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Recently published books for the CPI

Scott Jenkins — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:00:21 +0000

The following is a list of selected recently published books that may have interest to professionals in the chemical process industries (CPI). Standards and Typical Specifications for Tray-Type Dearators, 10th ed., by the Heat Exchange Institute (HEI), www.heatexchange.org, 2017, $150. Handbook of Spent Hydroprocessing Catalysts, 2nd ed., By Meena Marafi, Antony Stanislaus and Edward Furimsky, […]

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Guarding Against Fires and Explosions Caused by Self-Heating

Chemical Engineering — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The two experimental methods presented here can be used to quantify powder self-heating hazards in layer and bulk conditions in industrial processes Bulk storage of heated powders and powder accumulations on

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Focus on Powder and Bulk-Solids Handling

Chemical Engineering — Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Bulk-bag discharge unit has low headroom requirements This patented system (photo) is custom designed for the safe discharge of product into the user’s process. It features several stainless=steel features

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Powder Testing: Tips for Assessing Alternative Options

Chemical Engineering — Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The advantages and limitations of three powder-testing techniques are reviewed here Powder testing is deployed to characterize products including pharmaceuticals, foods, metal powders, powder coatings and

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Batch Drying With Vacuum Contact Dryers

Chemical Engineering — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Drying is a demanding unit operation where solvents need to be removed without altering product chemistry. Vacuum dryers are essential pieces of equipment for accomplishing this task Drying solids is a

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Optimizing Analysis for Spray-Drying

Chemical Engineering — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Precise control over spray-drying processes can be enabled by modern measurement approaches that provide information on particle size and shape in realtime The process of spray drying is extremely valuable to

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Particle Impact Problems in Pneumatic Conveying

Chemical Engineering — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Pneumatically conveyed solid materials inevitably impact pipe walls and other particles, which can create processing and equipment problems. Provided here is an outline of potential problems related to

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Advances in Pin Mill Technology

Chemical Engineering — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Improvements provide finer grinding at lower energy costs compared to air-swept classifying mills that have long reigned supreme in particle-size-reduction efforts For decades, the ultimate performance in fine

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Emerging Applications for Traditional Dryers

Chemical Engineering — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Traditional classes of drying equipment are being adapted for use in a growing number of applications, and more complex analysis and process control are helping to optimize processes The chemical process

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The Benefits Of Two-Stage Drying

Chemical Engineering — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Circular fluidized-bed dryers can boost the capacity, energy efficiency and product quality when used in conjunction with other primary dryers Two-stage drying provides benefits from the standpoints of cost

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