The November issue of CEP features a special section on commercializing biotechnology and is packed with useful insights for practicing engineers. This special section explores the ways engineers are making the transition from concept and research to commercial-scale bio-production.
This month’s free article:
Bridging the Valley of Death: Building a Bio-Industrial Pilot Plant Network
For more than 40 years, the U.S. has been a global leader in biotechnology innovation. However, U.S. start-ups and established companies alike currently struggle to scale these innovations from the lab bench to the commercial market. Read this open access article now!
Producing Structured Edible Fats Using Precision Fermentation
Reproducing the fats found in foods like chocolate in a way that convincingly recreates the original food’s taste and texture has long been a challenge for food scientists. Now, precision fermentation has allowed researchers to optimize lipid production to meet functional and nutritional targets.
Scaling and Manufacturing Protein Fibers in the U.S.
The demand for natural and synthetic fabrics is outpacing supply chains and straining ecosystems, making the textile industry ripe for disruption from new technologies. Protein-based fabrics are providing an environmentally sustainable, cost-effective, and scalable solution.
Consequence Analysis of the Satartia Carbon Dioxide Release
The Satartia, MS, CO2 pipeline rupture shows how topography can turn an already hazardous release into a community-wide crisis. Future pipeline projects must account for terrain to avoid underestimating exposure risk.
Enhancing Furnace Performance through AI and Predictive Insights
Advanced convection models, coupled with AI-driven insights, enable real-time performance assessment, predictive maintenance, and proactive decision-making in ethylene cracker furnaces.
Also in this issue:
- CEP News Update:
- AI-Designed Proteins Expose Gaps in Biosecurity
- Climate Change May Not Benefit Plants for Long
- Tiny Holes, Big Catch: Crafting an Optical Sieve for Nanoplastics
- Catalyzing Commercialization: Cyanobacteria-Derived Molecules Promise Better Sun Protection
- AIChE Journal Highlight: Beyond Newtonian: A New Model for Nanocellulose Coating Success
- ChE in Context: A Perspective in Science Policy: From Capitol Hill to the UN
- Emerging Voices: Unseen Innovations Behind the Wind Turbine
- And more!
The November issue of CEP is now available on the AIChE website, on the CEP app, and as a digital flipbook.
