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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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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)… 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,… 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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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… 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…
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Commercial testing set for ‘smooth’ emulsification technology A new emulsification process, known as Smooth, has been developed… A step toward industrial production of perillic acid Last month, Brain AG (Zwingenberg; www.brain-biotech.de) and Dechema e.V. (Frankfurt… Making a polyester feedstock from coal Ube Industries, Ltd. (UBE; www. ube-ind.co.jp) and HighChem Co. (both… A lower-energy approach to natural gas ‘sweetening’ A new method for removing hydrogen sulfide from natural gas… New propylene and butadiene process could be utilized next year By the end of this year, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp.… April Chementator briefs Recycling copper Steinert Elektromagnetbau GmbH (Cologne, Germany; www.steinert.de) has… A low-energy, belt-based solid- liquid separation technology Engineers at Algaeventure Systems (Marysville, Ohio; www.algaevs.com) have developed a… Supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle system packs efficiency into small footprint Electricity generation of 240 kW has been demonstrated in a… New condenser design for Claus tail gas slashes refrigeration duty Last month, at the AIChE Spring Meeting in Chicago, Henry… BUSINESS NEWS
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Srategic partnership forms for acrylonitrile and sodium cyanide in the Middle East Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com), Asahi… KBR: EPC contract for biomass-to-crude project
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement… A new MTR plant for Koksan in Turkey
Koksan PET Packaging Industry Co., a leading producer of PET… Technip awarded refining contract in Brazil
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in consortium with Tomé Engenharia, was… MHI: Producing biofuel locally at low cost
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has successfully… Cobalt Technologies and American Process to build world’s first cellulosic biobutanol refinery Cobalt Technologies (Mountain View, Calif; www.cobalttech.com) and American Process Inc.… Crystallics: A ‘new’ company in pharma development
Avantium Pharma BV (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com), a leader in… Borealis investes in new butane storage cavern
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealis.com) has invested €7.8 million to… Metso to supply pulp-mill key technology to Suzano
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has concluded an agreement to… Pöyry awarded contract for pulp mill project in Brazil
Pöyry Plc’s (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) Industry Business Group has been… Air Products’ LNG technology selected for Indonesia
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed an agreement… Dorf Ketal acquires Vertec patents and IP
Effective April 1, Dorf Ketal Chemicals Pvt., Ltd. Mumbai, India;… Lanxess to expand capacities for high-performance rubber in U.S.
Leverkusen, Seoul, Texas – Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is… Kobelco opens new compressor plant in Calif.
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.konelco.com) announces that subsidiary Kobelco… Technip: Contract for a methionine plant in China
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing… Air Liquide: New ASU in the Philippines The Philippines, a newly industrialized country, experienced a record GDP… Kepco & Uhde form coal-gasification JV Kepco (Seoul; www.kepco.co.kr), the largest utility in South Korea, and… Haldor Topsøe: Another coal-to-SNG plant in China Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded the… DOE kudos for Dow
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) has been recognized… Lummus lands technology award in Kazakhstan
CB&I ((The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that Lummus Technology,… Sulzer to acquire Cardo’s Flow Solutions Business
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) and Assa Abloy AB (Stockholm,… Lonza and Roche: MycoTOOL distribution agreement
Lonza (www.lonza.com) and Roche (both Basel, Switzerland; www.rochemengonline.com) have entered… JGC: Lubricants plant project in Indonesia
JGC Indonesia, JGC Corp.’s (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) Indonesian subsidiary, has… Praxair to build new plant in Argentina
Praxair Argentina, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com)… Evonik: First project house in Taiwan
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is setting up its… Styron: New latex-production unit in China
Styron LLC (Midland, Mich.; www.styron.com) plans to expand its latex… Haldor Topsøe awarded the world’s largest coke-oven gas to SNG plants in China
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded a… AkzoNobel to boost production of microspheres With an investment of €30 million, AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands;… Ineos membrane technology for Olin
Ineos Technologies (Runcorn, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has announced that its Bichlor… Axens and Shaw selected to license 'next-generation' FCC technology Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) and the Shaw Group Inc. (Baton… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Eliminating Potential Process Hazards Originally published in the April 1, 1985 issue, this 21… Tips for Selecting Highly Efficient Cyclones [Originally published in the May 1995 issue of Chemical Engineering]… Time for action: Support has ended for Windows 2000 in industrial automation All good things come to an end. And so it… Distillation Back Mixing: Impact on Batch Yields Manufacturers of specialty chemicals are routinely required to reduce costs… Designing Safer Process Plants Many individuals and organizations have made important contributions to the… Refinery Operators and Maintenance Technicians: Mapping Competencies A variety of factors — including a shift in the… ‘I do not believe in entrainment’ It was the Dr. James R. Fair Heritage Distillation Symposium… PEMS: The Low-Cost Alternative To Emissions Monitoring Regulatory authorities around the world require continuous emissions monitoring of… Flexible Heat Exchanger Networks The ever important aim of energy efficiency in the chemical… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Hopper inserts for improved solids flow Storing solid materials in hoppers, bins and silos is ubiquitous…
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