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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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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… Membrane extraction improves biofuel yield Typically, the production of fuel-grade chemicals, such as butanol, from… 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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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… 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,…
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A new way to grow functional MOFs A team from CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering (Melbourne, Australia;… Commercial production of ‘Bio-cokes’ Last month, construction was completed on the world’s first commercial… June Chementator Briefs Underground pipes A hand-held device for locating buried pipe… A comprehensive zeolite database A team led by Rice University (Houston; www.rice.edu) researcher Michael… CO2-capture technologies move ahead Scaleup is set for two technologies that facilitate the capture… Lightweight diamond aerogel Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL; Livermore, Calif.; www.llnl.gov)… Rubber manufacturing process allows in-mold curing Along with an innovative elastomeric compound, scientists at Federal Mogul… A platinum-free fuel-cell catalyst A research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos,… Improved solvent extraction for nuclear-waste-contaminated water Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA; Ibaraki, www.jaea.go.jp) has enhanced the… Biodegradation system for VOCs poised for expansion A system that utilizes existing biological wastewater-treatment facilities for destruction… Low-cost process for bioethanol fuel demonstrated in Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, www.mhi.co.jp) says it has… Supercritical water oxidation for organic waste treatment A novel method for treating industrial liquid waste employs supercritical… BUSINESS NEWS
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AMEC appointed project management contractor for chemical complex in China
AMEC Plc. (London, U.K.; www.amec.com) has been appointed by BASF… Yanchang Petroleum Group and KBR to create a JV company
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co. (Yanchang Petroleum Group) and KBR,… Ube Industries to launch commercial production of Artificial Micro Carbon Ube Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.ube-ind.co.jp says it will launch… Solvay to build specialty polymers plant in China
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has launched a project to… UOP: Propane-dehydrogenation technology for Abu Dhabi Oil Refining
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has… Novo Nordisk invests in new factory in Denmark Novo Nordisk A/S Bagsværd, Denmark; www.novonordisk.com) is investing close to… AkzoNobel: €140-million investment in Frankfurt
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is investing €140 million to… Axens awarded Iraq Maissan Refinery contracts
South Refineries Co. (SRC), a subsidiary of the Iraqi Ministry… Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co. accepts the world’s largest methanol plant
Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical Co. and Davy Process Technology (Davy;… Celanese accelerates plan to begin ethanol production in China
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) says it will accelerate its… Linde builds Indonesia’s largest ASU
The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has… Tecnimont wins EPC contract for polyolefin plants in India Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Rome, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.it) announces that its main… JGC awarded electrolysis facility expansion project in Indonesia
JGC Plant Solutions and JGC Indonesia, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of… Carbon-capture technology deployed at U.S. coal-fired power plant
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) announced today… Ton Büchner to take the reigns at AkzoNobel The Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel; Amsterdam, the… Bechtel awarded master planning project in Mongolia
Bechtel Corp. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.bechtel.com) has been selected by… Ras Tanura Refinery starts up a new diesel hydrotreater licensed by Axens
A grassroots diesel-hydrotreater unit (Prime-D), licensed by Axens Rueil-Malmaison, France;… Solvay & Tianjin Soda Ash Plant set up joint production plant in China
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has concluded an agreement with… Lonza to expand in Singapore
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) is investing CHF10 million to expand… Jacobs receives contract from DuPont Titanium Technologies
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a… Elevance acquires Delta Biofuels facility
Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. (Bolingbrook, Ill.; www.elevance.com) has acquired the… New PET production plant for SKC
SKC Co. (Seoul, Korea) and Uhde Inventa-Fischer GmbH (Berlin, Germany;… WES selected for investment by Iberdrola for innovation in carbon capture
Westec Environmental Solutions, LLC (WES; Chicago, Ill.; www.wes-worldwide.com) announced today… Praxair expands Gulf Coast H2 supply
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) is expanding its hydrogen capacity… Toyo wins contract for Indonesia's first butadiene plant
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded… Fluor: Plant expansion for Showa Denko Carbon
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an engineering, procurement… Jacobs acquires majority ownership of CES
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has acquired a… Evonik starts up new monosilane plant in Japan
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and its partner Taiyo… Dow solar manufacturing construction under way
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) confirmed today that… KBR awarded contract for Australian coal-seam gas pipelines
KBR (Houston; www.hbr.com) has been selected to execute engineering design… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Measuring Flow One of the most important measurements in the chemical process… Cybersecurity for Chemical Engineers There was a time, not long ago, when most groups… Maximizing Performance In Size Reduction Expect more in selection and scaleup, prediction of energy consumption… Reduce Gas Entrainment In Liquid Lines A common practice in the chemical process industries (CPI) is… Compact, High-efficiency Heat Exchangers: Understanding Fouling The topic of fouling in heat exchangers has been of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Flow Profile for Reciprocating Pumps Reciprocating pumps are often used in the chemical process industries…
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