by Jan Harmsen | Dec 11, 2025 | News, Vocabulary
The field of membrane separations has its own terminology, described by Kronos [1]. I have collected some vocabulary terms described using his description. The scientific membrane field terminology is different from the chemical engineering field terminology. I...
by Jan Harmsen | Aug 28, 2025 | News, Vocabulary
Vocabulary on Mixing The term ‘mixing’ is used in various ways in the field of chemical engineering. Here are some useful definitions. Common mis-understandings of terms are also described. Mixing Mixing 1: The intimate contact of components to obtain one homogenous...
by Jan Harmsen | Feb 24, 2025 | News, Vocabulary
I have added new terms and phrases to the Scale-up terms in the Vocabulary of Modern Process Engineering. On this page you will find many phrases and terms used in the field of process engineering, Scale-up and Process Intensification. This vocabulary is very useful...
by Jan Harmsen | May 17, 2023 | News, Vocabulary
Here are some phrases used in chemical reaction engineering: Chemical Reaction Engineering Chemical reaction engineering is the proper bringing to practice of chemical reactions. This definition stems from one of the founding fathers of chemical engineering; Octave...
by Jan Harmsen | Feb 28, 2023 | News, Vocabulary
Vocabulary Chemical Engineering in Pharma A quiet revolution is occurring in the pharma industry where now chemical engineering methods are introduced in research, design, development, and implementations by many pharmaceutical companies. This quiet revolution is due...
by Jan Harmsen | Dec 21, 2021 | News, Vocabulary
I review papers on the subject of Process Intensification (PI). Often the researchers struggle with the proper use of terms. I also give a course on PI for industrial chemical engineering practitioners. In some cases, participants struggle with the meaning of terms...
