Explore a refinery client's vacuum crude distillation tower replacement and the safety implications of proposed modifications to the high-temperature, low-pressure environment...
The FDA intensifies food safety efforts with increased post-market chemical assessments and a new unified program. Learn how recent changes impact stakeholders and what steps ...
Electrically heated steam crackers, pyrolysis and biomass refineries are emerging as the innovative, sustainable processes poised to transform chemical process operations.
Argonne National Laboratory researchers are developing a separation process to enable more effective extraction of lithium from gas and oil field wastewaters.
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a stable, inexpensive and scalable catalyst using household sugar for carbon dioxide reduction reactions.
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The U.S. Chemical Safety Board identified five issues with the 2019 Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery fire and explosion: mechanical integrity, outdated equipment, lack of...
Despite the consequences of poor drum performance, many engineers do not fully understand the basic assumptions often built into separator sizing. Basic drum sizing has three ...
This month, we cover a range of products that help chemical engineers and operators safely handle chemical metering in hazardous environments, optimize differential pressure flow...