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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 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… 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… 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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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… Customizable mobile totes for biopharmaceutical applications This company has introduced the KDT series of configurable knockdown…
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A new catalyst for C-C and crossed-coupling Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. (TCI; Tokyo; www.tokyokasei.co.jp) is planning full-scale… Scaleup is set for a biomass-to-fuels process The Gas Technology Institute (GTI, Des Plaines, Ill.; www.gastechnology.org) has… Plans move forward for the first U.S. uranium plant in 30 years Energy Fuels Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.; www.energyfuels.com) has been granted a… Chementator briefs CO2 for plastic Last month, a pilot plant that… A scaled up microreactor for mass production M Technique Co. (M Tech; Osaka, Japan; www.m-technique.co.jp) has commercialized… Vegetable-oil-based chemicals plant soon to be fully operational In spring of this year, Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM;… Improved ethylene-oxide scrubber design can meet stringent regulations Improvements in the design of ethylene oxide (EtO) scrubbers made… Graphene improves the performance of water deionization A research team from the University of South Australia (Adelaide;… Zero-liquid-discharge desalination system offers brine disposal alternative A desalination system developed by Watervap LLC (Marble Hill, Ga.;… BUSINESS NEWS
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Sener: Five new thermosolar projects in Spain
Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. (Sener; Madrid, Spain;www.sener.es) has clinched… Foster Wheeler wins FEED contract from Huntsman
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that its… B&W awarded renewable energy contract in Sweden
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) announced… Technip: Technology provider and contractor for the Ethylene XXI project in Mexico
Braskem-Idesa, the joint venture (JV) between the Brazilian Braskem and… Uhde is expanding HKM’s coke oven plant
In late 2010 Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM; Duisburg-Huckingen www.hkm.de)… Toyo wins large-scale fertilizer-plant order in Indonesia
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) and PT Inti… Harper: Carbon fiber processing line for ORNL
Harper International (Buffalo, N.Y.; www.harperintl.com) has finalized a contract with… Evonik: New catalyst plant in Argentina
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is planning to build… Dow and Binhua: MoU for new JV in China
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Befar Group… EJPC signs license agreement with DPT for world’s largest methanol plant
Egypt Japan Petrochemical Corp. S.A.E. (EJPC) and Davy Process Technology… Foster Wheeler: Steam reformer for Russia Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that a… BASF Chongqing MDI project approved
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf) has received approval for a… KSB acquires South Korean valve manufacturer
KSB AG (Frankenthal, Germany; www.ksb.com) has bought the South Korean… Outotec: Process technology for Australia
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… AkzoNobel boosts cellulose-derivatives capacity in China
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is to invest more than… Metso: Biomass power plant in Latvia
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) will supply SIA Graanul Invest… UOP technology for detergents production in China
UOP LLC Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced… PetroAlgae and Haldor Topsøe: Partnership to develop renewable fuels based on biomass
PetroAlgae Inc. (Melbourne, Fla; www.petroalgae.com) has entered into an agreement… Shell Global Solutions and Sulzer Chemtech extend strategic alliance Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com/home/content/globalsolutions)… Uhde to supply turnkey skid-mounted chlor-alkali electrolysis plant to Leuna-Harze With today’s turning of the first sod in Leuna, Germany,… Topsøe: Hydrotreating unit for refinery in Venezuela
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby,… EPA proposes first national standard for mercury pollution from power plants
In response to a court deadline, today the U.S. Environmental… Jacobs lands contract from Jubail Chemical Industrial
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received an… CB&I: Kearl oil-sands contract
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Wacker expands polysilicon production
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has decided to expand… BMS to invest €100 million in Germany
Bayer MaterialScience AG (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) plans to invest… KBR: Aniline technology license to Connell
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by… Solazyme & Dow: Bio-based dielectric insulating fluids
Solazyme, Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.solazyme.com), a leading renewable-oils and… Huntsman to expand PU production in India
The Polyurethanes division of Huntsman Corp. (Everberg, Belgium; www.huntsman.com) plans… Lanxess expands high-tech plastics
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is expanding its global production… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Achieving Zero Liquid Discharge Status Water-supply issues are emerging as a national concern with certain… FRI’s parallel projects Considering that Fractionation Research, Inc. (FRI) has been performing distillation… Chemical Protective Clothing Chemical protective garments are available in a wide variety of… Solving Common Batch Problems: Controller-Based Systems Agility, reliability, reporting and sharing of business information are among… E&C projects Clarifying the Role of the Lead Process Engineer For any capital-intensive and labor-intensive engineering and construction (E&C) project,… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Infrared Temperature Measurement Contact-based temperature sensors, such as thermocouples and resistance temperature detectors…
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