Veolia North America has published the waste management industry’s most comprehensive testing to date on the incineration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds. The tests demonstrated that high temperature incineration is a proven and reliable disposal solution for high…
Design considerations to ensure a safe, effective piping system A naturally occurring element, chlorine serves as the basic building block for some of the most critical health and safety items used in everyday life, such as drinking water treatment, waste…
Why measurement matters when every drop counts Considering the growing global demand for freshwater, industries worldwide are increasingly turning to water recycling and reuse technologies as vital components of their sustainability strategies. Technology advancements are driving the ability to recycle…
A CFD-Based Performance Analysis Cooling hot gas is necessary in many industrial processes to protect equipment and ensure employee safety. Daniel deLesdernier, Advanced Spray Engineering Services Manager at BETE, presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based analysis of co-current and counter-current…
The following are recently published titles that may be relevant to the chemical process industries (CPI): Microbial Biotechnology: Integrated Microbial Engineering for B3—Bioenergy, Bioremediation and Bioproducts. Edited by Maulin Shah and Kiran Bala, Elsevier Press, 2025, 400 pages, $195.50. …
Lummus Technology (Houston, Tex.; www.lummustechnology.com), a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the successful startup and operation of its per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) destruction demonstration unit. The at-scale, commercial-ready system uses a combination of advanced…
When temperatures drop, industrial water heating becomes a challenge. Maintaining precise outlet temperatures is critical in processing, and Hydro-Thermal’s Direct Steam Injection technology ensures instant, on-demand heating. This allows faster startups and reduces downtime—even in extreme cold. Unlike heat exchangers,…
The University of California (UC) system has awarded a $1.4 million grant to UC Riverside chemical and environmental engineering professor Haizhou Liu and a collaborative team from several UC campuses to combat water scarcity by developing strategies to clean and…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E; arpa-e.energy.gov) today announced $36 million to recover critical metals and high energy-value materials like ammonia from wastewater. The agency’s program Realize Energy-rich Compound Opportunities Valorizing Extraction from Refuse waters…
SUEZ (Paris, France; www.suez.com), a leader in circular solutions for water management, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; www.taqa.com), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and…