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Optimizing the Design-to-Cost CycleBy intensifying cooperation between process designers and cost engineers in…
Competitive Pricing of Process PlantsAccurate pricing of CPI plants involves integrating technical design with…
43rd Kirkpatrick Award: Winner AnnouncedFive companies are honored for innovation in chemical engineering Last…
Combustible Dust Standard Gets a FaceliftWhile NFPA 652 creates a general set of requirements for…
Ultrafiltration A new ultrafiltration fiber can increase permeability by 35%…
Continuously cleaned filters for challenging water streamsA new self-cleaning filter from Spiral Water Technologies Inc. (San…
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Bioelectrochemical system treats wastewater and generates biogasThe first full-scale installation of a unique bioelectrochemical wastewater-treatment system…
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Point-Level Switches for Safety SystemsIndustries that manufacture or store potentially hazardous materials need to…
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Maleic Anhydride from n-Butane (Fixed-bed Process) By Intratec Solutions Maleic anhydride (MAN) is a multifunctional chemical…
Chemical Process Plants: Plan for RevampsFollow this guidance to make the most of engineering upgrades…
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Focus on mixers and blendersThis rotary jet mixer is both compact and efficient The…
This filter-cart system can now handle smaller particlesThis company’s Model 634 portable filter-cart system (photo) is now…
Comprehensive corrosion data available on CD-ROMAt the end of October, the Dechema- Werkstofftabelle (DWT) 2015…
Corrosion-resistant warning signals with two horn optionsThe new STEx range of stainless-steel explosion-proof warning signals (photo)…
A new decanter for smaller- scale sludge dewateringThe C2E decanter centrifuge (photo) was developed specifically for the…
HDPE thread protectors that can be easily installed and removedThe thread-protecting SSR Series standard sucker-rod cap (photo) is designed…
This aerator eliminates carryover contaminantsThe Kinetic Turbo Aerator provides aeration for industries that require…
Prevent cavitation in control valves with this new trim designValtek DiamondBack is a new anti-cavitation trim design for control…
Introducing the first hybrid safety-standard I/O moduleThe TBPN safety block I/O module (photo) is said to…
Realtime alarm verification for speed-monitoring systemsThe SpeedMaster with Pulse Pilot (photo) is a device that…
A new line of vacuum gages is introducedThe new CenterLine series of analog vacuum gages (photo) are…
A handheld VOC meter for indoor air-quality maintenanceThe HHAQ-107 meter (photo) makes general measurements of mixed-gas volatile-organic-compound…
Computation rheology is added to this simulation softwareWith its late-October release, STAR-CCM+ v10.06 engineering simulation software features…
Inhibit corrosion with this new vinyl-ester-resin systemFlowchem is a new range of seamless, elastomer-modified vinyl-ester-resin systems…
New waterproofing solutions for demanding applicationsMasterSeal M 689 waterproofing membranes provide high chemical resistance to…
Avoid pelletization with this twin screw extruderThe ZSE-27 MAXX “direct-to-sheet” system (photo) facilitates rapid inline compounding…
Screen microbial strains with this micro-scale bioreactor systemThe new ambr 15 fermentation system (photo) is an automated…
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