Keeping up with automationLast month, news broadcasts announced that an artificial intelligence (AI)…
February 2018
COMMENTARY
Engineering energy
The chemical process industries (CPI) influence much of what affects…
Experimental Validation of Distillation Column Simulations
A practical look at the need for validation, as well…
Bubble-Cap Tray Vapor Turndown
The concept of tray stability can apply to bubble caps…
Size Reduction: Improving the Daily Grind
New milling, grinding and size-reduction equipment helps processors obtain better…
Placing Data Analytics in the Hands of Engineers
The field of data analytics is evolving quickly, and an…
Direct conversion of methane into methanol and acetic acid
In a recent paper, published in Nature, the Flytzani-Stephanopoulos group…
Recycled polymers improve the nylon product chain
Although recycled polymers can provide sustainable, low-cost feedstock, their use…Chementator Briefs
RE-free magnets Tetrataenite (L10-FeNi) is a promising alternative to rare-earth-… 
New process converts refinery offgas into gasoline
A process technology that upgrades offgas from petroleum refineries has…Startup for a demonstration plant to process three metals
Australian Mines (Perth; https//:australianmines.com.au) has started operating a demonstration three… 
Lower-cost sulfur-removal process for syngas goes commercial
An adsorbent-based, sulfur-removal process for synthesis gas (syngas) that lowers…Biomass fractionation and conversion technology to be scaled up
Plans are underway for a demonstration-scale facility in France that… Progress towards aluminum-ion batteries
Compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries, aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) offer significant… Catalytic advances enable methane conversion without coking
The large supply of unconventional natural gas from shale deposits… BUSINESS NEWS
Business News February 2018
Plant Watch Asahi Kasei to increase global production capacity for…
Single-Use Gloves: Problems and Solutions
When wearing single-use protective gloves, sweat can create health and…
Facts at your Fingertips: Flow Measurement in Large Lines, Ducts and Stacks
Process industry plants install sophisticated air-pollution control systems, but they…
Technology Profile: Cyclohexane Production from Benzene and Hydrogen
This column is based on “Cyclohexane from Benzene and Hydrogen…
Improvements in DP Level Measurement
Differential-pressure (DP) level measurements are widely used in chemical and…
Chemical Supply Chains Go Digital
When it comes to managing complex global supply chains, visibility…
Focus on Motors and Drives
New line of stepper motion-control products released This product line…
Air-conditioning vests improve comfort in extreme environments
Working in extreme environments can take a toll on workers,…
Use this tablet to connect almost any field device
The Field Xpert SMT70 (photo) is a rugged tablet for…
New software features for CFD, thermodynamics and more
Version 5.3a, the latest release of this company’s Multiphysics software…
A conductivity meter designed especially for CIP systems
The CombiLyz conductivity meter (photo), with an accuracy of±1% and…
Embedded anomaly detection improves cybersecurity
This company’s Open Secure Automation (OSA) products (photo) will now…
Effectively remove air, gas and water vapor from many materials
The MV benchtop vacuum-degassing chamber (photo) is constructed from 304…
More sustainable water management for mining
This company’s Process Water Recycling Plant (photo) is a fully…
Protect against slips and falls with these absorbent floor mats
TASKBrand SureGrip absorbent adhesive floor mats (photo) feature next-generation sorbent…
Connected Plant Conference Show Preview
The 2018 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) will take place February…
Engineering energyThe chemical process industries (CPI) influence much of what affects…
Experimental Validation of Distillation Column SimulationsA practical look at the need for validation, as well…
Bubble-Cap Tray Vapor TurndownThe concept of tray stability can apply to bubble caps…
Size Reduction: Improving the Daily GrindNew milling, grinding and size-reduction equipment helps processors obtain better…
Placing Data Analytics in the Hands of EngineersThe field of data analytics is evolving quickly, and an…
Direct conversion of methane into methanol and acetic acidIn a recent paper, published in Nature, the Flytzani-Stephanopoulos group…
Recycled polymers improve the nylon product chainAlthough recycled polymers can provide sustainable, low-cost feedstock, their use…
Chementator BriefsRE-free magnets Tetrataenite (L10-FeNi) is a promising alternative to rare-earth-…
New process converts refinery offgas into gasolineA process technology that upgrades offgas from petroleum refineries has…
Startup for a demonstration plant to process three metalsAustralian Mines (Perth; https//:australianmines.com.au) has started operating a demonstration three…
Lower-cost sulfur-removal process for syngas goes commercial An adsorbent-based, sulfur-removal process for synthesis gas (syngas) that lowers…
Biomass fractionation and conversion technology to be scaled upPlans are underway for a demonstration-scale facility in France that…
Progress towards aluminum-ion batteriesCompared to conventional lithium-ion batteries, aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) offer significant…
Catalytic advances enable methane conversion without coking The large supply of unconventional natural gas from shale deposits…
Business News February 2018Plant Watch Asahi Kasei to increase global production capacity for…
Single-Use Gloves: Problems and Solutions When wearing single-use protective gloves, sweat can create health and…
Facts at your Fingertips: Flow Measurement in Large Lines, Ducts and StacksProcess industry plants install sophisticated air-pollution control systems, but they…
Technology Profile: Cyclohexane Production from Benzene and HydrogenThis column is based on “Cyclohexane from Benzene and Hydrogen…
Improvements in DP Level MeasurementDifferential-pressure (DP) level measurements are widely used in chemical and…
Chemical Supply Chains Go DigitalWhen it comes to managing complex global supply chains, visibility…
Focus on Motors and DrivesNew line of stepper motion-control products released This product line…
Air-conditioning vests improve comfort in extreme environmentsWorking in extreme environments can take a toll on workers,…
Use this tablet to connect almost any field deviceThe Field Xpert SMT70 (photo) is a rugged tablet for…
New software features for CFD, thermodynamics and more Version 5.3a, the latest release of this company’s Multiphysics software…
A conductivity meter designed especially for CIP systemsThe CombiLyz conductivity meter (photo), with an accuracy of±1% and…
Embedded anomaly detection improves cybersecurityThis company’s Open Secure Automation (OSA) products (photo) will now…
Effectively remove air, gas and water vapor from many materialsThe MV benchtop vacuum-degassing chamber (photo) is constructed from 304…
More sustainable water management for miningThis company’s Process Water Recycling Plant (photo) is a fully…
Protect against slips and falls with these absorbent floor matsTASKBrand SureGrip absorbent adhesive floor mats (photo) feature next-generation sorbent…
Connected Plant Conference Show PreviewThe 2018 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) will take place February…
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