BATON ROUGE, LA — (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The LSU Cain Department of Chemical Engineering recently completed a journey of several years with the installation of its new distillation columns. The towering ...

The hydrodynamics of distillation trays and columns is a critical area of research in chemical engineering, underpinning the efficient separation of chemical mixtures. This field explores the ...

In a field test to determine the viability of artificial intelligence (AI) to control a chemical plant, automation technology supplier Yokogawa Electric Corporation and chemical manufacturer JSR ...

A distillation tray is used to mix vapors and liquids together. The better the mixing, the more efficiently the tray works. Tray efficiency also depends on two other factors: how well the droplets of ...

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. Fractional distillation works because the different liquids have different boiling points. When the mixture is heated: vapours rise through a column which is ...

Distillation columns in the Dow Unit Operations Lab at the LSU College of Engineering. LSU Chemical Engineering Professional-in-Residence John Pendergast and Chair John Flake stand on the walkway of ...