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A check valve for urea service A new in-line, axial check valve (photo) for urea and ammonia service was recently introduced. The new axial check valve complements this company’s extensive urea service product line, which includes Clampseal Y-, T- and…

Commercial production of glucaric acid from sugar substrate

The synthetic biology company Kalion Inc. (Milton, Mass.; www.kalioninc.com) recently completed its first commercial-scale production run of high-purity (98–99%) glucaric acid via fermentation of glucose at a custom-manufacturing facility owned by Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com). The high purities…

A new, low-volume biowaste-treatment system

The MicroEDS BioWaste Treatment System (photo) was recently introduced for biologically hazardous waste decontamination, typically required in the biopharmaceutical sector, laboratories and research institutes. The low-volume system is certified to ASME and ISO/EN standards for treating BSL 1, 2 and…

Business News: January 2022

Plant Watch Air Liquide enters a longterm partnership for production of rare helium isotope December 8, 2021 — Air Liquide S.A. (Paris; www.airliquide.com) entered into a longterm agreement with Laurentis Energy Partners to produce and distribute helium-3 (3He), a rare…

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Bulk polymerization of elemental sulfur yields new flame-retardant plastics

A group of researchers from the University of Arizona (Tucson; www.arizona.edu), led by chemistry and biochemistry professor Jeff Pyun, are aiming to make use of sulfur waste streams from petroleum refineries. To meet environmental regulations, sulfur must be removed from…

PLC-equipped pumping system enables enhanced control

DMK SmartPump systems consist of a pump with a programmable logic controller (PLC), which controls the system’s highly advanced servo motor. Motor speed, power consumption and force feedback can be recorded by the PLC, and process information is collected and…

A small, high-vacuum system for laboratories and research

TurboLab Core (photo) is a small plug-and-play high-vacuum pumping system for research and laboratory and industrial applications. The ergonomic system includes the oil- and maintenance-free Turbovac i turbomolecular pump, the Divac 1.4 dry diaphragm backing pump and a simple controller,…

Smart monitoring of oil concentration in the refrigerant circuit

LiquiSonic OCR (photo) provides precise real-time readings — without sampling — of oil concentrations in refrigeration lines. The determination of the oil concentration is based on pressure, temperature and sonic velocity measurements in the liquid refrigerant. This measuring principle enables…

A reliable testing gage for pressure-safety valves

New XP2i digital pressure gages (photo) are designed specifically for testing and calibrating pressure-relief or pressure-safety valves. Once the valve opens, the XP2i detects the pressure drop and displays the maximum pressure that the gage ever reached before the drop.…

A new multiple-use pump for biopharmaceutical applications

New QF5k quaternary (four-piston) diaphragm pumps (photo) incorporate a variety of critical design enhancements and offer a maximum flowrate of 6,000 L/h, making them suited for demanding biopharmaceutical applications, such as chromatography, virus filtration, sterile filtration and depth filtration. QF5k…