Compliance with industry- and machinery-specific safety standards and classifications is essential to make the safest possible environment for plant personnel, especially those working in potentially hazardous conditions Navigating the world of industrial safety standards can feel like being in uncharted…
On this edition of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins speaks with environmental policy expert Deborah Gordon, senior principal in the Climate Intelligence Program at RMI. Gordon heads the Oil and Gas Solutions Initiative at RMI, and is…
Koch Engineered Solutions (Wichita, Kan.; www.kochengineeredsolutions.com) announced July 11 that its affiliate company, Optimized Process Designs (OPD), executed a definitive engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement with Fidelis New Energy LLC (Houston; www.fidelisinfra.com) for the primary renewable fuels processing facility…
Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk, a subsidiary of Shell plc (London, U.K.; www.shell.com), today announced a new investment that supports its plan to transition the chemicals park into a site able to supply more low-carbon products and products made using recycled…
Nexus Circular LLC (Atlanta, Ga.; www.nexuscircular.com) and Braskem S.A. (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br) today announced that they have signed a detailed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to secure the production output from a new advanced recycling facility planned near Chicago, Ill. …
On this episode of the Chemical Engineering podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins is joined by eschbach Europe and North America founder and CEO Andreas Eschbach, who discusses the progress and implications of the digital transformation in the chemical process industries,…
The Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize scientific solutions to environmental problems that reduce hazards associated with the design, manufacture and use of chemicals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention sponsors the awards in…
Dispersion modeling of atmospheric releases from pressure-relief valves and other sources can be time-consuming. Follow this screening process to categorize which installations require detailed modeling and focus effort where it is most consequential The safe design of atmospheric relief/venting systems…
A megadrought in the U.S. Southwest has triggered emergency measures to be taken, as both water and hydroelectric power supplies to millions of people are threatened. The water levels in the two largest human-made reservoirs in the U.S., Lake Mead…
Advances in membrane technologies allow processors to delve into gas- and water-separation applications more effectively and efficiently Conventional membranes have a reputation for being “finicky” and “high maintenance” because they don’t operate well under high pressures or temperatures, are subject…