The new MiniCab housings (photo) combine a relatively high containment capacity with convenient pipe stand or wall mounting, and feature a flat full-size hinged door for quick and easy access. They are designed to help users simplify the layout, installation…
Employing new materials produced in a proprietary process, the LumiShield series of gas-control components (photo) provides significantly better corrosion resistance and chemical inertness than that provided by traditional metals, such as stainless steel and exotic alloys, says the manufacturer. The…
This provider of enterprise-class document management and workflow solutions recently launched program support for Fujitsu PaperStream Capture and PaperStream IP. The new software solutions deliver enhanced image processing and capture capabilities allowing documents to quickly and easily be converted into…
The 3P Pera Prinz Twin Screw Pumps (photo) are suitable for fluid-transfer applications that require a self-priming pump that delivers smooth, pulseless flows up to 1,700 m3/h and at pressures up to 55 bars. Recently introduced in the U.K. by…
For applications in processes with high flowrates, this company is now offering thermowells in the new ScrutonWell design (photo). This variant dampens the excitation that leads to vibrations, which in turn can cause failures. The helical form of the stem…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says that UOP C3 Oleflex process technology started up and has been successfully operating in Russia, producing high-quality propylene to help meet the global supply shortage of the valuable plastics building…
This company has launched its Catalytic Reaction Guide (CRG) as a free mobile application (app), which provides users mobile access to catalyst recommendations on over 150 chemical reactions in the area of homogeneous, heterogeneous and asymmetric catalysis. Users can easily…
Enzymes are proteins synthesized in living cells that act as biocatalysts for specific reactions. However, enzymes must be applied under mild conditions, since they lose their catalytic activity when subjected to heat, organic solvents or strong acids and bases. Enzymes…
Vacuum drying can be a useful tool for solid products that are heat-sensitive. Here are some guidelines for the selection and use of various types of vacuum dryers Drying is an essential unit operation in a variety of chemical process…
Some of the many things to consider for the complex task of performing a column revamp are presented in this cover story Petroleum refineries, chemical-processing plants, natural-gas purification plants and other facilities in the chemical process industries (CPI) all contain…