Recently added articles from Chemical Engineering Progress:
Climate Change Heats You Up
Jul 01, 2009; ... Many of you are extremely passionate about the issue of climate change, with views that span the entire spectrum - from "we need to act quickly to prevent devastation" to "we shouldn't ruin our economy trying to solve a nonexistent problem." In response to the Nov. 2007 article ...
Putting Engineering and Science into Energy Policy
Jul 01, 2009; ... The energy challenge is a complex problem, requiring the integration of environmental, economic, and security challenges into an energy policy. It is important for technical societies to have a voice in addressing this issue. Moreover, if we are to be effective, we need to move beyond ...
Will Platinum Supply Constrain the Development of Fuel Cell Vehicles?
Jul 01, 2009; ... CEP is kicking off a new series that shines the spotlight on student engineers. In upcoming issues, we will feature the work of undergraduate student teams applying their skills in the chemical engineering sphere. A team of forward-looking chemical engineering undergraduates at Worcester ...
Sponge-Like Aerogel Soaks Up Hg, Separates H^sub 2^, and Improves HDS
Jul 01, 2009; ... Northwestern Univ. chemists have designed a brittle, freeze-dried, sponge-like material that can remove mercury from polluted water, easily separate hydrogen from other gases, and is a more-effective hydrodesulfurization (HDS) catalyst than the one currently used to pull sulfur out of crude ...
Ionic Liquids Dissolve Wood in an Eco-Friendly Way
Jul 01, 2009; ... ENERGY Scientists at Queen's Univ. in Belfast, Northern Ireland, have discovered an eco- friendly method of dissolving wood using ionic liquids. Their process could lay the foundation for a sustainable future where a variety of products, such as biofuels, textiles, clothes and paper, are ...