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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 Awarding ‘green’ innovations The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; Washington, D.C.; www.epa.gov) has… COVER STORY Dry-Tray Pressure Drop of Sieve Trays Revisited Data points from literature are refined into a single correlation… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS CO2-Capture Technologies Aim to Cut Costs Despite cost hurdles, CO2-capture technologies continue to advance, driven by… Bringing Increased Reliability and Safety to Control Valves Hardware improvements and service programs add more value to today’s… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator briefs Desalination Recently, Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (FPCC; Mailiao, Taiwan; www.fpcc.com.tw) commissioned… New process generates salable products from Marcellus produced water Produced water from natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale… A new catalyst for making methane from CO2 and H2 The Sabatier reaction, in which H2 and CO2 react at… A 'greener' more sustainable route to trimethylgallium Last month, the Precious Metals Chemistry business unit of Umicore… Bio-based xylitol lowers production costs While demand for the artificial sweetener xylitol grows, expensive raw… Make more from biomass with iron Nippon Shokubai Co. (Osaka and Tokyo, Japan; www.shokubai.co.jp) has jointly… A probe that tests galvanizing kettles at high temperatures To provide corrosion protection and long life, steel products are… Fuel tank for natural gas vehicles moves toward commercialization Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are attractive because of the low… A new zeolite catalyst promises to significantly improve naphtha cracking Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, www.chiyoda-corp.com) has been working on a new… BUSINESS NEWS Business News August 2017 Plant Watch Arkema invests in capacity expansion for biosourced polyamide… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Mixing: Impeller Performance in Stirred Tanks Characterizing mixer impellers on the basis of power, flow, shear… Reboiler Circuit Debottleneck with No Hardware Changes With a thorough investigation and proper problem diagnosis, an entire… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Batch versus Continuous Blending Blending is a fundamental chemical unit operation, and there are… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Diammonium Phosphate Production This column is based on “Diammonium Phosphate Production – Cost… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Control Room Design for Chemical Engineers Chemical engineers bring many essential skills to the diverse teams… YOU AND YOUR JOB Outsourcing and Offshoring Engineering and Fabrication Activities Follow these tips to get the most out of these… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Analyzers and Monitoring Devices Improved Raman spectrometer identifies materials The i-Raman Pro ST (photo)… NEW PRODUCTS
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Continuous blending using rotation and fluidization The Vibra Blender (photo) utilizes a combination of a rotating… Devote less time to pipe repairs with these new fittings New MegaPress stainless-steel press fittings (photo) can reduce the time… Cut energy costs in half with these vacuum pumps This company expands its GHS-VSD+ series of variable-speed driven vacuum… Hybrid wiped-film and fractionation systems This company’s Hybrid Still technology (photo) is designed to separate… This technology offers increased filtration area This company’s Tri-Flow Compact filter technology (photo) is an alternative… Batch mixers with adjustable power options The GBM single-shaft paddle mixer (photo) for powder solutions is… Configure this flow monitor without opening its enclosure The Blancett B3100 Series flow monitor (photo) is a flexible,… Connect digital signals to the fieldbus with this device Thanks to the FieldConnex Multi-Input Output (MIO; photo), it is… A new modular membrane-chromatography solution This company has expanded its range of single-use membrane chromatography… Narrow couplers for compact I/O stations The modular Inline I/O system product range has now been… Scoops for when cleanliness really matters The new SteriWare PharmaScoops sampling devices (photo) are made from… Capture waste steam for re-use with this thermocompressor unit This company’s Steam Jet Thermocompressors (photo) compress low-pressure steam (often… World's fastest battery-powered NDIR CO2 sensor The new, ultra-fast SprintIR6S nondispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor for CO2… Advanced sensor technology reduces flowmeter vibrations The Model FT4A thermal mass flowmeter (photo) is designed for… Control filter pressure in limited space with this gage With a nominal size of 63 mm and an insertion… Portable analysis system for hazardous chemical identification The Griffin G510 gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (photo), is a portable… A skid-mounted water-treatment unit for small-scale applications The R5 dissolved-air flotation (DAF) unit (photo) is modular and… Direct mass-flow measurement for large-diameter pipes MT100 Series multipoint thermal mass flowmeters (photo) provide temperature-compensated direct… Alternatively control two pumps in water-treatment applications The NEX Series control panel product line (photo) has been… Reducing emissions from low-pressure storage tanks The Enardo ES-665 spring-loaded thief hatch for use on low-pressure… A new generation of laboratory solvent evaporators This company has launched three new second-generation TurboVap evaporation systems… Vacuum conveyors built for explosive applications The risk of explosion due to dust is a major…
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