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Staying connected while apart
The new threat of the novel coronavirus is gripping the…

COVER STORY

Principles of Agglomeration: Pelletizing Processes
Pelletizing, a tumble-growth agglomeration process, offers many potential benefits to…

Improving Bulk-Solids Conveyor Maintenance
Designing easier access to mechanical components in solids-conveying systems reduces…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

A Push for 'Green' Crackers
Today’s steam crackers are bigger than ever — those of…

Optimized Mixing
Improved equipment and controls, as well as continuous mixing, improve…

CHEMENTATOR + Show More

Chementator Briefs
Li2CO3 from brine Purities of greater than 99.9% for battery-quality…

Progress towards lithium-sulfur batteries
An international team, led by Mahdokht Shaibani from Monash University…

Oxidative precipitation recovers nickel and cobalt from ore
An alternative method for processing mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide precipitate to…

Semiconducting material combines handedness and polarity
A semiconducting material synthesized by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute…

Conversion of plastic packaging to BTX and olefins is demonstrated
Anellotech (Pearl River, N.Y.; www.anellotech.com) recently announced a successful laboratory…

Batteryless machine-health monitor enabled by low-power computer chips
Everactive (Charlottesville, Va.; www.everactive.com) has just launched its Machine Health…

A desalination process that pumps ions instead of water
Researchers from Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University (Bogor, Indonesia; www.ipb.ac.id), the…

This gold catalyst improves CO2 reduction
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology…

Wood-supported catalyst safely keeps fruit fresh
Ethylene is a multifunctional phytohormone that regulates growth, ripening and…

BUSINESS NEWS

Plant Watch - April 2020
DOMO Chemicals to invest €12 million in new nylon plant…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

High-Purity Water Simplified
There are a number of process technologies available to meet…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an analytical chemistry technique…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production Process for Neopentyl Glycol
This column is based on “Neopentyl Glycol Production Process –…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Detection Systems for Reducing the Risk of Hydrogen Fires
Today’s detection equipment can provide early sensing of H2 gas…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Analyzers
Raman spectroscopy capability with bioreactor platforms BioPAT Spectro (photo) is…

NEW PRODUCTS + Show More

High-performance control valves approved for use with abrasive media
The REflex quick-change seat (QCS) control valve (photo) equipped with…

Protect vacuum pumps and improve production efficiency
To guarantee that its vacuum pumps are effectively protected from…

Handle heavy slurries with this portable pump unit
The SludgeKat is a self-priming, positive-displacement, hydraulic-piston pump (photo) that…

Heat pumps and air conditioners for hazardous locations
Model TAC and THP Smart Cool and Smart Pump Units…

A bio-based temporary coating for high-humidity areas
EcoLine 3690 (photo) is a ready-to-use canola-oil-based temporary coating designed…

An extremely small pressure-scanning device
The new nanoDAQ-LTC-16 (photo) is said to be the smallest…

Compact, high-definition thermal cameras for scientific applications
The A8580 series of thermal-science cameras (photo) records blur-free images…

Custom-fabricated storage tanks for a wide range of applications
This company offers fabrication services for ancillary storage tanks, pressure…

Accelerate catalyst development with a suite of gas-adsorption and screening units
The ASAP 2020 Plus is a research-grade gas-adsorption system (photo)…

This feeder is designed to handle recycled materials
The FiberXpert FX50 fiber feeder (photo) is specially developed for…

Use these magnetic pumps in applications with very high system pressure
The GLH Series of compact, magnetically driven external gear pumps…

Use this tubing with hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders
PolySlide composite tubing (photo) is designed to replace metallic material…

Improved bag filler reduces operator fatigue
The Material Master Powerfill Select bulk bag filler (photo) features…

SHOW PREVIEWS

Show Preview-IFAT
IFAT (rescheduled for September 7–11, Munich, Germany; www.ifat.de) is the…

Show Preview - Interphex 2020
Interphex 2020, originally scheduled for April 28–30, has been postponed…

Show Preview - Powder & Bulk Solids 2020
The biennial International Powder & Bulk Solids (iPBS) Conference &…

Highlights COVID-19 – Coverage for the Chemical Process Industries Improving Bulk-Solids Conveyor Maintenance Detection Systems for Reducing the Risk of Hydrogen Fires Focus on Analyzers Technology Profile: Production Process for Neopentyl Glycol

Processing & Handling

APRIL 01, 2020
Technology Profile: Production Process for Neopentyl Glycol
This column is based on “Neopentyl Glycol Production Process –…

APRIL 01, 2020
Principles of Agglomeration: Pelletizing Processes
Pelletizing, a tumble-growth agglomeration process, offers many potential benefits to…

APRIL 01, 2020
Improving Bulk-Solids Conveyor Maintenance
Designing easier access to mechanical components in solids-conveying systems reduces…

MARCH 26, 2020
U.S. chemical production edged lower in February, ACC says
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com),…

MARCH 25, 2020
MOL Group shifts production at windshield washer fluid facility to hand and surface sanitizers
MOL (Budapest, Hungary; www.mol.hu) has started production of hand and…

MARCH 01, 2020
Recently Published Books for the CPI: March 2020
The following is a list of recently published books selected…

GOLD
MARCH 01, 2020
Updating Legacy Rotating Equipment
A brief look at the benefits of installing modern materials…

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MARCH 01, 2020
Determining Overall Pump Lifecycle Costs
Beyond the purchase price, there are other optimizable costs that…

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MARCH 01, 2020
Facts at your Fingertips: Distillation Trays and Packing
Industrial distillation columns use either trays or packing to promote…

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MARCH 01, 2020
Technology Profile: Polyoxymethylene Production
This column is based on “Polyoxymethylene from Methanol and Acetic…

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