Extremely Low Temperature Systems
Understanding the nuances of low-temperature engineering is key to safe and efficient operations Extremely low…
Cover Story
New Measurement Practices for Cold Climates
Selecting the right pressure, temperature, flow and level meters and connection systems can help to…
Commentary
2015 Kirkpatrick finalists
Five innovative technologies that were commercialized in the past two years have been selected as…
In The News
Newsfronts
Water Takes the Stage at Achema 2015
The emphasis on water management at Achema 2015 indicates the critical nature of water to…
Smarter Sensors for a Smoother Process
Advanced sensors help reduce downtime, increase efficiency and safety As more and more advanced electronics,…
Chementator
Chementator Briefs
First FDI adopter With its Field Information Manager software, ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has become…
Generate steam by solar heating with nanoporous graphene
Researchers, led by professor Mingwei Chen at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) of…
Conductive plastic reduces battery weight
Integral Technology (Canton, Mich.; www.electriplast.com) has developed bipolar plates made from its electrically conductive plastic…
Mitigate NOx emissions and increase energy efficiency
In an industrial-scale demonstration, a technology designed to lower NOx emissions has also boosted energy…
Sensitive and rapid screening of low-mass hazardous compounds
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China; www.cas.cn) and Fuzhou University (Fuzhou, China;…
Iron nanocatalysts boost ammonia production
Nanoscale iron catalysts, designed for industrial chemical applications, have been validated in commercial ammonia-production reactors…
Making hydrogen from methanol
The research group of professor Ken-ichi Fujita at Kyoto University (Kyoto, www.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp) has developed an…
Commercial debut slated for redox flow batteries
A new concept for large-scale redox-flow batteries (RFB) for energy-storage applications has been developed by…
A faster way to determine pKa values
Researchers from the University of Tasmania (Hobart, Australia; www.utas.edu.au) and the University of Barcelona (Spain;…
Ethanol-based fuel cells get a boost with a new catalyst
Hideki Abe and colleagues at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS, Tsukuba City, Japan;…
Business News
Total starts up lubricants plant in Singapore; and more business news
Plant Watch Asahi Kasei to construct production facility for cellulose nonwoven fibers July 9, 2015…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Engineering for Plant Safety
Early process-hazards analyses can lead to potential cost savings in project and plant operations The…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Hot-oil heat-tracing systems for heat transfer
Hot-oil heat-tracing systems use liquid heat-transfer fluids to reliably deliver heat to process fluids. Heat…
Technology Profile
Lactic Acid Production via Glucose Fermentation: Technology Profile
Lactic acid is a naturally occurring chiral acid most commonly found in the L(+) form.…
Solids Processing
A Pragmatic Approach to Powder Processing
Modern powder-testing methods can offer valuable insights into bulk material behavior and lead to efficient…
Engineering Practice
Improving mass-transfer-limited reactions
The step-by-step procedure described here can help operators to optimize reactor operation and output Engineers…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Packaging
Rigid container available for the transport of bulk solids The P-433 Ship Shape bulk forklift…
New Products
Less fouling with this gasketed heat exchanger
The T35/TS35 is this company’s latest gasketed heat exchanger, and comes with several innovations that…
This gas analyzer detects traces of H2 in gas mixtures
The ProCeas H2 trace analyzer is said to be the world’s first device capable of…
A heater technology for material lamination and food processing
The Mica-Foil high-temperature heater technology provides uniform heating with fast response up to 600C. The…
Increasing pastillation productivity for viscous melts
The new ThermoCut system is the latest addition to this company’s Rotoform technology, and was…
Polypropylene pumps with patented dry-run design
The MX-505 pump is constructed of glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene, and is capable of flowrates up…
Precise temperature regulation for chromatography columns
The new EchoTherm Model CO50 programmable chiller/heater for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns has a…
New coagulant blends for water-treatment applications
Two new coagulants, CDP2727 and CDP2724, have been introduced to the KlarAid product line. The…
This software manages tags for project handover
SmartPlant Master Tag Registry (MTR) is a software module intended to simplify how companies manage…
A new mass flowtube compatible with many media types
The CFS25 mass flowtube provides direct measurements of both mass flowrate and density, eliminating the…
A new field-mounted HART temperature transmitter
The 7501 is a field-mounted, Ex d explosion- and flame-proof temperature transmitter with local operator…
This sieve mill challenges agglutinated products
The formation of agglomerates can make additional processing of materials difficult and can negatively affect…
Use these steel grades with extremely low temperatures
The SZ-Steel family of steel grades features low impurity levels and controlled grain sizes, and…
Blowdown valves for tandem or continuous service
Clampseal blowdown service valves provide necessary control for continuous or tandem boiler or turbine blowdown…
A large control valve optimized for anti-surge applications
This company rounds off its proven series of Ecotrol control valves at the high end…
New repeater-node technology extends range, redundancy
This company has developed a new repeater-node technology that, according to company, will provide both…
A device to detect dust in wet gases
Conventional dust-measuring devices are unable to differentiate between dust particles and water droplets, resulting in…
Extend VFD service life with these devices
This company’s Sine Wave Filter products eliminate premature motor damage from overvoltages, cable ringing, motor…
Biowaste treatment system goes global
The EDS+ BioWaste treatment system was recently launched globally for biologically hazardous waste decontamination and…
A new pipe system range with detectable rings and seals
The multi-way distributor that was presented at Achema 2015 is also available with the performance…
This bag dump station has self-contained filtration
This company’s new bag dump station retains all product material by preventing dust from escaping…
Departments
Letters
Nicholas Chopey scholarship awarded
The 2015 Nicholas P. Chopey Scholarship for Chemical Engineering Excellence has been awarded to Stephanie…
Economic Indicators
Current Economic Trends: June CEPCI
The preliminary value for the June 2015 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent…