Fundamentals of High-Shear Dispersers
Successful dispersion depends on a basic understanding of dispersion equipment and how dispersers should be…
Cover Story
Commentary
Inspiring Women in the CPI
Good role models can greatly influence the path of a person’s career. While role models…
In The News
Newsfronts
3-D Printing Accelerates, Creating CPI Opportunities
Activity in standards development, industry initiatives and R&D are fueling the growth of additive manufacturing…
Valves for Extreme Service
To meet the needs of the chemical process industries, new valve materials and designs combat…
Chementator
CO2 capture
Chemists from Rice University (Houston; www.rice.edu) are developing an asphalt-based powder that holds 114% of…
Cr(VI)-FREE COATINGS
Praxair Surface Technologies, a division of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), has recently introduced a…
METAL-FREE ATRP
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is a relatively new process to form carbon-carbon bonds of…
BIO SNG PILOT
Construction has been completed on a trailer-mounted pilot plant that will produce substitute natural gas…
Reducing ground-level O3
The Catalyst Div. of BASF (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has launched PremAir NXT, a next-generation direct…
Making biocrude and nutrients from algae
The hydrothermal liquefaction of algae has been the subject of many studies because algae exhibit…
Isothermal compression gets practical
Mechanical engineering students have been taught that true isothermal compression, while ideal from an energy-efficiency…
Synthesizing adipic acid without generating N2O
Adipic acid, a precursor for the synthesis of nylon, is usually produced through nitric acid…
Electrode design increases efficiency of suspended-solids removal
A specially designed electrode could improve the efficiency of removing suspended solids, oil or other…
A bio-based crosslinker for polyurethanes
At the European Coatings Show (April 21–23; Nuremberg, Germany), Bayer MaterialScience AG (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany;…
A step closer to making CO by artificial photosynthesis
Researchers at Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toshiba.co.jp) have developed an artificial photosynthesis system that uses…
A highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for making THF and other chemicals from biomass
The research group of Keiichi Tomishige at Tohoku University (Sendai, www.che.tohoku.ac.jp/~erec), in collaboration with Daicel…
Reduce maintenance of high-pressure pumps
In hydraulic fracturing, high-pressure pumps force water bearing sand or ceramic proppants into a manifold,…
Xylenes-production process takes advantage of low-cost methanol feedstock
A new low-pressure xylenes-production process combines toluene with methanol to yield a xylenes product stream…
Business News
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens form metals JV; and more Business News
Plant Watch Dresser-Rand, Ener-Core to provide cogeneration system to Pacific Ethanol January 12, 2015 —…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Thermal Design Guidelines for Optimizing Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
Ensuring optimal performance of shell-and-tube heat exchangers requires knowledge of the controlling fluid, correct exchanger…
Evaluate Heat-Exchanger Tube-Rupture Scenarios Using Dynamic Simulation
Applying dynamic simulation models to tube-rupture scenarios can help ensure more accurate sizing and hazard…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Dimensionless numbers in fluid dynamics
Dimensionless numbers refer to physical parameters that have no units of measurement. These numbers often…
Technology Profile
"Green" Ethylene Production Provided by Intratec Solutions
With a global nominal capacity of about 140 million ton/yr, ethylene is among the main…
Solids Processing
Bulk Solids: Optimizing Screw Conveyors
Despite their apparent simplicity, the complexity of these conveying systems demands proper design and an…
Engineering Practice
Flare Consolidation Considerations
Consolidating multiple flares can help mitigate emissions and maintenance Chris Ng and Zubin Kumana Siemens,…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Industrial Housekeeping
Safeguard industrial workwear and tools with this rugged bin This company’s lockable industrial storage bin…
New Products
These actuators’ plastic housing provides resilience and versatility
The ECP Series of thermoplastic quarter-turn electric actuators (photo) features glass-filled polypropylene (GFPP) housing, which…
Monitor heat-tracing with this thermostat
The Raychem ETS-05 electronic, surface-sensing thermostat (photo) accurately controls and monitors temperature for heat-tracing installations.…
This scanner can accept up to 16 process variables
The Vantageview PD6730X Modbus scanner is designed for accurate display of and quick access to…
An intelligent valve actuator with integrated safety function
The TriVAX (photo) and TriVAX flex intelligent electrohydraulic valve actuators are as easy to install…
Molecular structure database now has 750,000 entries
Over 750,000 entries are now available to the scientific community through the Cambridge Structural Database…
Slash mine-ventilation electricity costs with this smart system
The SmartVentilation system is a complete solution to the challenge of providing fresh air and…
A new actuator for hygienic applications
The new Type 3379 Pneumatic Actuator is tailored to the requirements of hygienic applications. All…
This data-acquisition system has three new amplifier modules
This company has introduced three new amplifier modules for its SomatXR Data Acquisition System. The…
AODD air-distribution system is now available in stainless steel
The energy-efficient Pro-Flo Shift Air-Distribution System (ADS) is now available in 316 stainless steel and…
This instrument measures adhesion strength
The P.A.T.T.I. Micro is an adhesive-testing instrument that quantitatively measures the adhesion strength of numerous…
A new solenoid valve variant for high-pressure applications
This company’s Type 6027 solenoid valve is now available in a new, high-pressure version for…
Two new self-loading regulator valves
With the introduction of the new SLR-1 and SLR-2 self-loading regulator valves, this company now…
Compatibility updates for this overpressure protection software
The newest version of the Process Safety Pressure Protection Manager (PS PPM) software, 1.4 PS…
Head-mount transmitter for hazardous area applications
The M100 is a two-wire transmitter for liquid analytics in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.…
Universal display module for point-level sensors
With the new plicsLED display module, the switching status of a sensor can be read…
For oil-fired heaters, consider this optimized de-aerator
The new automatic FloCo-TOP-2 fuel-oil de-aerator was designed for continuous de-aeration and filtration of fuel…
A new panel simplifies control-valve-related functionalities
Automated process valves using pneumatic actuators always require a range of various instrumentation components to…