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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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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… 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)… 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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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,… 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…
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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,… Slash energy consumption with this steam reformer reactor Steam reforming of methane into hydrogen takes place in catalyst-packed… 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… 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… 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,… After 13 years, starchy potatoes approved
Today the European Commission approved Amflora, BASF’s genetically-optimized starch potato,… 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… Disposable equipment Not long ago, single-use bioprocessing equipment, such as disposable bags… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL 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… Agglomeration Technology: Mechanisms Powder agglomeration is used in a wide variety of the… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Steam Tracer Lines and Traps Steam tracer lines are designed to maintain the fluid in…
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