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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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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… 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,…
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These microfluidic sensors can be made with a sewing machine A low-cost method for fabricating microfluidic diagnostics devices using cotton,… May Chementator briefs A new Cl2 process Oxygen-depolarized cathodes (ODCs) will be… This new process makes biogasoline from carbohydrates In late March, the world’s first demonstration plant for converting… A process that makes ‘green jet fuel’ is slated for commercialization Honeywells UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) has developed a… Bioethanol as a feedstock for ‘green’ polymers Efforts to make a completely sustainable route to polymers based… Revamped hydrotreater co-processes light gas oil and tall oil derivative to produce ULSD Co-processing of biomass-derived feed with petroleum feed for the production… Destroy HFCs and recover CaF2 with this process A process that destroys hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and recovers high-purity calcium… Distillation-tray downcomer design improves mass transfer efficiency A new approach to the design of the downcomer portion… Surface-structured RO membrane couples fouling resistance with flux Engineers at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA; www.ucla.edu) have… Improving enzyme performance for making chemicals By genetically modifying E. coli — introducing four enzymatic genes… These microfluidic sensors can be made with a sewing machine A low-cost method for fabricating microfluidic diagnostics devices using cotton,… BUSINESS NEWS
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Cellulosic biofuel demonstration in China
Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark: www.novozymes.com), COFCO Ltd. (www.cofco.com/en) and Sinopec Corp. (both… Milestones in distributed production of biofuels
A biomass-to-liquids (BTL) demonstration plant jointly operated by the Oxford… Startup of large biomass CFB in Finland
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today the successful… $1.075 billion contract for construction of Borouge 3 ethane cracker in Abu Dhabi signed
Borouge (Abu Dhabi in the UAE; www. borouge.com), a joint-venture… Borouge awards three EPC contracts for Borouge 3 expansion project
Borouge, a joint-venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.… Flexible carbon capture CFB technology moves closer to commercialization
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) has signed, together with… Fluor awarded contracts by Ma'aden-Alcoa JV
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has won a series of contracts… Lanxess invests $10 million in Gevo
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com), the world’s largest producer of… Cognis opens new APG facility in China
Cognis GmbH (Monheim, Germany; www.cognis.com) today officially opened a new state-of-the-art… Laos instant-coffee plant for GEA Niro
GEA Niro (Soeborg, Denmark; www.niro.com) has recently won a contract… Sonara refinery upgrade in Cameroon
Cegelec (Paris, France; www.cegelec.com), an international group providing technological services… Alstom invests in BrightSource Energy
Alstom (Paris, France; www.alstom.com) says it will complement its strong portfolio…
Honeywell and DuPont form JV to manufacture new refrigerant
Honeywell (Morristown, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) and DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) today… Outotec to deliver a copper plant in Chile
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Minera Lumina Copper… Toyo wins urea contract from Cuba Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded… Holly selects GTC Technology’s BenZap technology
GTC Technology US, LLC (Houston; www.gtctech.com) was selected by Holly… Construction starts on first Lanxess plant in Russia
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is today officially starting work… Messer commissions new CO2 recovery plant
Messer Group GmbH (Sulzbach/Frankfurt, Germany; www.messergroup.com) has commissioned a new… EdeniQ & Logos seek DOE integrated bio-refinery funding
EdeniQ, Inc. (Visalia, Calif,; www.edeniq.com) and Logos Technologies, Inc. (Arlington,… Outotec to deliver flotation technology for First Quantum Minerals
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with the First Quantum… Lonza selects Nansha for new vitamin B3 plant
Lonza Group Ltd. (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonzagroup.com) has selected Nansha, its leading… Buhler & Sigma-Aldrich ink nanoparticles agreement
The Buhler Group (Uzwil, Switzerland; www.buhlergroup.com) and Sigma-Aldrich (www.sigma-aldrich.com) have signed… First Meteor EO/EG process facility starts up in China
Sinopec-SABIC (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd (SSTPC), a joint venture between… Thai Paraxylene to license ExxonMobil’s PxMax technology
ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC (EMCTL) and ExxonMobil Catalyst Technologies…
Outotec Kaldo furnace technology for Boliden
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… Lanxess and TSRC to create rubber JV in China
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) and TSRC Corp. (Taipei, Taiwan www.tsrc.com.tw)… Celanese acquires LCP and PCT product lines from DuPont Performance Polymers
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) today announced that its Advanced… Topsøe signs contract with Pemex
Pemex Refinacion (Pemex-Refining; Mexico; www.ref.pemex.com) and Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby,… DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products expanding Bio-PDO production
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, LLC (Loudon, Tenn), a… Linde builds ASU in Kazakhstan
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) is set to construct… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers: Sizing Units for Cooling Non-Newtonian Slurries Gooch Thermal Systems Spiral plate heat exchangers are ideal for… Wireless Communication in Hazardous Areas Wireless communications have great potential in the chemical process industries… Agglomeration Technology: Equipment Selection A virtually endless number of process options are available for… Focus on Pumps Neptune Chemical Pump This self-priming pump is available for water… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Burner Operating Characteristics Burners are critical for the successful operation of industrial furnaces.…
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