Carbon Negatives: Combatting the High-Carbon Trend Among Precious Metals Catalysts
Working together, catalyst users and precious metal refiners can find win-win solutions to combat the problematic high-carbon trend among precious metals catalysts.
Petrochemicals
Meet Process Engineer Veronique Kayem
. by Scott D. Love
Learn how Veronique came to chemical engineering and process engineering, and hear about the joys and challenges of her work.
Meet Process Engineer Ranjit Hirode
. by Scott D. Love
Hear from Ranjit about how he became interested in chemical engineering and learn about his career and current work.
Daniel MacEachran on Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology [Interview]
. by Sean Liu
Daniel will speak about brand owner engagement and how it's essential for the adoption of renewable materials and chemicals in the marketplace.
Meet Process Engineer Varun Harikumar
. by Stephanie Viola
Varun shares his experiences as a young process engineer, discussing his career path, challenges of his work in process engineering, and more.
AIChE Partners with Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine
. by Gordon Ellis
The publication will now be offered as a new benefit for Fuels & Petrochemicals Division members.
Chemical Engineers Develop Metal-Organic Frameworks to Cut Petrochemical Energy Consumption
. by Douglas B. Clark
Chemical engineers have developed an MOF that promises to greatly reduce energy consumption in the propylene-propane separation process.
Oxygen Sponge May Also Function as Hydrogen Sponge
. by Douglas B. Clark
The discovery could improve catalysts for selective hydrogenation reactions that are vital to the production of plastics and fuels.
An Interview with F&PD Keynote Speaker Claire Cagnolatti
. by Douglas B. Clark
Following her welcoming keynote for the Fuels and Petrochemicals Division, Claire Cagnolatti joined ChEnected for a short conversation.
Improved Catalyst Promises Energy Savings and Reduced Pollution
. by Douglas B. Clark
A discovery that improves on a commonly used catalytic reaction used to break down methane could lead to significant energy savings and pollution reduction.
Saudi YPC Celebrates Year of Success at Ethylene Middle East Technology Conference
. by Mohammed Alyanbaawi
The Young Professional Committee-Saudi Section (YPC-SAS) particip
New Method Turns Plastic into Liquid Fuel
. by Douglas B. Clark
A more environmentally friendly recycling method for polyethylene not only eliminates waste but also provides liquid fuel.
SAS-AIChE Dinner Meeting: Saudi Aramco Chemicals – Growth Through Integration
. by Douglas B. Clark
The local section of AIChE in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted its dinner meeting on May 1, 2016. Warren W.
Ron Corn Discusses Ethylene "Mega Projects"
. by Douglas B. Clark
Sanjeev Kapur of Apex PetroConsultants interviews Ron Corn, senior vice president of Projects & Supply Chain for Chevron Phillips Chemical. Ron discusses "mega projects" which are those that represent expenditures of $1 billion or more.
Massive Porter Ranch Gas Leak a Cautionary Tale
. by Kent Harrington
Months of chaos, fear, and the smell of rotten eggs came to an end at Porter Ranch in Los Angeles on Thursday, once crews digging a relief well finally pierced the deep, underground casing of the d
Dave Rosenthal Discusses Reliability in the Petrochemical Industry
. by Douglas B. Clark
Joe Powell, chief scientist - chemical engineering for Shell, sat down to talk with Dave Rosenthal about creating reliable processes in the
