Nanoscale iron catalysts, designed for industrial chemical applications, have been validated in commercial ammonia-production reactors in China. According to manufacturer QuantumSphere, Inc. (QSI; Santa Ana, Calif.; www.qsinano.com), incorporation of the nanocatalysts resulted in a 10–15% increase in ammonia production rate…
The T35/TS35 is this company’s latest gasketed heat exchanger, and comes with several innovations that minimize maintenance costs and ensure high uptime. These include the CurveFlow distribution area, which reduces fouling, and glue-free ClipGrip gaskets, which facilitate regasketing. The new,…
This company’s new bag dump station retains all product material by preventing dust from escaping into the plant environment, also protecting workers from potentially hazardous exposure. The bag dump station features a self-contained filtration system, allowing for 99.9% retention efficiency…
The ProCeas H2 trace analyzer is said to be the world’s first device capable of measuring H2 via infrared (IR) radiation using optical resonance laser spectroscopy. The system enables direct, continuous measurements of low H2 concentrations (up to 3 parts…
The new ThermoCut system is the latest addition to this company’s Rotoform technology, and was developed to increase productivity and result in a better-quality end product with high-viscosity melts. In the past, a common issue faced by processors handling advanced,…
The new EchoTherm Model CO50 programmable chiller/heater for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns has a readable temperature range from 4 to 100°C and setpoint capability to 0.1°C. The control software regulates temperatures to±0.2°C, even at ambient conditions. The CO50 has…
SmartPlant Master Tag Registry (MTR) is a software module intended to simplify how companies manage equipment and instrumentation tags and register the information required for project handover. It is said to be one of the first commercially available enterprise products…
Researchers from Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN; www.ibn.a-star.edu.sg) and Hydro-Quebec’s Research Institute (Montreal, Canada; www.hydro.qc.ca) have synthetized silicate-based “nanoboxes” that could greatly increase the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries as compared to that of conventional phosphate-based cathodes. IBN’s…
IHI Corp. (IHI; Tokyo, www.ihi.co.jp) has commissioned its first prototype Twin IHI Gasifier (TIGAR) plant, which IHI designed and built at the Kujang Factory of PT Pupuk Indonesia Holding Co., Indonesia’s largest state-owned fertilizer company, 75 km southeast of Jakarta.…
Two families of newly developed products from specialty chemical maker Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) — a portfolio of fermentation aids and scale inhibitors — have the potential to improve the production of bioethanol and related fermentation processes. Solenis fermentation aids…