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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 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… A needle valve for high-pressure applications This company’s new high-pressure needle valve (HPNV; photo) is designed…
EDITOR'S PAGE Interfacing biology and engineering When I was studying for my degrees in chemical engineering,… COVER STORY Harnessing Biotechnology: A Practical Guide Biotechnology is increasingly proving its ability to address chemical industry… Synthetic Biology for Chemical Production Rapidly expanding computational power and decreasing costs for DNA sequencing… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS New Possibilities in Upstream Milk Processing While thermal treatment remains king, new alternatives for processing milk… Advances in Process Gas Analyzers Advances in technology boost productivity and make today’s analyzers user-friendly… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Fe-free HTS catalyst Last month at the Nitrogen + Syngas… First commercial-scale gas fermenter in U.S. to break ground The first commercial-scale, natural-gas-fermentation facility in the U.S. will break… Recovering rhenium photochemically Professor Hisao Hori and his research group at Kanagawa University… A technique for making superhydrophobic metals A scalable technology for allowing the cost-effective manufacture of superhydrophobic… Optimized version of polymer additive raises PP clarity Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg, S.C.; www. millikenchemical.com) has optimized its… Engineering bacteria to tolerate higher temperatures Vigorous microbial growth in bioreactors raises cell density, which is… Partnership scales up the first ethylene-based metathesis process A multi-company partnership has achieved the largest-ever use of molybdenum/tungsten… A new catalyst may reduce costs of catalytic converters Conventional catalytic converters in automobiles are based on heterogeneous catalyst… Bio-based heat-transfer fluid for solar-thermal applications A recently introduced heat-transfer fluid is made from corn sugar,… A new process to make olefins from syngas Light olefins, such as ethylene and propylene, are primarily made… Making H2 and graphite from methane Sydney University’s Laboratory for Sustainable Technology (Sydney, Australia; www.sydney.edu.au) and… Metal-organic-framework adsorbent promise to cut costs for capturing and storing flare gas A process for the separation and recovery of stranded and… BUSINESS NEWS Business News Plant Watch NET Power breaks ground on clean-power demonstration plant… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Characterize Bulk Solids to Ensure Smooth Flow To minimize problems associated with handling all types of bulk… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Organic Chemical Functional Groups Chemical functional groups are critical determinants of the properties and… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Methanol Production from Natural Gas This column is based on “Economics of Methanol Production from… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions Transportation is vital to the CPI, so here are some… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Biological Wastewater Treatment: Maintaining the Needed Microorganism Population Activated sludge processes are inherently complex. Proper system design, operation… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Industrial Hygiene This hood captures unwanted fumes from work spaces The Purair… NEW PRODUCTS
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This flowmeter automatically synchronizes calibration data The FCB400 (photo) is the latest expansion in the CoriolisMaster… New graphics engine introduced with this software’s recent release In March, this company released Version 7.0 of its ChemCad… This weight processor boasts fast PLC communications The HI 6500-XP Extreme Weight Processor (photo) is an EtherNet/IP-enabled… Modular, electronic pressure compensation for feeders This company has introduced a new Electronic Pressure Compensation (EPC)… A two-layer rupture disc with a long service life KUB reverse-acting buckling-pin rupture discs (photo) are well suited for… A vacuum-pump system for tabletop or mobile use Turbolab high-vacuum pump systems (photo) are compact and pre-assembled, and… This back-pressure regulator is available in five different sizes Applications for the new Model BR back-pressure regulator (photo) include… Use these metering pumps at pressures up to 12,000 psi VP-Series metering pumps (photo) are designed for applications requiring continuous,… This ribbon blender meets sanitary standards The HD-3.5-7-S316 ribbon blender (photo) is constructed of 316 stainless… This walk-in oven is designed to process flammable solvents The No. 1003 gas-fired walk-in oven (photo) is intended for… A small-footprint grinder for wet or dry operation The 1-SHRED-H (photo) is an industrial grinder intended for small-facility… These induction motors feature many frame and cooling options The new TM21-G family of induction motors is designed… Dust-collecting filters that are flame retardant and conductive The new HemiPleat FR Carbon dust-collector filter (photo) combines flame-retardant… A leak-detection solution for helium and hydrogen The ASI 35 modular leak-detection system is especially suited for… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview-Achemasia AchemAsia 2016 — the 10th International Exhibition and Conference on… Show Preview-BulkSolids Over 3,300 industry professionals will attend the International Powder &… Show Preview-Powtech 2016 About 900 exhibitors will present the latest technologies for processing,…
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