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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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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,… 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… 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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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… 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…
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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… 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;… BUSINESS NEWS
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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;… KBR: Grassroots ammonia plant in Argentina
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by… 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… 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… Albemarle builds kilo laboratory in Europe Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com) announced today it is… 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… 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… 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… Piping Design for Hazardous Fluid Service Incorporating fire safety into plant design takes on two fundamental… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Distillation Tray Design In a distillation column tray, vapor passes upward through liquid…
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