The November-December issue of CEP is bigger and better than ever! This special combined year-end edition is packed with technical features, industry insights, and stories celebrating the people and innovations shaping chemical engineering. Check out the 2026 CEP Photo Contest, featuring stunning winning images that showcase the beauty and creativity of the chemical engineering profession.
This month's free article:
CEP Photo Contest Winners Revealed
The results of the inaugural CEP Photo Contest are in! Get a glimpse of the profession through the lens of your fellow chemical engineers. Read this open-access article now!
Fluidized Bed Pilot Plant Design: A Path to Successful Scale-Up
Understanding the variability of fluidized solid behavior can help process designers avoid common scale-up pitfalls in designing fluidized bed reactors.
Rapid Screening of Industrial Decarbonization Options
Engineers can use simple graphical techniques to rapidly screen industrial decarbonization options under budget constraints.
Steam and Condensate Contamination in Ethylene Production
Contaminants in the process steam used in ethylene production can reduce heat transfer, lower efficiency, and contribute to mechanical failure.
Recovering Critical Metals from Aqueous Streams
Industrial wastewater and naturally occurring saline streams could provide alternative sources of critical metals.
Also in this issue:
- CEP News Update
- New Process Promises Biobased Acetic Acid from Corn Ethanol
- Membrane Reactor Combines Ionic Liquid Synthesis and Separation
- The Beacon — Building Positive Process Safety Culture for 25 Years
- Small Defects, Big Energy Possibilities
- And more!
The November-December 2026 issue of CEP is now available on the AIChE website.
