Cost Engineering: Integrating Technology and Economics
The Process Synthesis Model presented here is a methodology that integrates technology and economics, thereby…
Cover Story
Commentary
Aligning academia and industry
An article that was recently published on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s website (MIT; news.mit.edu)…
In The News
Newsfronts
CPI Workforce Issues See Positive Movement
Significant workforce-related hurdles remain in place for CPI companies, but signs of progress are emerging…
Simulation Software: New Applications Evolve
Optimization, advanced process control and performance monitoring are possible via simulation tools Software advances, including…
New turbine flowmeters with wireless integration
The TW Series turbine flowmeter (photo) provides flow measurement of oils, water and chemicals with±1%…
Chementator
Save energy and water with a system that generates boiler makeup water
In boilers, silicates can volatilize with the generated steam and then form silicate glass on…
Making anodes for super-fast charging batteries
A new process for producing lithium titanate oxide (LTO) anode materials could lead to smaller…
Reduce oxygen waste in ozone generation with this O2-recovery system
A new adsorption-based technology can separate ozone from oxygen in O3-generating systems, allowing recycling of…
A way to dry compressed air more cost effectively
After years of testing and development, Atlas Copco Compressors LLC (Rock Hill, S.C.; www.atlascopco.us) will…
An improved anti-corrosion coating for steel
Using zinc-based coatings to protect galvanized steel from corrosion has been standard practice in the…
A fluorine-free membrane for fuel cells
Polymer-electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) are promising devices for clean power generation in automotive, stationary and…
Wastewater concentrator uses waste heat to lower treatment costs
Landfill leachate and other challenging wastewaters incur rising treatment and disposal costs. Technology developed by…
Ceramic pump makes molten metals motive
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Ga. Tech; Atlanta; www.gatech.edu) have demonstrated a precision-machining…
Chementator Briefs
H2SO4 Catalyst BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has introduced a new catalyst for making sulfuric…
Business News
Business News December 2017
Air Products signs agreement for coal-to-syngas facility in China November 13, 2017 — Air Products…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Cost Engineering: Time Value of Money
Deciding whether to put a project on the fast track entails risks. Some observations are…
Decommissioning: Preparing Plants for a Retrofit
As technologies advance and market challenges continue to pose new pressures for operators, the decommissioning…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Agglomeration and Granulation
Agglomeration and granulation are used to achieve a wide range of objectives in solids-handling processes,…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Bio-acrylic acid production from glucose
This column is based on “Bio-Acrylic Acid Production from Glucose – Cost Analysis,” a report…
Environmental Manager
Disaster Preparedness at Manufacturing Facilities
Development of robust preparation and response procedures can help chemical plants to weather disaster events…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Valves
This butterfly valve has an inflatable seat for tight closure The Posi-flate butterfly valve (photo)…
New Products
Safety-system setup made faster and less complex
This company and exida (Sellersville, Pa.; www.exida.com) have jointly released the DeltaV safety instrumented system…
Connect serial interfaces to other networks in the field
The ultracompact module TBEN-S-2COM connects devices with an RS232 or RS485 interface directly in the…
New product offerings for SEM imaging systems
This company has added four new detectors to its CLUE (cathodo-luminescence universal extension) series for…
Selectively remove chromium (IV) from wastewater
The new, selective Lewatit TP 107 ion-exchange resin was developed specifically for municipal drinking water…
New handheld door opener improves safety
This company has introduced a lightweight, handheld and flexible device to open truck-trailer hopper gates…
Analyze piping stress with this updated software
Caesar II 2018 (V. 10.0) is the newest version of this company’s software suite for…
These high-pressure gages meet a new standard
This company has launched a new generation of high-pressure gages (photo), which are said to…
Rotary jet heads drastically slash cleaning times and costs
This company has added three rotary jet heads — GJ A2, GJ A6 and GJ…
Tailor-made systems for explosion protection
This company’s new holistic approach to explosion protection provides plant operators with a complete range…
Flow computer and terminal for measuring pipeline flowrates
The Y-Flow product family consists of the Y-Flow YFFC (field flow computer; photo) and Y-Flow…
Vacuum handling now has fieldbus-communicating pumps
The Lemcom vacuum pump (photo) is said to be the world’s first vacuum pump with…
This compact system supplies ultrapure water for laboratories
Arium mini (photo) is a compact, ultrapure-water system for laboratory and pharmaceutical applications. This new…
This high-pressure regulator has three outlets
The 1201 high-pressure (HP) regulator (photo) is designed to provide control of the downstream pressure…
A flow switch and monitor in a single device
The dual-function FS10i flow switch/monitor (photo) delivers two functions in a single instrument. It is…
An abrasion-resistant mixer with proprietary mixing flights
The new model 700-THX-50-ARI rotary batch mixer (photo) blends abrasive materials, such as concrete, premix,…
An enhanced ultrasonic-flow system with high accuracy
The Sitrans FS220 clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter (photo) is the newest addition to this company’s portfolio…
Sterile air filters for extreme conditions
The P-SRF line of sterile air filters (photo) includes two variations: P-SRF V, a borosilicate…
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Show Preview: Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia
The Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia (TPS; www.tps.tamu.edu) is taking place Dec. 11–14 at the George…