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OCTOBER 2007 • VOLUME 70, ISSUE 10 26 Become a cyber-security pacesetter Design and Optimization Today, most plants with control systems must contend with many pressures both to allow access to data and to secure those data. Biofeedstocks see real growth Cover Story Economics as well as increasing corporate emphasis on sustainability and environmentally friendly products are spurring the use of biofeedstocks to make chemicals and fuels. 32 Go beyond condition monitoring Maintenance and Operations Despite condition monitoring, unplanned outages continue to be an issue, signi cantly impacting nancial performance through lost production and extra repair costs. 38 Disposable equipment earns lasting role Solids and Fluids Improvements in materials and processing knowhow have led to a steady increase in the use of single-use or disposable equipment. 22 COLUMNS 7 From the Editor Exceed environmental expectations. DEPARTMENTS 13 In Process • Microsensors target VOCs • Polymer offers twist on hydrogen storage 45 Improve control loop performance Instrumentation and Control Speci cation of control valves doesn’t adequately emphasize the very basic requirement that valve position respond in a timely manner or even at all — leading to process variability. 9 ChemicalProcessing.com Wireless advancements demand virtual real estate. 54 Process Puzzler Keep a oat from sinking operation. 11 Field Notes Don’t build walls! 56 Equipment & Services 58 Ad Lits 60 Ad Index 61 Product Spotlight/ Classiﬁeds 51 Ethanol plant boosts output and saves energy Making it Work Implementation of advanced process control for distillation and dehydration steps allowed a Wisconsin plant to meet competing goals. 17 Energy Saver Say farewell to the old energy paradigm. 19 Compliance Advisor EPA assesses link to greenhouse gases. How’s our content? Tell us what you like or what you would like to see but didn’t in this issue of Chemical Processing. Use this link www.surveymonkey.com/ s.asp?u=110833089655 to provide your feedback. 55 Plant InSites Do some heavy thinking about light loads. 66 End Point It’s a slow road to alternative energy. Chemical Processing (ISSN 0009-2630) is published monthly by Putman Media Inc., 555 West Pierce Road, Suite 301, Itasca, IL 60143. Phone (630) 467-1300. Fax (630) 467-1109. Periodicals postage paid at Itasca, IL, and additional mailing of ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Chemical Processing, P.O. Box 3434, Northbrook, IL 60065-3434. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Quali ed reader subscriptions are accepted from operating management in the chemical processing industries at no charge. To apply for a quali ed subscription, ll in the subscription card. To nonquali ed subscribers in the United States, subscriptions are $68 per year. Single copies are $14. Canadian and foreign annual subscriptions are accepted at $115 surface per year. Single copies are $16. Canada Post International Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No. 40028661. Canadian Mail Distributor information: Frontier/BWI, PO Box 1051, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, L2A 5N8. Copyright 2007 Putman Media Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the copyright owner. REPRINTS: Reprints are available on a custom basis. For price quotation, contact Foster Reprints, (866) 879-9144, www.fostereprints.com also publishes Control, Control Design, Food Processing, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Plant Services. Chemical Processing assumes no responsibility for validity of claims in items reported. www.chemicalprocessing.com October 2007 • 5 http://ChemicalProcessing.com http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=110833089655 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=110833089655 http://www.fostereprints.com http://www.chemicalprocessing.com

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Chemical Processing - October 2007 Contents From the Editor ChemicalProcessing.com Field Notes In Process Energy Saver Compliance Advisor Biofeedstocks See Real Growth Become a Cyber-Security Pacesetter Go Beyond Condition Monitoring Disposable Equipment Earns Lasting Role Improve Control Loop Performance Ethanol Plant Boosts Output and Saves Energy Process Puzzler Plant InSites Equipment & Services Ad Lits Product Spotlight/Classifieds Ad Index End Point

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