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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-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
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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… A needle valve for high-pressure applications This company’s new high-pressure needle valve (HPNV; photo) is designed…
Learning about spray technologies Spray nozzles are very useful tools with a simple concept… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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Using algae to produce medium-chain-length fatty acids Scientists at Kao Corp. (KAO; Tokyo, Japan; chemical.kao.com) have discovered… The commercial debut for a gas-to-gasoline process Last month in Ovadan-Depe, Turkmenistan, construction began on a plant… A direct route to organosilicon compounds Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and… Combine wastewater treatment with biofuel production Algae Systems LLC (Daphne, Ala.; www.algaesystems.com) has inaugurated a demonstration… October Chementator Briefs A step closer to bio-based acrylic acid Last month,… An energy-saving bioreactor for wastewater treatment A bioreactor technology for removing organic and inorganic contaminants from… This solar cell promises to be less expensive A commercial prototype perovskite solar cell that is less expensive… A step forward for a new titanium leaching process Reed Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.reedresources.com) has advanced its… BUSINESS NEWS
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Corbion Purac plans to construct a large PLA production plant in Thailand
Corbion Purac (Amsterdam, the Netherlands www.corbion.com) will accelerate its thrust… Messer to build third ASU in Vietnam
Messer Group (Bad Soden/Frankfurt, Germany; www.messergroup.com) is building its third… BASF and Toda Kogyo form JV for cathode-active materials
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Tokyo,… Clariant divests its Energy Storage Business to Johnson Matthey
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has agreed to divest its Business… Cristal to acquire TiO2 assets of Jiangxi Tikon The National Titanium Dioxide Co. (Cristal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; www.cristal.com)… BASF to increase production capacity for t -butylamine plant in Nanjing BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will expand the production capacity… Outotec to modernize Norilsk Nickel’s smelter in Russia
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract… Fluor and Technip JV awarded contract for Sasol’s La. ethane cracker and derivatives complex
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)… Caloric wins its first project in the U.K.
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won its first… New Air Products Lab will help oil recyclers optimize hydrotreatment processes Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) is building a hydrogen… Fluor and Technip awarded RAPID Refinery Facilities Project in Malaysia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)… ThyssenKrupp wins follow-up order for cement plant in Saudi Arabia
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com), the ThyssenKrupp Group's… UOP phenol technology selected by Cepsa Chemical in China
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says… Evonik opens new production facility in Brazil
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will start operations in… BASF to divest global textile chemicals business to Archroma
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland www.archroma.com)… Foster Wheeler awarded EPC contract for Clean Fuels Project at Salina Cruz
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… CB&I lands gasification-technology contract in China
CB&I (The Woodlands, Rex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Clariant invests in personal- and home-care segments in Asia
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) will build a new production… CB&I announces technology award in the Kingdom of Bahrain
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) today announced Chevron Lummus Global,… Evonik boosts capacity for special silicas at its Rheinfelden site Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has officially opened a… M+W Group receives contract for Merck’s new pharmaceutical facility in China
M+W Group (Stuttgart, Germany; www.mwgroup.net), one of the world’s leading… BASF inaugurates chemical complex in India
BASF India Ltd. today inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex… New Borealis JV delivers safe and reliable energy supplies in Porvoo
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) plans to partner with Neste… Parker opens Parflex Polymer Innovation Center
Parker Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.parker.com), a global leader in… Rethinking Intellectual Property Policies A philosophical shift in the way universities treat intellectual property… Eastman to acquire specialty chemicals company Taminco for $2.8 billion; and more business news Plant Watch Lanxess expands new plant for inorganic pigments in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Hydrogen Cyanide Production Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a chemical precursor used in the… Pressure Transmitter Basics: Selection Guidelines What are the steps to finding the best pressure sensor… Pressure Transmitter Basics: DP Transmitters Pressure transmitters are widely used throughout the chemical process industries… Reactive Chemistry in the CPI Reactive chemicals and intermediates are used extensively in the chemical… The Next Step Change in Process Safety From plastics and synthetics to fertilizers and fuel, the general… Better Filtration for the Bottom Line Many applications in the chemical process industries (CPI) require filtration… Pneumatic Conveying: Optimal System Design, Operation and Control Numerous strategies and options for both dilute- and dense-phase conveying… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Forces Acting on a Gasket Gaskets are relatively simple pieces of equipment in principle, yet…
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