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EDITOR'S PAGE The gender gap in engineering Each year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;… COVER STORY Vent Away Condensate Pump Frustrations In A Flash The guidance provided here can help to mitigate problems occurring… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS SAF Production Expands for a Low-Carbon Future To lower their climate impact, petroleum refiners are increasingly assessing… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator briefs NITROGEN UTILIZATION Late March, the first nitrogen fertilizer produced from… Applying capacitive deionization for critical-metals recovery Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, Ill.; www.anl.gov) are investigating… Reduced fouling when pneumatically conveying lactose products To ensure product safety and quality, products containing lactose (at… Catalyst-coated membrane reduces electrolyzer stack cost for H2 production A new catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) technology for hydrogen production, developed… Commercial debut for a process that makes 'green' pig iron Last month, Vale S.A. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) began… PFAS separation-concentration system introduced in North America A technology initially developed in Australia by OPEC Systems (Emu… A new burner slashes NOx emissions from iron-ore pelletizing plants Before being fed to the blast furnace, iron ore is… Growing sulfur batteries from crystals Strain on demand for critical battery metals is forcing manufacturers… Capillary-fed electrolysis unlocks new levels of efficiency for green-hydrogen production A new category of electrolysis could significantly lower the expenses… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: May 2022 Plant Watch ADM announces significant expansions in the U.S. and… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Detecting and Preventing Spills and Leaks Comprehensive planning, along with appropriate level-measurement technologies and safety instrumented… TOWER DOCTOR Should the Doctor Believe a Flowmeter? Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers Many… FEATURE REPORT A Primer on pH Measurement Understanding the basic principles of operation and construction designs of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Physical Gas-Separation Methods Industrial gases are critical for a wide range of applications… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Solids Handling This bag slitter eliminates dust and reduces waste The MINILux… NEW PRODUCTS
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This absorbent media can prevent carbon-bed fires This company has launched Sulphasorb 2 (photo), a new activated… Monitoring of chlor-alkali electrolysis sub-processes Chlorine and caustic soda are essential chemicals whose production is… Use these plug valves with slurries and gritty media This company’s Cam-Centric plug valves (photo) feature 100% port, which… These kits perform certified tests of fiber optic cabling Expanding its cable certification and testing portfolio, this company now… A new generation of centrifugal mixers for 3D printing materials Smart DAC centrifugal mixers (photo) feature variable counter-rotation, increased mixing… Power supply units with IO-Link for field Installation The compact PSU67 power supply units (photo) ensure energy-efficient, decentralized… This line of ball valves has an expanded operating range This company has expanded its line of high-performance ball valves… A selection tool for automated process valves The complete Nelprof valve sizing and selection software for all… These vests keep workers cool in hot situations The StaCool Vest core body-cooling system (photo) helps workers stay… An ammonia leak-detection system for process refrigeration The Chillgard 5000 NH3 monitoring system (photo) features a sophisticated… Simulate hydraulic systems and prevent waterhammer The Impulse 9 software suite (photo) was designed to enable… A low-power CH4 sensor with digital and analog capabilities FlameIR-ME1 is a new methane sensor that uses a solid-state… Customized containment solutions for hygienic processes This company’s continuous liner systems (CLS; photo) are designed for… This family of CPVC butterfly valves has been expanded This company has added two new sizes (10- and 12-in.)… New meters for pH, conductivity and ion concentration Developed for a wide range of applications, SevenDirect benchtop meters… This gas detector finds volatile substances at very low volumes The new X-pid gas detector (photo) quickly detects volatile organic… A complete system for developing emerging foods Unveiled at Anuga FeedTec trade fair (Cologne, Germany; April 26–29),… An expanded series of smart Roots pumps The new line of Roots pumps from the HiLobe series… A trailer support for busy loading docks The Ground Mounted Trailer Support (GMTS; photo) is a new… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview: IFAT Munich IFAT 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage,… Connected Plant Conference Show Preview The 2022 Connected Plant Conference (CPC; www.connectedplantconference.com) will take place…
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TEL and Edwards to develop new abatement solution Edwards (Crawley, U.K.; www.edwardsvacuum.com) today announced that it will jointly… Hoerbiger plans to acquire Altronic Hoerbiger Holding AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.hoerbiger.com), plans to acquire Altronic,… A new piperazine flaker for BASF in Antwerp In the first quarter of 2009 BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany;… Siemens’ acquisition of innotec approved Following the completion of antitrust proceedings by end of September,… Bayer builds new chlorine recycling plant in Shanghai Bayer MaterialScience (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) plans to build another chlorine… Production starts at China’s largest integrated silicone site Today, Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) and Dow Corning… AkzoNobel doubles MCA production in China AkzoNobel (Amersfoort, Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is to increase monochloroacetic acid (MCA)… DuPont opens new facility to serve growing titanium metals industry Yesterday, DuPont announced that a new titanium tetrachloride purification unit… BASF and Gazprom boost natural gas production in Siberia Today BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Russia’s OAO Gazprom… Edwards receives largest order in company's history Edwards (Crawley, U.K.; www.edwardsvacuum.com) today announced one of the largest… AkzoNobel opens Elotex production facility in China AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals (www.akzonobel.com) has officially opened a new production… Mitsubishi Rayon to acquire Lucite International The Board of Lucite International Group Ltd., (Southampton, UK; www.lucite.com),… Global chemicals-industry M&A activity surges despite volatile economy Today, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, (PwC) released its quarterly report Chemical Compounds: Global… LS extends site in Pulnoy, France Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS; www.laboratoires-serobiologiques.com), the active ingredients business of Cognis… LyondellBasell grants Lupotech T license to Borealis Borealis AG (www.borealisgroup.com) has selected LyondellBasell’s (Rotterdam, Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) Lupotech… Novo Nordisk invests in new insulin-production plant in China Novo Nordisk A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark; www.novonordisk.com) today announced a major… SulphCo announces positive results from commercial-scale field trials SulphCo, Inc. (Houston, Tex.; www.sulphco.com), a technology company with a… Outotec and Eesti Energia to form a JV for development of oil shale processing Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Eesti Energia (www.energia.ee) have… K-TEK to integrate ASI Instruments and form Solids Level group K-TEK Corp., (Prairieville, La.; www.ktekcorp.com), a leading manufacturer of instrumentation… New Haldor Topsøe subsidiary in Latin America To further strengthen its presence and services to clients in… Foster Wheeler wins contract for wax expansion project in South Africa Foster Wheeler Ltd., (Clinton, N.J.; www.fwc.com), a global engineering and… Sale of Pulcra Chemicals is now formally completed Cognis (Monheim, Germany; www.cognis.com), a global specialty-chemicals supplier, has announced… Economic Indicators: Business News Plant Watch Oxea expands carboxylic-acids production, adds butyric acid October… Chementator: A new gasifier slated for its commercial debut Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) has commercialized a new gasifier… Chementator: A trash-to-syngas process earns a patent PHREG Technologies, Inc., a startup company in Yorba Linda, Calif.,… Chementator: This process improvement speeds up delayed coking Decoking in a delayed coker operation is a laborious process… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Cover Story: Process Modeling Moves Center-Stage Process modeling has progressed from the "molecule accounting" of steady-state… Pressure-Relief System Design Pressure relief systems are vital in the chemical process… Condition-Based Maintenance Management Enhances Reliability Management is a process of managing risk; maintenance management is… Engineering Practice: Get More From Vertical Thermosiphon Reboilers A very common heat exchanger in the chemical process industries… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at Your Fingertips: Biodiesel Production Biodiesel can be produced from vegetable oils by three types…
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