Methods for Conceptual Capital-Cost Estimation
Conceptual capital-cost estimates are important for assessing the economic viability of proposed projects, but their…
Cover Story
Cost Engineering with Previously Owned Process Equipment
Previously used process equipment can offer significant cost advantages in capital construction projects, but there…
Commentary
Electrochemistry and much more
A couple of years ago on Chemical Engineering’s 120th anniversary, I looked back at the…
In The News
Newsfronts
Modern Level-Measurement Technologies for CPI Applications
Advanced level measurement devices enhanced with intelligence solve CPI challenges Chemical processes often require handling…
Chementator
Upcycling gypsum to sulfuric acid in a zero-liquid-discharge demonstration plant
A new demonstration plant is upcycling gypsum (calcium sulfate) — a material that is typically…
Catalyst developed for conversion of CH4 to methanol
Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL; Upton, N.Y.; www.bnl.gov) and collaborating institutions have engineered…
New injector technology fundamentally improves combustion flexibility
Conventional combustors that employ air-blast and pressure-swirl injection technologies are very sensitive to fuel properties,…
Upgrading organic wastewater into fuel feedstocks
Although wastewater streams with high organic content — such as those from breweries and dairy…
Chementator Briefs: December 2024
Sustainable SMR In the pursuit of lowering greenhouse gas emissions, hydrogen has gained much attention…
A more mechanical method for methanol manufacture
The demand for “green” methanol as a low-carbon fuel is rising, making it a valuable…
Successful pilot study of wastewater reuse technology at commercial site
A pilot project evaluating the Electro-Ceramic Desalination (ECD) technology developed by Membrion Inc. (Seattle, Wash.;…
A more economical process for bio-succinic acid piloted
Bio-based succinic acid has been explored as a renewable building-block for a host of chemicals…
Business News
Plant Watch: December 2024
Plant Watch Evonik breaks ground on specialty-amine production plant in Nanjing November 11, 2024 —…
Technical & Practical
Tower Doctor
Tower Doctor: The Case of the Lying Gamma Scan
Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers This conversation started in a course…
Feature Report
Electrochemical Processes for the Chemical Industry
The push toward decarbonization is driving an increased interest in electrochemical processes. Here, the authors…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Steam Trap Operation
Steam is commonly used across the chemical process industries (CPI) for a variety of end…
Environmental Manager
Conducting Hazard Reviews: A Practical Guide to Implementing Impactful Process Hazard Analyses
The insights reported here will help guide and encourage engineers in facilitating high-quality and effective…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus: Packaging
This packaging film is water soluble EcoSol® is a PVOH (polyvinyl alcohol) film (photo) that…
Departments
Chem Chronicles
Chem Chronicles: A Look Back on 80 years of Thin-Film Evaporation
Eighty years ago, in 1944, Dr. Hans Müller from Winterthur, Switzerland filed a patent application…