Chemical Processing Distilled

    Chemical Processing’s Distilled podcast extracts essential elements to serve engineers designing and operating plants in the chemical industry. Distilled is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Traci Purdum and available for download on most podcast listening apps, or you can listen right here on chemicalprocessing.com.

    Have a topic you'd like covered? Send Traci Purdum an email at [email protected]. Are you a subject matter expert who would like to participate in the Distilled? Use the same email address to pitch your ideas.  

    Jonathan Katz
    Aug. 29, 2025
    In August 2025 news, Eastman appeals funding cuts while UN plastics negotiations stall.
    Traci Purdum
    Aug. 1, 2025
    From centralized cabinets to AI-enhanced, virtualized field-level automation, the keys to the future will be efficiently managing data and using it in various applications.
    Jonathan Katz
    July 28, 2025
    This week's episode includes exclusive, unpublished content related to Trump administration's R&D cuts within the EPA and their potential effects on environmental research priorities...
    Jonathan Katz
    June 27, 2025
    Recent chemical industry developments show mixed progress on safety and sustainability.
    Traci Purdum
    June 23, 2025
    From the days of Cleopatra to contemporary chemical engineers, we look at the women who transformed modern life through innovations touching nearly every aspect of human existence...
    Traci Purdum
    June 20, 2025
    Companies hope training works without measuring its effectiveness. Without proper evaluation, organizations cannot know if their training achieves its intended outcomes.
    Jonathan Katz
    June 6, 2025
    Trump's budget cuts and EPA changes reshape the chemical industry amid expansion. How Trump’s 2026 Proposed Budget Cuts Could Impact the Chemical Industry
    Traci Purdum
    May 23, 2025
    Optimizing operator training time saves money through feedback and assessment.
    Traci Purdum
    May 16, 2025
    Chemical plant maintenance best practices include predictive maintenance, safety and continuous improvement – plus six others.
    Jonathan Katz
    May 2, 2025
    Trump's EPA eases regulations while confusion stalls recycling innovation and Dow delays climate investments.
    April 23, 2025
    Listen in on a recent episode of Ear on Processing, from Chemical Processing's sister publication Processing.
    Traci Purdum
    April 18, 2025
    Effective operator training requires realistic practice scenarios with feedback loops, not just explanation and demonstration.
    Jonathan Katz
    April 4, 2025
    Executive Editor Jonathan Katz breaks down the important news that happened in March 2025.
    Traci Purdum
    March 21, 2025
    Unlike unclear goals like "understand distillation," effective objectives specify demonstrable skills.
    Jonathan Katz
    Feb. 28, 2025
    Executive Editor Jon Katz covers the top news from February 2025.