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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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Tryout set for biomass- to-gasoline process A demonstration plant that will produce transportation fuels from cellulosic… Lignite-fired power plant uses activated carbon to capture mercury What is said to be the first grassroots lignite-fueled power… Scaleup slated for a ‘greener’ cement This summer, Celitement GmbH (Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; www.celitement.de) will begin construction… Printed electronics made possible by this carbon-nanotube-production process A recently commercialized method for growing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNs)… Making a ring of eight benzenes Professor Shigeru Yamago and colleagues at the Institute for Chemical… Microbubble generator enhances performance of airlift bioreactor A patented (WO 2008/053174), fluidic-oscillator-driven device that generates microbubbles has… Vitrification makes a product from rice husk waste In Malaysia, about 2-million metric tons (m.t.) of rice husk… Seal selection for handling and storage of biofuels Results of 12-mo immersion tests in biodiesel and bioethanol of… Hydrogen from a can A newly marketed portable reactor system for generating hydrogen is… Oxygen separation membranes made in China Researchers from the Center for Membrane Technology, Beijing University of… February Chementator briefs Water reclamation Last month, a new water-reclamation process for… BUSINESS NEWS
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Study highlights sustainable footprint of chemical companies Global chemical companies could release at least €1 billion in… Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS to exclusively manufacture and market Lonza microreactors
Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS (EMB; Wendelsheim; www.ehrfeld.com), a Bayer Technology Services… KBR to provide licensing of its Purifer Ammonia technology
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Matix Fertilisers… Kobe Steel opens large compressor-test facility
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) announces that its new… BASF & Niro: cGMP spray drying for custom synthesis
BASF’s Business Unit Pharma Ingredients & Services (Evionnaz, Switzerland; www.pharma-ingredients.basf.com )… Solvay launches three RD&T centers in Asia
The Solvay Group (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today it is… Air Liquide: two contracts for China steel
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has signed long-term contracts with two steel… Solvay to build 1-MW fuel cell at Antwerp site
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it will invest over €5… M+W acquires Global Automation Partners
The global engineering and construction company M+W Group (formerly M+W… GTL: Smaller hardware brings big benefits The gas-to-liquids (GTL) process offers a promising option for producing… DuPont Opens PV-application facility in Geneva
To address the needs for the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) market,… Pöyry awarded board-mill engineering for SAICA
Pöyry Plc. (Helsinki; www.poyry.com) has been awarded an engineering contract… Brain and Bayer Schering Pharma cooperation Brain AG (Zwingenberg; www.brain-biotech.de) Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Bergkamen, both… Lanxess builds a new membrane-filtration-technology plant in Germany; and more plant and business news... Plant Watch Outotec to deliver precious-metals plant in China January…
BMS opens world’s largest CNT pilot facility
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) has opened a new… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Variable Frequency Drives: An Algorithm for Selecting VFDs for Centrifugal Pumps This article describes an algorithm that end users can use… Kettle Troubleshooting A survey of tower failures [ 1 ] ranks kettle… Doing an Energy Audit Today’s high costs of energy make an energy audit evaluation… The ‘BIST’ In Electronic Valve Actuators For valves operating in hazardous environments, certification testing is critical… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Positive Displacement Pumps Pumps are essential equipment in the chemical process industries (CPI).…
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