RAPID Peer Review Taking Place at AIChE Annual Meeting November 13-14, 2019Hyatt Regency OrlandoThe RAPID Manufacturing Institute will host its annual peer review on November 13-14, 2019 in conjunction with the AIChE Annual Meeting. Click here for more information about the event and a link to register.
Join RAPID@Annual! November 10-14, 2019RAPID members are cordially invited to attend AIChE’s 2019 Annual meeting in Orlando, FL. RAPID will be hosting a number of events and PI Topical Conference sessions - click here to view the full schedule.
Advanced Manufacturing Progress: Distributed Manufacturing for the Process Industries October2019Advanced Manufacturing ProgressWilliam J. GriecoAt the RAPID Manufacturing Institute, we spend a great deal of time thinking about how we can shape the future of the U.S. chemical process industries (CPI). This means working with RAPID members to define both the technical concepts that underpin...
Design, Application & Economics of Process Intensification Archived Webinar Sep 25, 2019 Process intensification offers a new and different paradigm in which to view applied chemical engineering. There has been much discussion on the principles of process intensification and use for more...
Modular Chemical Process Intensification Boot Camp Face-to-Face CourseThis 4-day course is for professional engineers interested in advancing MCPI in the chemical industry, specifically through the use of "number-up"...
Modeling and Simulation of Free Surfaces and Multiphase Flows Archived Webinar Jul 31, 2019 This 60-minute program will be packed with techniques used in the simulation of multiphase flow to understand, predict, and optimize chemical processes.
Advanced Manufacturing Progress: RAPID Steps Toward Sustainability August2019Advanced Manufacturing ProgressDr. David ShonnardGlobal challenges related to economic development, environmental protection, and social equality — such as conflicts triggered by drought in Africa, toxic chemical releases in India, over-exploitation of resources in the oceans and forests, and...
The Link Between Process Safety and Process Intensification Live Webinar Live Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 2:00pm-3:00pm EST Process intensification (PI) is one of the most promising development paths for the chemical process industry and one of the most important progress areas for modern chemical engineering. PI...
Modular Chemical Process Intensification: Discovering Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges Archived Webinar Jul 17, 2019 This 60-minute webinar will introduce you to methods for identifying process intensification opportunities.
Modular Carbon Capture Archived Webinar Jul 10, 2019 In this 60-minute webinar, Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti will provide a high-level view of the various CCUS processes and technologies.
Digitally Transform Your Specialty & Fine Chemicals Process Development Archived Webinar Jun 19, 2019 Join this 60-minute webinar to learn how to leverage process modeling tools for new products or optimizing margins of existing processes.
Sustainable Development through Process Intensification Archived Webinar Jun 12, 2019 In this 60-minute webinar Dr. David Shonnard provides a background on sustainable development and global programs.
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...
Time-Scale Analysis: A Process Intensification Tool Archived Webinar Oct 16, 2019 When developing chemical process modules or analyzing a plant flow-sheet diagram one needs a tool to recognize the elements of the process where process intensification is needed and in what...
Matthew Realff on the Launch of the Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing April 26, 2019Learn about AIChE's latest journal, which aims to help chemical engineering-related industries benefit from advanced manufacturing and processing.
Modeling and Simulation in Food Engineering Archived Webinar Apr 3, 2019 Are you interested in understanding how to overcome challenges and difficulties in the food industry by utilizing multiphysics modeling? In just about every industry, modeling and simulation are...
Advanced Manufacturing Progress: Membranes Are a Flexible Intensification Solution April2019Advanced Manufacturing ProgressIgnasi Palou-RiveraMembranes can be used in a diverse array of industries and applications. They are an inherently intensified technology that are typically constructed as small units that can be numbered-up to increase scale. Membranes are an obvious focus area for the RAPID Manufacturing Institute, which is working to further their development and application.
March 2019 CEP Preview March 12, 2019This month, an up-close look at process intensification, plus an intro to dividing-wall columns, a look at catalyst replacement economics, and more.
Chemical Process Design and Simulation: Aspen Plus and Aspen Hysys Applications January, 2019Chemical Process Design and Simulation is an accessible guide that offers information on the most important principles of chemical engineering design and includes illustrative examples of their application that uses simulation software.
The Value of Process Intensification for Module Manufacturing Archived Webinar Dec 4, 2018 Join Professor Brian Paul as he highlights the value of process intensification for chemical process
How to Do Process Intensification: Methodology for PI Equipment Selection Archived Webinar Oct 17, 2018 As industry begins to embrace the potential of Process Intensification (PI), process and chemical engineers need both guidance and support in selecting equipment appropriate to these new intensified...
PI Principles: Time - Focus on Oscillatory Baffled Reactors Archived Webinar Sep 12, 2018 Oscillatory Baffled Reactors (OBR) can be used to convert "long" reactions
PI Principles: Energy – PI in the Thermodynamic Domain Archived Webinar May 30, 2018 Contemporary chemical industry is predominantly based on fossil fuels as energy sources and the steam boiler is probably the most common element being used in today’s chemical processes. Next to its...
PI Principles: Structure - Focus on Micro- and Millireactors Archived Webinar Apr 4, 2018 Learn about a technology already running in production scale as well as attractive market segments for microreaction technology.
PI Principles: Structure - PI in the Spatial Domain Archived Webinar Mar 21, 2018 In this 60-minute webinar you’ll learn about the first of the four elementary domains of Process Intensification – the spatial domain. Structure is the keyword here as the various ways of structuring...
Intro to PI Principles and Approaches: Structure, Energy, Synergy and Time Archived Webinar Feb 28, 2018 Review the history of process intensification and discuss its position in a broader context of chemical engineering science. You'll also focus on the fundamental approach to PI, which will be the...
RAPID’s Quest for Intensification March2019Special SectionNidhi SharmaThese and other RAPID-funded ventures could transform industry by making chemical processes cleaner, smaller, safer, and more energy-efficient.
Using Simulation and Digitalization for Modular Process Intensification March2019Special SectionRavindra Aglave, John Lusty, John NixonThese tools enable engineers to create a digital twin of a process, which can be key to developing new technologies and testing them virtually at a rapid pace.
Special Section: Process Intensification (complete 29-page section) March2019Special SectionProcess Intensification in Practice; RAPID's Quest for Intensification; Introduction to Dividing-Wall Columns; A Building Block Approach to PI, Simulation and Digitalization for Modular PI
A Building Block Approach to Process Intensification March2019Special SectionM. M. Faruque Hasan, S. Emre Demirel, Jianping LiThis new approach represents chemical processes as abstract blocks arranged in a two-dimensional grid. Mathematical-programming-based optimization can identify the best design for intensification at the equipment and flowsheet levels.
Introduction to Dividing-Wall Columns March2019Special SectionManish Bhargava, Anju Patil SharmaA dividing wall can be added within a distillation column to improve separation efficiency of three or more products.
Process Instensification in Practice March2019Special SectionWilliam J. GriecoA paradigm shift is underway in the process industries. For over 100 years, these industries have maintained that processes were most efficiently treated as a series of standardized unit operations, and that cost-effective scale-up occurred by...
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.
Advanced Chemical Manufacturing and Design Education: A Systems Engineering Perspective January 17, 2019Chemical engineering education needs to keep pace with the growing shift towards advanced manufacturing in the chemical process industry.
RAPID’s CEO, William Grieco, Talks About the Future January 3, 2019We sat down with Bill to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing advanced manufacturing in general and the chemical process industries in particular.
Enabling Chemical Engineers to be the Core of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing December 21, 2018Chemical engineers have exceptional opportunities in advanced manufacturing and processing, but true success will require embracing new realities.
How Process Intensification (PI) Is Challenging and Transforming the Process Industries October 18, 2018Process intensification comes with many advantages, but enjoying these advantages to the fullest requires careful planning and testing.
Process Intensification: The Law of Unintended Consequences Has Not Been Repealed September 10, 2018Process intensification comes with many advantages, but enjoying these advantages to the fullest requires careful planning and testing.
Process Security: Back to the Future August 30, 2018When it comes to engineering the future's best process security, a look to the past can provide important solutions.