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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 Focusing on emissions This August, two milestone actions were taken to set standards… COVER STORY Engineering Ethics Survey: What's Your Opinion? How would you respond to these hypothetical situations involving ethics… What is Your Engineering Ethics IQ? These seven-steps form a guideline for handling ethically challenging situations… IN THE NEWS Grace to license Unipol polypropylene technology in South Korea; and more business news Plant Watch Technip to provide EPC services for Unipetrol HDPE… NEWSFRONTS Ionic Liquids Create More Sustainable Processes The distinctive properties of ionic liquids enable versatility and efficiency… Modeling and Simulation Move Forward More tools and fresh applications bring modeling and simulation to… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs CO2 to formic acid Professor Yutaka Amao and colleagues at… A new spin on liquid-gas separation Last month, Innsep AS (Trondheim; Norway; www.innsep.com) and EagleBurgmann Norway… Low-cost separation of CO2 from fluegas A novel solvent can reduce the costs of capturing and… Nanostructured membrane for water purification A new composite-membrane distillation process capable of removing salt, toxic… This cobalt complex catalyst is less expensive, more active than its rhodium analog The research group of professor Shigeki Matsunaga at Hokkaido University… This filter renders secondhand smoke harmless A research team, led by Jongsoo Jurng and Gwi-Nam at… Organomagnesium catalyst isomerizes hydrocarbons Organomagnesium compounds have become a highly important class of reagents… Uranium processing plant benefits from modularity A modular processing system for the Husab uranium mine in… Artificial photosynthesis system demonstrates stability, safety and efficiency Scientists at the California Institute of Technology’s Joint Center for… Putting more 'bio' into biodiesel fuels Biodiesel fuels are made by the transesterification of plant-derived triglycerides… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Emissions Regulations and Control Harnessing new technologies for best practices in pollution control could… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Industrial Adsorbents Industrially, adsorbent materials are used in a wide range of… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Ethylene Glycol Production Monoethylene glycol (MEG), also known as ethylene glycol (EG) or… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Using Laser Diffraction to Characterize Heterogeneous Catalysts The capabilities of laser diffraction systems go beyond particle-size analysis… Pipe Insulation: Finding the Optimal Thickness Avoid tedious numerical calculation by using this quick, shortcut method… Optimizing Flare Operation Through Proper Design Flare problems are often caused by the seal systems that… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Grinding, Milling and Screening A mill for when every micron matters Designed with the… Focus on Filters and Membranes Membrane elements desalinate seawater and brackish water The Lewabrane Series… NEW PRODUCTS
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Next-generation software for condition monitoring Omnitrend Center is a modern, powerful and user-friendly software platform… An industrial tablet PC for use in hazardous areas The Agile X industrial tablet PC (photo) is said to… No special cleaners needed to remove this compact ink marker Dura-Ink WashAway is a high-visibility, no-smear jobsite marker that can… Solid stainless-steel connections for the pharma industry Inoxline (photo) is a complete assortment of stainless-steel connections for… Twin- and triple-screw pumps for a variety of fluids The S Series line of self-priming double-ended positive-displacement pumps (photo)… Wet-well analysis for CH4, O2 and H2S gases This company’s Wet Well Monitoring System (photo) is designed for… This HT-resistant silicone resin cures at room temperature Silkophen AC 950 is a new high-temperature (HT) resistant, high-solids… These process-control systems conform to safety standards SysCon control systems (photo) can be custom-designed for virtually any… A new controller for a pressure range up to 210 bars The CPC4000 pneumatic pressure controller (photo) was designed for a… A precise piston pump with minimal energy expenditure The new piston diaphragm pumps of the model series R… Rotary-screw compressors for indoor or outdoor use The new UP6S Series fixed-speed rotary screw compressor features O-ring… Improved fire safety for pneumatic control systems Now FM-approved, FireChek thermal shutoffs with resettable memory-shape alloy (photo)… This process-safety system has a very small footprint The new AADvance Eurocard process-safety system (photo) is ideally suited… New gas-mix software eliminates flowmeter recalibration This company’s QuadraTherm 640i/780i thermal mass flowmeters (photo) now come… This density meter is an alternative to nuclear devices The Ultimo Density Meter (photo) is an alternative to nuclear-based… Reactor control for automated laboratory processes The new RX-10 Reactor Control system (photo) connects and automates… Extreme pumping tasks solved with this ceramic vortex pump The ceramic RCFKu vortex pump (photo) reliably pumps high-temperature (up… This rotary jet mixes, cleans and more The Rotary Jet Mixer (photo) effectively handles liquid and powder… Form agglomerates on a controlled basis with this system The Vibro-Bed fluidized-bed agglomerator (photo) employs a spraying system that… SHOW PREVIEWS Chem Show Preview 2015 This year, the Chem Show — an event encompassing…
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