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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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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)… Membrane-based system for low-cost CO2 capture to be demonstrated at engineering scale A new membrane technology for separating carbon dioxide from exhaust… 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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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… 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…
October Letters More opinions on ChE education I would like to contribute… Who says ChE careers aren’t adventurous? According to my version of the story, Robert Kohler said,… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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A concept for making gasoline from air Air Fuel Synthesis Ltd. (AFS; Darlington, U.K.; www.airfuelsynthesis.com) has recently… Progress for making smart membranes Last month marked the completion of the three-year, €3.6-million E.U.-funded… New catalysts for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation reactions Kazuaki Ishihara and his group at Nagoya University (Japan; www.ishihara-lab.net)… A little gold can reduce the Pt loading in fuel cells A challenge in the development of polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells… Save energy (and more) with this hybrid compressor system for EOR Last month, Lewa GmbH (Leonberg, Germany; www.lewa.de) and Burckhardt Compression… This fully functional Li-ion battery is flexible A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and… A nano cage made from a stack of benzenes Professor Kenichoro Itami and his group at Nagoya University (synth.chem.… A polymersome that releases its cargo where needed Several drug delivery systems have been studied involving the encapsulation… October Chementator Briefs Flexible aerogels Researchers at the NASA Glenn Research Center… A cryogenic turbo mill generates rubber powder from recycled tires A process developed by Lehigh Technologies (Lehigh; Tucker, Ga.; www.lehightechnologies.com)… BUSINESS NEWS
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Jacobs wins contract from PPL for sulfuric-acid plant expansion
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a… KBR and Southern Company subsidiary announce TRIG cooperation agreement
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Southern Company subsidiary, Southern Generation Technologies,… Technip awarded engineering & design contracts for a new ethylene production plant at Dow Texas Operations
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by The Dow Chemical… Evonik builds new production plant for personal- and household-care ingredients in Brazil Evonik Industries AG’s (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) endeavor to build a… Dow plans EPDM rubber plant for the U.S. Gulf Coast
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) says that… Chiyoda licenses its acetic-acid process technology
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com/en) has been awarded a licensing… Rafinerija Nafte Brod selects technology from UOP and EMRE
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, and… Praxair China signs contract with Oxiranchem Yangzhou
Praxair China (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a long-term contract with… Algeria plans construction of first solar tower power plant in North Africa
The first solar tower power plant in North Africa will… Samsung Engineering signs contract for major refinery revamp with Luberef Samsung Engineering Co.(Seoul, Korea; www.samsungengineering.co.kr) was formally awarded the Yanbu… Solvay doubles PVDF production capacity in France
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it is reinforcing its… Praxair starts up ASU in Peru
Praxair Peru (www.praxair.com.pe), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.;… Fluor awarded contract for Udokan copper project in Russia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an initial contract… Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build Europe`s biggest PET plant
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) is to build a polyethylene… MHI awarded concept study for large CO2-recovery facility in Norway
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has been… Lummus Technology awarded PP contract in China
CB&I's (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) Lummus Technology has been awarded… JGC subsidiary awarded ethylene facility expansion project in Saudi Arabia
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) says that its wholly-owned Saudi… Hillenbrand to acquire Coperion
Hillenbrand, Inc. (Batesville, Ind.; www.hillenbrand.com) has agreed to acquire the… Clariant expands production capacity for dehydrogenation catalysts
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) , a world leader in Specialty… Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Lanxess’ Nd-PBR plant in Singapore
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) say that a subsidiary… Uhde to engineer one of the world’s largest liquid fertilizer plants
OCI Construction Group has selected ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Uhde; Dortmund,… Air Products’ Indura opens new liquid plant in Chile
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says that Indura, its… Novasep to build world's largest chromatography plant for the pharmaceutical industry
Novasep (Pompey, France; www.novasep.com) announces today an investment of €30… SNC-Lavalin awarded EPCM contract by Codelco in Chile
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a… CB&I lands FEED contract for new cracker in the U.S
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded contracts by… Clariant opens new production unit for halogen-free flame retardants in Hürth-Knapsack
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is opening a second production unit… Fluor to build Shell’s Quest carbon-capture facility in Canada
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Shell selected… BASF and CSM establish 50-50 JV for biobased succinic acid
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Purac (Diemen, The Netherlands),… Braskem Idesa awards large EPC contract for the Ethylene XXI project
Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. awarded to a joint venture (JV) formed… Toyo awarded a urea production technology contract from Bolivia
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Proppants Illustrate Environmental Permitting Issues for Dryers and Kilns This article covers permitting and directly related design issues associated… From Batch to Continuous Processing Small chemical reactors offer a number of benefits compared to… Blending, Sampling and Segregation Blending and segregation are two opposite and competing processes in… Reduce Hazards in Process Vacuum Systems Vacuum conditions for many unit operations — including distillation, evaporation,… Acids Handling Inorganic acids play a major role in the chemical process… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Fans and Blowers Fans and blowers are common in air-handling and movement systems…
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