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EDITOR'S PAGE The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominations Since 1933, Chemical Engineering has honored noteworthy chemical engineering technologies… COVER STORY Preventing Electrostatic Explosions and Fires There are many occasions in chemical processing plants where electrostatic… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS New Ways to Achieve Better Control of Emissions New and improved catalysts and other process innovations are helping… CHEMENTATOR
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January Chementator Briefs MDI Production Late last year, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com)… Membrane-based system for low-cost CO2 capture to be demonstrated at engineering scale A new membrane technology for separating carbon dioxide from exhaust… Storing excess electricity as high-temperature heat Late last November, the energy-transition start-up company Lumenion GmbH (Berlin,… Process for recycling of cotton garments produces multi-ton quantities for testing A process developed by Evrnu (Seattle, Wash.; www.evrnu.com) to regenerate… Radiative cooling: A coating for windows that also cools A Korean team has proposed an approach for passive radiative… Enhancing photocatalytic activity by tuning wall thickness of TiO2 nanotubes Titanium dioxide is well known as a photocatalyst, and is… Immobilizing enzymes for biosensors A new technique for making less-expensive, more-efficient biological enzyme hybrids… A breakthrough in artificial intelligence-enabled materials discovery A groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, dubbed CAMEO (Closed-Loop Autonomous… Membrane extraction improves biofuel yield Typically, the production of fuel-grade chemicals, such as butanol, from… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: January 2021 Plant Watch LG Chem to run Wuxi cathode-materials plant on… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Moisture Measurement in Solid Materials Determining moisture levels in solid materials is important for product… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Nickel-based Superalloys Superalloys, also known as high-performance alloys, are considered as materials… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon Dioxide This column is based on “Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Practicing Year-Round Waste Compliance There are many regulations surrounding the production of waste at… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Flow Measurement & Control Flowmeter with pressure and temperature sensors, too The Proline Prosonic… NEW PRODUCTS
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An industrial edge platform for data processing With the new Industrial Edge Management system (photo), users can… This IBC now also has FM approval The Ecobulk SX-D intermediate bulk container (IBC; photo) is specially… A new turbopump for ion-implantation applications HiPace 2800 IT (photo) is a turbomolecular pump especially dedicated… Optimize industrial training with immersive virtual reality This company’s Immersive Field Simulator (photo) is an advanced industrial-training… A needle valve for high-pressure applications This company’s new high-pressure needle valve (HPNV; photo) is designed… A sanitary rotary mixer that is washdown-rated The Model MX-5-S316L sanitary rotary-batch mini-mixer (photo) can de-agglomerate and… Explosion-protected products are now CCC-compliant To secure access to the Chinese market, this company has… A reliable and versatile pneumatic pressure controller PMT Model 40 pneumatic pressure controllers (photo) are available in… Purify complex bio-based solutions with these new resins Lewatit PH 1074 HEP (photo) is the newest product in… New high-volume granulation equipment improves yield By combining the HSM 2000 X.ONE high-shear mixer and FBE… New cleaning agent rapidly breaks down fats and greases Pure-OX FOAM (photo) is a peroxide-based foaming detergent specifically formulated… Protect potable water with this diverse product family The VaultSafe product line (photo) is designed to protect potable… Customizable mobile totes for biopharmaceutical applications This company has introduced the KDT series of configurable knockdown… Achieve repeatable reactions with this one-step solution This company’s Continuous Hybrid Reactor (CHR; photo) has been designed… New industrial PCs create a secure visualization system The Allen-Bradley VersaView 6300 PCs and thin clients (photo) combine… These dust monitors now have hazardous-location approvals The DustAlarm ES and DustTrend ES series (photo) of broken-bag… Powder sifters automatically remove foreign objects GS centrifugal sifters (photo) automatically capture and remove foreign objects… Thermal and visible videoscope for underground utility vaults The new FLIR VS290-32 (photo) is said to be an… Automatically dispense a variety of media The Bench Cat system (photo) is designed for automatically dispensing… Cr-free corrosion inhibitors provide long-lasting protection This company’s chromium-free corrosion-inhibiting technology, Intelli-ion, utilizes novel active ingredients,…
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Chementator: Pumping hot oil PCM (Paris, France; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-541) has introduced what is claimed to… Chementator: Algae-based biodiesel Valencent Products, Inc. (El Paso, Tex.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-544) and Global Green… Chementator: One less step to make activated carbon with dispersed metal nanoparticles Nanostructured microporous carbons containing well-dispersed metal nanoparticles have the potential… Chementator: A push for Jatropha Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM; Decatur, Ill.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-547), Bayer CropScience… Chementator: New ceramic-membrane system doubles rate and slashes cost for dehydrating ethanol Hitachi Zosen Corp. (Hitz; Tokyo, Japan; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-531) is commercializing a… Chementator: Desalination barges based on reverse osmosis Transfield Services Ltd. (edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-549) and WorleyParsons Ltd. (both North Sydney,… Chementator: This platinum-free fuel cell runs on hydrazine Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-532) has designed a… Chementator: Commercial production and debut of a new solid-acid catalyst for making biodiesel Last month, Benefuel, Inc. (Mt. Prospect, Ill.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-533) established an… Chementator: New solid-state heat engine cycles H 2 through MEA like a fuel cell Johnson ElectroMechanical Systems, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-536) in conjunction with… Chementator: Maintain pH, even at cyrogenic temperatures, with this buffer Biotechnology samples, such as proteins, nucleic acids, biological specimens and… Chementator: Bio-based succinic acid Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-542) and the French starch… Chementator: Sensor uses microfluidics to sniff for airborne contaminants Airborne contaminants can be identified within 2 – 3 s… Chementator: Super-oleophobic materials promise revolutionary membranes A team of researchers from MIT’s (Cambridge, Mass.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-540) chemical… BUSINESS NEWS
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Uhde wins clean-fuels contract for Bulgaria Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) won two major contracts from… Lanxess to make record investment in Singapore
Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is set… Africa’s largest desalination plant inaugurated A persistent shortage of potable water in the City of… Bayer invests in research center in Aachen A new catalysis center (www.catalyticcenter.de) has opened today in Aachen,… Lurgi Zimmer wins a another PA 6 contract in China Lurgi Zimmer GmbH, a company of Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany;… Economic Indicators: Business News Plant Watch Oxea Increases Alcohol Capacity in North America January… Dow and Aker Kvaerner selected for PP project in China PetroChina Petrochemical Co. has selected Dow’s (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) UNIPOL… Three mobile reactors for hazardous chemistry
On the international chemicals markets, hazardous chemistry and custom synthesis… Chemical Engineering Launches Online Career Center for Expanding Chemical Web Community New York, NY - February 8, 2008 - Chemical Engineering,… Linde receives contract from BASF for H2 plant The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has… DuPont Acquires Chemtura Fluorine Chemicals Business DuPont completed its purchase of Chemtura Corp.’s fluorine chemicals business. … TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Caring for Cooling Water Systems Hydrocarbon leaks can disrupt recirculated cooling-water systems. Here’s an outline… Tank Coatings: Covering the Basics of Selection and Specification The interior surfaces of your storage tanks are constantly at… Pump Hazardous Liquids Safely Reduce the problems associated with handling hazardous liquids by following… CPI Water & Steam Chemistry Careful control of water and steam chemistry at CPI facilities… Causes of Overpressurization The failure of a device or of a group of…
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