: Darin Johnson, Ipex Double-Containment Piping April 30, 2014In the US, more than 3,200 hazardous materials listed by the EPA must be conveyed through double-containment pipes.
Using Chromatography to Separate Complex Mixtures December2010Back To BasicsNathalie FraudPurifying high-value mixtures, such as pharmaceuticals, can be an expensive undertaking. Choosing the correct chromatography methods can improve purity and reduce processing time and cost.