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High-Performance Internals Boost Tower CapacitiesNew materials and designs help processors improve efficiency and reliability…
Hydrocracking Later this year, Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com)…
A new technology demonstrated by Shell Sulphur Solutions (London; www.shell.com/sulphur)…
Electrically conductive plastics have been available for several years, but…
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO, Kawasaki,…
A new process for partially devulcanizing and functionalizing micronized rubber…
Pilot plant slated for a fast-pyrolysis process that converts biomass into fuelsPlans are underway to build a pilot plant for a…
A safe, low-cost technology for supplying H2 to fuel-cell powered…
Catalytic hot-gas filters reduce dust and pollutantsIn late April, Unifrax I LLC (Tonawanda, N.Y.; www.unifrax.com) and…
Scientists from Singapore, including Vivek Vasantha from A*STAR – The…
A smart app for pump monitoringAt Achema 2015 (June 15–19; Frankfurt, Germany), KSB AG (Frankenthal,…
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Researchers from the Dept. of Chemical Engineering of KU Leuven…
Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toshiba.co.jp) has started up a highly…
Plant Watch Nippon Shokubai Europe to construct new production…
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Bio-based Methionine via Fermentation of Glucose Methionine is an essential amino acid that is not produced…
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A new PAT technique for realtime particle analysisRelative Backscatter Index (RBI) is a new process analytical technology…
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Control in the field with WirelessHARTWhile the first applications of wireless technology were limited to…
Introducing the smallest high-performance turbopumpThe new HiPace 30 turbopump (photo) is currently the only…
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Optimized design for new connection capabilitiesThe Multiline Adaptive line of connectors has been further developed…
Single-use harvesting for high-cell-density culturesSartoclear Dynamics is a clarification system featuring new single-use technology…
A sound way to measure sulfuric acid concentrationsMeasuring the concentration of sulfuric acid and oleum is an…
Control reactor temperatures with this circulator systemThe Presto A45 and A45t expand this company’s portfolio of…
Fast cleaning of finned heat exchangersThe JetMaster process was combined with the new JetPower system,…
This compact paint dispenser carries 24 canistersThe new CD2406 is a patented, compact simultaneous colorant dispenser…
Overspeed protection for turbines and pumpsOverspeed protection is a key requirement in industries where failure…
A new line of cast-steel valvesDesigned in accordance with the industry’s latest standards, this new…
A cabinet oven for Class 100 cleanroom applicationsNo. 1023 is a 550°F, electrically-heated, Class 100 cleanroom cabinet…
A new release of this multiphysics simulation softwareReleased last month, Multiphysics Version 5.1 is said to be…
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