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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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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)… 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… 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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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… 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…
EDITOR'S PAGE The changing workplace On my way home from the office I have heard,… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Flame Retardants: Safety is the Key Producers continue to improve the performance of their flame retardants… High-Performance Internals Boost Tower Capacities New materials and designs help processors improve efficiency and reliability… CHEMENTATOR
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June Chementator Briefs Hydrocracking Later this year, Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com)… Making hydrogen directly from Si nanoparticles A safe, low-cost technology for supplying H2 to fuel-cell powered… Catalytic hot-gas filters reduce dust and pollutants In late April, Unifrax I LLC (Tonawanda, N.Y.; www.unifrax.com) and… Smart polymers enhance coatings to reduce fouling Scientists from Singapore, including Vivek Vasantha from A*STAR – The… A smart app for pump monitoring At Achema 2015 (June 15–19; Frankfurt, Germany), KSB AG (Frankenthal,… A step forward for the bio-production of L-arginine The amino acid L-arginine plays a crucial role in our… Separating rare earth metals with UV light Researchers from the Dept. of Chemical Engineering of KU Leuven… Economically generating hydrogen with SOECs Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toshiba.co.jp) has started up a highly… Dispersing sulfur into urea A new technology demonstrated by Shell Sulphur Solutions (London; www.shell.com/sulphur)… Conductive plastic for high-conductivity applications Electrically conductive plastics have been available for several years, but… An efficiency boost for solar hydrogen The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO, Kawasaki,… Micronized rubber powder improves polymer loadings A new process for partially devulcanizing and functionalizing micronized rubber… Pilot plant slated for a fast-pyrolysis process that converts biomass into fuels Plans are underway to build a pilot plant for a… BUSINESS NEWS Evonik opens expanded oil-additives plant in Singapore; and more business news for the CPI Plant Watch Nippon Shokubai Europe to construct new production… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Materials Selection In The CPI An overview of the many factors to be considered when… Transmitter-Sensor Matching Improves RTD Accuracy RTD sensors will never exhibit behavior based on theoretical ideals,… Advances in Process Temperature Measurement: Trends and Technologies Process temperature measurement is a constantly evolving field, and new… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Liquid-Liquid Extraction Liquid-liquid extraction is a common mass-transfer operation in which a… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Bio-based Methionine via Fermentation of Glucose Methionine is an essential amino acid that is not produced… SOLIDS PROCESSING Measuring Exposures to Aerosols and Dust Accurate measurements of exposures to aerosols and dusts by plant… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Filtration and Separation: Avoid Common Errors The seven commonly made mistakes discussed here often lead to… YOU AND YOUR JOB Tips for the Multitasking Engineer These tips, based on experience, can help engineers keep on… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus - Software Manage chemical inventories using this software tool Biovia CISPro is… NEW PRODUCTS
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Control in the field with WirelessHART While the first applications of wireless technology were limited to… Introducing the smallest high-performance turbopump The new HiPace 30 turbopump (photo) is currently the only… An integrated impeller mixes inside IBCs The new Schütz impeller (photo) is a one-way stirring system… Optimized design for new connection capabilities The Multiline Adaptive line of connectors has been further developed… Single-use harvesting for high-cell-density cultures Sartoclear Dynamics is a clarification system featuring new single-use technology… A sound way to measure sulfuric acid concentrations Measuring the concentration of sulfuric acid and oleum is an… Control reactor temperatures with this circulator system The Presto A45 and A45t expand this company’s portfolio of… Fast cleaning of finned heat exchangers The JetMaster process was combined with the new JetPower system,… This compact paint dispenser carries 24 canisters The new CD2406 is a patented, compact simultaneous colorant dispenser… Overspeed protection for turbines and pumps Overspeed protection is a key requirement in industries where failure… A new line of cast-steel valves Designed in accordance with the industry’s latest standards, this new… A cabinet oven for Class 100 cleanroom applications No. 1023 is a 550°F, electrically-heated, Class 100 cleanroom cabinet… A new release of this multiphysics simulation software Released last month, Multiphysics Version 5.1 is said to be… A new PAT technique for realtime particle analysis Relative Backscatter Index (RBI) is a new process analytical technology… Rotary screw vacuum pumps slash energy consumption The new GHS 350-900 VSD+ vacuum pump range gives users… SHOW PREVIEWS Achema Show Preview 2 Achema Show Preview Professionals from all sectors of the chemical… DEPARTMENTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS Current Economic Trends: April The preliminary value for the April 2015 CE Plant Cost…
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