Issue Archive

Plant InSites: Come Up With a Solid Estimate
Use geometry to figure out the amount of material in storage or equipment.

Respond Right to Reduced Rates
Maintaining energy efficiency helps keep operating costs in check.

Process Puzzler: Combat Column Contamination
Readers suggest how to tackle a troublesome tower.

Safety Statistics Can Get You into a Scrape
Focusing on minor accidents can foster false perceptions.

Watch Out With Piping, Valves and Hoses
Consider common dangers during process hazard analysis.

Productivity and Skills Get Thorough Exam
Blueprint identifies improvements for U.K. engineering construction sector.

Prepare to Report Climate Risks
Pressure mounts on companies to increase required disclosures.

Magnetic Mixing Offers Strong Attraction
The method subjects particles to a rotating magnetic field with a precession-like motion.

Crystallization Technique Avoids Polymorphs
Using monolayer on substrate yields crystals of desired form.

Trade Shows Require Rethinking
One big U.S. event disappears and another likely will change.

Cellulosics Conversion Gets a Boost
Control system enhances operation of demonstration plant.

Let The Videos Roll
Advances in technology ease making and sharing videos.

Do You Really Need SIL 3?
Process plants rarely require that high a safety integrity level for instrumented protection.

Consider Inherent Safety at Your Plant
Many sites can benefit -- but confusion about how to identify options stymies efforts.

Progress with Solids Takes Shape
Improvements in particle characterization bolster processing.