CURRENT ISSUE - January 2012

FEATURES
Green Heat Exchanger for Clean Energy

Green technologies for increased productivity with reduced energy consumption and carbon footprint are the most sought after means to boost energy efficiency, so much so that industries are incessantly pursuing sustainable practices to build a secure energy efficient future. Praveen Saxena, Director and CEO, Blast Carboblocks, talks about a novel heat exchanger, which reduces energy consumption by effectuating efficient heat transfer...
- Praveen Saxena, Director & CEO, Blast Carboblocks

Safety Management in the Process Industry
Process Safety Management requires that process facilities such as chemical plants, oil refineries, gas plants and offshore platforms operate safely. This management requires that the safety regulations with regards to process upsets and hazardous materials be met, such as to increase operational efficiency...
- Raju Kurup, Safety & Security Consultant, Honeywell Process Solutions (India)

Low Cost Energy from Waste
Process industry is bullish when it comes to replacing fossil fuels and chemicals with renewable feedstock as suitable energy source. The authors highlight the LanzaTech process; a gas fermentation process suitable for converting municipal solid waste (MSW) derived Synthesis Gas (Syngas) to valuable liquid products with high yields and low operating cost...
- Michael Schultz, Vice President and Derek Griffin, Associate Senior Process Development, LanzaTech

Safety Measures in Chemical Research Laboratories
Quality control plays a crucial role in maintaining consistent product quality, while improving performance and efficiency of products. It is required that certain norms be adhered for safe storage of certain chemicals in laboratories to avoid hazards such as explosions and fires etc. This article enumerates on the precautions to be taken to avoid such incidents...
- Ravinder Tanwar, GM - Business Operations, Gordhandas Desai Pvt Ltd

Holistic Approach for Resource Conservation
Concerns about environmental sustainability, rising costs of raw materials and waste treatment are amongst the factors that accelerate the chemical process industries to opt for more sustainable resource conservation practices. Through this article we present an in-depth study on Pinch Analysis, a holistic approach to conserve various resources in chemical process plants...
- Gopal Chandra Sahu and Santanu Bandyopadhyay, Dept of Energy Science and Engg, IIT (Mumbai)



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