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Chemical Processing Distilled
This month, we cover the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's final report on the fatal Aug. 11 explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, Argonne National Laboratory's progress on...
Aug. 28, 2026
Process Safety w/Trish & Traci
On this episode of Process Safety with Trish and Traci, forensic engineer Dr. Sean Brady joins Trish Kerin and Traci Purdum to revisit Piper Alpha, the 1988 North Sea platform...
Aug. 25, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
From steam trap sprawl to a phenol plant that ignored 400x the recommended organic carbon limit, Brad Buecker walks through why condensate return demands real chemistry — and ...
Aug. 21, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
KROHNE's Al Dhanji breaks down how tube shape affects pressure drop, wear and long-term energy costs — and what to evaluate when specifying a Coriolis meter.
Aug. 14, 2026
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Emerson's Michael Machuca explains how non-intrusive flow, temperature, corrosion and acoustic monitoring help chemical manufacturers boost safety, reliability and sustainability...
Aug. 7, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
This month: fatal H2S release investigation findings, the final Conyers warehouse fire report, ACC's pushback on Brazil tariffs and a call for unified EPA-OSHA chemical safety...
July 31, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
Brad Buecker explains why removing hardness is only step one — and how skipped monitoring, budget delays, and bypassed softeners have cost plants millions in tube failures.
July 17, 2026
Process Safety w/Trish & Traci
Safety engineer Valerie Stakes joins Trish Kerin and Traci Purdum to unpack burnout, boundaries and the emotional toll of a job built on protecting everyone else.
July 14, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
Two hundred and fifty years ago this week, a group of delegates in Philadelphia signed their names to the Declaration of Independence. Today, we are going to talk about how chemistry...
July 2, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
Olin and Huntsman announce a $12.5 billion tie-up, Evonik cuts 3,200 jobs and BASF's CEO warns of an oil shock — while Covestro bets on biology to clean up aniline production....
June 26, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
This episode digs into three plant-floor challenges that look simple until physics intervenes—bulk solids handling, heat pump-driven distillation savings and a water pump's mysterious...
June 17, 2026
Process Safety w/Trish & Traci
Trish Kerin breaks down the runaway reaction that triggered a mass evacuation in Orange County, California, and explains what facilities handling reactive chemicals can learn ...
June 16, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
This month's top stories cover an NRC environmental clearance for an advanced reactor in Texas, a deadly hydrogen sulfide incident under CSB investigation, SOCMA's regulatory ...
May 29, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
Veteran operators know what to watch — even when conditions change. Here's how to train that instinct instead of waiting years for it to develop.
May 15, 2026
Process Safety w/Trish & Traci
Process safety expert Trish Kerin on narrowing margins, normalized risk and why asset integrity is the only thing standing between operators and disaster.
May 12, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
Industry veteran Brad Buecker on why treating water as an afterthought can cost facilities big money — or lives.
April 10, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
Supply chain shocks from the Iran conflict, a contested overhaul of chemical safety law, an ethylene oxide rollback and a green chemistry advance — the month's biggest stories...
March 27, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
From negative transfer to alarm floods, human factors engineer Dave Strobhar breaks down what plants get wrong — and how to fix it.
March 20, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
Sizing mistakes, liner failures and discontinued specials are more common than you'd think. KROHNE's Tim Lellman explains how to spec flow meters that actually last in tough chemical...
March 13, 2026
Process Safety w/Trish & Traci
How natural disasters collide with industrial hazards — and why even experienced facilities consistently underestimate the risk.
March 10, 2026
Chemical Processing Distilled
This month's chemical industry roundup covers a landmark tariff ruling, Dow's AI-driven layoffs, the rollback of the EPA's Endangerment Finding, BASF's India expansion and a new...
Feb. 27, 2026