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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 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… A highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for making THF and other chemicals from biomass The research group of Keiichi Tomishige at Tohoku University (Sendai,… 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… 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 Thermal Design Guidelines for Optimizing Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers Ensuring optimal performance of shell-and-tube heat exchangers requires knowledge of… Evaluate Heat-Exchanger Tube-Rupture Scenarios Using Dynamic Simulation Applying dynamic simulation models to tube-rupture scenarios can help ensure… 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… 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… 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…
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