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ChemInnovations and Chemical Engineering eLearning Directory
Whether traveling or in the office, eLearning allows you to enhance your skills at your convenience. Get the experience and education you need by enrolling in an online course from ChemInnovations and Chemical Engineering. All courses were developed, produced and recorded at the 2011 ChemInnovations Conference. Note: All registrations take place on www.store.che.com.
U.S. Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Outlook and its Impact on the Chemical Industry by 2020
Length: 1 hour Cost: 49.00
The nature of the U.S. oil industry is changing. New oil finds, in particular Shale Oil, are already having a drastic impact on oil prices and NGL markets nationwide. Increased natural gas and NGL supplies are drastically altering the way chemical companies are viewing feedstocks and products in the future. This keynote session will focus on the changing oil and natural gas supply from Shale Oil and its impacts on oil prices, NGL availability, refinery operations and ultimately chemical production in the U.S.
Automation: What's Next and How DHS is Supporting the Chemical Sector
Length: 1.25 hours Cost: 49.00
Part I: Automation: What’s Next?
Since the advent of the distributed control system (DCS) in the mid 1970s, the role of the automation
system has grown from basic “control the process” to the digital nervous system and information highway of real-time
plant information, enabling many new production and efficiency applications. However, today’s automation systems
have also brought challenges around rapid technology change and security. The future holds the promise of even more
benefits by increasing plant availability and safety, leveraging new technologies such as human centered design, increased
field intelligence, and wireless. This presentation will explore some of today’s issues and benefits, approaches
to solving those issues, and proposes new benefit areas that will be enabled by modern automation architectures.
Part II: The Ever Evolving Industrial Control Systems Security Landscape: How DHS is Supporting the Chemical Sector
The Department of Homeland Security Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) sponsors and operates the Industrial
Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). The ICS-CERT provides a control systems cyber security
focus to assist private industry and government organizations which own and operate the nation’s critical infrastructure
with the following services:
* Respond to and analyze control systems related cyber security incidents
* Conduct vulnerability and malware analysis
* Provide onsite support for incident response and forensic analysis
* Provide situational awareness information concerning potential vulnerabilities which could be exploited via a cyber attack
* Develop mitigation strategies for improving the cyber security posture of control system networks
This presentation will highlight these no cost products and services, along with information concerning the current
threats to the control system environment, especially as it pertains to the Chemical Sector. The presentation will also
provide real world examples of the consequences of cyber incidents in critical infrastructure.
Business – Insights, Outlook and Regulatory Issues
Global Energy Outlook – A View of 2030
Length: 2 hours Cost: $49
From less common alternatives such as nuclear, biofuels, solar and wind, to the primary sources of energy that comprise the larger energy source allocation (i.e. oil, gas and coal), this course is intended to raise the audience’s awareness on:
• The impact current advances in technology have posed on the increased accessibility of commodities
• The intent to provide actual facts based on empirical data, statistical trends and energy demand-based observations
• The realistic feasibility and accessibility of alternative energy sources
• The correlation between the driving forces of growing populations, GDP and energy demand for the last 30 years, in order to trend what-to-expect for the next 30 years
• The approach our Industry has adapted in order to optimize energy efficiency in order to mitigate and satisfy the increased consumer demand
Transitioning from Academia to Industry
Length: 1.5 hours Cost: $49
This is the first time in American history that four generations are working together. How do you transfer knowledge across all these generations and train the incoming generation? What are leading companies doing to train and develop the new generation of technical workforce and how is academia preparing the new generation for the workforce?
The changing economic environment has also led to a smaller workforce, different work functions being outsourced, and changing attitudes and motivations in the people we work with everyday.
This course attempts to bring understanding to the changing environment and how we can effectively transition the new workforce and retain years of accumulated knowledge.
Top Regulatory Issues Affecting the CPI -BOILER MACT & EPA's Refinery Information Collection Request: What Chemical Plants Can Learn From the Refinery ICR
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
Top Regulatory Issues Affecting the CPI -BOILER MACT
Earlier this year, the U.S. EPA issued new, stricter air emission standards for owners of industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and then postponed enforcement of the regulation agreeing that more time was needed for public input.
The EPA estimated that the revised Boiler MACT (maximum achievable control technology) would affect about 200,000 boilers, of which 187,000 are small boilers. “Justice,” the EPA action states, “requires postponing the effectiveness of these rules.” It found that the proposed rule changes to boilers and incinerators could put nearly 800,000 jobs at risk.
The panel consists of stakeholders in this debate who will share their perspectives on ways to re-craft the regulations that will serve to protect the environment while not hurting business and jobs.
EPA's Refinery Information Collection Request: What Chemical Plants Can Learn From the Refinery ICR
The EPA’s Refinery Residual Risk Information Collection Request (ICR) represents an EPA initiative to collect information that will enable the agency to review and propose environmental regulations.
This panel discussion of expert speakers will discuss how the Refinery ICR has impacted the refining industry and what the chemicals industry can learn from this effort in order to prepare itself for a similar initiative.
Intellectual Property
Length: 1.5 hours Cost $49
The why and when of intellectual property: discussion on what needs to be protected, how to protect, when to protect, protection duration, and recovery of damages. Intellectual property areas covered are trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.
Ethics
Length: 1 hours Cost $49
This course satisfies the Texas Board of Professional Engineers requirement for one hour of Engineering Ethics. Despite much talk about ethics, most training avoids any talk of an underlying ethical foundation, thereby promoting situational ethics. What is ethics and why it is needed? What foundation can be used as a guidepost? What logical tests can be used to determine whether my action is ethical or not? This seminar develops a foundation framework and from that, derives a means to determine whether a particular decision is ethical or unethical. Use of interactive case studies allows hands on application of knowledge learned.
Process, Design, and Operations
Innovative Approaches for Chemical Process Improvements
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
This course contains a collection of presentations that outline novel but proven concepts and techniques for process optimization, such as: filter cake washing, quench tower cleaning, bulk solids gravity-flow processing vessels, and fuels and chemicals from industrial gases.
Process Intensification
Length: 1 hours Cost $49
This course focuses on novel ways to reduce operating costs and achieve higher efficiencies through application of micro-reactors, micro-channel distillation, reactor optimization, and co-flow entrainment separation.
Fractionation
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
This course will focus on distillation systems in operating units with a particular emphasis on troubleshooting operating issues, revamp projects, and dealing with fouling services.
Avoiding Leaks, Contamination and Loss with Innovative Materials of Construction
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
These presentations offer innovative solutions to the most pressing maintenance and performance problems that are associated with harsh and aggressive fluid handling in the CPI. Problems addressed include alloys for improved corrosion resistance and methods for prevention of leakage in pumps and piping.
Clearing New Hurdles via Modeling, Automation and Control
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
Learn how advances in CFD simulation and procedural automation can help you achieve new levels in process design and control.
Environmental, Health, and Safety
Water Treatment and Reuse
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
With increasing water scarcity, the need for water treatment and reuse is becoming more important. This course will address emerging technologies for water treatment, conservation, and reuse.
Strategies for Clean Air
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
This course will address the management strategies and technology options for capturing and destroying pollutants and ensuring compliance with maintenance, start-up and shutdown regulations.
Environmental Solutions & Process Risk
Length: 2.15 hours Cost $49
This course will address solutions for sustainability and optimization of processes toward a more sustainable and effective operation.
Process Risk
This course will address the significant hidden threat of failing passive fire protection along with a proactive approach to maintaining it.
Implementation and Operation of Safety Systems
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
This course will address implementation, operation and maintenance of safety systems in various industries.
Energy Efficiencies and the use of Alternative Energy Sources
Energy Efficiencies
Length: 1.5 hours Cost $49
This course will highlight the advantages of using technologies that improve energy efficiency in petrochemical and chemical processing facilities.
Energy Efficiencies-Emerging Technologies and Best Practices
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
In the chemical process industries (CPI), energy expenditures are influenced by a complex interaction between process technologies, operating scenarios and type of energy supply.
In this panel discussion emerging technological options and best operational practices in perspective with statistical analysis of the CPI’s recent energy consumption and the expected energy landscape of the short-, mid- and long-term.
Equipment Maintenance and Reliability
Monitoring, Benchmarking, and Mitigation
Length: 2.15 hours Cost $49
This course covers ways to lower plant rental equipment costs, (CMMS) maintenance Management systems data in litigation, proven methods to benchmark, monitor and mitigate as well as how to deal with corrosion under insulation
Mechanical Integrity and Reliability
Length: 2.15 hours Cost $49
This course covers tank polymer liners in solvent service and electromagnetic flow meter operation and applications.
Instrumentation, Controls, and Automation
Fieldbus: Opening Doors on Innovation
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
Adoption of FOUNDATION fieldbus as well as other automation technologies is increasing at an unprecedented rate - and for good reason. Fieldbus-based typed solutions provide end users with the freedom to choose best-in-class control products meeting specific application requirements as discussed in this session.
Rethinking Gas Analysis in Chemical Engineering
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
The subject of gas quality has received a great deal of attention by all industry sectors, from chemical to natural gas. Sessions in this conference touch many of the industries examine the technical and policies in place in regards to gas analysis.
Changing Face of SCADA/Supervisory Control Acquisition Data Analysis
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition encompasses many automation technologies from telemetry to data collection devices, as well as taking into consideration federal regulations governing safety concerns. During the session, many of these issues will be addressed as the industry is challenged to divide more resources between more technologies.
Influences on Manufacturing Automation
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
Manufacturing automation is challenged by improvements with actually affect the bottom line of profitability. Many of these influences will be examined during this session.
Dynamic Automation Tools Improve Processes
Length: 2 hours Cost $49
Advances in process control and new regulations is driving manufacturers to optimize existing technologies. The session addresses the advances in control and automation in manufacturing and its impact on the bottom line.
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