Engineering Ethics Survey: What's Your Opinion?
How would you respond to these hypothetical situations involving ethics questions in the CPI? Although…
Cover Story
What is Your Engineering Ethics IQ?
These seven-steps form a guideline for handling ethically challenging situations in technical jobs Exercising sound…
Commentary
Focusing on emissions
This August, two milestone actions were taken to set standards for emissions control in the…
In The News
Newsfronts
Ionic Liquids Create More Sustainable Processes
The distinctive properties of ionic liquids enable versatility and efficiency across many industrial applications Ionic…
Modeling and Simulation Move Forward
More tools and fresh applications bring modeling and simulation to all facets of chemical processing…
Chementator
Chementator Briefs
CO2 to formic acid Professor Yutaka Amao and colleagues at Osaka City University (Osaka City,…
A new spin on liquid-gas separation
Last month, Innsep AS (Trondheim; Norway; www.innsep.com) and EagleBurgmann Norway (Skedsmokorset;www.eagleburgmann.no) began a collaboration to…
Low-cost separation of CO2 from fluegas
A novel solvent can reduce the costs of capturing and recovering carbon dioxide from gas…
Nanostructured membrane for water purification
A new composite-membrane distillation process capable of removing salt, toxic elements and microorganisms from water…
This cobalt complex catalyst is less expensive, more active than its rhodium analog
The research group of professor Shigeki Matsunaga at Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan; www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp), in collaboration…
This filter renders secondhand smoke harmless
A research team, led by Jongsoo Jurng and Gwi-Nam at the Korea Institute of Science…
Organomagnesium catalyst isomerizes hydrocarbons
Organomagnesium compounds have become a highly important class of reagents in organic chemistry since the…
Uranium processing plant benefits from modularity
A modular processing system for the Husab uranium mine in Namibia, Southwest Africa, has been…
Artificial photosynthesis system demonstrates stability, safety and efficiency
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology’s Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (Caltech JCAP; Pasadena,…
Putting more 'bio' into biodiesel fuels
Biodiesel fuels are made by the transesterification of plant-derived triglycerides (fats and oils), a process…
Business News
Grace to license Unipol polypropylene technology in South Korea; and more business news
Plant Watch Technip to provide EPC services for Unipetrol HDPE plant September 10, 2015 —…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Emissions Regulations and Control
Harnessing new technologies for best practices in pollution control could lead to a more ideal…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Industrial Adsorbents
Industrially, adsorbent materials are used in a wide range of applications, including purification, separations, drying,…
Technology Profile
Ethylene Glycol Production
Monoethylene glycol (MEG), also known as ethylene glycol (EG) or simply glycol, is a diol…
Engineering Practice
Using Laser Diffraction to Characterize Heterogeneous Catalysts
The capabilities of laser diffraction systems go beyond particle-size analysis to also predict a catalyst’s…
Pipe Insulation: Finding the Optimal Thickness
Avoid tedious numerical calculation by using this quick, shortcut method Insulated pipes are important in…
Optimizing Flare Operation Through Proper Design
Flare problems are often caused by the seal systems that are designed to control air…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Grinding, Milling and Screening
A mill for when every micron matters Designed with the same configuration as larger production…
Focus on Filters and Membranes
Membrane elements desalinate seawater and brackish water The Lewabrane Series membranes (photo) use reverse osmosis…
New Products
Solid stainless-steel connections for the pharma industry
Inoxline (photo) is a complete assortment of stainless-steel connections for compressed air, vacuum, gases, liquids…
Wet-well analysis for CH4, O2 and H2S gases
This company’s Wet Well Monitoring System (photo) is designed for monitoring methane, oxygen and hydrogen…
These process-control systems conform to safety standards
SysCon control systems (photo) can be custom-designed for virtually any industrial process, including mixing, pumping,…
A precise piston pump with minimal energy expenditure
The new piston diaphragm pumps of the model series R 509.1 (photo) add to the…
Next-generation software for condition monitoring
Omnitrend Center is a modern, powerful and user-friendly software platform (photo) for this company’s Condition…
Improved fire safety for pneumatic control systems
Now FM-approved, FireChek thermal shutoffs with resettable memory-shape alloy (photo) can be used to automatically…
No special cleaners needed to remove this compact ink marker
Dura-Ink WashAway is a high-visibility, no-smear jobsite marker that can also be washed away from…
New gas-mix software eliminates flowmeter recalibration
This company’s QuadraTherm 640i/780i thermal mass flowmeters (photo) now come equipped with new gas-mixing software,…
Twin- and triple-screw pumps for a variety of fluids
The S Series line of self-priming double-ended positive-displacement pumps (photo) includes twin- and triple-screw designs…
Reactor control for automated laboratory processes
The new RX-10 Reactor Control system (photo) connects and automates jacketed laboratory reactors and controls…
This HT-resistant silicone resin cures at room temperature
Silkophen AC 950 is a new high-temperature (HT) resistant, high-solids silicone resin intended to provide…
A new controller for a pressure range up to 210 bars
The CPC4000 pneumatic pressure controller (photo) was designed for a wide range of calibration applications.…
Rotary-screw compressors for indoor or outdoor use
The new UP6S Series fixed-speed rotary screw compressor features O-ring face seals to reduce leak…
This process-safety system has a very small footprint
The new AADvance Eurocard process-safety system (photo) is ideally suited for industry applications with restrictive…
This density meter is an alternative to nuclear devices
The Ultimo Density Meter (photo) is an alternative to nuclear-based densitometers for applications where the…
Extreme pumping tasks solved with this ceramic vortex pump
The ceramic RCFKu vortex pump (photo) reliably pumps high-temperature (up to 180°C) fluids of an…
This rotary jet mixes, cleans and more
The Rotary Jet Mixer (photo) effectively handles liquid and powder mixing, gas dispersion and cleaning-in-place…
Form agglomerates on a controlled basis with this system
The Vibro-Bed fluidized-bed agglomerator (photo) employs a spraying system that introduces moisture to powdered material…
An industrial tablet PC for use in hazardous areas
The Agile X industrial tablet PC (photo) is said to be the world’s thinnest, purpose-built…
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Chem Show Preview 2015
This year, the Chem Show — an event encompassing all sectors of the chemical…