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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
- Centrifugation Tutorial by Frey
- 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
- Improving Industrial Crystallization via Mettler-Toledo
- Liquid-Liquid Separations
- Liquid-Vapor Separations
- Distillation
- Absorption and Adsorption
- Drying and Evaporation
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 via EngineersEdge
- 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 – Horizontal by Red-Bag
- Ventilation 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
News Groups, Blogs, Wesites
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