May 2010 Issue Preview
Ad Closing: Apri 11, 2010 | Material Closing: April 18, 2010
Cover Story
Industry and Academia Boost Ties
By Seán Ottewell, Editor at Large
New as well as long-running consortia involving universities, chemical companies and others are addressing critical issues related to plant design and operations. Here’s a look at some important current initiatives.
Maintenance and Operations
Successfully Implement CFATS
By Andrew Ginter, Todd Nicholson
It’s crucial to understand the key implementation challenges in complying with the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards. Findings from field surveys provide some surprising insights.
Solids and Fluids Handling
Can You Use SMB Chromatography?
By Bruce Pynnonen, Shawn Feist, Yogesh Hasabnis, David Albers and Timothy Frank, Dow Chemical
Simulated-moving-bed chromatography is a well-established separation and purification process that’s isn’t used as widely as it could be. Here’s a quick way to determine whether the technique fits your processing needs.
Instrumentation and Control
Consider an Alarm Champion
By Lothar Lang, Lyondellbasell
Good alarm management is crucial for safe and efficient operation. Having a specific person serve as the focal point for efforts can provide major benefits. Here’s how one company takes advantage of such an alarm champion.
Making it Work
Plant Gains Maintenance Savings and More
By Richard Rockwood, ABB
Contracting out responsibility for electrical, instrumentation and motor maintenance has enabled an Argentine plant to achieve maintenance budget savings of almost 20% while improving equipment reliability and availability.
Energy and Utilities
Let Summer Warm Your Coffers
By Gary Faagau, Energy Columnist
It’s easy to save energy during the summer. Preparing now to take steps during the summer will enable your plant to reduce energy bills during the warm weather.
Regulatory Compliance
What’s in the Pipeline for Wastewater?
By Lynn Bergeson, Regulatory Columnist
Federal regulators continue to focus on protecting bodies of water that receive discharges of wastewater from plants. Here’s a look at the latest developments from Washington.
Plant InSites
Does Piping Symmetry Really Matter?
By Andrew Sloley, Troubleshooting Columnist
Often a flow line must be split into branches. Without symmetrical layout of the branches, their flows will differ. So, it’s important to check the actual impact of straying from symmetry.
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