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Addressing climate change In a report 1 issued by the American Council for… COVER STORY Unlock the Energy Potential of Your Plant By exploring strategies for process integration, such as waste-heat recovery… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS New Offerings Aid Heat Exchanger Design and Operations New offerings, including software products, consulting services, research insights and… CHEMENTATOR
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Nanoscale uniformity of desalination membranes Reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination membranes use a polyamide selective layer formed… Metal-oxide nanocrystals have applications in lubrication and electronics displays Pixelligent Technologies Inc. (Baltimore, Md.; www.pixelligent.com) has developed a process… Extracting zinc from flyash In Sweden, incineration of household waste in waste-to-energy (WtE) plants… Printing sensors onto stickers Advanced sensors are crucial to any predictive maintenance strategy, and… A major project targets sustainable urea production A consortium, led by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific… Magnetic field cures adhesives faster with less energy Conventional adhesives, such as epoxy, are designed to cure using… Bacteria for wastewater treatment Researchers from the National University of Singapore (www.nus.edu.sg), led by… February Chementator Briefs Ammonia catalyst Clariant Catalyst (Munich, Germany; www.clariant.com) and Casale SA… A microreactor for continuous formation of Grignard reagents Today, synthetic routes to about 10% of the top 50… BUSINESS NEWS Plant Watch: February 2021 Plant Watch Linde to build world’s largest PEM electrolyzer in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Area Electrical Classification in Research Applications: Is It the Only Mitigative Choice? Area electrical classification is a powerful tool for process safety.… FEATURE REPORT Protecting Steam Systems from Corrosion Steam and condensate-return systems can be susceptible to unique forms… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Temperature and Rupture Disk Burst Pressure Rupture disks are non-reclosing pressure-relief devices that protect vessels, such… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Butyl Acrylate from Acrylic Acid and Butanol This column is based on “Butyl Acrylate Production from Acrylic… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Packaging Orbital wrapper for safe transport of drums and barrels Orbital… NEW PRODUCTS
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New protective clothing handles high-pressure water The company is augmenting its Livmoa range of single-use protective… A new explosion-isolation device with patented features The Interceptor-QV explosion-isolation device (photo) uses a patented system where… Use these electromagnetic flowmeters for batching New MIM electromagnetic flowmeters (photo) provide accurate readings in a… A redundant control system for emergency shutdown valves The ASCO 141 Series advanced redundant control system (ARCS; photo)… An intrinsically safe Bluetooth remote speaker microphone Reliable communication is particularly important for lone workers in hazardous… A tool for device commissioning and advanced certification The new Opticheck DTM (photo) was recently introduced for device… Compact temperature sensors with plug-and-play options This company is expanding its range of fluid sensors with… This immersion sensor is now certified for hazardous areas The LiquiSonic ultrasonic sensor is suitable for determining concentration and… Flexible, cut-resistant gloves for manufacturing and construction SmartCut BKCR2403 cut-resistant gloves (photo) are designed for jobs that… These centrifugal pumps handle very high temperatures The System One Series of high-temperature centrifugal pumps (photo) utilizes… Chemical-resistant membranes for electrolysis Forblue S-Series ion-exchange membranes (photo) are designed for electrolysis and… This corrosion inhibitor tackles high-moisture conditions VpCI-396 is a very hard but flexible corrosion-inhibiting coating that… New clamp provides secure, easy-access sealing The new C-30 C-clamp (photo) permanently mounts on machinery while… This platform for shift handover now includes health data This company’s Shiftconnector digital manufacturing software (photo) for the processing… An upgraded range of mobile dust-control products The DC Tromb line of dust extractors (photo) features several…
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Chementator: A promising nanosieve for dehydrating solvents and biofuels Although nanoporous silica membranes are promising systems for the molecular… Chementator: Ceramic ethane-to-ethylene membrane could replace pyrolysis Ateam of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne… Chementator: This valve trim combines multiple noise-control mechanisms Flowserve Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7370-569) has introduced a new noise-attenuating… Chementator: New methods for solving differential equations The behavior of many different phenomena can be modeled by… Chementator: Non-invasive detector Scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Rutherford… Chementator: Grätzel cell Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE;… Chementator: Chiral synthesis Scientists from the Center Biology at University College Dublin (Ireland;… Chementator: A new Mg2Si-production process promises to advance thermoelectric devices The Seebeck effect — the direct conversion of a temperature… Chementator: A portable analyzer for toxicity in humans The standard way to test for toxicity in individuals who… BUSINESS NEWS
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Genencor licenses Red/ET Recombineering tech. Genencor International, Inc., a part of Danisco US Inc., has… Evonik and Sibur review options for cooperation
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and the Russian JSC… Thailand LDPE plant to be controlled by InFusion Invensys Process Systems (www.ips.invensys.com) has been awarded a multi-million dollar… Lummus Technology awarded heater contract Lummus Technology (The Woodlands, Tex.), a CB&I company (www.cbi.com), has… Ineos Technologies signs agreement with Sibur Sibur LLC has selected Ineos’ Innovene PP Process for a… Linde to supply gases for, and co-develop solar cells Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group… GEA takes over Canadian company ViEX GEA PHE Systems, Inc. (York, Pa.; www.geaphena.com) a leading international… BASF/Sinopec ponder expansion of Nanjing site BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical… Chemicals industrial city planned for Abu Dhabi The International Petroleum Investment Company (Abu Dhabi, U.A.E) and Borealis… KBR wins contract for Chinese aniline plant KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by… Chementator: Purifying glycerol Rohm and Haas Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7370-578)and Novasep (Nancy, France;… Chementator: Sonocracking SulphCo, Inc. (Houston, Tex.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7370-580) has signed an agreement with… Newsfront: Braving the Building Boom Despite challenges created by a building frenzy in the Middle… Newsfront: Fuel Cells Move into the CPI Plant Fuel cells and hydrogen economy are inevitably used in the… Economic Indicators: Business News Plant Watch Dynamotive in advanced negotiations for Biooil plant February… Chementator: Methane-to-gasoline process nears commercialization Synfuels International, Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7370-561) plans to commercialize its… Chementator: A commercial debut for a process to make mesoporous silica Next month, Taiyo Kagaku Co. (Yokkaichi, Japan; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7370-563) will start… Chementator: Amine scrubbing Alstom Power, Inc. (Windsor, Conn.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7370-571) and The Dow Chemical… Chementator: Phthalate-free glue Henkel KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7370-581) has developed a new generation… PSE Korea officially open PSE Korea, the Korean subsidiary of Process Systems Enterprise (PSE;… Invensys signs Egyptian JV Invensys Process Systems (London; www.invensys.com) have joined ENPPI and GASCO… Developing A Health and Safety Program Terracon Lenexa, Kansas Where to Begin? Last month’s column focused… UOP to establish new center in Malaysia UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced… Arkema doubles H2O2 capacity at Leuna
Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com), the world’s third leading hydrogen peroxide… Technip lands biodiesel contract in Malaysia Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded by KNM Process… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Sensing Change in Batch Reactors The batch reactor is the workhorse of the fine chemical… Maintaining and Repairing Heat Exchanger Tubes Tube plugging is probably the most frequently used maintenance and… Cover Story Part 1: Are You Ready For REACH? This is an important year for any company that… Cover Story Part 2: REACH: A Timely Overview On Dec. 18, 2006, the European Union (EU) passed a… FEATURE REPORT Column Instrumentation Basics An understanding of instrumentation is valuable in evaluating and troubleshooting… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at Your Fingertips: Membranes Separation by a membrane is achieved by creating a boundary…
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