Chemical Engineering [June 2010] - Chemical Engineering

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Game Changers
The technologies associated with the Industrial Internet of Things, and…

COVER STORY

Non-Destructive Testing: Managing Corrosion Under Insulation
Corrosion under insulation (CUI) creates a pervasive and versatile challenge…

Using Corrosion as a Process Variable
Monitoring and analyzing historical corrosion data can provide insights not…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Flow Monitoring for Today's Chemical Processes
New technologies provide diagnostics and calibration verification to improve maintenance…

Chemical Recycling Makes Waste Plastic a Resource
With an eye toward a circular economy, technology developers are…

CHEMENTATOR + Show More

New membranes resist biofouling using sunlight
Membranes in large-scale water-treatment processes are often fouled by accumulation…

Gas analysis made easier for high-dust areas
A collaboration between Servomex (Surrey, U.K.; www.servomex.com) and FLO2R (Hadsund,…

A new, more comprehensive electronegativity scale
The electronegativity of atoms is one of the most well-known…

Accelerated electrons unlock sugars from cellulosic biomass
Obtaining sugars from cellulosic biomass cost-effectively is difficult because the…

Selective oxidation of methane makes formaldehyde, without generating CO2
Researchers from South Korea have discovered a high-performance catalyst for…

Chementator Briefs
ANG fueling station Ingevity (North Charleston, S.C.; www.ingevity.com) has completed…

Process intensification for carbon capture could reduce costs
In conventional solvent-based carbon-capture systems, CO2-rich exhaust gas contacts gravity-driven…

Mechanical CO2 sequestration improves algae production
A new, mechanical method for sequestration of carbon dioxide into…

A single process to handle hydraulic fracturing produced water and offgases
Two major concerns in hydraulic fracturing operations are finding efficient…

BUSINESS NEWS

Plant Watch: March 2019
Plant Watch Sasol begins operating LLDPE unit at Lake Charles…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Unified Operational Environment Improves Process Safety
A unified gateway station and related components increase availability to…

The Value of Safety Instrumented Systems
A safety instrumented system (SIS) is important to ensure the…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Hygienic Process Equipment Fabrication
In hygienic process operations, proper system construction and fabrication has…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Calcium Carbide Production from Limestone
This column is based on “Calcium Carbide Production from Limestone…

SOLIDS PROCESSING

Design and Calculation Methods for Uniflow Cyclones
Uniflow cyclones can be effective solid-gas separation equipment when space…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Air Pollution Control
These ceramic filters have catalysts built-in The BisCat filter system…

NEW PRODUCTS + Show More

A three-in-one biogas-measurement device
The MGP261 (photo) is said to be the world’s first…

This new heat exchanger makes use of exhaust gases
The new Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger (EGHE; photo) transfers heat…

These versatile wastewater samplers are portable
The AQUA Series of portable wastewater samplers (photo) consists of…

This mixer is designed for hot melts and viscous dispersions
The Model CDA-800 multi-shaft mixer (photo) has a special triple-shaft…

Use this mobile app to optimize penetration-seal selection
This company has launched a new mobile application (app) to…

Monitor CFATS compliance with this new software module
This company’s Compliance Manager software module aids chemical processors in…

These compressors are designed to reduce energy use
The new SM 7.5, SM 10, SM 15, and SFC…

Simplify screen changing for separator systems
The Electro-Lift system (photo) assists in expediting change times for…

SHOW PREVIEWS

Show Preview-Interphex 2019
Interphex 2019 will take place April 2–4 at the Jacob…

Show Preview-Powtech 2019
Powtech 2019 (www.powtech.de) takes place from April 9–11 at the…

Highlights Non-Destructive Testing: Managing Corrosion Under Insulation Chemical Engineering Bookshelf: CPI Booklist for March 2019 Facts at your Fingertips: Hygienic Process Equipment Fabrication The 2019 Kirkpatrick Award: Nominations are now open The Value of Safety Instrumented Systems

June 2010

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IN THE NEWSCHEMENTATOR + Show More

CNTs show promise as a filter and a catalyst support
Carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes developed by researchers at Rice University…

An enhanced photocatalyst for making H2 from water
Kazuhiro Sayama and colleagues at the Solar Light Energy Conversion…

Combined CO2 mitigation and H2S removal
Last month at the Global Refining Summit (Rotterdam, the Netherlands;…

H2 unit combines production, purification and compression
A recently developed hydrogen generation unit combines an autothermal, fluidized-bed…

Using DME to extract ‘green crude’ from algae
Algae has recently become an R&D focus for making third-generation…

Forward osmosis moves a step closer to commercialization
Oasys Water Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.oasyswater.com) has commercialized a forward-osmosis…

Energy efficiency prize for alumina production
At the Hannover Messe 2010, Alumina do Norte do Brasil…

June Chementator Briefs
An new olefins process A 40,000-m.t./yr demonstration plant for a…

Electrochemistry regenerates H2SO4 and recovers iron from industrial wastes
An electrochemical process for recovering sulfuric acid and metallic iron…

A device to measure density and viscosity non-invasively
Ultimo Measurement (Providence, R.I.; www.ultimompd.com) has developed technology for measuring…

BUSINESS NEWS + Show More

Licensing agreement for a new water-reuse system
Siemens Water Technologies Corp. (Warrendale, Pa.; www.water.siemens.com) and Aramco Overseas Company,…

WorleyParsons/SNC-Lavin: Services contract with Vale
Vale (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) has awarded a significant cost…

Lanxess expands butyl-rubber capacity in Belgium
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) will expand the production capacity of…

DPT: Coal-to-SNG project in China
Davy Process Technology (DPT; London; www.davyprotech.com), part of Johnson Matthey…

DSM & Roquette: bio-based succinic acid JV
Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and Roquette Frères…

Pilot confirmation of enhanced water-treatment process
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that a 10-month…

BASF to buy Cognis
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has reached an agreement with…

M+W Group opens first Li-ion battery factory
The engineering and construction company M+W Group (formerly M+W Zander;…

Praxair China signs agreement with Evergreen Solar
Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a multi-year…

Foster Wheeler: Three CFB steam generators for China
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary…

Foster Wheeler: New refinery in Turkey
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says a subsidiary of…

KBR: Grassroots ammonia plant in Argentina
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by…

AkzoNobel to divest National Starch business for $1.3 billion
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsteredam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) today announced the sale…

RWE Power awards licence to build FB drying plants for lignite to Linde subsidiary
RWE Power (Cologne, Germany; www.rwe.com) and Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH (www.linde-kca.com), a subsidiary…

BASF & RTI to develop new carbon capture technology
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and RTI International (Research Triangle…

BMS invests in integrated production network
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) will continue in the future…

Pöyry: engineering and project-services contract
Pöyry Plc. (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) has been awarded engineering and project…

Fluor/AMEC JV wins Canadian mining contract
Fluor Corp. Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that Terrane Metals Corp. (British…

ABB’s cpmPlus Expert Optimizer for Köping’s lime kiln
ABB (Baden, Switzerland; www.abb.com) announced the sale of its cpmPlus…

BASF increases PIB capacity
BASF S.E. (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has started up a new plant…

UAE to become home of world’s largest CSP plant
Masdar (Abu Dhabi; www.masdar.ae) has appointed the bidding consortium of Total…

Technip wins contracts for refinery units in India
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded three lump-sum turnkey…

Sener: DOE contract for CSP thermal storage system
The multinational engineering company Sener (www.sener.es) has been awarded a…

Merger: Maag Pump Systems and Automatik Plastics Machinery
Maag Pump Systems AG (Oberglatt, Switzerland; www.maag.com) is merging with…

Albemarle builds kilo laboratory in Europe
Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com) announced today it is…

Wacker acquires Si production site in Norway
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is acquiring the Norwegian FESIL…

Altana acquires polyurethane casting-resins business
The specialty chemicals Group Altana (Wesel. Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired…

Evonik acquires Ravindra Heraeus catalyst business
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has acquired the precious…

Alstom acquires coating services company
Alstom Power Inc. (www.power.alstom.com) acquired the business and facilities of…

Foster Wheeler: Grassroots refinery in Iraq
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that its…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL

A cross-section of insert patents
This table supports the article Using Inserts to Address Solids…

Piping Design for Hazardous Fluid Service
Incorporating fire safety into plant design takes on two fundamental…

Containing Fugitive Emissions
Containing fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous…

Propelling distillation research
I have 70 supervisors. It sometimes feels like I am…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Distillation Tray Design
In a distillation column tray, vapor passes upward through liquid…

Mettler Toledo

Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy in Critical Applications

Accurate and continuous O2 determination plays a pivotal role in achieving safety and process reliability in a wide range of manufacturing processes. Harsh process conditions and maintenance requirements of sampling and conditioning systems can present…

Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy in Critical Applications

Breakthrough Technologies