Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering is the discipline in which knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology, gained by study, experience and practice, is applied with judgement to develop economic and safe ways of converting raw materials into more useful products to benefit mankind. It is devoted to the chemical, physical or biological transformation of matter or energy into useful forms, economically and safely without compromising the natural environment.
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Flue gas desulfurization
Flue gas desulfurization is commonly known as FGD and is the technology used for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the exhaust combustion flue gases of power plants that... More »
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a United States federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce.[1] The institute was founded in... More »
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Halocarbon
A halocarbon is an organic chemical molecule composed of at least one carbon atom bound covalently with one or more halogen atoms; the most common halogens in these molecules... More »
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Large-scale trickle filters
Large-scale trickle filters are wastewater treatment facilities for biochemically oxidizing biodegradable substances present in municipal or industrial wastewater. They consist... More »
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Chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that transforms one set of chemical substances to another. The substances that take part in chemical reactions are known as reactants and the... More »
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Petrochemicals
Petrochemicals are chemical products made from the hydrocarbons present in raw natural gas and petroleum crude oil. The largest petrochemical manufacturing industries are to... More »
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Petroleum refining processes
Petroleum refining processes are those chemical engineering processes and other facilities used in petroleum refineries (also referred to as oil refineries) to transform... More »
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Fluid catalytic cracking
Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is the most important conversion process used in petroleum refineries. It is widely used to convert the high-boiling hydrocarbon fractions of... More »
Hydrodesulfurization
Last Updated on 2013-04-29 at 20:07
Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) or Hydrotreating is a catalytic chemical process widely used to remove sulfur compounds from refined petroleum products such as gasoline or petrol,... More »
Atmospheric lapse rate
Last Updated on 2013-03-31 at 05:11
The atmospheric lapse rate ( ) refers to the change of an atmospheric variable with a change of altitude, the variable being temperature unless specified... More »
Argon
Last Updated on 2012-10-29 at 11:25
Argon is a chemical element designated by the symbol Ar. Argon has atomic number 18 and is the third element in group 18 of the periodic table (noble gases). Argon is present... More »
Ethanol Biofuels in the United States
Last Updated on 2012-10-07 at 22:48
Biofuels are a major source of renewable energy in the United States. Ethanol produced from corn starch accounts for 90% of the biofuels consumed, but only 5% of all... More »
Kalina cycle
Last Updated on 2012-09-04 at 11:34
The Kalina cycle is a technological approach of electric power production resulting in raising the efficiency of a thermal power station and reducing thus the fuel rate and... More »
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