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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…
Investing in safety The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) is… COVER STORY Implementing an ‘Integrity Operating Window’ Program An effective Integrity Operating Window (IOW) program — which establishes… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS The Financial Benefits of Water Treatment Due to the rising costs of water use and disposal,… Refineries Explore IIoT Tools to Maximize Profits New IIoT- and cloud-enabled digital tools and services give petroleum… CHEMENTATOR
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Piloting of a 'revolutionary' approach to olefin cracking Earlier this year, Coolbrook Oy (Helsinki, Finland; www.coolbrook.fi) received a… Fuel-upgrading catalyst boosts lifetimes and supports sustainability A new fuel-upgrading catalyst for petroleum refineries has several features… A more efficient way to reduce emissions from nitric acid plants Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has recently introduced TertiNOx,… This product helps vaccine manufacturers reduce downstream processing costs Biopharmaceutical companies — especially those involved in manufacturing vaccines —… Novel approach to Si-metal anodes could lower Li-ion battery cost A new approach to making silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries… Scaleup for the production of graphene oxides Graphene-oxide-based materials are lamellar carbon compounds that are approximately 1-nm… Microwave-based emulsion technology featured in scaleup of sucrose esters Construction has been completed on a 1,000-ton/yr facility to produce… Debut of a coal-to-ethanol plant China has successfully brought onstream the world’s first demonstration plant… A catalyst for making H2 from methanol Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) running on hydrogen are… Chementator Briefs FCC catalyst BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) recently launched Borotec,… BUSINESS NEWS Business News - May 2017 Plant Watch LyondellBasell announces HDPE technology license in Dalian April… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Storage Tanks: Heating and Cooling System Design Various heating or cooling options are described here, along with… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at Your Fingertips: Pressure-Based Level Measurement Liquid-level measurement in storage tanks or other vessels is important… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Ammonia Production from Natural Gas This column is based on “Ammonia Production from Natural Gas… SOLIDS PROCESSING Powder Testing: Tips for Assessing Alternative Options The advantages and limitations of three powder-testing techniques are reviewed… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Proper Use of Conventional PRV Discharge Coefficients In order to correctly size pressure relief valves (PRVs), a… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Powder and Bulk-Solids Handling Bulk-bag discharge unit has low headroom requirements This patented system… NEW PRODUCTS
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Air-quality monitoring with many connectivity options The OnGuard Smart corrosion-monitoring device incorporates a room pressure sensor… Use these pumps in applications with fluctuating feedrates The V-AN Series of self-regulating centrifugal pumps (photo) features a… This respirator hood is certified for an extended service life The Parat 4920 escape-hood respirator (photo) recently received approval by… Monitor benzene with this targeted gas detector The TA-2100 benzene gas detector utilizes advanced photo-ionization sensor technology… Stainless-steel flanges now available on these AODD pumps The Husky line of corrosion-resistant stainless-steel air-operated double diaphragm (AODD)… Safer changeouts with these filter elements VertexCore coalescing filter elements (photo) have a fixed extension that… This clamp-on flowmeter enables flexibility in installation The TransPort PT900 (photo) is a portable, ultrasonic flowmeter for… Quiet, low-vibration pumps for sensitive applications The Ecodry plus (photo) is a vacuum pump designed specifically… A high-speed mixer delivers 40,000 L/h The DynaShear inline high-speed emulsifier disperses gums, stabilizers, proteins and… Gas metering for extruded plastic-foam production The Plastinum DSD 400 gas-metering system (photo), designed for extruded-plastic-foam… These thermoplastic ball valves feature improved ergonomics The new design of the Omni Type-27 compact ball valve… This filter press is driven by compressed air The new SP series (photo) is a so-called “air-over-oil” filter… Dual-rate pump combines two syringe pumps in a single device The Gemini 88 Plus dual-rate syringe pump (photo) provides two… Reduce downtime withthis diagnostic app This new Diagnostic Tool application — available on Apple, Android… Anti-fog lens coating availableon more eye-protection products This company has expanded the availability of its Uvex HydroShield… A pH electrode for hygienic and sterile applications Memosens CPS171D pH electrodes (photo) can be sterilized and are… Recover caustic materials with these nanofiltration systems Causti-COR nanofiltration systems are specifically designed to recover and purify… Enclosures and control stations for hazardous locations The EC2B Series (photo) is a new line of enclosures,… A plastic piping system for very low temperatures The ecoFIT polyethylene (PE) piping system (photo) provides chemical resistance,… This high-pressure valve is now available in the U.K. This company’s new high-pressure (HP) rotary valve (photo) is now… This new NOx analyzer has an internally cooled sensor The accuracy of an NO gas sensor, the primary component… A compact ultrasonic sensor with IO-Link A new variant of this company’s Compact Series of ultrasonic… DEPARTMENTS LETTERS Letters Control Engineering for Chemical Engineers The March 2017 Chemical Engineering…
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