This company’s Eden sensors (photo) now feature a solid-state, board-level design with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology for increased resistance to vibration and greater security. RFID technology allows for large sensing distances and its vibration resistance decreases the risk of involuntary…
Increasingly, wastewater treatment plants must address odors due to volatile contaminants. This guide provides an overview of odor causes and possible remedial actions Processes and applications that emit odor-causing air contaminants are common across many sectors of the chemical process…
Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; www.kaust.edu.sa) have developed a metal-organic framework (MOF) material that can regulate the humidity levels within the “window” established by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and…
Bulk solids experts, process technicians, engineers and plant operators from all over the world will gather in Nuremberg for Powtech 2017 (September 26–28; www.powtech.de). Around 900 exhibitors in six exhibition halls will be presenting their latest equipment and systems for…
Characterizing mixer impellers on the basis of power, flow, shear and efficiency Mixing has been defined as “the application of mechanical motion in order to create fluid dynamic effects that achieve a desired process result” [1]. The process result is…
Data points from literature are refined into a single correlation defining dry-tray pressure drop in sieve trays The sieve tray has been in the marketplace as a distillation device for many decades. It has been used extensively on distillation tray…
While demand for the artificial sweetener xylitol grows, expensive raw materials and low yields have kept production prices high. Now, a new process from S2G BioChem (Vancouver, B.C., Canada; www.s2gbiochem.com) aims to produce xylitol in a more cost-effective way, utilizing…
Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are attractive because of the low cost and wide availability of natural gas, plus the ability to connect to residential and business gas lines for fueling. Among the challenges for using natural gas as a fuel…
The R5 dissolved-air flotation (DAF) unit (photo) is modular and skid-mounted with variable tank sizes, flow and recycle rates to provide a customized, flexible solution for smaller water and wastewater treatment operations, pilot-plant testing and backup for unexpected plant equipment…
The Model FT4A thermal mass flowmeter (photo) is designed for monitoring pure gases, mixed gases and complex flare-gas compositions. Three onboard gas-selection menus encompass numerous configuration options. The meter features non-cantilevered advanced sensor technology that eliminates sensor element vibration, which…