Designing new separation operations involves several key steps, including proper naming of the process steps, identifying suitable technologies and supporting studies needed for unit-operation selection Chemical engineers must be vigilant when reviewing first-of-its-kind chemical processes to ensure that processing steps…
Regulating conditions such as flow rate at input, and backpressure at the vent will result in clearer data for your gas chromatograph. In this article, learn to leverage new technology to ensure the reliability of analyzer data, and reduce failure points in…
The following are recently published books with relevance for professionals in the chemical process industries (CPI): Biopolymers from Microorganisms for a Green Future. By Pratima Bajpai, Elsevier Press, 2025, 300 pages, $199.75. Sustainable Processes in the Circular Economy: From Virgin…
Design considerations to ensure a safe, effective piping system A naturally occurring element, chlorine serves as the basic building block for some of the most critical health and safety items used in everyday life, such as drinking water treatment, waste…
Why measurement matters when every drop counts Considering the growing global demand for freshwater, industries worldwide are increasingly turning to water recycling and reuse technologies as vital components of their sustainability strategies. Technology advancements are driving the ability to recycle…
A CFD-Based Performance Analysis Cooling hot gas is necessary in many industrial processes to protect equipment and ensure employee safety. Daniel deLesdernier, Advanced Spray Engineering Services Manager at BETE, presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based analysis of co-current and counter-current…
This paper discusses critical safety and efficiency challenges in drying operations, introduces the CO.Pilot, and shows how this system can enhance both safety and efficiency resulting in a true return on investment.
The Batch Column in CHEMCAD is a powerful unit operation that allows the fast, simple, and reliable estimation of the feasibility of a batch distillation process. Whether you're designing a new column, developing new separation processes in existing columns, optimizing…
A portfolio of instruments is required to effectively manage the lifecycle costs of heat exchangers. The operation and maintenance of heat exchangers accounts for a significant proportion of the capital and maintenance expenditure of chemical and petrochemical plants. While minimal…
Absorption and stripping are important mass-transfer operations within the chemical process industries (CPI). This one-page reference provides some basic information on the principles and applications of stripping and absorption in industrial chemistry settings. General operation In absorption, a solute from…