Newsfronts Feeding and Conveying: Keeping Solids Moving Updated feeding and conveying products help improve product flow When it comes to feeding and…
Pigments: Going Beyond Black and White Advanced materials and sustainability efforts are driving the evolution of modern pigment and coloration technologies…
Chementator Briefs Modified yeast Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI; Emeryville, Calif.; www.jbei.org) have developed a…
Dow validates recyclable polyethylene packaging that performs as barrier The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) recently announced that it has completed validation of…
H2S scrubbing process regenerates reagent, produces sulfur An innovative H2S-scrubbing process employs iron particles to catalyze reactions that convert H2S to elemental…
Janus cube: A new, economical way to synthesize 'two-faced' organosilicons Professor Masafumi Unno and colleagues at Gunma University (Kiryu City, Japan; element.chem-bio.st.gunma-u.ac.jp) have developed a…
CO2-free ethanol production from lignocellulose The research group of professor Shiro Saka at the Dept. of Socio-Environmental Energy Science, Graduate…
This paper has antibacterial activity The main mineral component of our bones and teeth — hydroxyapatite [HAP; Ca10(OH)2(PO4)6] — has…
Highly selective rare-earth separation using bacteria filters Mixtures of rare-earth metals (REMs) are notoriously difficult to separate, but a team of researchers…
Pilot trials completed for a new substitute-natural-gas process Last month, Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) said that the pilot plant of a new…
Scaleup for a new P-recovery process Last month, AVA-CO2 AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.ava-co2.com) started up a pilot plant to further develop…
Converting PE waste into liquid fuels and waxes Each year, a large amount of plastic waste is generated, with 60% of the total…
Business News Business News Plant Watch Dow technology selected for new MEGlobal production facility July 11, 2016 — MEGlobal,…
Feature Report Managing SIS Process Measurement Risk and Cost With a focus on flowmeters, this article shows how advances in measurement technologies help safety…
Microreactors: Lessons Learned From Industrial Applications Implementing microreactors in chemical production is quite a challenge. How these challenges can be met…
Facts at Your Fingertips Distillation Column Design Factors Distillation is a critical separation tool for many applications in the chemical process industries (CPI),…
Technology Profile Chlorine Production from NaCl (Chlor-Alkali) This column is based on “Chlorine Production from Sodium Chloride — Cost Analysis,” a report…
Engineering Practice The Benefits Of Two-Stage Drying Circular fluidized-bed dryers can boost the capacity, energy efficiency and product quality when used in…
Environmental Manager Air-Pollution Control: Assessing the Options Compliance with air-pollution regulations requires ongoing effort. Follow these recommendations to assess competing options and…
Focus Focus on Valves Rotary valve controls the flow of powders and granules The Coperion ZRD Heavy-Duty Premium rotary…
Sanitary rupture discs available in Hastelloy construction The Axius SC Sanitary Rupture Disc, specifically designed for the stringent sanitary and aseptic requirements…
New models of metal-sealed internal-gear pumps This company’s G Series of metal-sealed internal-gear pumps has been expanded to include models in…
A smart pH sensor available in PVDF construction The PH10 is a smart pH sensor and transmitter that features an industry first —…
Automated sample handling for particle analysis data The FlowCam ALH automated liquid-handling system (photo) automatically processes up to 96 samples per run…
This PLC securely integrates devices from multiple vendors The recently launched ControlEdge programmable logic controller (PLC; photo), when combined with this company’s Experion…
A valve manifold with zoned safety capabilities The Numatics 503 Series valve manifold (photo) enables end users to configure up to three…
This segment coupler provides speed on Profibus DP With the basic segment coupler (photo) — the successor to SK1 and SK2 — Profibus…
Reduce investment and operating costs with pneumatics Water supply company Landeswasserversorgung (Stuttgart, Germany) employed this company’s pneumatic automation technology for the construction…
Comprehensive materials data for corrosion prevention The Dechema Materials Table (Dechema-Werkstoff-Tabelle; DWT) is now available as an online version. The new…
These hygienic pumps are easy to clean and quick to strip The range of CSF CS, CSA and CSM centrifugal pumps (photo) are capable of handling…
New wirelessly monitored storage-tank emergency vents The new wirelessly monitored Enardo 2000 emergency pressure-relief vents (EPRVs; photo) provide safety control by…
This modular mini-bioreactor system has scaleup potential The new ambr 250 modular system (photo) is an innovative benchtop mini bioreactor system for…
A new variable-speed gear for lower speed ranges The Vorecon variable-speed planetary gear provides speed control with maximum reliability and low lifecycle costs.…
Tank cleaning capacityis expanded in Krems Operators of tanker and tank-container fleets now have access to a new eco-friendly cleaning facility…
Measure viscosity over a wide temperature range The VROC initium automatic viscometer (photo) measures absolute viscosity as a function of shear rate…
This mechanical discharge system is very flexible The ADM type Kokeisl mechanical discharge and dosing module is used for discharging bulk material…
Monitor debris in hydraulic and lubrication systems This company’s new oil-debris sensor (photo) offers continuous, realtime monitoring of particle accumulation and contamination…
Save energy with passive aeration wastewater treatment This company’s flat-sheet Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactors (MABR; photo) provide high-effluent wastewater-treatment solutions with 90%…
Inspect this pump without disturbing piping layout The Model 1400LF low-flow centrifugal pump (photo) can handle flowrates up to 50 gal/min and…
A new filter range for conveying systems The new, ultra-fine secondary air-filter range (photo) is designed for use with this company’s vacuum…
Stainless-steel local control stations can be designed online After this company created the possibility to design GRP (glass-reinforced polymer) control stations for use…
Total screen rotation simplifies this mill’s inspection MK-3 centrifugal mill sifters (photo) include a new basket design that enables 360-deg screen rotation…