Changing from Batch to Continuous Processing
Our approaches to process engineering must always be evolving. Otherwise, we’ll never grow and innovate. Recently, I contributed a feature to The Chemical Engineer on making the change from batch to continuous processing. Here's an edited version of that article for my loyal blog readers. As there is a push to become more efficient, many process industries have begun thinking about continuous processing. Many specialty and fine chemical operations are batch operated. It is easy and typically…
Filtration more art than science?
Photo credit: Timothy Neesam (GumshoePhotos) via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND (Yep, that's Toronto in the background) At BHS-Filtration, our Art and Science of Filtration (AS0F) newsletter is now in its eighth year. Instead of experiencing a seven-year-itch, we're perhaps facing an eight year one as I started off the latest installment wondering if filtration isn't sometimes more of an art than a science. As we continue into 2017, the newsletter will focus on the art of filtration through case…