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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 Communicating in acronyms Language evolves. As the needs of the users change, language… COVER STORY 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 NEWS NEWSFRONTS 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… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Biomass to sugar Plans are underway to build a commercial-scale… 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… 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… BUSINESS NEWS Business News Plant Watch TCV begins construction of new liquid polybutadiene plant… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE 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 & SERVICES FOCUS Focus: Pipes, Tubes and Fittings Antimicrobial tubing reduces the risk of bacterial transfer Clearflo Ag-47… NEW PRODUCTS
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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… 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… SHOW PREVIEWS IFAT Show Preview More than 3,000 exhibitors are projected to participate in IFAT…
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