Beware of Plugged Pipes
From the Process Safety Beacon (always worth reading); plugged lines can be a major hazard source.
Category Chemical Engineering
CEP Article on Pump Hazards
Pumps, which are seemingly innocuous pieces of process equipment, can be major hazard sources when their inlets and outlets get blocked. Under these conditions, the pump’s mechanical energy gets turned into thermal energy. See “Ensure Safe Pump Operation” at Chemical…
More on Bioreactor-Grown Meat
“Companies, investors will want animal-free protein” describes how companies are developing not only plant-based meat alternatives but actual meat cells grown in bioreactors instead of animals. The latter (1) reduces waste enormously because little if any of the nutrients are…
Growing Meat in Bioreactors
Could Cell-Based Meat Replace Factory Farming? There are a lot of foreseeable advantages. (1) No wasted resources (food) due to animal metabolism. (2) No animal cruelty issues, meat grown in bioreactors can’t feel pain or distress. (3) Fewer greenhouse gas…
Centrifugal chemical reactors with multiple phases
“Running Reactions by Spinning Them” in Chemical & Engineering News (member access required for full article) describes how a centrifuge with immiscible solvents of different densities can run different steps of a chemical reaction without the need for separate pieces…