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"Greener" Engineering - February 11, 2010 -
Note: This meeting is brought to you by AIChE-Boston and TiE Clean Tech sig.
Commercialization of "Clean & Green" technologies involves more than just developing a new technology. Inherent in the commercialization of technologies such as Clean energy / Biofuels, water purification / desalination, and pollution prevention are several hurtles that must be overcome to be successful. These include:
1. The Capital costs such as plant construction are often very high, running often in the 100’s of millions of dollars.
2. “Scaling-up” the production process can be a daunting challenge, with many start-ups failing before the bugs are worked out of the commercial scale-up process.
3. Government approval or “Permitting” can drag on for years – delaying or even preventing the commercialization of a new technology.
"Greener" Engineering – or “Process Intensification” as Chemical Engineers call it – is a method of designing processes to solve these three start-up problems and many more using a highly efficient approach.
On February 11th, Dr. Jachuck will be discussing the latest advances in "Intensified" production methods for Clean energy / Biofuels, water purification / desalination, and pollution prevention. Learn how to increase the efficiency (and profitability) of processes with this cutting-edge design approach.
Menu: Cheese and Cracker display
Vegetable Crudités display
Chicken Fingers with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara
Italian Meatballs
Assorted Mini Quiche
Registration: Please register by 12 noon, Tuesday, February 9, 2010. There will be a $10 fee for late registrations.
Pre-registration is required.
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