Industrial Water Use and Reuse Workshop 2019 November 10, 2019Bayhill 19 at the Hyatt Regency OrlandoThis workshop aims to address the current status of water usage, treatment, and recycling in the oil and gas sector. We will also review the current and prospect technologies for water usage and sustainability. Submit your Abstract! Register Today! Preliminary Technical Program
Aquatic Plant Offers Solutions to Water Treatment and More September 6, 2019A common water plant's immune system offers a wide range of possibilities to help society, from wastewater treatment to antibiotics.
International Society for Water Solutions The International Society for Water Solutions is focused on pressing issues of water access, quality, sustainability, and security. The main goal of the the society is to promote discussion and to determine the role and approaches for AIChE to lead chemical engineers to become recognized thought leaders in the existing water space.
San Jose State University and Dawood University: ACE4G Collaborators September 25, 2019Water purification using cactus? Hear how these chemical engineering students took advantage of a local and renewable resource to help improve lives in a community.
Aquatic Plant Offers Solutions to Water Treatment and More September 6, 2019A common water plant's immune system offers a wide range of possibilities to help society, from wastewater treatment to antibiotics.
August 2019 Featured Engage Discussions August 20, 2019Know anything about wastewater pre-chlorination? Suggestions for the top-10 books for ChemE beginners? Questions of your own? Chime in!
Meet Process Engineer Anthony Actis August 13, 2019 Anthony discusses his work as a process engineer in the water industry, professional hurdles, and the importance of his work.
Optimization of Alkaline Peroxide Pretreated Rice Husks Using Response Surface Methodology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019Cruse oil released into the ocean can lead to both environmental pollution of the water system and economics lost for the water purification. Rice...
Investigation of Hydrocarbon Utilization By Debaryomyces Hansenii (LAF-3 10 u) in Desalter Effluent Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019The bio-remediation of desalter effluent in the crude oil refinery and its reuse in the petroleum refinery is a practical option. Desalter effluent...
Impact of Nutrients on Water Environment: Control Technologies and Policy Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019Effluent streams of domestic origin contain nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) that are essential nutrients for the growth and metabolism of microbial...
Aligning Business Drivers to Create Win-Win Water Reuse Partnerships between Refineries and Municipalities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019Background Historically, water has been a low-cost utility for many refiners â one that required little consideration and...
The Cleanest Way to Treat Spent Caustic Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019Spent caustic is arguably the worldâs most foul industrial wastewater. It is generated in the removal of acidic contaminants from...
Building Water Resiliency By Balancing Salt Levels at Petrochemical Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2019Building resiliency into a water supply enables industrial production to be maintained during droughts, floods, or other episodes that impact source...
Meet Process Engineer Rasika Nimkar July 22, 2019Read about Rasika's career path and about her fascinating work in computer modeling and simulations at OLI Systems, Inc.
Treating Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Waters Archived Webinar Dec 11, 2013 This presentation reviews membrane separation processes that could be used to treat hydraulic fracturing flowback waters. The advantages and limitations of these processes are highlighted. Data from...
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...
Advancing Water Treatment Technologies to Impact the Water-Energy Nexus Archived Webinar Oct 8, 2013 Clean water and on-demand energy are intimately intertwined. This talk covers technical challenges and solutions for water treatment across broad component technologies (reverse osmosis,...
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...
International Society for Water Solutions, Sustainability Metrics for Energy Systems, and the ICOSSE Label Series Archived Webinar Dec 20, 2012 This last session of the first CSTP webinar series features 3 presentations: Danny Reible’s overview on AIChE’s Society for Water Solutions, Veronika Rabl’s discussion on Sustainability Metrics for...
On-Site Biological Graywater Treatment Archived Webinar Aug 1, 2012 An Appalachian State University research team, is innovating the field of biological water treatment by applying a proven technology to salon and spa wastewater to create functional, multipurpose, "...
Critical Water Issues for the Chemical Process Industries Archived Webinar Nov 17, 2010 David Klanecky, global director of research and development for Dow Water & Process Solutions, provides an overview of the resins and water filtration technologies helping chemical process...
The Water-Energy Nexus: Emerging Issues and Challenges Archived Webinar Aug 18, 2010 This webinar provides an overview of water and energy interdependencies, as well as examples of emerging US and international water and energy related challenges, and discusses the potential local...
Using Catalytic Nanoparticles to Clean Water Archived Webinar Apr 15, 2010 In this talk, I will describe our work in improving the feasibility of these NP catalysts for groundwater remediation and in understanding how the gold enhances the Pd catalytic activity so...
CEP: News Update March2019News UpdateUsing Bacteria to Kill Bacteria: A Clean Water Solution In villages and cities around the world, families drink from unclean water and bathe in muddied pools. More than 800 million people lack access to safe drinking water sources, and at least 2...
Optimize Plant Water Use from Your Desk February2019Computational MethodsDominic C. Y. Foo, P.E.Water pinch analysis and mathematical programming can be carried out using only a spreadsheet to determine the optimal water system for your plant. Examples, including a shale gas to ethylene process, illustrate the concepts.
The ChE in Context: Perspectives on Industrial Water Reuse January2019The ChE in ContextYoram CohenAmong all of engineering’s grand challenges, those related to water resources must be among the most fundamental. The drive toward water sustainability is a major undertaking that chemical engineers have embraced.
New Process for Bioplastic with Low Water Impact December 28, 2018Researchers have devised a method for creating a polymer from marine microorganisms that completely recycles into organic waste. What’s more, the process itself has a very low environmental impact.
Jeffrey J. Siirola, Eastman Chemical (ret.); Purdue University: The Future of Chemical Engineering August 23, 2018Jeff Siirola retired in 2011 as a Technology Fellow at Eastman Chemical Company, where he had been for more than 39 years, and is no
Catalyzing Commercialization: Membrane-Based Technologies Treat Produced Water from Oil and Gas Operations November2018Catalyzing CommercializationDuring oil and gas production, about 7–10 barrels of polluted water are recovered for each barrel of oil produced. The amount of produced water depends on the geology of the formation and the type of reservoir. With a global oil production rate of...
Editorial: Clean Water: What is it Worth? November2018EditorialEmily FrangenbergThis is an expanded version of the editorial that appears in the November 2018 issue of CEP I’m no stranger to funky water. I grew up on well water in rural Maryland — where a sulfurous, rotten-egg smell would greet me every morning at the bathroom...
Meredith C. K. Sellers, Exponent Inc.: The Future of Chemical Engineering Dr. Sellers, who specializes in materials characterization and incident investigation, shares her perspective on where chemical engineering is headed.
Young Professionals Point of View: Develop Your Emotional Intelligence October 17, 2018Being able to perceive and interpret feelings in yourself and others is an important skill that can set you up for success in your professional career and personal life.
A Water Roadmap for Chemical Engineers July 30, 2018Water is one of the most important resources in the chemical process industries (CPI), presenting both opportunities as well as compliance obligations.