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The far reach of the CPI
To determine the impact of the chemical industry’s contributions to…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

A Bright Future for Quantum Dots
The novel performance characteristics and tunability of quantum dots make…

Distillation Column Internals: It's What's on the Inside that Counts
New column internals boost efficiency and improve reliability of distillation…

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Mechanochemistry performs cross-coupling reactions
Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions are one of the most powerful and…

CO2 scrubber supplies raw material for oxalic acid production
A novel carbon-capture project at Michigan Technical University (MTU; Houghton,…

Chementator Briefs
‘Green’ steelmaking Seamlessly following the successful completion of the GrInHy…

This P-recovery process is market-ready
At PowTech 2019 this month (Nuremberg, Germany), Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH…

A new membrane for forward osmosis
Many desalination technologies have been developed, but they usually require…

A new catalyst for making renewable feedstocks
The compound 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is an attractive raw material…

Zeolite membranes to undergo large-scale testing for CO2 capture
In late February, construction began on a test facility that…

Nanostructured catalyst converts CO2 to ethanol electrochemically
Reducing carbon dioxide to useful fuel molecules is a highly…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News - April 2019
Plant Watch Asahi Kasei plans LIB separator capacity expansions March…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL

U.S. Patent Rights: Think Twice Before Disclosing Your Invention
These cautionary tales provide insight that can lead to best…

FEATURE REPORT

Field Performance Testing for Centrifugal Compressors
Determining the field performance of centrifugal compressors can benefit operation…

Protecting Instruments from Overpressure
Overpressure in a process can damage the seals in a…

Prevent Product Release with Pressure Protection Systems
Closing off pressure upstream can minimize the need for pressure-relief…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Convection versus Conduction Drying in Industry
Adjustment and control of moisture levels in solid materials is…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production of Polyacrylonitrile Fibers
This column is based on “Polyacrylonitrile Production – Cost Analysis,”…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Key Considerations for the Use of Portable Gas Detectors
Recent advances in gas-monitoring technologies can greatly increase worker connectivity…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Analyzers
A proportional level-output detector for pilot plants The Dynatrol CL-10GP…

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A comprehensive line of vacuum metrology equipment
The VacTest line of vacuum measurement equipment comprises a comprehensive…

New pumps with a patented cyclone seal chamber
This company has expanded its ISO Series of process pumps…

A new modular economizer heat exchanger
An economizer is a type of heat exchanger that recovers…

Universal control extends security to individual devices
The Xage Enforcement Point (XEP) platform extends network security to…

Diaphragm valves for a large biopharmaceutical plant
Valves from the SISTO-C series (photo) have been ordered for…

Measure roughness directly in the production process
Whether a surface must be very smooth or show a…

New polymer powder for 3-D printing
This company has developed a new polymer powder for applications…

This vacuum-tray dryer features a unique CIP system
The Model E1S fixed-shelf vacuum-tray dryer (photo) has a chamber…

These flow controllers support many user-created mixtures
The DPC Series of precision digital mass-flow controllers for process…

Remote tank-level monitoring with cellular connectivity
TankScan TSU1000 (photo) is an IIoT-enabled ultrasonic tank-monitoring system with…

A new digital service to optimize maintenance
This company has expanded its Digital Enterprise portfolio to include…

A dense-phase conveying system for sensitive products
The Pulse-Flow PTA dense-phase pneumatic conveying system (photo) directs air…

New options for this biogas flowmeter
The Optisonic 7300 Biogas ultrasonic flowmeter (photo) for the measurement…

Efficiently reduce agglomerates into particles
The Model LB550 lump breaker (photo) can reduce agglomerates as…

This boundary monitor now includes VOC emissions data
The new Guardian2 site boundary monitor (photo) is designed to…

Effective utilization of unused device data
At the 2019 Hannover Messe (April 1–5), this company highlighted…

Backpressure valves and pulsation dampeners combined
New Fusion dampeners (photo) combine the technologies of this company’s…

Easily detect level in challenging powder materials
The CL-10 G Series of level detectors (photo) are designed…

A tablet makes data available, even in hazardous zones
The new Tab-Ex 02 industrial tablet (photo) is ATEX/IECEx Zone…

Anti-cavitation valve trim helps improve plant availability, safety
The Fisher Vee-Ball rotary control valves are now available with…

A new digital service to transform engineering in the CPI
This company’s Advanced Modelling and Simulation (AMS) service can help…

This magnetic separator is automatically cleaned
Introduced at Powtech this month, the Easy Clean magnetic separator…

Highlights U.S. Patent Rights: Think Twice Before Disclosing Your Invention Protecting Instruments from Overpressure Key Considerations for the Use of Portable Gas Detectors Technology Profile: Production of Polyacrylonitrile Fibers Focus on Analyzers

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Communicating in acronyms
Language evolves. As the needs of the users change, language…

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Reliable Operation and Sealing of Agitators
Mechanical seals, as required by most vessel agitators, are systems…

Mixers: Four Innovations Worth a Closer Look
Many factors can impact the success of mixing in chemical…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Industrial Control System
A holistic and proactive approach to cybersecurity can help protect…

New Developments Take Shape for U.S. Refiners
Process safety strategies, water use and alkylation technology were among…

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Chementator Briefs
Biomass to sugar Plans are underway to build a commercial-scale…

Natural film for food packaging
A novel food-packaging material that is free from chemical additives…

Microbes make a meal of PET
Research groups at Keio University (Hiyoshi; www.bio.keio.ac.jp/labs/kmiyamoto) and Kyoto Institute…

Design-of-experiments approach optimizes metal-grinding fluids
A design-of-experiments (DoE) approach has resulted in better-performing fluids for…

Extremophilic algae selectively recovers precious metals from solution
The research group of Ayumi Minoda at the University of…

Making PLGA by one-step fermentation
A Korean team, headed by professor Sang Yup Lee of…

Syngas-to-lipids process demonstrated
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, Mass.;…

Making complex silicone parts by 3-D printing
The field of additive manufacturing (AM) — often referred to…

A joint effort to enable the production of sulfur-enhanced urea at large scale
Shell Thiogro (www.shell.com/sulphur/thiogro) and Uhde Fertilizer Technologies (UFT; www. uhde-fertilizer-technology.com),…

A patent granted for this self-diagnostic technology used in boilers
The Clark-Reliance Corp. (Strongsville, Ohio; www.clark-reliance.com) has been awarded a…

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Plant Watch TCV begins construction of new liquid polybutadiene plant…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Integrated Risk-Management Matrices
An overview of the tools available to reliability professionals for…

Reliability and Maintenance: Performance Trends of Top Performers in the CPI
Focusing on a ‘reliability culture,’ mechanical availability and optimum costs…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Insulating Heat-Transfer-Fluid Piping
Heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) system piping is insulated to reduce heat loss…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Production By Intratec Solutions
This column is based on “Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Production: Cost Analysis,”…

SOLIDS PROCESSING

NFPA 652: Standardizing Combustible Dust Standards
The latest NFPA standard applies to many industry sectors, and…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Monitoring Flame Hazards In Chemical Plants
The numerous flame sources in CPI facilities necessitate the installation…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus: Pipes, Tubes and Fittings
Antimicrobial tubing reduces the risk of bacterial transfer Clearflo Ag-47…

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A smart capacitance sensor for level control
The Advanced SmartLevel capacitive sensor (photo) combines standard capacitive sensing…

Mixing, coating and drying with high-performance mixers
When surfaces of inorganic components have to be homogeneously and…

A sanitary cone mill for sticky, fragile materials
The Model CM540 Sanitary Cone Mill (photo) delivers gentle, low-energy…

Tableting technology debuts in North America
This company’s “next-generation” tableting technology will be showcased at Interphex…

Safe combustible-dust explosion isolation with this system
Tanks, silos and equipment are usually connected by pipelines through…

Detect thunderstorms well before the first lightning strikes
For many manufacturing facilities, thunderstorms can play a significant role…

Monitor dust levels in the workplace with this unit
Fidas Frog (photo) is a new fine dust aerosol spectrometer…

Metering pumps with brass manifolds and Aflas diaphragms
Since March, the Hydra-Cell Metering Solutions pumps (photo) are available…

Gloves for abrasion protection without sacrificing dexterity
The SmartCut BKCR3520 (photo) is an ANSI Cut Level 3…

Customized process vessels and mixing systems
This company’s pressure vessels and integrated mixing/processing systems (photo) are…

This level bob has a Teflon coating
The Teflon-coated spike bob (photo) is an optional SmartBob probe…

This drum dumper is dust tight
A new Tip-Tite Mobile Drum Dumper (photo) allows dust-free transfer…

A new flowmeter with entrained-gas management and more
The Optimass 6400 is said to be the…

Radar measurement with 79 GHz technology
The Micropilot NMR81 (photo) utilizes 79 GHz technology to generate…

Realtime monitoring of water-solvent drying
This company has demonstrated that tunable diode-laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS)…

This high-speed separator also discharges quietly
The AC separator (photo) is said to reach far higher…

A peristaltic pump for metering and transfer applications
The new 530 peristaltic cased pump (photo) handles metering and…

Laboratory dryer simulates production steps
The fully equipped laboratory dryer BS-miniDRY (photo) has a mobile…

Measure process temperatures without a thermowell
The Rosemount X-well Technology (photo) is a surface-sensing temperature-measurement solution…

A metering pump for low-pressure ranges
The Ecodos diaphragm metering pump (photo) is mechanically driven, rather…

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Silica in boiler feedwater can lead to unplanned shutdowns and extra maintenance. A major Spanish fertilizer producer has switched to a METTLER TOLEDO silica analyzer. Discover the benefits of this change.

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