A gas analyzer suitable for hazardous areas Now approved by ATEX and CSA-C/US certifications, the X-Stream flameproof process gas analyzer is suitable for Class I, Zone 1 and Group IIB + H 2 hazardous areas without the need for pressurization…
Scales are available in a dizzying array of types and sizes to suit different needs. Although it’s easy to default to price in order to eliminate the tedious task of researching your options, a basic knowledge of these ten key…
Plant Watch Clean gasoline technologies planned for SPRC in Thailand November 14, 2007 — The Star Petroleum Corp. (SPRC) has selected Axens’ technologies for its clean gasoline project in Rayong, Thailand. SPRC will install a 22,640-bbd/d grassroots unit that will…
BASF Catalysts (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.catalysts.com) is expanding production at its facility in Tarragona, Spain, which manufactures catalysts used to make polypropylene. Once complete by September 2008, the project will increase capacity by more than 25%, enabling the plant to meet…
Like today’s chemical process industries (CPI) themselves, the representation of exhibitors at this year’s Chem Show has taken a more global spin. According to Clay Stevens, President of show organizer IEC, 56 international exhibitors from 16 countries are on hand…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information As evidenced in the headlines, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and infrastructure failures can occur without warning, creating catastrophic results for an…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Wastewater may not be exactly wonderful, but it is certainly fashionable. The global market for industrial water and wastewater equipment is…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Explosion prevention must be a primary objective wherever the process of transferring powders into flammable solvents is utilized, irrelevant of the…
Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information  The Chem Show, North America’s largest process equipment and technology exhibition, will return to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from…
Throughout the +100-year history of the chemical engineering profession, there have been numerous examples of a single individual making a breakthrough discovery or contributing a key theory to the field. The awareness of such “single-handed” contributions, however, has certainly diminished…