A new composite ionic liquid (IL) alkylation process has been proven in a pilot plant and retrofitted into an existing 65,000-tonne/year H2SO4 alkylation unit in China. This article discusses the new ...

Tradeoffs available in sizing the biological treatment components of combined trickling filter/activated sludge processes were investigated. Sixteen combinations of trickling filter total organic ...

An operations planning and economics improvement project at ConocoPhillips's Lake Charles, La., refinery successfully developed and implemented high-quality kinetic process models used for unit ...

As the bioprocess industry grows, and more products work their way through clinical trials toward approval, commercial production becomes important to supply the market with product. A safe, reliable, ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) issued an August 15th decision interpreting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) term ...

The new group, called Optura, will incorporate the assets of WebFlow, which SBI acquired in May, including its RapidFlow product line. Optura's offerings will include prepackaged software and ...