IEM Shout Out – Use of Organic Matter from Agro-Industrial Processes

May 11, 2010

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a talk on the 13th May, 2010. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00). You still gotta climb those steps at Wisma IEM.

Malaysia is one of the leading countries in agricultural-based industries in the ASEAN region. Many industrial processes are used in the chain of agro-based industries. … There are several technologies available to manage the organic matters from the processes

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Two speakers will be making the presentation. The first speaker is Mr. Reza Dzulkiflee, who is a Mechanical Engineer by qualification. Currently he is the Operation Manager of BIOTEC. The second speaker is Mr. Baptiste Kervyn who is an Agronomical Engineer. He is the CEO of BIOTEC.

Get the form here.  Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here. It’s the building identified as ‘Puteri Nursing College.’

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IEM CETD – Winners, Most Improved TD

April 22, 2010

My Technical Division, Chemical Engineering was awarded the most improved TD for the year 2009. I must confess, I had nothing to do with it, but will that stop me from basking in the same limelight? Nooo…..

And I’ll share the certificate and appreciation dinner as well.

winners for PAOE 2009

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IEM Shout Out – Visit to SGL Carbon Sdn Bhd

April 15, 2010

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be organising a visit to SGL Carbon on April 24th, 2010.

SGL Group – THE CARBON COMPANY – is the largest producer of carbon and graphite products worldwide. The business portfolio of SGL Group consists of three Business Areas which are Performance Products (BA PP), Graphite Materials & Systems (BA GMS) and Carbon Fiber and Composite (BA CFC) respectively

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The purpose of this visit is to have an overview of the integrated production processes for graphite electrode and graphitized cathode and the high level of engineering and technology employed in the project which is currently in its Phase 2.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

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From the Edge – PETRONAS to list two entities

April 13, 2010

Of course, we didn’t expect PETRONAS to list any of their star entities. My comments: Can someone tell me if  MMHE is the preferred fabricator of choice, esp for deep water structures? As for the Petrochemical entity, I expect profits to drop once PETRONAS Gas goes ahead and finds the guts to revise gas prices.

Now, if they listed PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, Putrajaya Holdings, PETRONAS NGV, Institute Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS, these would be game changers.

Dateline 2010-04-09:

KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed listing of Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) petroleum chemicals business and its heavy engineering arm will bring about a potential rerating of O&G supporting companies, says OSK Research.

The research house said on Friday, April 9 that currently, the O&G sector is trading at an attractive average PER of 13x FY10 EPS and 11x FY11 EPS.

“We believe that if Petronas floats these 2 businesses at a higher PER valuation, this would bring about a potential rerating of O&G supporting companies, some of which are still trading at single digit valuations due to the nature of their business and the lack of excitement in the sector,” OSK Research added.

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You can subscribe to an online version of the paper at the Bluehyppo site, follow links to e-browse.

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IChemE Shout Out – AGM

March 13, 2010

<NOTICE is hereby given of an ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING as follows

Date: Saturday 20th March 2010

Time:

  • 09.00 am – Refreshments/Breakfast
  • 09.30 am – AGM commences
Venue: University Of Malaya
DK1 Faculty of Engineering (Fakulti Kejuruteraan)
50603 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA

Click here to link to the UM map:
(DK1 lecture theatre is at Block A Biomedical / Bioperubatan. As soon as you take the left turn slope to the Engineering Faculty, the Biomedical/ Bioperubatan Block A can be seen on the right. Once you park and get into the main foyer, the lecture theatre can be accessed on the far right of this block. You need to take the staircase up).

Agenda:

  • Presentation of Board’s Annual Report Presentation and approval of the accounts of preceding financial year
  • Report by External Auditors
  • Election of Board Members for year 2011 (1st Jan – 31st Dec 2011)
  • Election of Honorary Auditors
  • Constitution amendments
  • Any other matters properly brought forward

Notes: Members are to take note that in accordance with Article 8.5 of the Constitution of the IChemE Malaysia Branch,

Any member who wishes to place an item on the agenda of a General Meeting may do so provided he gives written notice to the Honorary Secretary seven (7) days before the meeting is due to be held.

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Shout Out – Talk on Ecotowns for Asia

November 20, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on 24th November, 2009. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00) at Wisma IEM. That’s right people, as part of the new health drive you are required to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get your 2 CPD points.

This talk will cover such topics as, what is sustainability and why it is important, what advances are being made, what types of technology are now available in the market and will present a proposal on how to integrate this technology in a holistic manner in the form of Eco-Towns for Asia.

I definitely agree, we need to have communities that don’t mess up the environment. And if they do, hey it’s your trash, you will sleep in it, play in it, eat in in, don’t ship it to where it becomes someone else’s problem (SEP if you follow the HHGTTG).

The above will be presented by Mr. Joe Eades, the Managing Director for Ispahan Engineering Pte Ltd, (www.ispahan.com) an engineering company specialized in engineering for the process industries, and Ispahan Solutions which provides Enterprise and Engineering Document Management software solutions for the engineering and construction industry.

Fliers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here. It’s the building identified as ‘Puteri Nursing College.’

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IEM Shout Out – Emerging Technologies to Monetize Small Natural Gas Resources

September 27, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on Saturday 10th October, 2009. It’ll be at 9:00 am (makan-makan at 11:00) at Wisma IEM. That’s right people, as part of the new health drive you are required to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get your 2 CPD points.

The number of large natural gas fields for mankind’s exploitation is reducing as we go into the future. Future natural gas fields are relatively smaller, scattered in various geographical locations and contains higher acidic components. As the world’s energy demand continues, there is an urgent need to develop emerging technologies to monetize small natural gas resources around the globe which could not be economically carried out now.

The above will be presented by  Dr. Ir. Chan Tuck Leong, is a Chemical Engineer graduated from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. He is currently the Head of Gas Technology in the gas business of the national oil company. His responsibility covers assessment of emerging gas monetization technology for commercialization and exploitation of small gas reserves.

Fliers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

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IEM Shout Out – Water Recovery Network for a Process Plant

September 16, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division (know as CETD to friends) will be having a half-day workshop on Saturday, 3rd October, 2009.

Industrial water recovery is commonly accepted as a promising mean to the water scarcity problem faced by the world-wide community. However, many regard that water recovery can only be achieved by the installation of purification units (e.g. filter) at the effluent discharge point of the wastewater treatment tank. This is indeed not true, as there are always direct reuse and recycle opportunities to be explored prior to the use of purification units, provided that appropriate mixing and segregation rules are followed.
Water pinch analysis technique has been widely accepted as a systematic design tool in synthesizing a water recovery network for maximum efficiency. It establishes the minimum fresh water and wastewater flowrates needed for a process plant after maximizing the reuse/recycle potential of its water sources, base on first principle (termed as targeting). After the water flowrate targets are established, some design rules are used to synthesize a network that achieves maximum water recovery.

As for the speaker:

Engr. Dr Dominic Foo is an Associate Professor with the University of Nottingham,  Malaysia Campus. Engr Dr Foo is a world leading researcher for waste minimisation,
focusing on the systematic design of water recovery systems. He published more than 40 journal papers and made more than 100 presentations in various conferences. He is a book editor on the design and optimisation techniques for sustainable processes. Engr Dr Foo conducts training for practicing engineers in the area of waste minimisation and process simulation.

Water pinch sounds interesting. Please come along, and partake of the food (both intellectual and physical).

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IEM Shout Out – Maximise Water Reuse / Recycle

July 29, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on 5th August. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00) at Wisma IEM. That’s right people, as part of the new health drive you are required to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get your 2 CPD points.

Rapid industrial growth has contributed to serious water pollution in the world; hence, effective measures are needed to reduce industrial water use and discharge. Water reuse and recycle are commonly accepted as the most promising solutions to the water problems faced by the world-wide community. However, only recently has a systematic design strategy for maximum water recovery in the process plants is being established. In this regard, process integration techniques have been the main focus towards the development of this systematic design strategy. In this talk, novel process integration techniques based on pinch analysis technique will be shown on how to design a water network in a systematic way.

The above will be presented by Engr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dominic Foo. who is an Associate Professor with the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus.

Fliers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

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