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The Digital Transformation in the CPI
An overview of how the chemical process industries are looking to the IIoT to help…
Commentary
Achieving commercialization
Much hard work goes into developing new processes and products, and few of these developments…
In The News
A New Mentality in Process Modeling
Predictive process models enable more efficient operations and higher-value products When they hear the words…
Benefits of Sophisticated Motor and Drive Technologies
New motors and drives provide energy efficiency and reliability in chemical applications Always on the…
Chementator
Harvesting agricultural fertilizers from wastewater sludge
Recovery of the essential plant nutrient phosphorus from wastewater can be an effective way to…
Scaleup for cellulose nanofiber production
Nippon Paper Industries Co. (NPI; Tokyo, Japan; www.nipponpapergroup.com) has installed the world’s largest facility of…
Low-cost solar collectors provide renewable process heat
The first pre-commercial demonstration has started for a system that can provide steam for industrial…
Silk-based batteries for medical implants
Researchers from the University of Wollongong (Australia; www.uow.edu.au), led by professor Gordon Wallace and Caiyun…
Nanorod arrays as photocatalysts
Many ZnO@TiO2 core-shell nanorod arrays (the notation means ZnO is the core inside the TiO2…
Plasma oxidation for making carbon fibers
Carbon fibers, an increasingly essential component for lightweight materials, are typically made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN)…
Using sulfur to store solar energy
An international group of researchers, coordinated by the Institute of Solar Research of the German…
Chementator Briefs
Efficient distillation Last month, Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, www.toyo-eng.co.jp) and Koch-Glitsch, LP (Wichita, Kan.;…
A hyperstable zeolite catalyst for methanol-to-olefin conversion
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO, Kawasaki City; Japan; www.nedo.go.jp), in partnership…
Enhanced perovskites
Researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Ulsan; www.unist.ac.kr) have found a…
Business News
Business News - June 2017
Plant Watch Dow plans for significant U.S. growth with five-year investment strategy May 11, 2017…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Practical Solutions to Modular Project Execution
Follow this guidance to improve results on capital projects The opportunities for modularizing industrial and…
Selection of Severe Service Valves
Severe service valves (SSVs) differ from general purpose valves in important ways. Presented here is…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Alarm Management
Modern control systems for chemical processes can generate frequent alarms. This one-page reference provides information…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Hydrogen Peroxide Production
This column is based on “Hydrogen Peroxide Production Process Cost Analysis,” a report published by…
Solids Processing
Guarding Against Fires and Explosions Caused by Self-Heating
The two experimental methods presented here can be used to quantify powder self-heating hazards in…
Engineering Practice
Improve Energy Efficiency using Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbines
This mature technology can be used to save energy, generate revenue and reduce emissions With…
Equipment & Services
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Focus on Heating and Cooling Systems
Guard against gasket wear in plate heat exchangers Gaskets used in plate heat exchangers (photo)…
New Products
A material handling system for additive manufacturing
The Additive Manufacturing Material Handling System (photo) is designed specifically to enhance additive manufacturing (3-D…
Onboard microprocessing for custom-configured controllers
The MGC Series (photo) is a new microprocessor-based, fully regenerative SCR (silicon-controlled rectifier) control. An…
PFA resins with numerous processing options
Fluon perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) resins can be used over a wide range of temperatures (–200 to…
This pressure gage covers an extreme pressure range
The CPG1500 precision digital pressure gage (photo) can measure pressures up to 10,000 bars. Furthermore,…
Store laboratory acids safely with these cabinets
The Acid Storage Cabinet (photo) is specifically designed for the storage of corrosive chemicals, and…
A digital ultrasonic flow system with low noise
The new Sitrans FS230 clamp-on ultrasonic flow system (photo) is a combination of the Sitrans…
This process gas chromatograph is fast
A relatively small shift in the cut point (the threshold temperature for good product) for…
This tank-container fleet is becoming smarter
This logistics company has begun fitting a new telematic system to its tank container fleet…
This feeder simplifies the addition of activated carbon
The new VMF-28/CP feeder with carbon package (photo) is a precision loss-in-weight measurement system designed…
Accommodate bulk material from multiple sources
This company’s new flexible screw conveyor comes with a trough hopper (photo), and can receive…
An operator-friendly workstation for use in harsh environments
The VisuNet XT operator workstation features a high-bright LED-backlit LCD panel display with an optically…
Heavy-duty single-use gloves with a robust grip design
Powerform S8+ single-use nitrile workplace gloves (photo) feature the patent-pending TracTek high density-grip pattern for…
High-throughput filter mesh with minimal pressure loss
New developments to this company’s Optimized Dutch Weave (ODW) meshes allow for improved throughput rate,…
These AODD pumps handle high head pressures
The TC-X800 Series air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump (photo) features a heavy-duty body design and can…
Two new models of medium-pressure sealless pumps
The new medium-pressure Q155 Series Quintuplex sealless pumps (photo) are designed for a variety of…
A high-capacity centrifugal pellet dryer
This company has engineered a centrifugal dryer with the highest known capacity for drying polyolefin…
Recent updates to this open-network control system
This company has released an updated version of the Stardom network-based control system (photo). With…
This booster increases flows by up to 500%
This patented volume and filter booster range in 316L stainless steel provides up to 500%…
These rotary screw compressors provide energy savings
The new DSD series of rotary screw compressors (photo) is now available for flowrates from…
Reliable insulation from the field to the network
The Mini Analog Pro signal conditioners (photo), featuring bus and network connection, combine the benefits…
Realtime level measurements in dusty conditions
RadarRight is a non-contact continuous level sensor (photo) that provides realtime level measurement of powders,…
Mercury-free handheld UV transmittance monitors
The UVT-LED-H handheld ultraviolet (UV) transmittance monitor (photo) delivers UV transmittance readings in applications employing…
A non-intrusive system fortemperature measurement
Last month, this company introduced a new platform for its Rosemount X-well Technology surface-sensing temperature…
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Atmospheric Storage Tanks This refers to the [Engineering Practice] article “Designing Atmospheric Storage Tanks” [March…