Chemicals & Materials

Dr. Arnold's research has produced methods now routinely used to create new catalysts. Her work has led to new enzymes for pharmaceuticals, sustainable biofuels, and other environmentally friendly products.

GlaxoSmithKline's Conchita Jiménez-Gonzalez shares a pharmaceutical perspective on chemical engineering's future.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Vicky Lange, a postdoctoral research associate at University College London, shares her predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Billy Bardin of the Dow Chemical Company shares his predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.

James revisits his 2008 predictions and looks at the next 25 years, with an eye on how chemical and biological engineers will play a role in solving the world's greatest challenges.

This month, a guide to distillation tower inspections, a close look at epigenetics, challenges for rare earth elements and other specialty metals, and much more.

Involved in the manufacture of ammonia and related chemicals? Check out what this year's Annual Safety in Ammonia Plants and Related Facilities Symposium has in store.

This month, CEP looks at the neural networks of deep learning and delves into Fourier transform infrared (FITR) spectroscopy, plus much more.

Current plastic recycling efforts just aren't enough, but new solutions are evolving in response to public awareness and outrage.

The publication will now be offered as a new benefit for Fuels & Petrochemicals Division members.

A team of engineers at MIT has developed a heat-conductive polymer that could find new uses in electronics.

Chemical engineers have developed an MOF that promises to greatly reduce energy consumption in the propylene-propane separation process.

Wind energy can now be more sustainable than ever, thanks to recyclable resin with low-energy production requirements.

By targeting surfaces people touch frequently throughout the day, this self-cleaning material kills microbes to stop the spread of disease.

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As efficient as current platinum-based catalysts, the nanostructured composite material sidesteps costly platinum.

Researchers have devised a single-atom alloy catalyst that requires significantly less energy to turn shale-gas methane into hydrocarbon fuels.