Monthly Archives: April 2012

Cheap shale gas: Considerations

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

The International Energy Agency has created the term “Golden Age of Gas” to describe a scenario characterizing the potential of producing immense amounts of shale gas in the U.S. and in a number of other countries. Estimated shale gas resources in the U.S.  … Continue reading →

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TED: I salute chemical engineers

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

In late March I was asked to speak at a TEDx conference hosted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. Although the theme of the conference was Sustainability,Professor Mike Ehrlich, who coordinated the event, said I should choose a … Continue reading →

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Clarifying regional gasoline prices

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

By now almost everyone is aware that there are substantial price differences at the gasoline pump when you start travelling across the country. I decided to look into this. The reasons why regular gasoline may sell for $ 3.40 in Wyoming versus $ 4.40  in California … Continue reading →

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Polymer Raw Materials: History Continues

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

In developing my TED talk on chemical engineers and on the innovations now being made in the use of biomass feedstocks, I started to think about the changes that have been taking place over a number of decades in raw materials for plastics and synthetic … Continue reading →

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Bio-based bottle resins near

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

I think it’s remarkable how rapidly the chemical industry and, in particular, small startup firms, have responded to a consumer and bottled water manufacturers’ demand for the development of bottles made from renewable feedstocks. An article in the March 12-18 issue … Continue reading →

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Manufacture Renaissance to Broaden

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

The impressive comeback of our domestic petrochemical industry due to advances in oil and gas drilling technologies is shortly to be joined by a “renaissance” of manufacturing in other industries. A recent reportby the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) predicts that … Continue reading →

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