Polymers and Textiles Conference 2019 November 6-8, 2019Alumni Hall, University of Massachusetts, LowellThis conference will cover manufacturing and innovations, advancements in materials and fibers, workforce development, advanced textiles applications, business developments for advanced materials and products and aspects of sustainability.
CEP: News Update July2019News UpdateAI Gives the Fragrance Industry a New Nose In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has found its way into the fragrance industry. The union sometimes seems at odds with the world of scent, which is often tied to human emotion. Yet, as the...
Catalyzing Commercialization: Synthetic Bait Restores Fish Populations and Revitalizes Fishing Communities July2019Catalyzing CommercializationForty billion pounds of wild fish are used as crustacean fishing bait every year, consuming approximately one-third of the global catch of such forage fish. This $20-billion bait market plays a critical role in the vibrancy of commercial fisheries...
CEP: News Update June2019News UpdateCould Cannabis Help Treat Brain Disease? Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychoactive compound derived from cannabis, lacking the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that gives marijuana users a carefree high. CBD has become wildly popular for recreational...
CEP: News Update May2019News UpdateA Transparent Polymer Skull Lets Scientists Peek into Mice Brains Researchers at the Univ. of Minnesota (UM) have developed a transparent, 3D-printed polymer skull that can be implanted in mice to study a wide swath of the cerebral cortex — the...
Trending Styles: Advanced Materials in the Garment Industry February 20, 2019From the development of pigments and dyes, to production scaleup, chemical engineers have lots to contribute to R&D in the garment and textile industries.
Chemical Reactivity Management Archived Webinar May 10, 2017 Could there be potential reactive hazards in your facility you’re not aware of? Don’t let undesired reactions lead to uncontrolled situations and reactive chemical incidents. In this ioKinetic...
Introducing a Collaborative Framework for Chemicals Product Innovation Archived Webinar Oct 6, 2016 As product life cycles shrink, you need a product innovation process that keeps you ahead of the curve. Find out how a new collaborative framework for chemicals product innovation can speed your time...
Purifying Water in Developing Countries Archived Webinar Sep 21, 2016 Engineers know how to produce safe drinking water, but transferring it to those in need is another story. In this webinar, Dr. Velegol discusses her experience developing a technology using the seeds...
Molecular Simulations of Surfactants, Lipids, and Polymers Archived Webinar Jan 20, 2016 Explore the growing power of molecular simulations to address a variety of problems. In 60 minutes, you’ll delve into the basics of molecular simulations and see examples of their applications to...
Mixer Simulations, Modeling Non-Ideal Reactors and Mixers Archived Webinar Jun 25, 2015 Mathematical modeling and simulations of reactors and mixers can be done at different levels of detail for different purposes. The initial use of a model may be to run simulations in order to...
Understanding Why Bulk Solids Behave Differently Than Liquids Archived Webinar Apr 25, 2012 Providing insights into why bulk solids behave differently than liquids, this webinar introduces concepts regarding powder flow testing, bin/silo design, feeder integration, and mechanisms of powder...
Catalyzing Commercialization: Flexible Ceramic Membranes Enable Low-Cost Energy Storage February2019Catalyzing CommercializationMolecular separations are at the heart of chemical engineering, and nanostructured membranes are emerging as a low-cost alternative to traditional separation processes. However, most membranes struggle to maintain performance in harsh environments...
Technical Entity Trends: Trending Styles: Advanced Materials in the Garment Industry February2019Technical Entity TrendsLucy AlexanderAs chemical engineers, we are involved in many different industries and our work is critical to research and development (R&D) initiatives. From the development of pigments and dyes, to the scaleup that enables product affordability, the textiles and fabrics industry is no exception. The materials used in sports, outdoor, defense, and medical applications have rapidly progressed since the initial development of synthetic fibers. Ongoing research across academia and industry is backed by large-scale collaborations, such as Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), a member of the Manufacturing USA initiative. Here’s a look at some of the innovative clothing technology that manufacturers, designers, and bloggers forecast will shape our future.
CEP: News Update January2019News UpdateAn Embroidered Battery for Wearable Biosensors Engineers at the Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) have developed a thread-based battery that can be stitched into fabric and used to power wearable biosensors for health monitoring...
AIChE Journal Highlight: Nanoparticulate Polymer Brushes: A Gateway for Complex Fluids Engineering January2019Journal HighlightNanoparticulate polymer brushes are emerging as potent agents for complex fluids engineering, says Robert D. Tilton (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) in his AIChE Journal Perspective article, “Opportunities for Complex Fluids Engineering with Nanoparticulate...
SAChE® Programa de Certificación – Aspectos Básicos de la Seguridad de Laboratorios eLearning (online) CourseEste curso proporciona una revisión completa de seguridad en laboratorios que manejan químicos peligrosos. Cubre el uso seguro de equipos de...
Joshua D. Howe, Postdoctoral Researcher, Georgia Tech: The Future of Chemical Engineering October 2, 2018From the perspective of his specialty in the computational study of materials, Josh takes us through his vision of chemical engineering's future.
Billy B. Bardin, the Dow Chemical Company: The Future of Chemical Engineering September 6, 2018As 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 A. Stapleton, University of Oregon: The Future of Chemical Engineering September 4, 2018James 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.
Crystallization Operations Face-to-Face CourseA practical overview of the basics of crystallization and precipitation and how to apply the fundamentals of crystal growth and nucleation to...
CEP: News Update September2018News UpdateUnderwater Device Captures Deep Sea Creatures Engineers at Harvard Univ. have developed a 12-sided self-folding device capable of capturing creatures from the darkest depths of the ocean, an innovation that has the potential to revolutionize our...
CEP: News Update October2018News UpdateResearchers Make First Electrical Contact with Molecules In the beginning, there were room-sized computers. Over the course of mere decades, they shrank down to bulky desktops and suitcase-sized laptops. Pagers turned into chunky mobile phones by...
September 2018 CEP Preview September 18, 2018This month, a guide to distillation tower inspections, a close look at epigenetics, challenges for rare earth elements and other specialty metals, and much more.
21st Century Products: A Challenging Economic Future September2018Critical IssuesHerbert Cooper, Bodo AlbrechtThis article discusses how rare earth elements (REEs) and precious and specialty metals — collectively known as critical materials (CMs) — are sourced as well as some issues and engineering challenges that may lie ahead.
AIChE Journal Highlight: Challenges and Future Outlooks for Protein-Polymer Conjugates September2018Journal HighlightProtein-polymer conjugates are created either by covalently attaching synthetic polymers to proteins or by growing polymers directly from the protein surface. The latter is known as a “grafting-from” approach, which takes advantage of radical...
Catalyzing Commercialization: High-Performance Adsorbent Captures Natural Gas and Reduces Emissions August2018Catalyzing CommercializationNatural gas combustion produces less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than the burning of other fossil fuels. For example, GHG emissions from shale gas can be 6% lower than conventional natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline, and 33% lower than coal...
CEP: News Update August2018News UpdateNew CRISPR Findings Raise Concerns Before Technology’s Clinical Debut A pair of studies that investigated the effect of CRISPR-Cas 9 on a key protein that regulates cell growth and protects against cancer has sent shockwaves through the growing...
CEP: News Update July2018News UpdateNanomaterials Restore Aged Canvases Researchers at Chalmers Univ. of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden, have developed a new method to provide structural support to canvas using nanomaterials. The method, called consolidation, treats the degraded...
Catalyzing Commercialization: A New Generation of Bio-Based Adhesives from Bioadvantaged Monomers June2018Catalyzing CommercializationBiopolymers, produced at least partially from renewable resources, have gained attention as society, industry, and governments realize the need to move away from petroleum-based materials. There are two main types of biopolymers — bioreplacement polymers and bioadvantaged polymers.
CEP: News Update June2018News UpdateDragonflies Inspire a New Way To Create and Dry Aerogels When a dragonfly emerges from its underwater larval stage and stretches out its wings for the first time, those wings are as soft as jelly. But after a mere hour or so, they are solid and...
Recent Advances in Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering May2018SBE Special SectionSamad Ahadian, Houman Savoji, Ali KhademhosseiniHydrogels could play an important role in the fabrication of functional tissues for regenerative medicine. This article describes the developments in polymer chemistry, nanomaterials, molecular biology, and microscale technologies that are spurring advances in hydrogel fabrication.
New Heat-Conductive Polymer Suited for Electronics April 2, 2018A team of engineers at MIT has developed a heat-conductive polymer that could find new uses in electronics.
Characterizing Adsorbents for Gas Separations March2018Reactions and SeparationsDarren BroomPressure-swing adsorption (PSA) and temperature-swing adsorption (TSA) separate a specific gas species from a mixture of gases. This article explains how to evaluate the performance of an adsorbent for a given separation.
CEP: News Update March2018News UpdateVaccine Boosts Immune System Response to Cancer Cancer can be difficult to treat because its highly proliferative cells spread throughout the body, effectively evading the immune system’s surveillance. One opportunity that scientists are pursuing...
Recyclable Resin Improves Wind Turbine Sustainability February 26, 2018Wind energy can now be more sustainable than ever, thanks to recyclable resin with low-energy production requirements.
Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes and Feeders eLearning (online) CourseIdentify strategies for alleviating problems, improving design and optimizing flow. Learn the bulk material flow strategies you need and how to apply...
AIChE Journal Highlight: Reducing Lithium in Zeolites for Air Separation February2018Journal HighlightThe widespread adoption of lithium ion batteries for energy storage has driven a steep increase in the demand for lithium. As a result, lithium prices have surged, while lithium reserves have declined.
Ceramic and White Graphene Yield High-performance Composite January 12, 2018The composite overcomes typical brittleness and shows potential for nuclear industry, oil and gas, aerospace applications.
CEP: News Update January2018News UpdateNew Technique 3D Prints Living Materials Although most 3D printers produce objects from inorganic matter, an international team of scientists has developed a way for their prints to take on a life of their own. Engineers Put Two-Dimensional...
Researchers Aim for Shatter-Proof Screens December 18, 2017An international team of researchers’ study of glass may help lead to shatter-proof screens for mobile devices.
Case Study Evaluation of End of Life Condition of Cracking Tubes with Anticoking Barrier Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 28, 2017This paper examines the end of life condition of ethylene cracking tubes which use an anticoking barrier technology. As new technologies are applied...
Accelerate Materials Design through Accurate Performance Prediction Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2015Material challenges are at the core of many DOE energy objectives. Critical to Fossil Energy (FE) is the ability to predict performance under severe...
Multi-Objective Optimization of Membrane Materials Selection for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell System Design Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2015Engineers are often faced with the challenge of selecting the most suitable membrane materials during the early phase of direct methanol fuel cell...
Vanillyl Alcohol: A Renewable Epoxy Resin Building Block Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015Polymers derived from renewable resources are becoming considerably attractive as sustainable alternatives to their petroleum-derived counterparts...
In-Vitro Dewetting Dynamics on Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015The tear film on our eyes provides a smooth optical interface as well as protects the eyes against environmental challenges. Of particular interest...
Assessment of Defluoridation of Drinking Water Using Novel Adsorbent Nano-Crystalline Magnesium Amended Hydroxyapatite (M-HAP) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015In the past few decades, fluoride contamination in drinking water has raised a great concern in the society as the earlier considered essential...
Emergency Relief System Design for Reactive System Using Direct Scale-up Method Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Emergency relief system design for reactive system using direct scale-up method Surendra K. Singh, Michelle R. Murphy and Joshua Gordon ioKinetic,...
Chemical Incompatibility Matrices Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Chemical Incompatibility Matrices Michelle R. Murphy and Surendra K. Singh ioKinetic, LLC 95 Stiles Road, Salem, New Hampshire 03079, USA murphy@...
Hazardous Material Transportation Perceived Risks & Risk Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Overview of presentation: •Transportation Supply Chain & Network •Expansion of the System •Perceived Risks •Accident Rates •Transportation Risk...
Porosity and Mineralogical Changes in Iron-Bearing Sandstone with CO2 Injection Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015One of the four trapping mechanisms for long term CO 2 geological storage is mineral trapping. Increased acidity from CO 2 solubility in brine...
Boil-Off Gas Minimization and Recovery Options at LNG Loading Terminals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015In LNG plants, boil-off gas (BOG) is generated during production, storage and loading of LNG. Particularly during loading, huge amount of BOG is...
Petrochemical Technology Trends: Looking Beyond the Short Term Fix Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The petrochemical industry is both driven by fundamental raw material and product supply-demand factors, and enabled by technologies that open the...
Engineered Floating Beads: New Method for Vapor Suppression and Fire Prevention for Flammable Liquids Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Current fire systems in flammable liquid storage tasks are designed to respond when a fire is detected ….. and since it is an active system, there...
Chitosan from Solid-State Fermentation of Soybean Residues By Filamentous Fungi As Biobased Paperboard Coating Additives for HVAC Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2014The HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning) industry markets phenolic resin coated-paperboard media for use in the air-cooling of...
Developing High Performance Zinc Alkaline Primary Battery Systems with Novel Anion Permeable Exchange Membrane Separators Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2014Flow-permeable separators were synthesized and evaluated to determine the impact of ion exchange separators on the performance of the convection...
Pyrochlore (A2B2O7) Based Catalysts for Hydrogen Production By Hydrocarbon Reforming Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014Pyrochlores are a class of ternary metal oxides with general formula (A 2 B 2 O 7 ) where the A-site is occupied by the large rare-earth metal cation...
Filtration and Decontamination of Toxic Chemicals and Ambient Contaminants By the Multifunctional Zirconium Hydroxide Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014Novel sorbent development remains an active area of research in a variety of industries. In respiratory and collective protection, efforts mainly...
Comparison of Lab, Pilot, and Commercial Scale Low Consistency Mechanical Refining for Improvements in Enzymatic Digestibility of Pretreated Hardwood Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014Mechanical refining has been shown to improve biomass enzymatic digestibility. In this study industrial high-yield sodium carbonate hardwood pulp and...
Panel Discussion: Are there Major Advancements in the Light Hydrocarbons Industry? Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 10, 2014The chemical manufacturing industry is blossoming on the Gulf Coast. Investments are coming from American companies as well as foreign investment,...
Numerical Simulation of Rollover Phenomena for FLNG Application Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014LNG is a clean source of energy; when burnt it has lower associated NOx and SOx emissions than other fossil fuels. Because of environmental issues...
Zeolite Adsorption Studies for Conditioning of High-Pressure Natural Gas Fluids Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Based on remote locations and capital cost, many current upstream gas processes use commercial desiccants ( e.g . silica gel, activated alumina,...
Getting Bitumen and Extra Heavy Oil to Market: Tight Oil Synergy, Blending, and Partial Upgrading Alternative Challenges Including Thermal Cracking Product Dienes, Gums, Self-Incompatible Asphaltenes, and Pricing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Bitumen and extra heavy must be transported to markets. Various methods are used to move bitumen from formation to site tankage. From the well site,...
Model Based Analysis of Plasticization Behaviour of Polymeric Membranes Used for High Pressure CO2 Separation in Natural Gas Processing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Plasticization resistant property is very important in measuring the performance of polymer membranes for high pressure CO 2 separation from natural...
Pressure Relief Valve Sizing Concerns for Valves in Ethylene, Propylene, and Ethane Service Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Sizing pressure relief valves is a complex process for any chemical or petrochemical; however, relief devices in Ethylene, Propylene, and Ethane...
Determination of the Active Sites over Rh Substituted Pyrochlores for Dry Reforming of Methane Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Dry reforming of methane (DRM) to syngas (H 2 and CO) has been well-studied over a number of catalysts. The high temperatures needed to produce...
Ethylene Furnace Reliability Engineered Refractory Solutions for Cracking Furnaces Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014The reliable operation of cracking furnaces has a direct and critical impact on the profitability of ethylene plants. While it can be shown that no...
Driving Consistency in the Estimation of Severity Levels in PHA Studies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Driving Consistency in the Estimation of Severity Levels in PHA Studies Marc Guindon, a Chris Wells, a Rich Piette, a Greg Knight, b and Gary...
Improved Bolted Joint Reliability: Innovative Gasket, Unsurpassed Recovery Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Currently, there are two well established and common types of gaskets which cover most critical, high pressure, and high temperature applications in...
C2 Splitter Retray and Control Improvement Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014As part of an ethylene production expansion project, C2 splitter trays were restructured in the plant’s turnaround in 2012. This change made a...
Assessing Thermal Stability - the Challenge of Powders Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Assessing the thermal stability of process materials and mixtures is an essential step in understanding the process safety profile of a process. Many...
Syngas Utilization through High Pressure Solvent Assisted Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Currently, the high oil price combined with a low gas price presents a good opportunity for the development of new gas-related markets. This...
Detail Analysis of Caustic Tower Fouling Mechanism Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014To ensure the successful chemical treatment of a caustic system, fouling mechanisms must be identified and their respective contributions to the...
A Correlation for the Impact of Extracting Steam From Power Plants for Carbon Capture Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2013A Correlation for the Impact of Extracting Steam from Power Plants for Carbon Capture Processes Adam H Berger and Abhoyjit S Bhown Electric Power...
Synthesis of Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers From Dimethoxymethane and Paraformaldehyde Catalyzed By Cation Exchange Resins Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2013Synthesis of oxygenated compounds as diesel fuel additives from coal-based C1 chemicals is of great importance to solve the large surplus of C1...
Mixing During High Consistency Enzymatic Hydrolysis - Influence of Raw Material, Viscosity and Particle Size Distribution Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2013In order for commercial scale lignocellulosic bioethanol to be economically feasible , high solid operation throughout the whole process is regarded...
Distribution and Diffusion of Sara Fractions in Bituminous Layer of Athabasca Oil Sands: Instrumental Measurements and Molecular Dynamic Simulation Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013The bitumen liberation and recovery of oil sands have been well known affected , to some extent , by the bitumen physical properties , especially the...
Deployment of An in-Membrane Micro Fuel Cell for Portable Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013Advances in nano/microfabrication technology has led to the deployment of smaller , faster , and more efficient portable , wireless , and autonomous...
Process Development and Manufacturing: Single Use Versus Glass and Stainless Steel Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013Single-use equipments are now commonly used for process development and production activities. The advantages of these equipments have been well...
High Fischer-Tropsch Performance of Cobalt Catalyst Supported On Nitrogen-Doped Bamboo-Shaped Carbon Nanotubes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013Tingjun Fu, Zhenhua Li Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering & Technology,...