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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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Slash energy consumption with this steam reformer reactor Steam reforming of methane into hydrogen takes place in catalyst-packed… A new approach to flexible energy converting material A research team at Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.; www.princeton.edu) led… A next-generation ironmaking process makes its commercial debut In January, the world’s first commercial plant to use the… Nanofiber cartridge filters achieve 0.03-micron rating at high flow and low pressure A 1.5-mm-thick layer of a new filter material based on… Combined membrane separation and electrokinetics speeds soil remediation Toxic heavy metals can be drawn out of soils far… Ethanol and other chemicals from biomass The ethanol yield from biomass has been increased by about… Furnace tube coatings reduce carbon formation and increase efficiency in olefins plants Coating technology that essentially eliminates carbon buildup on the interior… The cost of producing bioethanol takes a nosedive Last month at the National Ethanol Conference at Orlando, Fla.,… March Chementator briefs A new Kraft pulp Weyerhaeuser Co. (Federal Way,… BUSINESS NEWS
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Lonza: new manufacturing facility for L-Carnitine products
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) announced today its expansion of capacities for… Beckhoff acquires Hayes Control Systems
Beckhoff Automation GmbH (Verl, Germany; www.beckhoff.com) has been present in Great… BPCL selects Axens’ Octanizing technology
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL; www.bharatpetroleum.com) has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France;… ABB wins $20-million metals order in China
ABB (www.abb.com) has won a $20 million order from Shandong… LyondellBasell to license o lefins recover-and-conversion technologies
LyondellBasell Industries (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lyondellbasell.com) has expanded its licensing portfolio of… Uhde and Praxair sign global H2 alliance agreement
In December 2009, Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) and its… Outotec to deliver a copper smelter in China
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by… FWC: EPCm contract for Sasol’s Wax Expansion Project
Foster Wheeler AG (FWC; Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that… Air Liquide to build ASU in China for steel producer
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has signed another major long-term contract… Fluor & B&W to market carbon-capture technology
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) and Babcock & Wilcox Power… Caloric to build 3rd H2-generation plant for Malaysia
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won the contract… DOE: $40 million to develop next-generation nuclear plant
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced selections for… BMS acquires Artificial Muscle
Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS; www.bayermaterialscience.com), a subsidiary of Bayer AG… Lanxess to expand capacity of high-performance rubber
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has decided to expand the global… Toyo, Modec and Petrobras cooperate to verify small- and medium-scale GTL plant
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) and Modec, Inc. (both Tokyo,… Outotec to supply sinter plant to South Africa
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with South African Kalagadi… Foster Wheeler lands CFB boiler contract for CO2-capture-development plant in Spain Foster Wheeler AG (FW; Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says a subsidiary of… Wacker: new production facility for pharma proteins
Wacker Chemie AG Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) officially opened a new… Uhde’s Prenflo process to be part of joint R&D project BioTfueL in France
BioTfueL is a new joint project launched by five French… After 13 years, starchy potatoes approved
Today the European Commission approved Amflora, BASF’s genetically-optimized starch potato,… Disposable equipment Not long ago, single-use bioprocessing equipment, such as disposable bags… Outotec to deliver copper plant for Codelco in Chile
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… Merck KGaA to acquire Millipore
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merck.de) Millipore Corp.; Billerica, Mass.; www.millipore.com) have… Evonik acquires catalyst business from H.C. Starck
On February 26, 2010 Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com)… Evonik developing the world’s largest Li-ceramic battery
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and its partners are developing… Abbott completes acquisition of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and more business news KBR to provide licensing of its Purifer Ammonia technology February… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Agglomeration Technology: Mechanisms Powder agglomeration is used in a wide variety of the… Purifying Coke-Cooling Wastewater The delayed coking process is a fundamental part of the… Solubility of Water in Benzene Derivatives The solubility of water in the hydrocarbons that comprise crude… Saving Energy In Regenerative Oxidizers Oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in regenerative thermal oxidizers… Would You Use a Safety PLC for Process Control? With today’s state-of-the-art digital technology, the sky seems to be… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Steam Tracer Lines and Traps Steam tracer lines are designed to maintain the fluid in…
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