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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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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… 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)… 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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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… 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…
EDITOR'S PAGE Focusing on emissions This August, two milestone actions were taken to set standards… COVER STORY What is Your Engineering Ethics IQ? These seven-steps form a guideline for handling ethically challenging situations… Engineering Ethics Survey: What's Your Opinion? How would you respond to these hypothetical situations involving ethics… 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… 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… A new spin on liquid-gas separation Last month, Innsep AS (Trondheim; Norway; www.innsep.com) and EagleBurgmann Norway… 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 Filters and Membranes Membrane elements desalinate seawater and brackish water The Lewabrane Series… Focus on Grinding, Milling and Screening A mill for when every micron matters Designed with the… NEW PRODUCTS
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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… Next-generation software for condition monitoring Omnitrend Center is a modern, powerful and user-friendly software platform… SHOW PREVIEWS Chem Show Preview 2015 This year, the Chem Show — an event encompassing…
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