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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…
EDITOR'S PAGE Inspiring Women in the CPI Good role models can greatly influence the path of a… COVER STORY Fundamentals of High-Shear Dispersers Successful dispersion depends on a basic understanding of dispersion equipment… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Valves for Extreme Service To meet the needs of the chemical process industries, new… 3-D Printing Accelerates, Creating CPI Opportunities Activity in standards development, industry initiatives and R&D are fueling… CHEMENTATOR
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CO2 capture Chemists from Rice University (Houston; www.rice.edu) are developing an asphalt-based… Cr(VI)-FREE COATINGS Praxair Surface Technologies, a division of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.;… METAL-FREE ATRP Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is a relatively new process… BIO SNG PILOT Construction has been completed on a trailer-mounted pilot plant that… Reduce maintenance of high-pressure pumps In hydraulic fracturing, high-pressure pumps force water bearing sand or… Xylenes-production process takes advantage of low-cost methanol feedstock A new low-pressure xylenes-production process combines toluene with methanol to… Reducing ground-level O3 The Catalyst Div. of BASF (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has launched… Making biocrude and nutrients from algae The hydrothermal liquefaction of algae has been the subject of… Isothermal compression gets practical Mechanical engineering students have been taught that true isothermal compression,… Synthesizing adipic acid without generating N2O Adipic acid, a precursor for the synthesis of nylon, is… Electrode design increases efficiency of suspended-solids removal A specially designed electrode could improve the efficiency of removing… A bio-based crosslinker for polyurethanes At the European Coatings Show (April 21–23; Nuremberg, Germany), Bayer… A step closer to making CO by artificial photosynthesis Researchers at Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toshiba.co.jp) have developed an… A highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for making THF and other chemicals from biomass The research group of Keiichi Tomishige at Tohoku University (Sendai,… BUSINESS NEWS Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens form metals JV; and more Business News Plant Watch Dresser-Rand, Ener-Core to provide cogeneration system to Pacific… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Evaluate Heat-Exchanger Tube-Rupture Scenarios Using Dynamic Simulation Applying dynamic simulation models to tube-rupture scenarios can help ensure… Thermal Design Guidelines for Optimizing Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers Ensuring optimal performance of shell-and-tube heat exchangers requires knowledge of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Dimensionless numbers in fluid dynamics Dimensionless numbers refer to physical parameters that have no units… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE "Green" Ethylene Production Provided by Intratec Solutions With a global nominal capacity of about 140 million ton/yr,… SOLIDS PROCESSING Bulk Solids: Optimizing Screw Conveyors Despite their apparent simplicity, the complexity of these conveying systems… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Flare Consolidation Considerations Consolidating multiple flares can help mitigate emissions and maintenance Chris… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Industrial Housekeeping Safeguard industrial workwear and tools with this rugged bin This… NEW PRODUCTS
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These actuators’ plastic housing provides resilience and versatility The ECP Series of thermoplastic quarter-turn electric actuators (photo) features… Monitor heat-tracing with this thermostat The Raychem ETS-05 electronic, surface-sensing thermostat (photo) accurately controls and… A new solenoid valve variant for high-pressure applications This company’s Type 6027 solenoid valve is now available in… A new actuator for hygienic applications The new Type 3379 Pneumatic Actuator is tailored to the… Two new self-loading regulator valves With the introduction of the new SLR-1 and SLR-2 self-loading… This data-acquisition system has three new amplifier modules This company has introduced three new amplifier modules for its… Compatibility updates for this overpressure protection software The newest version of the Process Safety Pressure Protection Manager… AODD air-distribution system is now available in stainless steel The energy-efficient Pro-Flo Shift Air-Distribution System (ADS) is now available… Head-mount transmitter for hazardous area applications The M100 is a two-wire transmitter for liquid analytics in… Universal display module for point-level sensors With the new plicsLED display module, the switching status of… For oil-fired heaters, consider this optimized de-aerator The new automatic FloCo-TOP-2 fuel-oil de-aerator was designed for continuous… A new panel simplifies control-valve-related functionalities Automated process valves using pneumatic actuators always require a range… This scanner can accept up to 16 process variables The Vantageview PD6730X Modbus scanner is designed for accurate display… An intelligent valve actuator with integrated safety function The TriVAX (photo) and TriVAX flex intelligent electrohydraulic valve actuators… Molecular structure database now has 750,000 entries Over 750,000 entries are now available to the scientific community… This instrument measures adhesion strength The P.A.T.T.I. Micro is an adhesive-testing instrument that quantitatively measures… Slash mine-ventilation electricity costs with this smart system The SmartVentilation system is a complete solution to the challenge…
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