Chemical Engineering Practice

This issue, a new take on accelerating pharma's supply chain for raw materials, reducing sheer in bioreactors, resolving heath exchanger fouling, and much more.

Dr. Rawlings is being honored for groundbreaking research in the theory and application of model predictive control, and for leadership in education.

Walton is being honored for groundbreaking research on the understanding and control of hydrolytic and chemical stability of metal-organic frameworks, and for its transformative impact on industrial gas.

Meet Sabit, a risk consultant at AWN Consulting, and learn about his path to becoming a process engineering and about his day-to-day work in the field.

Read about how John got his start in process safety, the incidents that fueled his desire to learn more, the role of mentors, and more.

This issue, answering questions about using ChatGPT for chemical engineering, applying AI to process safety studies, harnessing virtual tours to accelerate plant turnarounds, and more.

Meet this process engineer who works at Sweden’s Vattenfall in a unit responsible for developing renewable energy to hydrogen projects.

Find out what projects Reno thinks have been the most important in his process engineering career, and read how he found his way to his current role as process engineer a methanol plant.

This issue, new possibilities for geothermal, a look at harnessing separation power, case studies on liquid-liquid extraction for contaminant removal, and much more.

This issue, a special section on biotherapeutics, plus understanding the effect of human factors and leadership on safety, managing successful collaborations, and more.

Find out more about topics and speakers at this year’s event, which is being held fully online to broaden its international reach.

This issue, tips to better understand operating guidelines for utility water systems, considerations for designing thermoplastic piping systems, low- and mid-cost pollution sensors, and more.

The new funding will allow RAPID to rethink unit operations with the aim of reducing U.S. industrial emissions and energy consumption.

This issue, understand how to used advanced tools to support LOPA, find out whether ammonia storage tanks are susceptible to rollover, get tips for school-to-work transitions, and much more.

Chemical engineers were likely involved in the creation of the textiles for many of the articles of clothing you're wearing right now.

This issue, a new approach to distillation control education, ways to increase the sustainability of process plant projects, strategies for cybersecurity, and much more.

Taking steps to reduce the urban heat island (UHI) effect makes sense for both sustainability and quality of life. Learn more about the effect and what steps can be taken.

This issue, get tips to boost your career with publishing opportunities, learn methodologies for heat transfer design of agitated tanks, assess control systems’ cybersecurity risk, and much more.

Meet process engineer David Cruz Zamora and learn about his career at Air Liquide and about the responsibilities of his role.

Ten initial endowments will support innovative research in a variety of disciplines that will advance chemical engineering. Four of these endowments will be introduced at the Annual Meeting.

Dever is being recognized for scale-ups and commercialization of ethylene oxide and acrylic acid process technologies, as well as for doubling the growth of the Mid-Atlantic Technology and Innovation Center.

This issue, a look at AI's potential for discovering new food proteins, tips on applying process safety principles to food processing, best practices for pressure transmitters, and much more.

Hear about Amr's current work at Petroleum Pipelines Company (PPC) and about his previous roles in process engineering.

Learn about the career paths, job responsibilities, and work challenges of these chemical engineers who have careers as process engineers in the pharmaceutical industry.

Hear why he became a chemical engineer, what skills have help him most in his career, and the most important skills for chemical engineering students.

The central role chemical engineers play in urban heating speaks to how integral chemical engineers are to community organization.

Find out how Will took a non-traditional path to build his business skills, how he got into process engineering, and what he finds most important about his work.

Hear about this process engineer's career at Michelin, and learn how she's found success in her work.

This issue, improve your knowledge of predictive maintenance, get tips for troubleshooting common issues with vacuum systems, learn to boost your career with an entrepreneurial mindset, and much more.

Learn about the advantages modular process intensification made possible, including an overall capital efficiency gain of 66%.

This month, guidance for compliance auditing of pressure relief systems, tips for better steam-assisted flare performance, risk management of glass use in hazardous chemical service, and much more.

Learn how to use vapor-liquid equilibrium properties for inferential models, improve safety with better site selection and buffer zone maintenance, and much more.

Find out how this process engineer in Texas came to the field and what he values most about his work.

This issue, know-how for heterogeneous catalysts scale-up, tips for using historic field-level data for hazard analyses, ways to create a strong safety culture, and more.

This issue, a look at minimizing oil and gas flaring, tips for re-suspending settled solids in an agitated tank, risk-based methodologies for better asset integrity management, and more.

Chemical engineers are a good fit for product development careers because they are analytical thinkers and problem solvers. But learn what else chemical engineers need to work in product development.

Watch this video interview to hear more about how Deb Grubbe’s process engineer path led to what she calls a “career home” in capital projects, project management, and process safety/occupational safety. 

A special section looks at how fermentation could boost sustainability in the chemical industry, how microbes are the next great domestication challenge, and offers an exploration of the microbiome as medicine.

Digitally transforming chemical operations is vital for safer plant shutdowns that limit operational disruption and reduce the risk of environmental impact.

This issue, a special section on industrial decarbonization, tips for automating measurements at your plant, a look at how chemical engineers can help with solutions for the opioid epidemic, and more.

This month, an up-close look at water supply safety, tips for establishing a resilient supply chain for dangerous goods, how to use modeling software during development to evaluate process uncertainties, and much more.

Steam distillation is often used to remove a volatile oil from plant material. Learn why and understand how this process works.

This issue, learn about ultrasonic flowmeters, understand what makes an effective toxic shelter, get tips for starting a robotics program, and much more.

Having trouble plotting partial molar values for non-ideal, binary mixtures? Check out this video for a tutorial that shows how an interactive simulation can be used to plot the values.

Learn about the wide variety of work Andrew has been a part of, and hear how he's doing his part to pass on decades of knowledge to up-and-coming process engineers to help them thrive.

Hear about the careers of other process engineers to learn how they entered the field and about their career choices, challenges, and successes.

This issue, a look at mega columns and their role in meeting carbon-neutral goals, considerations for keeping your facility safe from hackers, industry and Institute news, and more.

Learn about the impressive scale-up process ahead of this process engineer, and read how he discovered his passion for the field and its many challenges.