This baghouse filter leak detector can incorporate automatic self-checks, allowing users to automate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) requirements for periodic instrument validation. This particulate matter monitor also features automatic signal diagnostics to improve…
BriteCoat is the tradename for a line of emulsions that are optimized for coating paper and paperboard. Britecoat is a vinyl acetate ethylene binder that the company says specifically meets the needs of paper manufacturers and printers. Because of the…
The LSS-140-ST is designed to allow sampling of high-temperature or hazardous-material slurries without personnel contact. Suitable for a wide range of process industries, the LSS-140-ST has two flanged connections for integration with the sample piping, and a back-mounted bracket to…
The 360-µm high-pressure fitting design from this company allows direct connection of a wide range of 360-µm O.D. tubing, including those made from fused silica, PEEK, stainless steel and electroformed nickel, without the use of liners. Because of the fitting’s…
The first in a series of new meters from this company is an elapsed-time meter that combines a time-meter assembly with a die-cast aluminum NEMA 4X housing. Designed for severe environmental conditions, the new meter is appropriate for applications in…
Combining label design, printing and tracking, this company’s automatic identification and data collection (AIDC) software for chemical materials helps companies meet Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) requirements in a single system. The software solution provides…
Wastewater streams from petroleum refineries present some of the largest ranges of variation in contaminant loadings and contain some of the toughest contaminant profiles to treat. These factors render the wastewater treatment processes difficult to control. The most challenging area…
Evonik builds surfactants plant in China March 30, 2011 — Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is building an integrated production plant for organic specialty surfactants at its site in Shanghai, China. With an investment in the upper double-digit million…
Gas turbines are widely used throughout the chemical process industries (CPI) — especially in petroleum refineries and petrochemical facilities — to provide both mechanical-drive and power-generation capabilities. Presented below are a variety of recommendations related to the selection and arrangement…
Due to their simplicity of construction, lack of moving parts, ability to operate at a wide range of temperatures and pressures, low capital and operating cost, cyclones have been the workhorse for gas-solid separation in a wide variety of industries.…