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Chemical Processing Distilled

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The Chemical Processing Distilled podcast extracts essential elements to serve engineers designing and operating plants in the chemical industry.

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07:18

Trump Cuts, EPA Restructures, ExxonMobil Expands

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/06/06

In this episode, Executive Editor Jonathan Katz reviews the top news stories for May 2025.Trump's budget cuts and EPA changes reshape the chemical industry amid expansion.

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21:09

Operator Training Inefficiency Costs Millions

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/05/23

In Chemical Processing's Distilled Podcast, we discuss flaws in operator training, focusing on "time to train." Companies can waste millions of dollars by not optimizing training duration, often using fixed-length programs regardless of trainees' prior experience. Feedback loops to adjust training time based on individual competency and learning objectives are imperative. Indeed, proper assessment could identify struggling trainees and high performers who could be fast-tracked.

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06:11

9 Best Practices for Reliability and Maintenance

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/05/16

This episode from Chemical Processing's Distilled podcast shares industry best practices for chemical plant reliability and maintenance. Key recommendations include understanding equipment failure modes through predictive maintenance techniques like vibration analysis and thermography, developing balanced preventive maintenance programs that avoid over-maintaining equipment, and conducting thorough root cause analysis using methods such as 5-why analysis and fishbone diagrams.

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06:26

Chocolate: From Theology and Processing to Functional...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/05/09

With Easter just behind us and chocolate consumption hitting its second-quarter 2025 peak, it’s a good time to reflect on the theological and processing developments that have got us where we are today.In this In Case You Missed It Episode, Chemical Processing's Editor-in-Chief Traci Purdum brings the written word to life, and Seán Ottewell, editor-at-large, provides the story. The original column was posted to the site on May 5, 2025. Chocoholics unite!

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11:28

Environmental Policy Shifts Reshape Chemical Industry...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/05/02

Executive Editor Jonathan Katz highlights the news of April 2025.Trump's EPA eases regulations while confusion stalls recycling innovation and Dow delays climate investments.

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06:28

Why Advice Alone Won’t Get You Promoted in the...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/04/25

Olivia followed all the right steps. As a chemical engineer at a major manufacturing plant, she had a mentor – a senior colleague who gave her great advice on career growth, technical skills and workplace challenges. She networked, took on projects and worked hard.Yet, after years of effort, she was still in the same role, watching others get ahead. Then she met Rahul, a senior executive who didn’t just advise – he advocated. This In Case You Missed It episode features a column by Lauren Neal,

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09:11

Earth Day — Lax Regulations Burn Rivers

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/04/22

This Earth Day, the chemical industry finds itself at a crossroads in an era of deregulation. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, you learn early on all the things that put the city on the map. Two local cartoonists, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, gave the world Superman. The city pioneered traffic safety with the world's first electric signal in 1914, forever changing how streets operate. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame calls Cleveland home, as does the house from "A Christmas Story," where the warning

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21:04

The Missing Step in Operator Training? Practice

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/04/18

In this episode, Traci and Dave discuss the importance of practice in operator training programs. Practice is often overlooked despite being crucial. Realistic scenarios that mimic real-world conditions, including time constraints and environmental challenges, are beneficial to anchoring lessons learned. Feedback loops are also necessary to evaluate individual performance and improve training programs. The new concept of micro training, in addition to having operators teach others, helps operators

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18:11

Helping Process Manufacturers Enhance Sustainability...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/04/14

In a recent episode of Ear on Processing from Chemical Processing’s sister brand Processing, chief editor, Jesse Osborne, sat down with Greene Tweed’s business development manager for life sciences markets. They discussed the importance of sustainability for process manufacturers and outlined how Green Tweed’s FFKM products are assisting in that regard. Enjoy this bonus episode of Distilled.

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07:44

Chemical Industry Wary as Trump Tariffs Take Effect

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/04/11

Trade organizations express concern over rising costs and supply chain disruptions. This episode takes a look at how the Trump administration's whiplash tariffs will impact the chemical industry.

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07:07

EPA & ACC Battle, CSB’s Lessons from Deadly...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/04/04

A power shift is underway at the EPA as former American Chemistry Council representatives are positioned to assume key roles under the Trump administration, potentially reshaping the agency's regulatory approach. Meanwhile, safety concerns remain paramount as the U.S. Chemical Safety Board continues investigating a deadly reactor explosion at a Louisville food additive plant that claimed two workers' lives. The CSB has also released new reports analyzing recent industrial accidents to prevent future

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29:50

Solution Spotlight -- Magnetic Precision: Flow...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/03/28

Electromagnetic flow meters are volumetric flow meters that use electromagnetic induction to measure liquid velocity. This measurement method is highly accurate at measuring water-based fluids as they pass through a pipe. They are cost-effective, long-lasting and compatible with existing technology. However, there are things to consider before investing in this technology.Chemical Processing chatted with Joseph Incontri, director of marketing North America at Krohne, to help us understand the pros

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17:38

Learning Objectives: Measurable Skills, Not Vague...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/03/21

In this episode, Traci and Dave discuss how learning objectives fit into instructional system design. Learning objectives should be measurable, not subject to interpretation, and directly testable. Unlike vague goals like "understand distillation," effective objectives specify demonstrable skills.

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08:12

8 Steps for Solids Equipment Selection

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/03/14

I’ve never seen a piece of equipment that didn’t do what it was supposed to. That doesn’t mean it did what its user thought it could do. In solids processing, we often struggle with a piece of equipment because it was a poor selection or installed improperly.There are eight specific steps to ensure your equipment choices accurately represent your product and operations. Column "8 Steps for Solids Equipment Selection" by Tom Blackwood and narrated by Traci Purdum.

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05:54

Frozen Poop Knives Don’t Cut It

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/03/07

An Inuit man who was left to his own defenses in the Arctic after being exiled from his family had to fashion a knife out of his own frozen feces…. In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Traci Purdum talks about the Ig Nobels and improbable research that makes you laugh and then makes you think.

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05:02

Train Disaster Visit, No IRIS Act, Century-Old...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/02/28

Washington leaders visited the accident site on the two-year anniversary of a train derailment that contaminated air, soil and water. A landmark step toward promoting sound science and advancing U.S. competitiveness has also been taken. LyondellBasell’s Houston refinery, in operation for over a century, is closing due to high maintenance costs and shifting market dynamics.

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16:21

Job Analysis Flaws and How To Fix Them

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/02/21

Job analysis is a crucial component of instructional system design that identifies essential skills and knowledge needed for a job, moving beyond inefficient shadowing methods. However, it's often poorly executed or skipped entirely. Effective analysis should focus on specific behaviors, consider environmental factors, and adapt to technological changes like automation.

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09:24

Life-Saving Science of Teamwork

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/02/14

"Teamwork matters. Teamwork saves lives." That’s the battle cry from Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline chair professor in Rice University’s psychological sciences department, and Scott Tannenbaum, president at The Group for Organizational Effectiveness Inc.This episode uncovers the ways teams can save lives. The deadly Pemex chemical leak serves as an example.

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07:59

Celebrate National Periodic Table Day

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/02/07

Work that began in the 1800s is still going strong with the help of a teacher, Motörhead and hypothetical, superheavy elements yet to be discovered.

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04:18

News Trends: Energy policy shifts, chemical...

Chemical Processing Distilled ·

2025/01/31

In this news roundup, Executive Editor Jonathan Katz highlights significant policy shifts, with Trump's energy initiatives reversing environmental protections and renewable energy commitments. Chemical industry regulations face changes with TSCA reform and EPA appointments of former industry executives. Additional developments include expanded PFAS reporting requirements, biofuel research funding and Covestro's U.S. manufacturing expansion.

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