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EDITOR'S PAGE The gender gap in engineering Each year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;… COVER STORY Vent Away Condensate Pump Frustrations In A Flash The guidance provided here can help to mitigate problems occurring… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS SAF Production Expands for a Low-Carbon Future To lower their climate impact, petroleum refiners are increasingly assessing… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator briefs NITROGEN UTILIZATION Late March, the first nitrogen fertilizer produced from… Applying capacitive deionization for critical-metals recovery Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, Ill.; www.anl.gov) are investigating… Reduced fouling when pneumatically conveying lactose products To ensure product safety and quality, products containing lactose (at… Catalyst-coated membrane reduces electrolyzer stack cost for H2 production A new catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) technology for hydrogen production, developed… Commercial debut for a process that makes 'green' pig iron Last month, Vale S.A. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) began… PFAS separation-concentration system introduced in North America A technology initially developed in Australia by OPEC Systems (Emu… A new burner slashes NOx emissions from iron-ore pelletizing plants Before being fed to the blast furnace, iron ore is… Growing sulfur batteries from crystals Strain on demand for critical battery metals is forcing manufacturers… Capillary-fed electrolysis unlocks new levels of efficiency for green-hydrogen production A new category of electrolysis could significantly lower the expenses… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: May 2022 Plant Watch ADM announces significant expansions in the U.S. and… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Detecting and Preventing Spills and Leaks Comprehensive planning, along with appropriate level-measurement technologies and safety instrumented… TOWER DOCTOR Should the Doctor Believe a Flowmeter? Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers Many… FEATURE REPORT A Primer on pH Measurement Understanding the basic principles of operation and construction designs of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Physical Gas-Separation Methods Industrial gases are critical for a wide range of applications… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Solids Handling This bag slitter eliminates dust and reduces waste The MINILux… NEW PRODUCTS
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This absorbent media can prevent carbon-bed fires This company has launched Sulphasorb 2 (photo), a new activated… Monitoring of chlor-alkali electrolysis sub-processes Chlorine and caustic soda are essential chemicals whose production is… Use these plug valves with slurries and gritty media This company’s Cam-Centric plug valves (photo) feature 100% port, which… These kits perform certified tests of fiber optic cabling Expanding its cable certification and testing portfolio, this company now… A new generation of centrifugal mixers for 3D printing materials Smart DAC centrifugal mixers (photo) feature variable counter-rotation, increased mixing… Power supply units with IO-Link for field Installation The compact PSU67 power supply units (photo) ensure energy-efficient, decentralized… This line of ball valves has an expanded operating range This company has expanded its line of high-performance ball valves… A selection tool for automated process valves The complete Nelprof valve sizing and selection software for all… These vests keep workers cool in hot situations The StaCool Vest core body-cooling system (photo) helps workers stay… An ammonia leak-detection system for process refrigeration The Chillgard 5000 NH3 monitoring system (photo) features a sophisticated… Simulate hydraulic systems and prevent waterhammer The Impulse 9 software suite (photo) was designed to enable… A low-power CH4 sensor with digital and analog capabilities FlameIR-ME1 is a new methane sensor that uses a solid-state… Customized containment solutions for hygienic processes This company’s continuous liner systems (CLS; photo) are designed for… This family of CPVC butterfly valves has been expanded This company has added two new sizes (10- and 12-in.)… New meters for pH, conductivity and ion concentration Developed for a wide range of applications, SevenDirect benchtop meters… This gas detector finds volatile substances at very low volumes The new X-pid gas detector (photo) quickly detects volatile organic… A complete system for developing emerging foods Unveiled at Anuga FeedTec trade fair (Cologne, Germany; April 26–29),… An expanded series of smart Roots pumps The new line of Roots pumps from the HiLobe series… A trailer support for busy loading docks The Ground Mounted Trailer Support (GMTS; photo) is a new… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview: IFAT Munich IFAT 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage,… Connected Plant Conference Show Preview The 2022 Connected Plant Conference (CPC; www.connectedplantconference.com) will take place…
EDITOR'S PAGE Redesigning our look Technology continues to change at a rapid pace — particularly… COVER STORY Improve Your Contingency Estimates for More Realistic Project Budgets The average large project in the chemical process industries (CPI)… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Winning with Electrochemistry These days, the term electrochemistry has become almost synonymous with… CHEMENTATOR
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Advanced Coatings for New Applications Changing markets and new applications are putting more demands on… Sweet surfactants A new range of sugar-based surfactants for skin- and hair-care… Synthesizing omega-3 lipids from waste gases and algae A collaboration between LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.; www.lanzatech.com) and the IOC-DBT… This antifreeze is edible Since 2010, Kaneka Corp. (www.kaneka.co.jp) and Kansai University (both Osaka,… This methane-to-methanol process operates at low temperatures A process that continuously produces methanol from methane is being… Efficient distillation Last month, Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, www.toyo-eng.co.jp) was awarded… These batteries charge faster, last longer A new lithium-ion battery that can be recharged in only… Explosion-proof enclosure for world’s largest gas-to-urea plant Protective-enclosure maker Intertec Inc. (Sarnia, Ont.; www.intertec.info) is building a… A new method for making beryllium-aluminum alloys expands accessibility New techniques and equipment for manufacturing cast components made from… A new metals-recovery process moves to the pilot scale Significant improvements to a process to extract vanadium, titanium and… Carbon mineralization process monetizes CO2 from fluegas The Capitol SkyMine project in San Antonio, Tex. utilizes fluegas… Commercial debut for a new bioleaching process Division Radomiro Tomic of Codelco (Codelco Corporación Nacional del Cobre… H2 and CO2 from APG Last month, Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama; www.chiyoda-corp.com) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries… Coating for extremes A coating that can protect turbine-engine and waste-incinerator components against… BUSINESS NEWS KBR signs ammonia technology alliance with PT Rekayasa Industri
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has signed an agreement with PT… KBR awarded catalytic olefins technology contract
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) recently won a contract, by Lotte… Solvay boosts resin production capacity in India Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is increasing resin production capacity… BASF launches FCC catalysts testing and research laboratory in Heidelberg
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Refining Catalysts business today launched… KBR awarded FEED contract for butadiene expansion project in Saudi Arabia; and more business news Plant Watch Momentive to construct two formaldehyde plants in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Fire-Water Pumps for CPI Facilities FIGURE 1 Fire-water pump assemblies are typically skid-mounted to ease… Solids Handling: Using Flowsheet Simulation to Improve Process Design Using flowsheet simulation to model processes involving granular solids —… FEATURE REPORT Achieving Excellence in Energy Efficiency In today’s environmentally conscious world, industrial energy management is increasingly… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Distillation Column Modeling Process simulation methods are used to evaluate the performance of… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE n -Butanol from Lignocellulosic FeedstockThe alcohol n-butanol is applied in the production of butyl… DEPARTMENTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS Current Trends The preliminary value for the October CE Plant Cost Index…
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