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The GFD (glass filter dryer) FilterBox containment system is a small-scale solution to this company’s larger FilterBox products. The FilterBox consists of an agitated nutsche filter dryer (ANFD) or GFD completely integrated within a PSL isolator, providing high containment when…
Limited budgets and the need for high performing operations are causing chemical processors and petroleum and gas refiners to seek out the best bang for their capital dollar. And when it comes to gas processing operations, such as carbon-dioxide removal,…
The Larox VPF (vertical pressure filter) is used for the pregnant liquor polishing stage in the alumina process, producing both a high-quality product and a high throughput. Low impurity in pregnant liquor is required for further production of metal-grade alumina.…
At the Chicago AIChE meeting last spring, Henry Kister and Mike Pritchett named the distillation symposium in honor of James R. Fair, who had recently passed away. Fair was probably best known for his leadership of the Separations Research Program…
Many chemical processes in the U.S. that use centrifuges were established between the 1950s and the 1980s. As a result, most of these machines employ technology that was outdated literally generations ago. In addition, many processes have changed since installation,…
The ecoforce gMaster CF 6000 decanter has been specifically designed for products that are difficult to discharge, and is thus ideal for use as a clarifying decanter in the brewing and beverage industries. Gear, bearing, lubrication, materials, steels and production…
This weighing and feeding specialist has extended its range of equipment with the introduction of the MCF filter system, which is suitable for applications in the animal feed, processed foods, chemicals, plastics and heavy industries. The system features a circular…
Amended Silicates is the name of powder designed for removing mercury from the fluegas of coal-fired power plants. The reagent, which is fully compatible with most sorbent-injection systems, provides the benefit of protecting flyash for use in concrete products. In…
The Tri-Flow MERV 16 (minimum efficiency reporting value) filter lifetimes are three to five times longer than that of conventional bag or cartridge-type filters. In addition, the active filtration area is two to three times greater, and the filter maintains…