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.…
LEAN Chemical Manufacturing There has been a great deal of new activity around so-called lean thinking or the lean enterprise lately, even though the practical application has been going on since the early 1900s. It was started by Henry Ford,…
Charles Ross & Son The VersaMix has three agitators working in tandem, each driven separately. The equipment features a high-speed disperser that quickly draws powders into the liquid batch through a powerful vortex. Depending on the nature of the products…
GEA PHE Systems The new EcoFlex CDH heat-exchanger frame range features frame plates that have been considerably reduced in thickness. The cross section reduction in the clamping bolts has been compensated for by a greater number of bolts, which in…
Michael Smith Engineers The EFS Series pump in stainless steel (photo) is the latest addition to the Finish Thompson range of drum-emptying pumps. Suitable for pumping corrosive chemicals, light oils, caustic cleaners, solvents and other liquids, the EFS pump is…
Assured Automation The FK Polypropylene Butterfly Valve Series offers superior strength and chemical resistance in highly corrosive environments. The special trapezoidal shape of the linear and serrated body cavity guarantees a bubble-tight seal while keeping break-away torque at an absolute…
Georg FischerPiping Systems Developed for water supply applications where it is highly valued for its reliability and long service life, the new iJoint compression joint product mix (photo) includes couplings, reducers, tees, elbows, threaded adapters and end caps in the…