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The far reach of the CPI
To determine the impact of the chemical industry’s contributions to…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

A Bright Future for Quantum Dots
The novel performance characteristics and tunability of quantum dots make…

Distillation Column Internals: It's What's on the Inside that Counts
New column internals boost efficiency and improve reliability of distillation…

CHEMENTATOR + Show More

Zeolite membranes to undergo large-scale testing for CO2 capture
In late February, construction began on a test facility that…

Nanostructured catalyst converts CO2 to ethanol electrochemically
Reducing carbon dioxide to useful fuel molecules is a highly…

Mechanochemistry performs cross-coupling reactions
Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions are one of the most powerful and…

CO2 scrubber supplies raw material for oxalic acid production
A novel carbon-capture project at Michigan Technical University (MTU; Houghton,…

Chementator Briefs
‘Green’ steelmaking Seamlessly following the successful completion of the GrInHy…

This P-recovery process is market-ready
At PowTech 2019 this month (Nuremberg, Germany), Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH…

A new membrane for forward osmosis
Many desalination technologies have been developed, but they usually require…

A new catalyst for making renewable feedstocks
The compound 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is an attractive raw material…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News - April 2019
Plant Watch Asahi Kasei plans LIB separator capacity expansions March…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL

U.S. Patent Rights: Think Twice Before Disclosing Your Invention
These cautionary tales provide insight that can lead to best…

FEATURE REPORT

Field Performance Testing for Centrifugal Compressors
Determining the field performance of centrifugal compressors can benefit operation…

Protecting Instruments from Overpressure
Overpressure in a process can damage the seals in a…

Prevent Product Release with Pressure Protection Systems
Closing off pressure upstream can minimize the need for pressure-relief…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Convection versus Conduction Drying in Industry
Adjustment and control of moisture levels in solid materials is…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production of Polyacrylonitrile Fibers
This column is based on “Polyacrylonitrile Production – Cost Analysis,”…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Key Considerations for the Use of Portable Gas Detectors
Recent advances in gas-monitoring technologies can greatly increase worker connectivity…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Analyzers
A proportional level-output detector for pilot plants The Dynatrol CL-10GP…

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A comprehensive line of vacuum metrology equipment
The VacTest line of vacuum measurement equipment comprises a comprehensive…

Easily detect level in challenging powder materials
The CL-10 G Series of level detectors (photo) are designed…

A tablet makes data available, even in hazardous zones
The new Tab-Ex 02 industrial tablet (photo) is ATEX/IECEx Zone…

Anti-cavitation valve trim helps improve plant availability, safety
The Fisher Vee-Ball rotary control valves are now available with…

A new digital service to transform engineering in the CPI
This company’s Advanced Modelling and Simulation (AMS) service can help…

This magnetic separator is automatically cleaned
Introduced at Powtech this month, the Easy Clean magnetic separator…

New pumps with a patented cyclone seal chamber
This company has expanded its ISO Series of process pumps…

A new modular economizer heat exchanger
An economizer is a type of heat exchanger that recovers…

Universal control extends security to individual devices
The Xage Enforcement Point (XEP) platform extends network security to…

Diaphragm valves for a large biopharmaceutical plant
Valves from the SISTO-C series (photo) have been ordered for…

Measure roughness directly in the production process
Whether a surface must be very smooth or show a…

New polymer powder for 3-D printing
This company has developed a new polymer powder for applications…

This vacuum-tray dryer features a unique CIP system
The Model E1S fixed-shelf vacuum-tray dryer (photo) has a chamber…

These flow controllers support many user-created mixtures
The DPC Series of precision digital mass-flow controllers for process…

Remote tank-level monitoring with cellular connectivity
TankScan TSU1000 (photo) is an IIoT-enabled ultrasonic tank-monitoring system with…

A new digital service to optimize maintenance
This company has expanded its Digital Enterprise portfolio to include…

A dense-phase conveying system for sensitive products
The Pulse-Flow PTA dense-phase pneumatic conveying system (photo) directs air…

New options for this biogas flowmeter
The Optisonic 7300 Biogas ultrasonic flowmeter (photo) for the measurement…

Efficiently reduce agglomerates into particles
The Model LB550 lump breaker (photo) can reduce agglomerates as…

This boundary monitor now includes VOC emissions data
The new Guardian2 site boundary monitor (photo) is designed to…

Effective utilization of unused device data
At the 2019 Hannover Messe (April 1–5), this company highlighted…

Backpressure valves and pulsation dampeners combined
New Fusion dampeners (photo) combine the technologies of this company’s…

Highlights U.S. Patent Rights: Think Twice Before Disclosing Your Invention Protecting Instruments from Overpressure Key Considerations for the Use of Portable Gas Detectors Technology Profile: Production of Polyacrylonitrile Fibers Focus on Analyzers

July 2009

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Direct conversion of cellulose to HMF demonstrated
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL; Richland, Wash.; www.pln.gov)…

A new support for biofilters
Researchers from the Environmental Biotechnology Cooperative Research Center (Sydney and…

Using gold to catalyze oxidation reactions
Polymer-supported nanoclusters of gold have recently been shown to catalyze…

Scaleup is set for an air-separation membrane
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI, Palo Alto, Calif.; www.epri.com)…

A less-expensive way to make platinum catalysts
The cost of producing platinum catalysts could be reduced by…

Extracting drinking water from humidity
An energy-autonomous process for capturing air humidity for drinking water…

This photocatalyst works with visible light
A photocatalyst that uses visible light to deodorize and disinfect…

A gypsum-free, energy-saving route to lactic acid
Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) is developing a new process…

Making solar panels even greener
Last month, Malibu GmbH & Co, KG (Bielefeld, Germany; www.malibu-solar.de)…

The missing piece for wireless process control
Last month, Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS; Phoenix, Ariz.; www.honeywell.com/ps) unveiled…

New catalyst boosts liquid-fuel yield from heavy hydrocarbons
A new zeolite catalyst that increases yields of light cycle…

BUSINESS NEWS + Show More

DSM to sell urea-licensing business to Maire Tecnimont
Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.…

GEA builds automatic dairy plant in Chile
The Process Technology Segment of GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany;…

BASF extends joint R&D program with IMEC
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and IMEC (Leuven, Belgium; www2.imec.be),…

Agilent acquires Varian for $1.5 billion
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.; www.agilent.com) and Varian, Inc.…

Altana acquires Water Ink Technologies
The specialty chemicals Group Altana AG (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has…

Nikkiso acquires Lewa
Lewa GmbH (Leonberg, Germany; www.lewa.de) has been acquired by the…

GEA to build cooling tower in Florida
GEA Power Cooling Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.; www.geaict.com), a subsidiary of…

Clean power from Africa
Along with other industrial companies, Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy)…

Chinese government approves expansion in Nanjing
The Chinese central government has approved the Joint Feasibility Study…

Alfa Laval wins big orders from Petrobras
Alfa Laval (Lund, Sweden; www.alfalaval.com) has received two orders for…

Rhodia enters into biogas market
Rhodia (Paris; www.rhodia.com) today announces its first business development investment…

Lanxess kicks off new R&D collaboration for rubber
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has officially launched a new…

Linde wins $1-billion contract for ethane cracker
Borouge (Abu Dhabi; www.borouge.com), a leading provider of innovative, value…

Topsøe contracts the world's largest ammonia plant
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) will supply ammonia synthesis…

BASF to close Styropor plant at Tarragona; and more
Plant Watch PET resin capacity expands in Saudi Arabia June…

Teijin transfers 50% ownership in NatureWorks back to Cargill
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that it had transferred…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL

The Shotgun Approach: Removal of Fouling Deposits on Heat Transfer Surfaces in Coal-Fired Process Heaters & Boilers
The heat transfer sufaces of coal-fired process heaters and boilers…

Disperse Difficult Solids
Despite the immense value and universal appeal of these additives…

Revamps: Strategies for A Smooth Turnaround
Meanwhile, the revamp opportunities that a turnaround provides are, themselves,…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Flowmeter Selection
When a flowmeter is needed, the selection process should include…

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Protect Your Turbines from Silica with a Low Maintenance Analyzer

Silica in boiler feedwater can lead to unplanned shutdowns and extra maintenance. A major Spanish fertilizer producer has switched to a METTLER TOLEDO silica analyzer. Discover the benefits of this change.

Protect Your Turbines from Silica with a Low Maintenance Analyzer

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