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Dorothy Lozowski

Driving environmental progress
The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court limiting the…

Scrolling or Pushing? Choosing the Right Type of Filtration Centrifuge
Understanding the working principles of scrolling and pushing centrifuges can…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Achieving Balance in Combustion
New hardware combined with monitoring technologies can help optimize combustion…

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Hybrid membrane separates CO2 with both high permeability and selectivity
Conventional gas-separation membranes normally exhibit a trade-off between selectivity and…

Biodegradable corn-based adhesive is non-toxic, with tunable properties
A new class of adhesives being developed by the startup…

Chementator Briefs
Biomethane Last month, NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.…

Commercial debut for sand-based thermal-energy storage
Last month, operation began at Polar Night Energy Oy’s (Tampere,…

A more-sensitive way to differentiate chiral compounds
Circular dichroism (CD) is the established method for distinguishing between…

Upcycling of waste ABS into 3D-printable material with enhanced properties
In an advancement toward circularity for commodity plastics, researchers at…

Extending the operating temperature of biological phosphorus removal
Currently, enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) techniques in municipal wastewater-treatment…

Limpet tooth inspires strongest biomaterial
An interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists and engineers from the…

Biosynthesis of renewable, high-energy-density, cyclopropane-based fuels
Cyclopropane-functionalized hydrocarbons can be excellent fuels because of their high…

Business News: August 2022
Plant Watch Johnson Matthey to build U.K. gigafactory for H2…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALTOWER DOCTOR

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Tower Doctor: X-Raying The Patient: Gamma Scanning Vapor Cross-Flow Channeling
Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers In…

Ethernet-APL: The Future of Field Connectivity
Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (APL) provides connectivity between field-generated data…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts At Your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer Fluid System Venting
Heat transfer fluids (HTFs) provide heating and cooling of process…

ENGINEERING PRACTICE

Magnetic-Drive Positive-Displacement Pumps for Chemical Processing Applications
Advances in sliding-vane and internal-gear seal-less pump technologies can provide…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Steps to Improve Safety Challenges in Hazardous Environments
Compliance with industry- and machinery-specific safety standards and classifications is…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Pipes, Tubes and Fittings
A portable pipe beveling tool prepares pipe for welding The…

Achema Show 2022 Show Preview
Achema (www.achema.de), the global forum for the chemical engineering and…

DEPARTMENTSCHEM CHRONICLES

ChemChronicles: 'Eye it Before You Buy It,' The Invention of Cellophane
Transparent polymer film started with an accident . . .…

Highlights Drought emphasizes water scarcity Can Trash Interfere With a Cure?Why Innovation Operations are Critical Weighing and Dosing Facts at your Fingertips: Clean-in-Place (CIP) Systems

Comment Business & Economics

CE Podcast: Future of the Olefins business

By Scott Jenkins | October 15, 2021

On this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, we hear from Patrick Kirby, a principal analyst at Wood MacKenzie. Patrick talks about an analysis undertaken early this year by WoodMac on the global olefins business. Listen to the conversation here:

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