Filtration of Liquefied Gases & Caesar’s Last Breath
Photo by Nemanja Peric on Unsplash On the heels of my blog about “The Business of Breathing,” it’s time to talk about gas. I recently finished reading the Sam Kean book “Caesar’s Last Breath.” For those of you who have not read Kean, his specialty is writing science books in an exciting and entertaining fashion. His three other books focus on the elements in the periodic table, genetics, and the brain. Meanwhile, Caesar’s Last Breath looks at gases and both how the atmosphere has shaped…
Best Practices for Filtration Testing for Solid-Liquid Separation
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Testing in school has a negative connotation. Students dread tests. Parents bemoan “teaching to the test.” Teachers chafe against the curriculum parameters defined by testing expectations. Yet, the word “testing” should resonate much more positively with process engineers. After all, testing is the key for selecting the most suitable filtration tech for any individual solid-liquid separation task. Although there is only limited theoretical background available,…
Cookies are yummy, but avoid cookie-cutters.
Photo by Christina Branco on Unsplash We can all agree that cookies are yummy. Cookie monster is not the only creature out there who loves to chow down on a tasty chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin (my favorite are Thin Mints). What is not so good, though, is using a cookie-cutter approach to problem solving and filtration tests. In filtration testing and scaling-up to commercial size, it’s important to not “jump to conclusions" that the familiar approach is going to work best. Laboratory/bench…