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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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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… 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…
A window into kettle reboiler secrets Thermosiphon reboilers are the new standard in petroleum refineries and… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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Making crude oil from coal, without mining or combustion An underground coal-to-liquids (UCTL) technology is undergoing pilot testing at… A new approach to maintaining tubular heat exchangers At the 2nd Annual ChemInnovations Conference and Expo (Houston; September… Dewatering enzymes boost ethanol production efficiency A technique that improves the efficiency of ethanol plants by… A new heterogeneous catalyst for low-temperature VOC decomposition Professor Yuki Taniguchi at the Chemicals Research Institute, Tokyo Institute… Waste-to-ethanol plant on pace for mid-2012 operation Impending standards requiring that cellulosic ethanol be used in gasoline… U.S. production is scheduled for a critical metal China produces about 98% of the world’s electrolytic manganese metal… Slash sewage-sludge volumes with this add-on digester A 60% reduction in the sludge volume was achieved at… A fast way to recover CO2 A rapid pressure-swing-adsorption (rPSA) system to separate carbon dioxide from… A high-performance electrode material for lithium-ion batteries A huge market for lithium ion batteries is expected to… October Chementator Briefs Renewable jet fuel Houston-based bioenergy company Terrabon Inc. (www.terrabon.com)… BUSINESS NEWS
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Tecnimont & Stamicarbon: New contract for fertilizer project in Egypt Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its main operating company Tecnimont… Dow and Davy license LP Oxo Technology to Wison (Nanjing) Clean Energy Davy Process Technology Ltd. (DPT; London, U.K.; www.davyprotech.com), a Johnson… Toyo awarded energy-optimization project at Sabic Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) was awarded an… Oxea to build its first production plant in China Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) says it will build its first… Lummus Technology lands contract in China CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that Lummus Technology… CB&I: Contract for sulfuric-acid-akylation unit in China
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that Lummus Technology… CB&I awarded technology contracts in the Philippines CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded contracts by… Lanxess and BioAmber partner to produce renewable, phthalate-free plasticizers Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) plans to produce phthalate-free plasticizers… New Topsøe methanol plant started up in Russia On October 20, the official ceremony of commissioning of the… Wacker and Dow Corning open expanded pyrogenic-silica plant in China Today, Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) and Dow Corning… Cobalt Technologies and Rhodia to develop bio-butanol market in Latin America Cobalt Technologies (Mountain View, Calif.; www.cobalttech.com) and Rhodia (Paris, France;… Siemens builds a new automation-engineering factory in China The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany; www.siemens.com) is further… Air Liquide: Two new ASUs for Korean steelmaker Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has signed a contract with… UOP: Propylene and isobutane production technology for Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill: www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has… Uhde commissions Europe’s biggest urea plant Europe’s biggest urea plant comes on-stream: ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund,… M&G Group partners with TPG to form Beta Renewables Gruppo Mossi and Ghisolfi (M&G; Milan, Italy; www.gruppomg.com), through its… Envergent Technologies and Green Fuel Nordic: Biomass processing in Finland
Envergent Technologies LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.envergenttech.com), a Honeywell company,… Lanxess acquires Unitex Chemical Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its global asset… Technip: Specialty lubricant-base-stock facility in the U.S.
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by ExxonMobil… Air Liquide; Further investment in Bulgaria Bulgaria’s economy has registered steady growth in recent years that… First plants of BASF-YPC expansion in Nanjing come onstream The first production facilities in the $1.4-billion expansion of BASF-YPC… Wacker starts polysilicon production at its Nünchritz site
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) has begun producing hyperpure… Coal-to-Liquids complex in Mozambique to apply Uhde’s Prenflo PDQ process
ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) and SGC Energia (SGCE)… Fluor wins FEED contract for new Canadian refinery Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded a contract by… Evonik to build hydrogen peroxide plant in China Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will build a new… MHI lands large-scale fertilizer-plant order in Malaysia Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp), jointly with… Axens’ technologies for Irak Nassiriya new refinery The State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), part of the… Lanxess strengthens commitment to Brazilian automotive sector Lanxess AG (Levewrkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is strengthening its commitment to… Solvay commissions the world’s largest H2O2 plant in Thailand Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today that MTP HPJV… Resinall Rütgers Resins acquires Neville Chemical Europe
Resinall Rütgers Resins GmbH (RRR; Duisburg, Germany) — a joint… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Clarifying Liquid Filtration There are various reasons that make filtering necessary in… Making Pump Maintenance Mandatory One of the key components in the operational success of… Characterizing Powder Flow To confidently design, operate and troubleshoot solids-handling processes, engineers need… Determining Packing Height With Accuracy Equilibrium stage simulations are the nearly universal process design tool… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Steam generator operation and thermodynamics A well-operated steam generator can save money. In a steam-driven…
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