The new FPC 24 self-discharging, vertical-disc stack separator (photo) features a large equivalent clarification area, which is realized with a disc-stack geometry that is adapted to the individual application. The FPC 24 has a maximum speed of 5,800 rpm. The…
The Model C1-2 Spirofil Bulk Bag Filler (photo) includes a load cell mounted weigh platform that can be NTEP approved if the contents of the filled bags are for re-sale by weight. The bulk bag fillers are designed to ensure…
Bibby Scientific When used with this firm’s DriBlock heaters, the Techne Sample Concentrator (photo) provides fast solvent or diluent evaporation with no sample loss. The height-adjustable head of the concentrator delivers a flow of inert gas that removes evaporated solvent…
Considering that Fractionation Research, Inc. (FRI) has been performing distillation research since 1954, don’t we have all the answers yet? Not according to the membership. The vendors of trays and packings have had very aggressive R&D programs. New and interesting…
The fact that I was 150 ft up, on the outside of an extraction column, in January, in Canada, in a 20-mph wind, was not the worst part of the experience. The worst part was that the column was not…
Given the state of the still-lagging economy, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the chemical process industries (CPI) are attempting to get more finished product from their existing processes at lower costs. As a result, many are examining their…
Some columns sway with the wind; some columns sway with the waves. In fact, hundreds of columns now reside offshore, on platforms and on barges. Most dry and sweeten gases. Some distill. The trays and packing distributors of such columns…
The reboiler generally supplies most of the energy required to effect component separation. If too much heat is supplied, the tower may flood; conversely, if too little heat is available, separation performance may decrease via poor reflux ratio (pinching), excessive…
During the first three days of last month’s AIChE Annual Meeting (November 7–12; Salt Lake City, Utah), like many attendees, I hopped from session to session listening to those papers that were of the most interest to me. Generally, I…
To solve the task of solid-liquid (S-L) separation in the chemical process industries (CPI), a wide variety of methods are invariably used. Many of these methods are not mutually exclusive and include a selection of technologies that can be expediently…