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What We Think We Know About Upstream Straight Run |
10/29/2008 |
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Chemical Processing unveils its new look for new products through a resource center that covers hundreds of chemical industry must-haves. |
08/25/2008 |
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Polystyrene Plant Gains Extra Output and More Automation upgrade also extends asset life and boosts reliability |
07/14/2008 |
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Waste CO2 edges toward feedstock role Catalyst development enables use of flue gas to make cyclic carbonates |
06/04/2008 |
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Whats needed in process automation? A recent survey of end users provides an extensive wish list |
05/05/2008 |
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New president will grapple with greenhouse gases All the leading potential nominees favor cap and trade |
03/13/2008 |
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Rosenzweig's Ramblings: Sustainability in the industry Editor Mark Rosenzweig comments on the industry's sustainability practices. View this videocast to hear what concerns pertain to the chemical industry. |
11/19/2007 |
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Look into creating the perfect plant by integrating product and operational management into your environment. This provides the ability to respond faster and minimize impact to the business and bottom line, driving increased yields, asset utilization and order fulfillment. |
11/14/2007 |
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Economics as well as increasing corporate emphasis on sustainability and environmentally friendly products are spurring the use of biofeedstocks to make chemicals and fuels. |
09/27/2007 |
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Exceed environmental expectations The chemical industry is making environmental progress but needs stretch goals, says Mark Rosenzweig, in this month's From the Editor column. |
09/27/2007 |
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EPA assesses link to greenhouse gases Steps taken during manufacturing can significantly impact landfill emissions, advises Lynn Bergeson, regulatory editor, in this month's Compliance Advisor column. |
09/27/2007 |
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Good Control Room Alarm Management Still a Challenge Read about how process industries resolve the issue of operator overload, human error and organizational accidents. |
08/28/2007 |
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Politics, Appearances and Thinking Green The push to green energy is good for automation vendors everywhere, but U.S. government rhetoric may put companies on this side of the Atlantic at a competitive disadvantage. |
08/01/2007 |
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Stop fighting environmentalists and embrace them because its good for the planet and business. The challenge for the chemical industry is to win support in the court of public opinion before building or expansion plans run into trouble. And the key to that lies in a companys willingness to understand the complex and sometimes conflicting motives of opposition groups and to communicate effectively to all constituencies. |
07/24/2007 |
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Chemical makers tackle biodiesel byproduct glut A rash of plans to produce glycol from glycerin is good news for green chemistry. |
06/06/2007 |
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Debunk plant myths about diagnostics Your current control system can probably do more than you think. Everybody can agree that diagnostics are a good thing they can identify problems early, and keep the plant running at peak performance. Learn how your existing control systems and analog instruments can deliver diagnostic capabilities, at a fraction of the cost of system or instrument replacements. |
02/08/2007 |
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Making the most of diagnostics Make the most of your diagnostics with this helpul summary from George Buckbee of ExperTune, Inc. |
02/08/2007 |
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Vehicle emissions case promises broad impact A Supreme Court ruling could affect voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Mike Spear, editor at large, in his monthly End Point column. |
01/08/2007 |
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Developments target economics, not just environmental benefits. While pollution prevention was the original goal of green chemistry, todays efforts promise to have a substantial economic impact. |
01/03/2007 |
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Data validation: Jewel in the fieldbus crown? Many users and most suppliers to the industry see process availability as the big payout benefit of Foundation Fieldbus (FF) diagnostics a good portion of it realized through data validation. |
11/09/2006 |
