After more than ten years of planning, WMPI Pty, LLC (Gilberton, Pa.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-534) is in the final licensing negotiations with contractors for constructing the first major coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in the U.S. The plant, to be located near Gilberton, will…
Immersion heaters are used in a wide variety of applications in the chemical process industries (CPI). Knowing which heater to specify for a particular application and how to maintain it can make a manufacturing process more cost-efficient. This…
Although water and steam are the ideal media for heat transfer, there are often situations when other heat-transfer fluids are called upon to perform this function in the chemical process industries (CPI). Thus there are, at the…
Reliable heat transfer is crucial when operating a process that depends on a consistent temperature. Heat-transfer fluids, however, can degrade over time, resulting in diminished heat transport, thereby increasing the heat up time of a material a target material. Consequently,…