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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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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… 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… 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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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… 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…
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Chementator: A New Way to Make Dispersions At last month’s CosmoProf exhibition (April 10 – 14; Bologna,… Chementator: Alaskan Gas BP (London; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-548) and ConocoPhillips (Houston, Tex.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-549) have combined… Chementator: A Wastewater Treatment Plant Passes Pilot Test in China The Jiashan Yao-chuang wastewater treatment plant in China’s Zhejiang Province… Chementator: Hot Potatoes CLC bio (Aarhus, Denmark; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-550) and partners from Danish research… Chementator: This Catalyst Helps Visible Light Split Water into H2 and O2 Normally, only the ultraviolet (higher energy) component of the solar… Chementator: Aseptic Filling GEA Procomac, a Division of GEA Niro Inc. (Hudson, Wisc.;… Chementator: Improving the Performance of HDS Catalysts Researchers at Oxford Catalysts Ltd. (Oxford, U.K.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-534) have shown… Chementator: Metal Pretreatment Last month, Henkel KgaA (Düsseldorf, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-552) introduced a new… Chementator: A Process for Desulfurizing Natural Gas A process in which sulfur is extracted from natural gas… Chementator: Smart Shoes IQTex (Hamburg; Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-553) has developed a ventilation element —… Chementator: A Cellulosic-Ethanol Demonstration Plant Enters Startup Phase Verenium Corp. (formerly Celunol; Cambridge, Mass.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-537) is starting up… Chementator: These Heat Exchangers Feature Tantalum as an Alternative to Graphite Carbone Lorraine (CL; Paris, France; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-538) is launching a new… Chementator: A New Concept in the Supply of Cl2 Small-scale chemical producers that use chlorine often rely on larger… Chementator: Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing a Breakthrough for OLED Commercialization A new roll-to-roll manufacturing process promises to overcome the major… Chementator: Foundation for SIF Demonstrations This month, the newly released Foundation for Safety Instrumented Functions… Chementator: Printing Solar Cells Photovoltaics manufacturer Konarka Technologies, Inc. (Lowell, Mass; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7372-546) has successfully… BUSINESS NEWS
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Pieralisi opens offices in U.S. and Tunesia After opening its new offices last autumn in the United… Swagelok acquires Coreflex Swagelok Co. (Solon, Ohio; www.swagelok.com) today announced that it has… Siemens to supply first 500-MW coal gasifiers to China After a production period of only 18 months, Siemens Energy… Akzo Nobel relocating its chelates HQ to China AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals (Amersfoort, Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is relocating the headquarters… BASF to build plant for sodium methylate in Brazil BASF S.E. (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to construct a… Emerson to digitally automate two glass plants in China Emerson Process Management (Bredbury, Stockport, U.K.; www.emersonprocess.eu) has been selected,… Kemira and Rockwood to form leading TiO2 JV Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) and Rockwood Holdings Inc. (Princeton,… CAC wins order for Russian membrane electrolyzer Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH (CAC; Germany; www.cac-chem.de) has been awarded a… Alstom to build large biomass-processing facility in U.K. Drax Group plc (www.draxgroup.plc.uk), a power generation business, and Alstom… Topsoe technology for large ammonia plant in Algeria A contract for the supply of Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby,… Saudi Aramco/Total confirm Jubail Refinery Project The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;… Economic Indicators: Business News Plant Watch New chlor-alkali plant scheduled for Kazakhstan April 23,… JGC wins major EPC contract for refinery in Kuwait JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) and its partner GS Engineering… Chementator: A Less Expensive Way to Make Boron Carbide Components
Because parts made from boron carbide have a higher rigidity… Solvay launches new product for air-pollution control Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today that its subsidiary… BASF starts up new nitric-acid plant
BASF S.E. (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has started operating a new… BASF Coatings starts paints production in Russia BASF Coatings (Münster, Germany; www.basf-coatings.com) has started up its new… Hägglunds Drives acquires Rineer Hydraulics Hägglunds Drives AB (Mellansel, Sweden; www.hagglunds.com) has signed an agreement… Foster Wheeler to supply CFB gasifier for BTL pilot plant
Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Hamilton, Bermuda; www.fwc.com) announced today that its… Technip awarded contract for H2 plant in Romania Technip (Paris, Framce; www.technip.com) has been awarded by Rominserv and… Solvay to power its Bernburg, Germany plant with secondary solid fuel Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today that work has… PL Propylene to build large propane-dehydrogenation plant
PL Propylene LLC, a PetroLogistics company (Houston, Tex.; www.petrologistics.com), announced… Sinclair to expand refinery in Tulsa with GEABloc Only one month after the acquisition of GEA ViEX Inc.… Süd-Chemie/Linde to develop production plants for second-generation biofuels
Süd-Chemie AG (www.sud-chemic.com) and Linde Group (both Munich, Germany; www.linde.de)… Wacker Dymatic opens new production plant for silicone emulsions in China Wacker Dymatic, a joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG (Munich,… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Technology Showcase: Carbon Capture and Storage Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an area of… An Integrated Approach to Industrial Security To many, the concept of a "smart plant" involves integrating… Warming Up to Accurate Temperature Measurement Accurate temperature measurement is not difficult. It does, however, require… Engineering Practice: Designing Steam Stripping Columns for Wastewater FIGURE 1. In a typical system for wastewater treatment,… Facts at Your Fingertips: Acid Storage Most common acids can be stored in horizontal or vertical… Benchmarking for Success Effective use of capital in the ownership and management… Solids Processing: Blender Selection And Avoidance of Post-Blender Segregation A. Alexander and F. Muzzio, Rutgers University Proper blender selection… Environmentally Friendly Dry Vacuum Pumps Save Energy with the Lowest Cost of Ownership in Chemical and Biofuel Processes Demands in the chemical processing industry to reduce energy consumption…
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