This company rounds off its proven series of Ecotrol control valves at the high end with the development of the nominal size DN 700 (28 in.). This valve has been specially optimized for use as an anti-surge valve on turbocompressors,…
This company has developed a new repeater-node technology that, according to company, will provide both redundancy and additional reach not currently available in a standard point-to-multipoint systems. The repeater-node system will help extend range by connecting several repeaters, enabling switching…
A new range of vortex and swirl flowmeters (photo) includes the SwirlMaster and VortexMaster product lines. The new SwirlMaster features a unique swirl technology that enables very short upstream and downstream piping requirements, which saves installation costs and enables high-accuracy…
The LS Class of single-headed, positive-displacement piston pumps (photo) feature very low pulsation and high accuracy, along with micro-stepping motor technology and a proven single-piston pump mechanism. Standard fluid-path materials are stainless steel and polyethertherketone (PEEK), with optional titanium components…
Earlier this year, JGC Corp. (JGC; Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com), in partnership with Japan Oil, Gas and Minerals National Corp., commenced pilot-scale testing of their Supercritical Water Cracking (SCWC) process. The pilot has a capacity of 5 barrels (bbl) per day…
Concrete Admixture Advanced concrete mixes often demonstrate a higher viscosity due to their low water contents. Although having a high level of workability, the concrete often appears harsh, sticky and therefore difficult to pump and process. To overcome these challenges…
Researchers from Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN; www.ibn.a-star.edu.sg) and Hydro-Quebec’s Research Institute (Montreal, Canada; www.hydro.qc.ca) have synthetized silicate-based “nanoboxes” that could greatly increase the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries as compared to that of conventional phosphate-based cathodes. IBN’s…
IHI Corp. (IHI; Tokyo, www.ihi.co.jp) has commissioned its first prototype Twin IHI Gasifier (TIGAR) plant, which IHI designed and built at the Kujang Factory of PT Pupuk Indonesia Holding Co., Indonesia’s largest state-owned fertilizer company, 75 km southeast of Jakarta.…
Two families of newly developed products from specialty chemical maker Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) — a portfolio of fermentation aids and scale inhibitors — have the potential to improve the production of bioethanol and related fermentation processes. Solenis fermentation aids…
Construction has begun on a commercial prototype of a low-boiling-point solvent-extraction process for recovering used catalyst powder and slurry oil from a recalcitrant sludge produced in the fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) of petroleum refineries. The process allows refiners to…