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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…
Scientists as celebrities I recently saw a television commercial that caught my attention… COVER STORY Drones Take to the Skies in the Chemical Processing Industries Drones are quickly entering the chemical processing space as more… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Modern Temperature Sensors Increase Accuracy Both new and traditional technologies simplify and improve the temperature-sensing… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Polyesters Customizing the macroscale properties of polyesters by using sidechain… Magnetized viruses attack challenging bacteria in water-treatment systems Biofilms in water-treatment systems may harbor problematic bacteria and pathogens… Ammonia as a H2 carrier enabled by a catalytic membrane A major challenge in using hydrogen to power motor vehicles… Bioethanol from bagasse Tsukishima Kikai Co. (www.tsk-g.co.jp) and JFE Engineering Corp. (both Tokyo,… This hybrid power-generation system combines SOFC and a gas turbine Last month, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama, Japan;… A very efficient SOFC Hitachi Zosen Corp. (HITZ, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan; www.hitachizosen.co.jp) has… Winning iron and titanium while making vanadium electrolyte VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada; www.vanadiumcorp.com) has achieved direct… This portable pesticide detector offers a quick check of produce A micro portable pesticide detector for food analysis, called a… Dual-functioning MOFs maintain a comfortable room humidity Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology… Carbon nanotube technology toughens carbon-fiber composite materials Under mechanical stress, carbon-reinforced epoxy-resin composite materials can experience cracking… Oxy-fuel burner restores air-fuel regenerative furnaces to full production Engineers at Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) have commercialized… BUSINESS NEWS Business News - September 2017 Plant Watch $8-billion phosphate megaproject starts up in Saudi Arabia… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Odor Issues and Solutions for Wastewater Treatment Increasingly, wastewater treatment plants must address odors due to volatile… Smart Water-Management Strategies: The Time is Now Considering water-management strategies as a central component of infrastructure design… An Overview of Vacuum System Design The design of vacuum systems deserves careful attention — there… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer Fluid Selection Heat-transfer fluid selection can be intimidating when considering the long-term… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Acetic Acid Production from Methanol This column is based on “Acetic Acid Production from Methanol… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Addressing Pumping Issues in Biopharmaceutical Operations Quaternary diaphragm pumps deliver the low pulsation and shear that… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Spill Containment: An Often-Overlooked Hazard in Research With proper planning, spills can be managed properly and the… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Feeding and Weighing Bulk Solids Single unit combines bin discharge and feeding The Gyro Ex… NEW PRODUCTS
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Zero-leakage sealing for bulk powder handling The New-Seal technology (photo) provides zero-leakage sealing of bulk solids… A clog-resistant tank-cleaning head The clog-resistant Hydroclaw tank-cleaning head impacts a jet of water… A particle analyzer for nano-scale identification The new FlowCam Nano particle analyzer features Nano-Flow particle-imaging technology… A very compact standalone PLC The new Micro PLC VIPA Control (photo) is an ultra-compact… Easily detect seal and gasket wear in conveying applications This company now offers metal-detectable (MD) and X-ray-inspectable (XRI) seal… These gas-detection systems are SIL-2 certified The CGS-FlexVu UD10 combustible-gas detection system combines a catalytic-bead gas… Automated alarm management reduces manual calculation work The newest release of the PlantState Suite (PSS) software, version… These gear pumps have built-in pressure control Series UP6 electric gear pumps (photo) feature the option for… Hazardous-gas detection with an array of sensor options The GSM-60 hazardous-gas monitoring system (photo) is designed with an… Highly reinforced low-VOC coatings This company has introduced a new range of low-VOC coatings… Couplers to minimize product loss and cross-contamination The new Twist-Lok dry disconnect coupler (photo) features 316 stainless-steel… New pumps for handling flammable chemicals The SCP Series of pumps (photo) for Class 1 and… Test turbine trip systems without disrupting production This company’s new, patent-pending pneumatic trip system (photo) with partial-stroke… Use these pump heads for extremely shear-sensitive fluids The new Masterflex L/S Cytoflow pump head (photo) was developed… A portable mixer for laboratory and pilot operations The Crossover 1540 overhead mixer (photo) features a 0.5-hp motor… These horizontal vortex pumps provide unrestricted flow The Series 1600 horizontal vortex sump pump (photo) features a… This piston pump has an interchangeable drive assembly The new TopDrive piston pump system (photo, p. 28) for… Safety sensors designed for increased vibration resistance This company’s Eden sensors (photo) now feature a solid-state, board-level… SHOW PREVIEWS Weftec 2017 Show Preview From September 30 to October 4, the Water Environment Federation… Powtech Show Preview 2017 Bulk solids experts, process technicians, engineers and plant operators from…
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