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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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An alternative to chlor-alkali Earlier this year, NSR Technologies (Decatur, Ill.; www.nsr-tech.com) commercialized its… Making SunCatchers instead of cars Stirling Energy Systems (SES; Phoenix, Ariz.; www.stirlingenergy.com) and Tessera Solar… Capacity to double for an oil-shale process Outotec GmbH (Oberursel, Germany), a 100% daughter company of Outotec… A replacement for Cr+6 Aculon, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.; www.aculon.com) has developed a formulation… Chementator briefs for August Bioplastics DSM Engineering Plastics (Sittard, Netherlands; www.dsm.com) has introduced EcoPaXX,… A silver-based antimicrobial Pure Bioscience (El Cajon, Calif.; www.purebio.com) has developed silver dihydrogen… Scaleup for a downer FCC process In October, Nippon Oil Corp. (Tokyo, Japan;www.eneos.co.jp) will start constructing… Diamond lubricant cuts friction and increases equipment life The lifetime of steel bearings can be extended by up… Making fine particles of inhalable drugs A team from the School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering,… Cellulose-to-aromatics process simplifies BTX production A single-step method to convert cellulosic biomass into aromatic compounds… Biobased succinic acid pilot effort underway Pilot-scale production of biobased succinic acid from dextrose has been… Green honors In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agancy (EPA; Washington, D.C.;… BUSINESS NEWS
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KBR awarded contract for refinery in Angola
0 0 0 KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) has been awarded… IMD acquires a new source for Omega-3 FAs
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Lummus Technology, a CB&I company (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has… GEA wins major pharmaceutical order from China 0 0 0 GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany; ) has… Univation to build catalyst manufacturing facility in China Univation Technologies, LLC (Houston, Tex.; www.univation.com) has begun construction of… Remmers’ paint to coat sea-link bridge Remmers Baustofftechnik GmbH (Löningen, Germany; www.remmers.de) was awarded the contract… Series production of organic nanoparticles Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has developed a polymer additive… Ansys software improves cement making Ansys, Inc. (Southpointe, Pa.; www.ansys.com) today announced that its software… Technip to ‘Connect’ German refineries Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement… KBR awarded FEED contract by VCNG KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by… Oxea acquires production plant in the Netherlands Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has completed the acquisition of… Dow plans to shut down its ethylene oxide and glycol plant in the U.K...and more Dow plans to shut down its ethylene oxide and glycol… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Keeping Cooling Water Clean Cooling water systems that rely on cooling towers are a… REACH: Looking Beyond Pre-registration Failure to register under REACH closes EU markets for thousands… Viscosity: The Basics Most engineers know what viscosity is, but may have trouble… Fine Grinding With Impact Mills Many branches of the chemical process industries (CPI) make use… Keeping Cooling Water Clean Cooling water systems that rely on cooling towers are a… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Adsorption Successful adsorber design requires information about certain adsorbent properties, including:…
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