Processing & Handling
Know Your Numbers: Understanding Measurement Uncertainty in Precision Weighing
Even a perfectly calibrated laboratory balance raises an important question every scientist in a regulated environment must be able to answer: how confident can you be in the weight value displayed? This technical white paper, authored by Sartorius metrologists, walks…
Discover How to Simplify and Strengthen Your Chemical Analysis Workflows
Whether you're working in bulk chemicals, fine and specialty chemicals, or cosmetics and personal care, maintaining precision, purity, and regulatory compliance at every stage of production is non-negotiable. This resource explores the full landscape of analytical challenges labs face today…
New Technologies Optimize Mixing Processes
Advanced designs and controls achieve complete mixing while reducing batch times In the chemical process industries (CPI), mixing is about more than simply combining raw materials. It plays a central role in product quality and process efficiency, but it is…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Particle Stress and Feed Requirements for Impact Milling
The chemical process industries (CPI) include many applications of impact comminution to process solid matter, such as minerals, chemical products, foods and pharmaceutical products. This one-page reference discusses conditions for particle fracture and feed characteristics in industrial milling equipment. Particle…
Chemical-Resistant Polymers in Corrosive Applications
Fluorinated plastics can be used as internal linings in process-equipment components for highly corrosive applications in chemical processing, and material development has allowed conductivity and compliance with food-contact applications The industrial production of chemicals forms the foundation for a wide…
Rethinking Lockhopper Design for Large-Capacity Coal Gasification
Dry-coal-feed systems (DCFS) deliver pulverized coal to a gasifier. A study of the feed system with a lockhopper revealed findings that are contrary to conventional design approaches, including that increasing the number of lockhoppers offers operational and cost advantages Several…
Ketjen and Imubit partner to provide real-time catalyst intelligence in refinery operations
Ketjen (Houston, Tex.; www.ketjen.com), a provider of advanced catalyst solutions and technical expertise for the refining industry, announced a partnership with Imubit (Houston, Tex.; www.imubit.com), an industrial AI software company, to give refiners real-time, actionable catalyst intelligence for fluid catalytic…
Large-scale Heat-Pump Project Generates CO2-free Steam
Compressors play a significant role in project to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at BASF facility in Germany The “green” transformation is becoming increasingly important across the chemical process industries (CPI), and a key strategy for lowering CO2 emissions from industrial…
Learn how Enhanced Coriolis Control (ECC) helps you avoid common measuring errors
Enhanced Coriolis Control (ECC) mitigates the negative impact of high gas content in your measurement of liquids One of the most common reasons for measuring errors in Coriolis mass flowmeters is the measurement of liquids with significant gas…
Refiners Pursue Flexibility Amid Economic Headwinds
Petroleum refiners are taking steps to support and increase operational flexibility and business agility as logistical challenges and economic headwinds build, and policy certainty is difficult to find Amid the current economic climate, business agility and operational flexibility have emerged…