Process Engineering encompasses the analysis, modeling, simulation, optimization, design, control and operation of process systems, from micro-sized systems to huge industrial facilities. Many ...

Dow, Inc., one of the largest material science companies in the world, has been at the front of a digital transformation before the term was in common usage. The company had a RFID center of ...

Although the U.S. chemical industry has suffered unusually severe job losses as a result of the Great Recession, a few safe harbors still offer shelter from the economic storms. Biotech firms, for ...

In response to the rising focus on sustainable manufacturing practices and corporate social responsibility, there has been a surge of interest in adopting environmentally friendly and green chemicals ...

The first article in this two-part series (OGJ, May 6, 2013, p. 94) presented four process safety examples of possible inadequate overpressure protection design in amine natural gas sweetening, glycol ...

1. Digital tools enhance chemical safety through predictive monitoring and real-time analytics. 2. Electrical safety is vital to preventing catastrophic incidents in chemical plants. 3. IoT sensors ...

This chapter describes recent efforts by the chemical and petroleum industries to define process safety metrics suited to the needs of their enterprises. It then discusses how such concepts can be ...