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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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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… 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,… 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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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,… 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…
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Chementator: BP and Verenium team up on cellulosic ethanol technology Verenium Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.verenium.com) and BP p.l.c. (London; www.bp.com)… Chementator: PHAs from switchgrass Metabolix, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.metabolix.com) has demonstrated, in recently completed… Chementator: Process intensification BHR Biofuels, a subsidiary of BHR Group (Cranfield, U.K., www.bhrgroup.co.uk),… Chementator: F-T Jet Fuel Rentech, Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.; www.rentechinc.com) has produced its first… Chementator: Solid-state cooling? Conventional cooling systems rely on the properties of gases to… Chementator: A new F-T catalyst A new metal carbide F-T catalyst has been developed by… Chementator: Solar silicon Evonik Industries AG (Essen; www.evonik.com) and SolarWorld AG (Bonn, both… Chementator: Single-column SMB Vogelbusch GmbH (Vienna, Austria; www.vogelbusch.com) has developed a patent-pending distributor… Chementator: ‘Tiger’ promises to speed up bitumen recovery from tar sands A microbial process originally designed to remediate soils contaminated with… Chementator: Microreactors Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS GmbH (EMB), a subsidiary of Bayer Technology… Chementator: Coal-to-Gasoline Process will Make U.S. Debut Consol Energy Inc. (Pittsburgh, Penn.; www.consolenergy.com), the nation’s largest producer… Chementator: An online particle analyzer for caustic slurries Controlling particle size is critical in alumina processing, especially when… BUSINESS NEWS
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Vertellus Specialties Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.) plans to expand its vitamin… Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co. selects UOP technology for refinery expansion in UAE The Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company, also known as Takreer,… Wacker commissions new silicones production facilities Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has commissioned two new… Norske Skog/Xynergo & Choren collaborate on biofuels Choren Industries GmbH (Freiberg, Germany; www.choren.com) and Norske Skog have… BASF researchers develop new F-T catalyst The high prices of naphtha (crude petroleum) as a feedstock… Solvay opens new PTFE plant in China Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today the inauguration of… Oxea to build new amines plant in China Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) and the Chinese listed Chengxing… A top pharmaceutical firm signs up for Astech's Reacts Astech Projects (Runcorn, U.K.; www.astechprojects.co.uk) has announced the success of… Topsøe wins contract for a large methanol plant Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed a contract… Foster Wheeler wins contract for chemicals project Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Hamilton, Bermuda; www.fwc.com) announced that its South… DSM doubles Stanyl capacity with opening of new plant in Geleen Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands; www.dsm.com) today announces that the… Repsol to expand petrochemical complex in Sines Today, Repsol's (Madrid, Spain; www.repsolypf.com) CEO, Antonio Brufau, Portugal’s Prime… Lanxess to expand caprolactam production in Antwerp Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is to expand its site… Outotec to deliver iron-ore sinter plant to India Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has won an order from… Chementator: Making CaF2 from HF-laden wastewater Fluorite, the natural mineral of calcium fluoride, is a key… Chementator: Startup for a cellulose-starch ethanol plant Last month, AE Biofuels (Cupertino, Calif.; www.aebiofuels.com) opened an integrated… BASF makes offer to acquire Ciba BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) plans to acquire Ciba Holding… Newsfront: Pond Strength Algae constitutes roughly half of the Earth’s photosynthetic activity and… Economic Indicators: Business News Plant Watch Emerson wins contract to automate water-treatment-chemicals plant in… CB&I awarded contracts for world-scale petrochemical complex in India CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com), through Lummus Technology, has been… Solvay’s vinyls affiliate increases PVC production Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today that its Thai… The Linde Group enters into JV with Sinopec subsidiary The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has entered into a… Evonik Industries to sell North American cyanide activities Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has signed a contract… Tasnee ethylene plant produces on-spec C2 ahead of schedule The Linde Engineering Division (Pullach, Germany; www.linde) announced that on-spec… SAFC Pharma to invest in HPAPIs production SAFC Pharma, a focus area within SAFC (www.safcpharma.com), a member… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Engineering Practice: Predicting Water Content of Compressed Air Each compressed air system is typically composed of one or… Engineering Practice: Optimize your Process Plant for More than One Objective There are many criteria that the engineer considers when optimizing:… The Path to the Perfect Plant Process engineers understand how to harness the power of closed-loop… Feature Report: Water Reuse and Conservation in the CPI The need to conserve water is becoming a common concern… From Tap to Transmitter Today, companies in the chemical process industries (CPI) are faced… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at Your Fingertips: Crystallization Crystallization is a method of solid-fluid separation in which pure…
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