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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…
Heading off the ‘carbon bubble’ The newest voices calling for action by industry on climate… Mega columns, mega issues New distillation columns are getting much larger. The history of… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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A heavy-metal recovery technique that produces no waste streams or sludge A new remediation approach for industrial heavy-metal waste has been… August Chementator Briefs Advance in UF module The latest offering of ultrafiltration… A two-step process for making graphene A Korean team has developed a carbon material that is… A sorbent that enhances the water-gas shift reaction Scientists at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL; Morgantown, W.… Microporous vanadosilicate efficiently removes cesium from wastewater The effective removal of Cs+ ions from contaminated groundwater, seawater,… This production process cuts Pt usage in catalytic converters in half Chemists from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and… Demonstration of methane fermentation to lactic acid What is said to be the world’s first fermentation pathway… Cobalt: a less-expensive and more efficient catalyst than rhodium The research group of Shigeki Matsunaga, associate professor at the… This chloride leaching process recycles resources Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has developed a new chloride-based… BUSINESS NEWS
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Pöyry awarded EPCM services assignments for sodium-chlorate plant in Brazil Kemira Oyj (Helsinki; www.kemira.com) has awarded Pöyry Oyj (Vantaa, both… KBR awarded EPC contract for new HDPE facility in Texas
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract from… Gas-to-gasoline process makes commercial debut in Turkmenistan A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Ovadan-Depe near the capital… CB&I awarded contract for an on-purpose propylene plant in Poland
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… MHI, Mitsubishi and GAP Insaat to build large-scale fertilizer plant in Turkmenistan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi-global.com), working jointly… Clariant plans to build new masterbatches plant in Australia
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) plans to build its newest masterbatches… Spotlight on Lithium A huge growth in demand for lithium compounds is expected… ExxonMobil invests in new delayed coker unit at Belgium refinery, and more business news Plant Watch ExxonMobil invests in new delayed coker unit at… Polyamide-6 plant commissioned for Hangzhou Hangding Nylon Tech.
Hangzhou Hangding Nylon Tech. Co. and Uhde Inventa-Fischer GmbH (Berlin,… Borealis to divest its Biosuper business in France
Borealis AG (Vienna, Aurstia: www.borealisgroup.com) announces the divestment of its… Outotec opens office in Denver
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com), a global minerals and metals… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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A Safety Checklist For Laboratories Laboratories, such as those used for quality control in a… Extracting 1,3-Butadiene from a C4 Stream The organic compound 1,3-butadiene is a petrochemical commodity used as… New Horizons For Dividing Wall Columns A dividing wall column (DWC) is an atypical distillation column… Distillation Column Thermal Optimization: Employing Simulation Software Several market conditions, including availability of light crude oilds in… Cooling Towers: Managing Tighter Water-Discharge Regulations Historically, many large industrial facilities, including power plants, have relied… Dry Separation Methods The chemical process industries (CPI) have many applications that require… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Activated Carbon Sorbent materials are used commercially for bulk separation, as well… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Maintenance Equipment No re-measurement is required with this shaft-alignment tool Elos Fixturlaser…
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