A CEO. An attorney. Two company co-founders. Two senior process engineers. Twelve professors. They work for large organizations, public and private universities, and small startup companies. They hail from all over the globe, but they all have one thing in common: They are among the winners of AIChE’s inaugural 35 Under 35 Award.
July
2017
In the eight months since the U.S. Presidential election, AIChE and its Public Affairs and Information Committee (PAIC) have received many calls for action to expand AIChE’s climate change policy. As evidenced by many threads in the AIChE Engage...
July
2017
As the CCPS Vision 20/20 committee members were envisioning the future, they initially considered tenets that companies with great process safety performance will possess. As they developed the five industry tenets, they recognized that we are all in this together and everyone can make an impact on process safety. It is a joint responsibility of the companies and their stake-holders: academia, regulators, and the community.
July
2017
Heat Transfer Portable Chiller Line Has Expanded Cooling Capacities The Iceman SC Series portable chiller line has been expanded to include the air-cooled ASL and water-cooled WSL portable chillers. The new units have an available fluid temperature...
July
2017
The devastating water crisis in Flint, MI, brought into focus the widespread issues plaguing U.S. water supply systems. As the water infrastructure continues to age, distribution pipes are deteriorating, potentially leaching toxic heavy metals and other contaminants into drinking water. Upgrading U.S. water systems will take years and trillions of dollars. In the meantime, to safeguard public health, it is crucial to monitor heavy metals and other contaminants throughout the water supply — particularly at the point of use.
July
2017
Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies Geoffrey West, Penguin, New York, NY, $30, 496 pages, May 2017, ISBN: 978-1-594-20558-3 The author, physicist...
July
2017
Although technical ability is typically the primary focus of chemical engineering education, professional skills — such as communication, teamwork, ethical behavior, and time management — are often more important in an engineer’s career, Phil Wankat of Purdue Univ. says in the July AIChE Journal Perspective article, “Teaching Professional Skills.”
July
2017
Thermochemical energy storage could be the key to widespread concentrating solar power (CSP) deployment.
July
2017
Concentrating solar power (CSP) with energy storage could help meet our zero-emission energy needs. This article explains how the Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis could be used for low-cost energy storage in CSP plants.
July
2017
Stack testing, material balances, emission factors, and engineering equations are the most common methods that can be used to estimate air emissions.
