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Institute of Chemical Engineers Central Savannah River Area Section Serving Augusta, North Augusta, Aiken, and surrounding communities in Georgia and South Carolina |
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PAST EVENTS
Location: Ming Wah Restaurant, 920 Baker Avenue at Walton Way near Richmond Academy, Augusta GA Speaker: James N. Brooke, PhD, PE, PMP Presentation: Our Challenge: Significantly Improve the Flowsheet at a Kaolin Processing Plant Attendees will help identify flowsheet improvements and estimate their quantitative impacts. The estimates will be developed real-time using an existing flowsheet model developed by a Clemson graduate student. The model uses the EXTEND discrete modeling program. We would like to improve recovery, lower energy use, lower water use, lower stack emissions, et cetera. Perhaps new unit operations are needed? Can we meet this challenge, or are we too out of practice? An abridged version of the Masters Thesis which documented this work may be obtained from jnbrooke@mail.gforcecable.com.
Location: Lone Star Cafe, 2744 Washington Road, Augusta GA Presentation: Georgia's "White Gold" - Kaolin Clay: Past, Present, and Future. About twenty years ago kaolin (commonly known as china clay) was being produced at the rate of around 8 million tons per year by eight to ten major suppliers in Georgia. Today production has fallen to about 5 million tons per year from four suppliers. Pressures from other white minerals (ground and precipitated calcium carbonate in particular) and huge new kaolin operations in Brazil have combined to cause the "Gold" to lose some of its glitter. Nonetheless, kaolin suppliers have developed new products to meet the demands of a changing marketplace. Tom will talk about what is being done to remain competitive in this environment. Speaker: Thomas Hilderbrand is a senior process engineer with Thiele Kaolin Company in Sandersville, Ga. He joined Thiele in 1981 after graduating with a B. S. in chemical engineering from Clemson University. His laboratory work in the fatty-acid flotation of anatase from kaolin clay led to pilot studies of the process and the eventual creation of the pilot plant at Thiele. Other areas of Tom's mineral processing work include development of anatase flotation with hydroxamate collectors, cryogenic magnetic separation, membrane filtration, and centrifugation. Tom is a member of SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.) and is Treasurer and Past Chairman for our local section of AIChE. For more information, contact Bob Chang.
The February meeting of the CSRA Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was held Tuesday February 13, at Fort Discovery in Augusta This was a joint meeting with American Chemical Society. Presentation: “Using Nuclear Chemistry to Study Antique Watermarks, ” Dr. C. Alton Hassell, Baylor University.Place: Paul Simon Theater, Fort Discovery, One 7th Street, Augusta, GA For more information, contact Krissy Zeigler ( 803-725-4180, kristine.zeigler@srnl.doe.gov).
Thursday 1/25/2007 The January meeting of the CSRA Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers was held Thursday January 25, at Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que, 2821 Washington Road, Augusta. Our speaker, Michael Poirier, presented “AIChE's Career and Membership Services”. The talk described the career and member services that AIChE has developed over the last few years. These include Career Engineer, Electronic Resources, and Internet Resources for Local Sections, Committees, and Divisions. Michael Poirier is a Fellow Engineer at the Savannah River National Laboratory. He is currently Vice-Chair of the AIChE Career and Education Operating Council. For more information, please e-mail or call Bob Chang, (803) 725-7923
December 2006 Wine Tasting with the American Chemical Society at the Partridge Inn in the Richmond Room on Thursday, December 7th. For more information, call or email Bob Chang at robert.chang@srs.gov, (803)725-2952. Wednesday 11/1/2006 through Saturday 11/4/2006 SERMACS 2006. This event is co-hosted by the SRS chapters AIChE-CSRA http://www.aiche-csra.org/ and the ACS-SR http://acs-sr.home.mindspring.com/ . SERMACS stands for SouthEastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, pronounced “sir-MACS”. SERMACS is an annual regional conference, which will be held in Augusta for the first time in over 50 years. With an expected attendance of 1,500, it is one of the largest conferences that has been planned for Augusta in recent history. The Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites will host most meeting activities and provide housing. It will include technical programs, a vendor exposition, an employment clearinghouse, and many opportunities to network with chemical-related professionals from around the Southeastern region. To get more information, or to register in advance (by October 9th) and receive a discount, go to the SERMACS website, http://sermacs2006.org/ .
Friday 10/13/2006 PLANT TOUR OF HORSE CREEK POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY. The facility processes sewage for Aiken County and as far away as Saluda. This facility makes use of a wide range of chemical engineering unit operations such as filtration, granulation, drying, conveying, aeration, settling and chemical reactions. The Horse Creek facility is located off of Atomic Road (Rte 125) heading east toward Savannah River Site from Beech Island/North Augusta. This an SRS “AA” Friday off; Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm. After the tour is complete, everyone is invited to meet at Ruby Tuesdays for dinner and social fellowship in North Autgusta.. For more information, please call or email Bob Chang at robert.chang@srs.gov, (803)725-2952.
Thursday 9/16/2006 POSTER BOARD CONSTRUCTION PARTY. Help build poster boards for SERMACS on Saturday, September 16 from 9 am to 2 pm at John Steimke’s house in North Augusta. We need to make 19 more poster boards and they are about 6 ft high and 6 ft wide. Posters can be thumbtacked to both sides. John already has a finished prototype for a total of twenty. All of the wood will be pre-cut and partially assembled. The work on that day will be final assembly with screws and power screwdriver, light sanding with a palm sander, blowing off dust with compressed air, priming all surfaces with roller or spray gun and finally painting the frames green. Wear clothes that you can get paint on. John Steimke will provide sandwiches and drinks. John’s address is 1829 Robinson Drive, North Augusta, 803-442-9944. Robinson Drive is off Martintown Road (exit 1 from I-20), 1.5 miles south of the interstate.
Thursday 9/21/2006 FALL KICKOFF MEETING. Bobby's Bar B Q, upstairs room. Come join the fun! The Central Savannah River section of AIChE is holding its annual Kickoff Meeting. The Kickoff Meeting will be an opportunity to socialize, network, and take part in a Chemical Engineering Quiz, with prizes awarded for the correct answers. Dinner provided FREE to all members and prospective members. Buffet that includes delicious barbeque, fried chicken, and chopped pork, side dishes and dessert. Social time starts at 6:00 PM, dinner & Kickoff Meeting at 6:30 PM. Contact us today to make your reservations for a fun-filled evening! Please respond to Bob Chang (robert.chang@srs.gov, or (803)725-2952) by Friday, September 15th. The location is: Bobby's Bar-B-Q
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