Patrick C. McGrath, US Department of Energy, ARPA-E: The Future of Chemical Engineering August 14, 2018As part of our celebration of AIChE's 110th year, Pat McGrath of ARPA-E shares his predictions for chemical engineering's next 25 years.
Peter T. Cummings, Vanderbilt University: The Future of Chemical Engineering August 8, 2018This series looks at the future of chemical engineering, revisiting past predictions for the profession and pairing them with current predictions for the next 25 years.
Upgrading Natural Gas Technology July 23, 2018Condensing natural gas into a liquid, nonflammable form through natural gas upgrading is key to expanding natural gas production.
Climate-immune Battery Makes Electric Cars More Viable July 6, 2018Air temperature is no longer a significant factor for electric-car charging, thanks to new battery technology.
ChemE Wendy Young on the Circular Economy & Sustainability February 27, 2018AIChE member Wendy Young spoke with us for a few minutes at a recent conference to speak with us about some of the topics on her mind as a chemical engineer.
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.
Innovations that Hold Promise for a Better Future February 22, 2018A host of innovations across a wide range of areas show potential for a brighter future. Read more about them here.
Methane-eating Bacterium Shows Promise as Biocatalyst February 19, 2018A microbe's ability to ingest methane opens the doors for potentially producing various product precursors in an environmentally friendly way.
Carbon-based Catalyst May Be Key Step to Clean Hydrogen January 17, 2018As efficient as current platinum-based catalysts, the nanostructured composite material sidesteps costly platinum.
Huge Potential in North Atlantic Open-Ocean Wind Farms January 15, 2018Computer modeling reveals the true potential of open-ocean wind farms, compared to conventional land-based wind farms.
Cheaper, Cleaner Hydrogen Production from Methane and Electricity December 12, 2017This new method generates hydrogen from methane and electricity, with near-zero energy loss. The discovery is a boon for hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Stretchable Bio-Battery Could Fuel Wearable Electronics December 8, 2017One day a simple yoga class or stroll down the street may power wearable electronics, and one research team thinks it has created the ideal power source.
Developing Transparent Solar Panels for Windows December 4, 2017Transparent solar panels that are efficient enough to be practical have been elusive, but no longer.
Concentrating Solar Power: Solar Energy on Demand Archived Webinar Jun 21, 2017 Can a power plant ever expect to reliably provide solar power on demand—even when it’s nighttime or cloudy? Find out here. Join National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Craig Turchi...
Biolubricants Development, Formulation and Friction Test Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 28, 2017Biolubricants have exhibited a lot of advantages over the conventional lubricants: excellent lubricity, minimizing of corrosion of metal surfaces,...
Status of Waste Processing and Conversion Technologies Archived Webinar Jun 3, 2015 This webinar provides an overview of the status of the processing and conversion technologies in the US. It includes a review of the most significant technology and equipment providers as well as the...
Beyond Implications on a Golden Age of Natural Gas in Korea Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015South Korea is one of the top energy importers in the world where relies on fuel imports for about 97% of its primary energy demand because the...
CFD Modeling of Air Emissions from Controlled Flare Tests Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015Although significant progress has been made in developing technologies capable of measuring flare efficiencies and emissions in situ, essential...
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...
Non-Conventional Methods of Obtaining Combustible Liquid Fuels Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Introduction Limited world reserves of liquid fuel as well as the general trend to reduce atmospheric contamination pose many challenges for...
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...
Brayton Refrigeration Cycle for Small Scale LNG Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Liquefying natural gas is an industrial process of great importance with the current worldwide production capacity of about 300 million tonnes per...
R&D of Green and High Efficient Cellulosic Fuel Ethanol Process Combined with Value Added By-Products By Three Main Feedstock Components Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2014As the biggest developing country, China needs fuel ethanol to meet its demands of the social and economy development. Basing on the “Mid-long term...
Biofuels from Pyrolysis Oil: A Two-Step Hydrodeoxygenation Process Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014
Cathode Filtration System Design and Optimization for PEM Fuel Cells Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014Cathode contamination causes significant performance degradation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, as a result of poisoning the membrane...
Overview of the U.S. Doe Carbon Capture Research and Development Program Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014The Department of Energy’s Carbon Capture Program –managed within the Office of Fossil Energy and implemented by the National Energy Technology...
Options for Improving Attractiveness of Renewable Energy Powered Desalination Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014
Sustainable R&D for new Technology in Start Ups Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 10, 2014Often Start Ups develop technology for building block chemicals from renewables. DOE has a list of 12 such building blocks, such as glucaric acid,...
Scientific Design's Integrated Ethanol to EO/ EG Process Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 9, 2014There has been a renewed interest lately in non-petroleum derived feed stocks for many chemical processes. Among the fermentation-derived feed stocks...
AIChE & A&WMA Web Forum: Electricity and the Environment: Existing U.S. Coal-Fired Generation and Future Technologies Archived Webinar Sep 18, 2014 Electricity generated by fossil fuel is a generally stable and low-cost commodity. Globally, electricity is being utilized in more areas of life than ever before, and the environmental impact of its...
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...
Molecular Modeling of Naphtha Catalytic Reforming Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Molecular Modelling of Naphtha Catalytic Reforming Catalytic reforming is one of the most important refinery processes providing high octane number...
A Highly Accurate Densimeter for Cryogenic Liquid Mixtures - First Results for LNG Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Natural gas is an important energy source today and for the future. According to the International Energy Agency the trade with Liquefied Natural Gas...
Optimization of Water Network Design and Dynamic Operation for Agile Batch Manufacturing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Water network design (WND) is of great importance to effective use of valuable water, which plays key role in not only the reduction of freshwater...
Water Reuse Challenges and Hydraulic Fracturing Archived Webinar Dec 4, 2013 GE Water & Process Technologies offers a broad product and solutions portfolio that addresses water challenges associated with hydraulic fracturing. This webinar discusses: Key technical and...
A Parametric Study of Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Competitiveness in the United States Through 2050 Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2013We modeled and conducted a parametric analysis of the US light-duty vehicle park to examine the impact of natural gas vehicles as they compete with...
Development of Fe-Cu Oxygen Carriers for Solid Fuel Gasification and Hydrogen Production Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013Carbon dioxide emission from fossil energy conversion is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. Therefore , development of processes to...
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...
Combined Natural Gas Liquefaction and Power Generation Plant With Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013It is generally well accepted that an increase in anthropogenic emissions is a leading cause of the increase in levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) , one...
Modeling of CO2 Capture Using Microalgae Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013In order to model the growth of microalgae in a open-pond reactor , a 1000L system has been built and operated under realistic outdoor conditions...
Solid Fuel Conversion Via Chemical-Looping With Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) Using Co-Precipitation Derived Cu-Mn Oxygen Carriers Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) is an emerging CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technology. In CLC oxygen derived from a solid oxygen carrier is used...
Sol-Gel Derived Fe2O3-Based, Al2O3 Supported Oxygen Carriers for Hydrogen Production Via a Chemical Looping Cycle Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013Sol-gel derived Fe2O3-based , Al2O3 supported oxygen carriers for hydrogen production via a chemical looping cycleNur Sena Yüzbasi , Qasim Imtiaz ,...
A Novel Mixed Metallic Ni Based Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping Combustion Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013This study reports the development of a high surface Ni based oxygen carrier (OC) and the investigation of its reactivity with gaseous fuel for...
One-Body Hybrid Solid Packing for Sorption-Enhanced Water Gas Shift Reaction Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 6, 2013The interest in hydrogen , regarded as a new clean energy carrier , has been increasing with the expectation for the upcoming hydrogen economy. In...
Investigation of the Feasibility of Flue Gas Separations Using An Ionic Liquid From a Thermodynamic Point of View Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 5, 2013Just one decade ago , the term “ionic liquid” was unknown to the majority of chemical engineers. Today , this unique family of substances is being...
Operations of a Stratified Downdraft Gasifier On MSW for Development of a Waste to Energy Process Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 5, 2013Southern Research is developing a small-scale MSW and biomass conversion process based on gasification to produce renewable power and liquid fuels...
Hydrodeoxygenation Or Reforming of Biomass? a DFT Study Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013Cost effective conversion of plant and municipal solid waste material (biomass) into materials of higher energy density , to be utilized in the...
Systematic Approach for Energy Efficient Eco-Industrial Parks Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013Sustainability since its original conceptualization is considered to have four dimensions; social; economic; environmental and institutional. It is...
A Low Cost, High Capacity Regenerable Sorbent for Post Combustion CO2 Capture Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013TDA Research , Inc (TDA) is developing a low cost , high capacity CO2 adsorbent and demonstrating its technical and economic viability for post-...
Zeolite vs MOF Membranes For Carbon Dioxide Separation: Which Is Best? Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013Carbon dioxide separation from light gases is a very important environmental and energy issue. The state-of-the-art process for the purification of...
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...
Driving Sustainable Savings in Utility Operations through a Site-wide Energy Model Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 3, 2013Sustainable savings are routinely captured by utility system operators at industrial facilities through regular implementation of real-time...
Utilization of Low-Grade Heat and Process Integration in Oxy-Combustion Coal Based Power Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) is a technology that collects and concentrates the CO2 emitted from large point sources, transports it to a suitable...
New Quantitative Risk Criteria for U.S. LNG Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2013The recent increase in natural gas production has expanded the outlook for exporting domestically-produced natural gas. As a result, many existing...
New Materials for Membrane Separations Archived Webinar Mar 13, 2013 In this webinar, Dr. Richard D. Noble - the co-director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Membrane Applied Science Technology and co-author of Membrane Separations...
Kinetics of Adsorption, Desorption, and Re-Adsorption of a Commercial Endoglucanase in Lignocellulosic Suspensions Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 1, 2012This study conducted quantitative kinetic modeling and in-situ and temporally resolved measurements of adsorption, desorption, and re-adsorption of a...
Hydrogen Production From Renewable Sources: R&D Challenges, Targets and Pathways (Keynote) Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 31, 2012Hydrogen produced from renewable energy is an important component of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technology (FCT) Program efforts...
Electrochemistry and Transport Limitations of Non-Aqueous Li-Air Batteries From First-Principles Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 31, 2012Li-air batteries have much higher gravimetric energy storage density compared to all other battery chemistries, and this has led to a strong interest...
Aspen Simulation of Mobile Biomass to Liquid Facility – the Beauti-Fuel Concept Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 31, 2012The BeauTi-fueL facility is a mobile biomass to liquid facility, where the key equipment of the biomass to liquid process is placed into a commercial...
Inorganic Analysis of HTC Biochar Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 31, 2012The increase in greenhouse gas concentration, primarily due to emissions of CO 2 produced in use of fossil fuel, motivates many efforts to identify...
Hydrogen Release Characterization and Simulation for Safe Design of Hydrogen Fueling Station Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Hydrogen is a prominent fuel for a renewable and environment-friendly energy carrier. It can simultaneously reduce a country's reliance on foreign...
Torrefied Biomass As Coal Replacement Fuel: Market Acceptance Challenges Due to the Disruptive Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Torrefied woody biomass in pelletized or briquette form has been demonstrated to be a functional replacement for coal in powdered coal fired systems...
Engineering Pellets of Biomass Blends Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Transportation and handling of lignocellulosic biomass are often challenging and expensive due to low bulk density, in the range of 60-80 kg/m 3 for...
Assessing Anhydrous Tertiary Alkanolamines for Gas Purifications Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Assessing Anhydrous Tertiary Alkanolamines for Gas Purifications Paul M. Mathias, Kash Afshar, Satish Reddy, Arnold R. Smith, Rubin J. McDougal Louis...
Insights From Glucose Pyrolysis for Cellulose Pyrolysis Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Experimental and predicted kinetics of glucose, the monomer of cellulose, provides quantitative and qualitative insights into the pyrolysis of...
Kinetic Modeling of Syngas Production From Bio-Oil Gasification Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Gasification of bio-oil is a desirable process to produce syngas as a renewable resource with no net greenhouse gas emissions. Bio-oil is a mixture...
A Shell-and-Tube Direct Steam Generator for Concentrated Solar Power Generation Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 29, 2012?Making Solar Energy Economical? is one of the Grand Challenges posed by the National Academy of Engineering. However, innovation in concentrating...
Nuclear Energy: Is there a future after Fukushima? Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 29, 2012The future of the global nuclear energy industry, while certainly not without its challenges, remains vibrant. Even as the industry contends with...
Chemistry and Energy: Fortifying Our Historic Links Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 29, 2012Centuries ago, early ideas were formulating that would advance the science of organic chemistry. Since its beginnings, there have been many organic...
CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage and Natural Gas/Oil Recovery – Harnessing Scientific Development and Business Principles to Achieve Fossil Energy Sustainability Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 29, 2012Fossil fuels currently comprise more than 80 percent of global (and U.S.) energy consumption and are expected to continue to play a critical role in...
Marcellus Shale Gas Wastewater Reuse and Recycle Archived Webinar Oct 3, 2012 This webinar provides background on how water is used for drilling and hydraulic fracturing and includes a review of hydraulic fracturing fluid composition and flowback and produced water quantity...
Failure Mechanisms in Lithium Ion Batteries: Opportunities for Materials Development Archived Webinar Sep 19, 2012 This presentation will focus on the primary failure mechanisms for lithium ion batteries, how those mechanisms are affected by material selection, and vehicle applications for batteries and their...
Green Diesel Production - An Overview Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Currently, there are two renewable diesel fuels available: biodiesel and green diesel. The biodiesel or FAME is the transesterification of vegetable...
Simultaneous Biofuel and Electricity Generation Using CO2-Neutral Microbial Fuel Cell Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Limited availability and the environmental impacts from fossil fuels require that we find alternative energy sources that are renewable and safe. The...
Reducing CO2 Emissions From Refineries Through Chemistry Upgrade Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Despite the lack of a global greenhouse gas emission reduction agreement, regional schemes are moving forward to limit CO 2 and other GHG emissions...
Mixed Fluid Cascade, Experience and Outlook Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The first Base Load LNG plant, which has been built using the Mixed Fluid Cascade (MFC ® ) process, started up in 2007 at a Norwegian location close...
Application of Exergy Analysis for LNG Plants and Receiving Terminals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Natural gas liquefaction is an energy-intensive process. New world scale LNG plant usually has multiple trains with each train has a very high...
Is Your Facility Carbon Capture Ready? Understanding the Basics of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Archived Webinar Nov 30, 2011 In this webinar, engineering professionals find out how to implement and deploy Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects. Specific areas addressed are project development, operations,...
Fracking: The Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Archived Webinar Nov 15, 2011 Led by experts from academia, government and industry, this interactive Web Forum presents an overview of the history, the current state of development and a look into the future of natural gas shale...
Change of Structure of Corncob with Dilute Acid and Lime Pretreatment and a Potential Process for Xylose Co-Production of Cellulosic Ethanol Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Degree of polymerization (DP) of cellulose is considered an important factor to effect on the conversion of Lignocellulose. The higher DP of...