Show top navigation
Current Issue
S I
D
×
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
+ Show - Hide More
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… January Chementator Briefs MDI Production Late last year, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com)… 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
+ Show - Hide More
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,… 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…
Fight formaldehyde litigation (From November 2011, Letters) Perhaps enough has been written about… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
+ Show - Hide More
World’s highest-purity lithium plant announces commercial launch A facility that produces high-purity lithium carbonate for use in… Supercritical water process converts biomass to sugars Sugar is a critical feedstock for many emerging bio-based-chemical and… November Chementator Briefs New block copolymer Nexar is the tradename of a… Predictive process control at a refinery wastewater treatment plant To date, the difficult-to-treat contaminants and their related biological inhibition… A new catalyst for asymmetric-transfer-hydrogenation reactions The Fine Chemicals div. of Takasago International Corp. (Tokyo, Japan;… New catalyst allows lower-temperature waste destruction Base-catalyzed decomposition (BCD) is a commercially used process developed in… Thin-film membranes promise a dramatic reduction in energy use Researchers at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul; www.umn.edu) have… Commercial debut for a new olefins-production process Last month, KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a license and… A polarizable membrane for improved energy storage The two basic energy-storage devices — dielectric and double-layer capacitors… Making formic acid by artificial photosynthesis For the first time, an organic compound has been synthesized… BUSINESS NEWS
+ Show - Hide More
Another propane dehydrogenation award for UOP in China UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has… Topsøe: Two SNOX plants for Petrobras
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed an agreement… Jacobs awarded contract by El Dorado Chemical Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today its… UOP expands offering to include Twister’s separation technology
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says… Uhde acquires Otto Corp. in Japan
As part of its drive to expand its market presence… Solvay acquires Orbeo
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today it is acquiring… BASF creates new global business unit to advance battery activities for electromobility
In recognition of the significant growth opportunity associated with the… BIS Group acquires Neo Group
With the acquisition of the Neo Group (Surat, India), Bilfinger… WorleyParsons: Project management consultancy contract for Ecuador refinery
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a… Air Liquide invests in new ASU in China
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical… AkzoNobel to invest €45 million in DCP plant at Ningbo
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has announced its intention to… Outotec to deliver copper smelting and converting technology to China Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract… Praxair to supply new Uruguayan pulp mil Praxair Uruguay, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com),… Japanese firms plan large fertilizer plant in Angola Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) and Toyo… Bechtel awarded $3.9-billion contract for Sabine Pass LNG expansion Bechtel Corp. (Frederick, Md.; www.bechtel.com) has been selected by Cheniere… UOP technology to clean natural gas on FPSO vessels in Brazil
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced… Cristal Global announces TiO2-industry partnership with Outotec Cristal Global (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; www.cristalglobal.com), one of the leading… Lanxess acquires U.S. biocide specialist Verichem Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany) is strengthening its portfolio of biocides… Siemens to acquire Vistagy Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) expands its industrial software portfolio… Outotec receives additional orders from the Russian Petropavlovsk Group Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed two additional contracts… Fluor acquires sulfur technology company
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has made a niche acquisition… Outotec process technology for copper-molybdenum project in Chile
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… Jacobs awarded contract for Sadara
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded an… SNC-Lavalin awarded major oil-sands project in Alberta SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a major… Bechtel providing EPC services for California Valley Solar Ranch Bechtel (Frederick, Md.; www.bechtel.com) has received full notice to proceed… Fluor receives full notice to proceed on contracts for Conga mine project in Peru
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that the company's… Outotec signs ferrochrome plant delivery agreement with TISCO JV in China Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Shanxi Taigang… Evonik acquires the Pharmaceuticals business of SurModics Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has reached an agreement… PPG to increase global production capacity for precipitated silica and other business news Plant Watch ColBiocel selects Chemtex technology for ethanol production… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
+ Show - Hide More
Energy Benchmarking In today’s climate of increased energy prices and tightening environmental… Control Valve Diagnostics The benefits of field-device diagnostics are often acclaimed in qualitative… Energy Optimization Using Pinch Analysis Pinch analysis is a systematic method to maximize energy recovery… Modern Concepts in Makeup Water Treatment Water and steam are vital components of virtually all plants… Selecting Oil-Mist Systems For decades, plant-wide oil-mist systems have been used to lubricate… Piping: Minimizing the Risk of 'Pre-buys' To stay on budget, major capital projects often call for… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Level Measurement Devices Effective level measurement helps ensure smooth, continuous processes by maintaining…
This publication contains text, graphics, images, and other content (collectively "Content"), which are for informational purposes only. Certain articles contain the author's personal recommendations only. RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION SUPPLIED IN THIS PUBLICATION IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. © 2021 Access Intelligence, LLC. – All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy