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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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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… 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… 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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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,… 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…
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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… 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… BUSINESS NEWS
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Genencor licenses Red/ET Recombineering tech. Genencor International, Inc., a part of Danisco US Inc., has… Thailand LDPE plant to be controlled by InFusion Invensys Process Systems (www.ips.invensys.com) has been awarded a multi-million dollar… Evonik and Sibur review options for cooperation
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and the Russian JSC… 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: 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… 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… 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 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… Engineering Practice: 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… 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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