Articles

• 10 Tips To Succeed In Commissioning

  Take advantage of this expert advice to make a project go smoothly.

• Process Modeling Software: Get Real About Your Simulations

  Address a variety of issues that can undermine validity and accuracy.

• Shale Gas: Virtual Pipeline Reaches Europe

  Norwegian site gets first-ever delivery of ethane from U.S. shale gas

• Forestall Sight Glass Failure

  Understand the seven common causes and what to do about them

• Novel Reactor Converts Carbon Dioxide to Fuel

  Sustainable one-step process uses light and heat to create liquid hydrocarbons

• Metamaterial Promises to Enhance Separations

  Metamaterial that can sort chemical and biomolecular species may enable more efficient, energy-saving membrane separations.

• Energy Saver: Understand Impact Analysis

  Focusing on an implementation’s true consequences can lead to more cost-effective results

• Vacuum Shelf Dryer Provides More-Uniform Cakes

  Different approach to endpoint determination leads to greater consistency

• OSHA Revises Silica Standards

  Final rule introduces new exposure limits to respirable crystalline silica

• BASF Achieves Renewables’ Milestone

  Company now manufactures binders with sustainable raw materials

• Solids Processing: Prevent Problems with Fine Particles

  Sampling is crucial and demands particular care

• Technology Buoys Water Treatment

  Developments spur improvements as plants place higher priority on water.

• Chemical Safety Board Opens Up

  The federal agency aims to increase its productivity, resources for industry and advocacy.

• Pick the Proper Valve

  Consider a number of factors to match a valve to the application

• Distillation: Conquer Column Challenges

  Readers suggest a variety of steps to address multiple issues

• Chemical Processing Economic Snapshot Ending February 2016

  All three indices slumped somewhat.

• Poll Results: Whistleblowers

  We asked readers: Would you actually whistleblow if you uncovered or encountered an issue at your site that could endanger public well being?