WFC13 Highlights the Latest in Solid-Liquid Separation.
Image source: https://www.photosforclass.com/ The World Filtration Conference 13 (WFC 13) in San Diego was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues from North America and Europe. It has been over six years, and we picked up our conversations as if we had seen each other only yesterday. At the same time, the October conference was a chance to learn the latest in solid-liquid separation. I enjoyed being a session moderator as well as a presenter on a topic of holistic and…
Cruising Into a Future with LNG
Photo by Alonso Reyes on Unsplash In mid-April, I attended GasTech 2017 in Tokyo. The focus of GasTech was Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and its impact on the world’s energy balance, carbon emissions, and technology. Now, I didn’t take a cruise ship all of the way from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Japan, but there are some interesting overlaps between LNG and cruising. Why Liquefied Natural Gas First, we need to understand LNG and its growing market share. LNG is an odorless, colorless and…
Scaling Upwards & Onwards
Photo by Talha Hassan on Unsplash Next weekend is Super Bowl Sunday. Let me know who you are picking and what type of food you are serving. I will have my menu posted next month. Technology is always changing. That is part of what makes our job and CPI process so interesting. Keeping up with new processes helps us to stay on our toes. The AICHE recently focused a special section on Scaling Up Bioenergy Technologies. Author David Edwards noted that, “the approach developed for the traditional…
Fireworks & Filtration. Happy 2016.
Photo by MIO ITO on Unsplash With 2015 drawing to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year. The release of the first edition of my Solid-Liquid Filtration Practical Guide for Chemical Engineers prompted me to start this blog. So far, it’s been great. I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to expand on my belief that good solid-liquid filtration process engineers proceed with caution and test, test, test. I’ve opined about the need for consistent filtration ratings, advised against…
Let's Get Rating!
Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash College Football has its AP Poll, Coaches Poll and the BCS. College Basketball uses the RPI-Rating Percentage Index and Strength of Schedule. Soccer sees teams ranked by FIFA based on their success in their games over a four year period. Plus we use rankings to decide on what restaurant to go to, what beer or wine to drink, what movie to see or rent.. So where is the common standard for Filter Ratings? Without one standard rating system for SLS technology…