New Products: November 2019 November2019New ProductsBioprocessing Advanced Pipetting Heads Streamline Cell Culture Workflows The VIAFLO 96/384 has been improved with the addition of two new 24-channel pipetting heads. Designed to make cell biology workflows more efficient and reliable, these handheld...
How Damage Mechanism Reviews Impact Operations Archived Webinar Oct 23, 2019 This 60-minute live webinar will walk you through the components of a damage mechanism review, the team and documentation it requires, the evaluation process and resulting information. The presenter...
Meet Process Engineer Christopher Johns October 22, 2019Learn about the jobs and varied work experiences that have allowed Christopher to develop skills and advance in his career as a process engineer.
Gayle Gibson: Featured LGBTQ ChemE Professional May 16, 2018A Texas A&M graduate and newly retired engineer, Gayle discusses working in various areas at DuPont, including engineering design, plant improvement, and manufacturing as well as her experiences as an LGBTQ professional.
September 2019 Featured Engage Discussions September 26, 2019Have good advice to share? Want to see what other chemical engineers and chemical engineering students are up to? Check out the latest discussions.
September 2019 CEP Preview September 13, 2019This month in CEP, learn about NSF grants, get tips for safe scaleup, learn about planning a plant decommissioning, and much more.
Pressure Relief System Design of Reactive Systems Archived Webinar Oct 14, 2015 This webinar covers the basics of pressure relief system sizing for reactive systems; review of the operating procedure, adiabatic calorimeter test design, how to apply data generated to design the...
How to Begin Chemical Plant Decommissioning September2019Plant OperationsRichard VannDecommissioning activity has expanded in response to economic pressures and rapid change across the global chemicals landscape. Execute these high-hazard projects safely, cost-effectively, and with maximum respect for the environment and the surrounding communities.
Fouling and Foaming in a Caustic Tower Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2019The Caustic Tower in an ethylene plant is subject to fouling and foaming. Both can cause significant operational issues for the operator. Fouling is...
Olefins Plant Cracked Gas Compressor Fouling Tutorial Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2019Olefins plant cracked gas compressors frequently foul, resulting in loss of efficiency that increases energy consumption, and may threaten...
Jetty Bog Recovery Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019JettyãBOGãRecovery Yoshitsugi Kikkawa, Kikkawa Giken, Yokohama Japan, yoshikikkawa@yahoo.co.jp David Hill...
A Model-Centric Framework for the Smart Manufacturing of Polymers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019Plastic and polymeric materials have an enormous impact on a variety of industries and our daily lives. The synthesis of polymers occurs by reacting...
The 8 Rules for Successful Controls Implementations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019A project team for an overseas grassroots LNG plant struggled for months attempting to develop a comprehensive series of control schemes for a vital...
A 15 Year FIELD Performance Review of New Coil Technologies for Steam Cracking Furnaces Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019Radiant coils in steam-cracking furnaces operate under severe and alternating reducing and oxidizing conditions at temperatures even beyond 1100...
Safe and Optimised Operations through Smart Analytics & Big Data Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019
Linear Control in a Nonlinear World (A Practical Perspective) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2019Most process control applications assume that the processes they control are âlinearâ. In other words, they...
Two Plants, One Fence Line: Understanding Process Safety Management Responsibilities in Shared Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2019Multiple companies operating process plants at a single site has become increasingly common as aging facilities are sold and re-purposed, but this...
Digital Plant: The Convergence of Process and Operational Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2019âRefiners are poised to adopt new technologies at a faster pace after years of incremental progress; this effort could save the...
New Products: August 2019 August2019New ProductsMATERIALS AND CHEMICALS Binder for Textile Coating Strengthens Wet and Dry Materials Appretan NTR is a water-based textile coating binder made of renewable ingredients for applications such as tea bags, coffee filters, and capsules. Approximately...
Advice for Solving Technical Problems July 19, 2019A careful and methodical approach to technical issues will make your work easier and help save your company time and money.
July 2019 CEP Preview July 9, 2019A look at commissioning smart technology equipment, an intro to vapor intrusion, cutting costs and emissions with combustion control, and more.
Reducing Energy Costs and Emissions with Combustion Control July2019Plant OperationsJulie ValentineCombustion in fired heaters and boilers is typically based on either volumetric flow control or pressure control of the fuel gas feeding the burner. Using mass flow control could help lower energy costs and emissions.
Meet Process Engineer Sundara Viswanathan January 14, 2019Learn about the career path that led Sundara to Fluor Corporation and about the challenges and rewards of his career as a process engineer.
Meet Process Engineer Delia Contreras September 7, 2018Welcome to the tenth in a series of AIChE blog posts profiling process engineers, a diverse group of professionals spanning multiple industries and regions.
Meet Process Engineer Denis Fallon June 21, 2018Want to know more about process engineering? Hear about this process engineer's career and profit from his insights on finding success in industry.
Meet Process Engineer Venkat Subramanian May 14, 2018Learn about this process engineer's diverse career experience working in the hydrocarbon industry.
Meet Process Engineer Monica Wilson April 20, 2018Monica Wilson discusses what led her to the career choice of process engineer and talks about her work at Union Carbide and AkzoNobel.
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...
Challenges and Opportunities in Big Data Archived Webinar Aug 8, 2018 Big Data promises opportunities for diagnostic, prognostics and decision making. But with it comes challenges that first must be resolved.
When Is It Time for Fresh Catalyst? Archived Webinar Jul 18, 2018 Is the performance of catalysts in your plant declining with age?