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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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ADT awarded a contract to make diamond biosensors Advanced Diamond Technologies Inc. (ADT; Romeoville, Ill.; www.thindiamond.com) announces it… Progress in gas-to-products research hte — the high throughput experimentation company (Heidelberg, Germany; www.hte-company.com)… SulphCo commences full scale field trials in Europe SulphCo Inc.(Houston, Tex.; www.suphco.com) a technology company with a patented… Saltigo expands without interrupting production Saltigo GmbH (Langenfeld; www.saltigo.com) , a wholly owned subsidiary of… Rotex Europe signs a contract with Tenova Takraf At the end of 2008, Rotex Europe (Wavre, Belgium; www.rotex.com)… Praxair awarded H2 contract by Dynamic Fuels Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has been awarded a hydrogen… Dow/Süd-Chemie seek alternative routes to chemicals The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich; www.dow.com) and Süd-Chemie AG… GEA strengthens position in the freezing business GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany; www.geagroup.com) has further strengthened its… Sulzer Chemtech acquires Freeze Tec Sulzer Chemtech Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzerchemtech.com) is pleased to announce… Samsung Petrochemical, PSE collaborate on PTA optimization Samsung Petrochemical Co. (SPC; Seoul; www.samsung.com), the leading Korean producer… Developing a selective-separation polymer for biopharmaceuticals MIP Technologies AB (Lund, Sweden; www.miptechnologies.com) has entered into a… Siemens to supply key components to India for advanced steam power plants Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) received a contract from its… A new training center for pump-automation products KSB AG (Frankenthal, Germany; www.ksb.de) has opened a training center… Strategic collaboration between Genencor and Brain Genencor (Palo Alto, Calif.; www.genencor.com), a division of Danisco A/S… Linde/Samsung Engineering to build ethylene plant in India The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) and… Süd-Chemie acquires Hi-Tech In the course of the closing end of December 2008,… Axens awarded petrochemical complex in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s JSC Trade House KazMunaiGaz has selected Axens’ (Rueil-Malmaison Cedex… GEA increases activities in the solar-thermal business GEA Ibérica, the Spanish subsidiary of the GEA Group AG… Hoerbiger concludes acquisition of Altronic Hoerbiger Holding AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.hoerbiger.com) has acquired Altronic, Inc.… Chementator: A hard coating promises to reduce wear and power use in rotating equipment Researchers at the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s (DOE; Washington, D.C.)… January Chementator Briefs Bioethanol Last month, an energy-saving plant for producing bioethanol started… Economic Indicators: Business News Plant Watch Construction of AkzoNobel’s unit for ethylene amines in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Comments on Pressure Relief System Design I would like to draw your attention to a few… CSTRs: Bound for Maximum Conversion Here, a design approach for continuous stirred-tank reactors is outlined… Controlling Emissions With Ceramic Filters Ceramic filters are well suited for high-temperature processes that are… Active Management of Pipespool Fabricators In today’s fast track schedules for constructing new capital facilities,… Mechanical Carbon In Chemical Processing Equipment Frequently, in chemical processing equipment it is possible to place… A primer on coal-to-liquids As an energy resource, global coal reserves represent 2,000 billion… Tray Column Design Here, we present criteria needed for the intelligent, effective specification…
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