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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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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… Purify complex bio-based solutions with these new resins Lewatit PH 1074 HEP (photo) is the newest product in…
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A shocking way to compress CO2 Compressing carbon dioxide captured from power plants to 1,500–2,200 psia… Upgrading natural gas A process that produces hydrogen-enriched natural gas, with carbon… A microreactor makes HMF from just sugar and water Hajime Kawanami and colleagues at the AIST Tohoku Collaboration Center,… Another potential outlet for glycerin Hiroshi Abe and colleagues at Biochemical Group of Research Institute… A new static mixer delivers substantial cost savings At Achema last month (May 11–15; Frankfurt, Germany), Sulzer Chemtech… Progress in underground coal gasification The world’s first demonstration plant combining underground coal gasification and… Chementator briefs Mercury sorbent A palladium-on-alumina sorbent, designed to remove mercury from… A direct coal-liquefaction process goes commercial... The world’s first commercial plant to produce liquid fuels by… Add CaC2 to improve the efficiency of steelmaking furnaces An innovation that improves the steelmaking efficiency of an electric… A one-step process for extracting oil from algae... Algae offer a ubiquitous, renewable source of oil for fuels… BUSINESS NEWS
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Technip wins contract for LNG plant in China Ningxia Hanas Natural Gas Company Ltd has awarded Technip (Paris,… Lanxess postpones Singapore production until 2014 Due to the continuing global economic crisis, specialty chemicals group… Siemens and TNO: strategic cooperation in CO2 capture Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) and the Netherlands Organisation for… GEA to supply heat exchangers for solar thermal power generation GEA Ibérica, a Spanish subsidiary of GEA Group Bochum, Germany;… Strategic partnership to pioneer CO2 capture Alstom (Paris, France; www.alstom.com) has signed an engineering, procurement and… Borealis starts 3rd gas-phase reactor in Austria Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) announces the start-up of an… Axens technology selected for Vietnamese refinery Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical LLC (NSRP) has awarded Axens… PPE completes facilities expansion High-performance elastomer seals specialist, Precision Polymer Engineering, Ltd. (PPE; Blackburn,… Topsøe launches R&D for new diesel fuel Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) and the Danish Technological… BASF to close Styropor plant at Tarragona BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will shut down the Styropor… Telvent partners with Longwatch Telvent (Madrid, Spain; www.telvent.com) announced it is partnering with Longwatch,… BASF and F.A.R. to cooperate on trimethylolpropane BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and F.A.R. Fabbrica Adesivi Resine… Dresser Masoneilan to supply valves for Qatar Fertilizer Dresser Masoneilan (Houston, Tex.; www.dresser.com) was chosen by Saipem SpA… Seventure to invest in Polaris Polaris (Quimper, France; www.polaris.fr). global leading expert in nutritional lipids,… Uhde wins major polymer contract in Qatar Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) has been awarded a lump-sum… Lanxess: Two acquisitions in Asia Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is underpinning… Strategic partnership for MEMS-based products Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG in (Reinach, Switzerland; www.endress.com) and Integrated Sensing… Solvay upgrades & expands operations in Brazil Solvay S.A. (Brussels; www.solvay.com) announced today that Solvay Indupa successfully… BASF to supply Sorbead for large gas-treating plant The Catalysts division of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will… DSM acquires Biopract to enter biogas market Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands; www.dsm.com), has acquired privately held… ABB delivers PV solar power plant solution ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has completed delivery and commissioning of… Hoerbiger acquires Gala compressor business Effective June 1, the Hoerbiger Group (Zug, Switzerland, www.hoerbiger.com) acquired… Aker Solutions granted engineering license in China Aker Solutions ASA (www.akersolutions.com) has received its engineering license from… New water business unit forms from Dow merger with Rohm and Haas and more Plant Watch New Linde plant in Illinois to supply hydrogen… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Vibratory Feeders And Conveyors: Useful Selection Tips Figure 1. Vibratory feeders are particularly well-suited for fragile or… Dry Tray Pressure Drop Of Sieve Trays A new correlation that matches most commercial trays The sieve… Avoiding Static Sparks In Hazardous Atmospheres Figure 1. Many self-testing ground- ing clamps also monitor cable… Beyond Flowmeter Selection: Consider Some of the Most Overlooked Criteria The whole-product-lifecycle approach presented here encompasses more than basic… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Specialty Metals One of the most important factors to consider when evaluating…
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