Academy of Educational Leadership Journal (Print ISSN: 1095-6328; Online ISSN: 1528-2643)

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 Three-dimensional printing could be a variety of additive producing that permits the fabrication of things directly from digital files, permitting the user to just about manufacture any solid object on demand. Three-dimensional printing is already a oft mentioned topic within the thought media and is starting to realize variety of applications in analysis laboratories. The authors have recognized that 3D printing will have several roles within the style of chemical engineering processes as a method of fabricating components or maybe entire unit operations. The authors foresee several opportunities for 3D printing as a method of manufacturing novel and advanced elements and whole devices for gas treating. Gas treating (i.e. the removal of 1 or a lot of contaminants from a frothy mixture) plays an important role in several existing and rising energy-related processes as well as gas sweetening, flue gas desulfurization and pre- and post-combustion greenhouse emission capture. These processes square measure generally dole out in absorption columns containing trays or packing that give interfaces for gas–liquid contacting. New devices like membrane contactors are rising as different mechanisms for achieving separation of gases with potential price and energy-saving edges derived from having smaller footprints, being of lighter weight and having a lot of larger surface areas. nonetheless all told cases, the design, price and skill to optimize gas–liquid contactors is also restricted by typical producing techniques. during this respect, 3D printing might be a mechanism by that to attain enhancements on existing technologies and quicker deploy novel devices. Here, the authors describe their efforts thus far within the application of 3D printing for the fabrication of elements and devices for carbon dioxide–capture applications and supply perspective on style methods, opportunities and challenges.