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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 glass flow reactor is now available in ceramic Last month, Corning SAS (Avon, France), a subsidiary of Corning… July Chementator Briefs Waste-to-biofuels Valero Energy Corp. (San Antonio, Tex.; www.valero.com) is… A new urea process slated for its commercial debut Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, the Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), the licensing and IP… Finland becomes the home of a large biogasification plant Metso (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) is supplying a 140-MWth biogasification plant… A continuous process that promises to slash the cost of making bioethanol A compact, inexpensive and energy-saving continuous process to make bioethanol… Magnetic-shape-memory alloy offers alternative to traditional actuators A novel nickel-manganese-gallium alloy, introduced by Goodfellow Corp. (Oakdale, Pa.;… A catalyst line with low or zero rare-earth metals Grace Davison (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) has commercialized a set of… An innovative way to recover elemental sulfur from SO2 emissions Sulfur dioxide emissions from metals smelters and other process plants… Waelz slag used in commercial ceramic bricks Researchers from the University of Cantabria (Santander, Spain; www.unican.es) have… This one-step route to cellulosic ethanol features a multitasking yeast The research group of professor Akihiko Kondo at Kobe University… Process for renewably sourced polyols licensed A process for making polyols from soybean oil and glycerin… BUSINESS NEWS
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BASF to optimize and consolidate its PAM-bead production
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will consolidate the production of… Linde to build two large ASUs in China
The technology company The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has… Siemens to supply eight coal gasifiers to China Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.de/energy) has received an order from… KBR’s phenol technology for Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Lihuayi Weiyuan… Codexis and Chemtex: Detergent alcohols collaboration
Codexis, Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.; www.codexis.com) and Chemtex Italia S.r.l.… Lanxess steps up commitment to China through local investments
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its commitment to… Solvay to form JV with Sadara to build H2O2 plant in Saudi Arabia Solvay S.A. announced today that it has the intention to… Synthetic fuels: Distributed production set to take off Following successful the successful demonstration of its microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (F-T)… AkzoNobel to acquire China's leading specialty surfactant producer
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) plans to further strengthen its… Dow to sell global polypropylene business to Braskem The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) has signed a… Bechtel-Linde alliance for ethylene crackers in North America
Bechtel Corp. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.bechtel.com) and Linde AG (Munich,… Solvay commits €10 million to support Plextronics
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has provided EUR 10 million… BASF: Second production plant for phthalate-free plasticizer
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to double production… Baker Hughes fractures its first unconventional shale well in Argentina
Baker Hughes (Houston; www.bakerhughes.com) has completed its first unconventional hydrocarbon… Dow to invest in water technology in Saudi Arabia
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) plans to invest… KBR’s Purifier technology for urea/ammonia complex in Indonesia
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Toyo Engineering… Merck and Nano-C to develop new materials for OPV applications
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merck.de) has signed a collaboration agreement… Dow and Saudi Aramco: JV for a $20-billion world-scale chemicals complex
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and the Saudi… KBR wins EPC contract for Molycorp chlor-alkali project
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and… Solutia’s heat-transfer fluid for two solar projects in Spain
Solutia, Inc. (St. Louis, Mo.; www.solutia.com) has been awarded contracts… Praxair expands German capacity
Praxair, Inc.’s (Danbury, Conn. www.praxair.com) German subsidiary has started up… Lanxess to double its menthol-production capacity in Krefeld
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commenced work on expanding… BASF to build antioxidant-blends plant in Bahrain
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will significantly expand its presence… Air Products to expand nitrogen capacity in Korea
Air Products (Allentown, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says it will increase production… Praxair China supplies combustion technology to Shandong Steel Mill
Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a combustion… SGL Group breaks ground for a new graphite-production center in Bonn
SGL Group – The Carbon Company (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglgroup.com) today… Outotec to deliver gas cleaning and sulfuric acid plant technology to Uzbekistan
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… Parsons: Lead D-B contractor for depleted Uranium deconversion facility
Parsons (Pasadena, Calif.; www.parsons.com) has been selected by International Isotopes… Pall announces expansion plans in Brazil
Pall Corp. (Port Washington, N.Y.; www.pall.com), a global leader in… Foster Wheeler and Socar to form a new JV company in Azerbaijan
A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler AG’s (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) Global… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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When troubleshooting the extractor I have an ongoing dispute with a longtime colleague, Bob… Heat Exchangers for Hot Acids: Material Selection To make the modern materials we use every day, such… A Clearer View Of Crystallizers Improved understanding of crystallizer equipment and operation can aid purification… Liquid-Gas Coalescers: Demystifying Performance Ratings Engineers working in the chemical process industries (CPI) sometimes have… New Piping Code for High-Purity Processes In the emerging and ever-expanding areas of bioprocessing, where maintaining… Inspecting Fractionation Towers Distillation columns are often workhorses in the chemical process industries… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Gas-Liquid Mixing: Physical Considerations Gas-liquid reactors in the chemical process industries (CPI) have increasingly…
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