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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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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… 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… 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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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… 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…
Selling new technologies During my youth, as a mass- and heat-transfer R&D manager,… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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A salty way to scrub CO2 Ammonia is a promising candidate for scrubbing carbon dioxide from… A bio-butadiene plant is planned On the heels of its successful scaleup of bio-butanol, Cobalt… Nanowires improve the properties of metal composites Freestanding nanowires exhibit ultrahigh elastic-strain limits (of up to 7%)… A biotech process that might benefit sharks Squalane, an emollient used in cosmetics, will be the first… A gas turbine with low NOx emissions NEDO and Hitachi Ltd. (Tokyo, www.hitachi.com) have developed a new… July Chementator Briefs ODC for Cl2 production Last month, ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH… Bio-butanol scaleup moves ahead with trials In April development tests, Cobalt Technologies (Cobalt; Mountain View, Calif;… Burner technology enables reduced NOx with short flame length To comply with increasingly stringent regulations for NOx emissions, operators… These scavengers of water pollutants have a magnetic attraction A process that uses magnetic nanoparticles, coated with a reactive… Improved corrosion control in refinery steam systems GE Power & Water (Trevose, Pa.; www.ge.com) has introduced a… Using low-temperature waste heat to make power New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO; Kawasaki City;… BUSINESS NEWS
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Florida project produces U.S’s first cellulosic ethanol at commercial scale The U.S. Energy Department (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov) today recognized… Lewa-Nikkiso acquires Geveke
Nikkiso Co. (Tokyo, Japan) the manufacturer of fluid control technologies,… Fluor selected for Cerro Verde mine-expansion project in Peru
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that it was… BASF to build a new plant for high-performance Ultramid in China
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is building a new Ultramid… Eurochem to establish JV in China
EuroChem (Moscow, Russia; www.eurochem.ru), Russia’s largest mineral fertilizer producer and… Innovnano scales up nanostructured powders
Innovnano (Coimbra, Portugal; www.innovnano-materials.com), a manufacturer of high-performance ceramic powders,… Altana to acquire rheology modifier business from Rockwood
The specialty chemicals group Altana (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has signed… Air Liquide invests an additional €50 million in the Antwerp basin
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) has signed a long-term contract… Evonik to expand silica capacity in Thailand
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is now significantly expanding… Foster Wheeler establishes new JV E&C company in China
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland, www.fwc.com) announced today that a… Praxair expands hydrogen supply with Gulf Coast startup Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) today announced the startup of… Siemens and Midrex to build direct-reduction plant for voestalpine in Texas
Siemens Industry Inc., USA (www.siemens.com/metals), and consortium partner Midrex Technologies,… DuPont opens probiotics facility in China DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) has launched production at its probiotic… KBR to supply ROSE Technology for Total’s Antwerp refinery
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) today announced that it has been selected… Haldor Topsøe licensing technology to Russia’s largest ammonia plant
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Sojitz Corp. of Japan… Teijin to build new meta-aramid fiber plant in Thailand
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) has developed a new type… CNOOC selects Ineos Technologies’ process for a new project in Huizhou
Ineos Technologies (Rolle, Switzerland; www.ineos.com) has licensed its Innovene S… New contracts for Marie Tecnimont
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.marietecnimont.it) announces that several contracts… Sasol integrated GTL and ethane-cracker complex contract to WorleyParsons
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) has been awarded a… Microchannel F-T reactor technology chosen for a proposed BTL project in Oregon
The Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) microchannel-reactor technology developed by the Oxford Catalysts… Sadara Chemical opts for intra-logistics from the Haver Group
Together with its Westphalia-based parent company Haver & Boecker (www.haverboecker.com)… SK Chemicals orders first continuous PPS-production plant from Uhde Inventa-Fischer
The plant engineering company Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) has… BASF to increase global capacities for BDO and PolyTHF
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will increase its global capacities… Air Liquide starts up world’s largest helium unit in Qatar Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) recently started up the world’s… Praxair enters into industrial gas JV with Kuibyshevazot
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has entered into a definitive… CO2 Utilization On May 9, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels surpassed 400 ppm… Linde to build large ammonia plant in Russia, and more business news Plant Watch Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build commercial-scale Nofia plant June… Borealis acquires GPN and majority of Rosier European market
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) says it has fully acquired… Solvay boosts vanillin production capacity with new facility in China
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) plans to build a new… Technip awarded contract for two hydrogen reformers in Venezuela
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by the Hyundai-Wison consortium… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Polymer-based Piping Polymer-based piping systems offer a number of advantages, along with… A solution-based route to LLDPE Polyethylene (PE) is the world’s largest-volume commodity polymer. Along with… Securing Industrial Control Systems Security of SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) and other… Lifecycle Costs for Capital Equipment in the CPI When considering project proposals for new processes in the chemical… Rotary Valves in Pneumatic Conveying Systems Rotary valves are used almost universally in pneumatic conveying systems.… Getting the Most Out of Data Sheets For most engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) projects in the chemical process industries…
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