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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS

• Academia Mexicana de Investigacion y Docencia en Ingeniera Quimica (AMIDIQ)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE – USA)
• Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers (ANZFChE)
• Brazilian Association of Chemical Engineers (ABEQ)
• Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE)
• Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China (CIESC)
• European Chemical Engineering Societies List via EFCE
• French Society for Process Engineering (SFGP)
• Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChe)
• Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE-UK)
• Instituto Mexicano de Ingenieros Quimicos (IMIQ)
• Israeli Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)
• Japan Society of Chemical Engineers (SCEJ)
• Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)
• Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE)
• Russia Federation
• Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (DECHEMA – Germany)
• South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE)
• Swiss Society for Chemical Engineers (SGVC)
• Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (TIChE)

TECHNICAL RESOURCES

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• Chemical Industry home page
• Chemistry Calculators On-line
• Chemical Engineering Calculators On-line
• Chemical Marketing & Economics Group (CM&E) via ACS
• Cheresources
• Conversion of Units
• Corrosion Resistance Tables
• Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems (DIERS)
• Elements Database Dynamic Periodic Table
• Engineering Toolbox Materials Properties
• Engineering Units Conversion Calculator by Knovel
• Equations (interactive) by Knovel
• European Patent Office
• Frank Potter’s Science Gems – Engineering
• Fundamental Physical Constants
• Hazardous Chemical Database
• Instrument Society of America (ISA)
• Integral Calculator
• Martindale’s
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• MIT On-line Courses
• MSDS – Searchable Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSDigital)
• National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• NIST Fundamental Physical Constants
• NSSN: Global Standards
• Process Engineering Resources
• Process Technologies List – Licensed (Technomanage Group)
• Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers in Excel
• STN International (Intellectual Property Support)
• Unit Conversion Calculators
• Unit Conversion Factors
• Units Conversion
• Unit Conversion via Engineering Page
• US Patent Office
• WWW Chemistry Resources

THERMODYNAMICS

• Chemical Thermodynamics
• Critical Temperatures and Pressures of Some Gases via Flexware
• Data collection of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Data and Property Calculations Websites via UIC
• DIPPR Database via AIChE
• Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics by F.L. Lambert
• Facility for the Analysis of Chemical Thermodynamics (Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal)
• Gas Laws Primer by L. Taylor
• Gas Research Institute chemical reaction Rate Coef. and Thermo Data
• Henry’s Law Constants (Solubilities) via R. Sander
• Index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks
• Korean Thermophysical properties DataBank
• Overview of Thermodynamics
• Properties of Crude Oils and Oil Products Database
• Refrigerants Properties via Engineering Toolbox
• Solubility Parameters: Theory and Application via J. Burke
• Solvents Database (NCMS)
• Thermal Properties and Heat of Combustion of some materials
• Thermodynamic Data and Property Calculation Links
• Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer Index via RoyMech
• Thermodynamic Tutorials via Khan Academy
• The Second Law of Thermodynamics by F.L. Lambert

SEPARATIONS PROCESSES

• Solid-Liquid Separations
  • Centrifugal Separations via NZIFST
  • Crystallization via Cheresources.com
  • Cyclone Design Equations and Formulas via AJ Design Freeware
  • Engineering Aspects in Solid-Liquid Separation via J. Halberthal
  • Filtration and Separation via R. Holdich
  • Industrial Crystallization Process via Mettler-Toledo
• Liquid-Liquid Separations
  • Design of Liquid-Liquid Extraction Processes via Cheresources.com
  • Extraction and Washing via the NZIFST
  • Liquid-Liquid Coalescer Design Manual
  • Solvent Extraction
• Liquid-Vapor Separations
  • Multicomponent Equilibrium Flash Calculations
  • Sizing Vertical Liquid-Vapor Separators
  • Sizing Horizontal Liquid-Vapor Separators
  • On-line Tools for Designing Vapor-Liquid-Water Separators via Bobby Strain Group
• Distillation
  • Distillation / Fractionation Links
  • Distillation, Vapor Pressure, Vapor-Liquid Equilibria via Dr. S. Ohe
  • Fractionation Research, Inc.
  • Optimizing Distillation Columns via AIChE
  • Trouble Shooting Distillation Columns via Cheresources.com
• Absorption and Adsorption
  • Activated Carbon Adsorption via Linntech
  • Design of Packed Bed Absorption and Stripping Towers via Cheresources.com
  • International Adsorption Society (IAS)
  • Ion Exchange via Rensselaer
  • Packed-Tower Sizing
  • Pressure Swing Adsorption via Esselink BV
• Drying and Evaporation
  • APV Handbook on Drying
  • APV Handbook on Evaporation
  • Drying via NZIFST
  • Evaporation via NZIFST

HEAT TRANSFER

• Preliminary Estimation of Air Cooler Design Parameters via CheCalc
• Air-cooled Heat Exchanger Design via Thermopedia
• Ratio Control and Metered-Air Combustion Processes via Control Guru
• Effectively Design Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Glossary of Heat Exchanger Terms via Standard-Xchange
• Heat Exchanger Calculations via Engineering Page
• Heat Capacity Table
• Heat Exchanger Design by D.R. Lewin
• Heat Transfer Theory via NZIFST
• HTRI (Heat Transfer Research, Inc.)
• Introduction to Fired Heater Design via HeaterDesign.com
• Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients
• Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger: LMTD Calculation
• Steam Heating and Steam Traps by ITT Industries
• Steam Tables
• Table of Thermal Conductivities
• TEMA (Tubular Heat Exchangers Manufacturers Association)
• Thermal Unit Conversions via K&K Associates
• Troubleshooting and Operation of Steam Ejector Water Chillers by G. Levy
• Tube Sheet Layout Tool from Red-Bag

MOTIVE OPERATIONS / VAPOR & LIQUID HANDLING

• Designing Steam Jet Vacuum Systems via Graham-Mfg.com
• Fan/Blower Engineering Information via Twin City Fan & Blower
• Flow Through Packed Bed
• Fluid Mechanics Equations and Formulas Calculator via AJ Design Freeware
• Gas Machinery Research Council Library of Technical Papers
• Gas Multi-Stage Centrifugal Compressor Performance Estimator via Elliot Group
• Gas Pressue Drop Through Piping via TLV
• Impeller.net (Pump Info)
• Pipe Flow Calculations
• Orifice Sizing for Fluid Flow
• Partial Volumes Of Horizontal Tanks
• Pump Calculations via Engineering Page
• Pumps via the EngineeringToolbox
• Pump Selection Guide via Goulds
• Reynolds Number and Friction Factors
• Tank Volume Calculator – Horizonal by Red-Bag
• Ventillation Systems via the Engineering Toolbox
• Vacuum System Basics via Heatexchange.org

SOLIDS PROCESSING

• Glossary of terms on storage and flow of particulate solids via Jenike and Johanson
• Mechanical Separations via NZIFST
• Technical Papers on Powder and Bulk Solids Handling and Processing via Jenike and Johanson

REACTION PROCESSES

• Gas Research Institute chemical reaction Rate Coef. and Thermo Data
• Library of Organic Chemical Reactions
• NIST Chemical Kinetics Database
• Reaction Yields via Univ. of Sheffield ChemPuter
• Redox Reactions Calculator

PROCESS CONTROL

• Instrumentation Basics and Control Terminology
• Instrumentation Topics via Enggcyclopedia
• P&ID Control Overview via ISE
• Process Control via the EngineeringToolbox
• Practical Process Control via Control Guru

PROCESS SIMULATION TOOLS

• AspenTech Software (Aspen Plus, Aspen Hysis, etc.)
• Chemstations Software (CHEMCAD, etc.)
• ProSim (ProSimPlus, etc.)
• SimSci-Esscor Software (Pro/II)

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMISTRY

• API Gravity Calculation
• Biochemistry Resources I II
• Chemical Abstracts via ACS
• Calculating Gas Properties
• Diffusion Coefficients
• History of Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry Resources
• Links For Chemists
• Molecular Weight Calculator
• NIST Physical Properties Database
• Online Steam Tables
• Online Steam Table Calculator
• Periodic Table
• Periodic Table – Interactive
• pH Calculator
• Physical Properties
• Pure Fluid Properties via Engineering Page
• Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

• Scrubber Basics
• Thermal Oxidizers – An Overview
• Wastewater Engineering Virtual Library

NEWS GROUPS, BLOGS, WESITES

• Chemical Engineering Online Resources
• Chemical Engineering World
• ChemPro.org
• Processingtalk

JOURNALS/PUBLICATIONS

• Chemical & Engineering News
• Chemical Engineering Magazine
• Chemical Engineering Progress
• Chemical Engineer’s Resource Page
• Chemical Processing Magazine
• Chemical Week
• Control Engineering
• Control Magazine
• Hydrocarbon Online
• Hydrocarbon Processing
• International Directory of Chemical Engineering URLs
• Plant Engineering
• Process Industry Informer Magazine

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

• Chemistry site (About.com)
• Chemistry Teaching Resources
• History of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology
• Worldwide Academic Chemical Engineering Sites

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• US CDC ToxFAQs
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• US EPA Environmental Data System