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WEFTEC 2008 Show Preview

Held at McCormick Place (Chicago, Ill.) October 18 – 22, the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 08, promises water quality education, training and access to cutting-edge technologies. With an attendence of over 20,000…

Powtech Show Preview

Powtech, one of the largest exhibitions on powder processing will be held September 30 – October 2 in Nürnberg, Germany. www.powtech.de/en/ New Features for this Particle Characterization System Launched last year, the Morphologi G3 high-sensitivity particle characterization system delivers information…

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Literature Review

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Featuring Brochures and Catalogs of Products and Services for the CPI Visit CE Lit Online at chemengonline.com New 2009/10 Cole-Parmer® General Catalog…

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 The Path to the Perfect Plant

Process engineers understand how to harness the power of closed-loop multi-variable control in their plants. The evolution of digital control in the chemical process industries (CPI) has provided that power. Yet digital control represents just one facet of optimization and…

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Feature Report: Water Reuse and Conservation in the CPI

The need to conserve water is becoming a common concern throughout the world. Whether this is due to the cost of water, availability of water, or environmental concerns, water conservation is becoming a major focal point, both in the public…

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Facts at Your Fingertips: Crystallization

Crystallization is a method of solid-fluid separation in which pure chemical crystals are formed. Crystallization kinetics consists of three major phenomena: nucleation (the birth of a crystal), transfer of the solute from the supersaturated solution to the crystal surface, and…

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From Tap to Transmitter

Today, companies in the chemical process industries (CPI) are faced with increased operating expenses, reductions in the number of qualified workers, strong competition and the need to do more with less. To meet these challenges, many companies are making use…

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Engineering Practice: Predicting Water Content of Compressed Air

Each compressed air system is typically composed of one or more compressors with a power source, control system, intake air filter, after cooler and separator, air receiver, air dryer, interconnecting piping and a distribution system to deliver air to points…

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Engineering Practice: Optimize your Process Plant for More than One Objective

There are many criteria that the engineer considers when optimizing: maximization of product yield or quality; minimization of recycle flow or energy consumption; and economic indicators, such as maximization of profits, net present worth (NPW) and minimization of payback period…

Focus On: Pipes & Fittings

Look here for an Easy, Sturdy Compressed-Air Piping System Newly available in 76- and 100-mm dia., SmartPipe is a modular, aluminum piping system boasting a low friction coefficient due to its smooth, calibrated construction. With its full-bore fittings and push-to-fit,…