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EDITOR'S PAGE The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominations Since 1933, Chemical Engineering has honored noteworthy chemical engineering technologies… COVER STORY Preventing Electrostatic Explosions and Fires There are many occasions in chemical processing plants where electrostatic… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS New Ways to Achieve Better Control of Emissions New and improved catalysts and other process innovations are helping… CHEMENTATOR
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Process for recycling of cotton garments produces multi-ton quantities for testing A process developed by Evrnu (Seattle, Wash.; www.evrnu.com) to regenerate… Radiative cooling: A coating for windows that also cools A Korean team has proposed an approach for passive radiative… Enhancing photocatalytic activity by tuning wall thickness of TiO2 nanotubes Titanium dioxide is well known as a photocatalyst, and is… Immobilizing enzymes for biosensors A new technique for making less-expensive, more-efficient biological enzyme hybrids… A breakthrough in artificial intelligence-enabled materials discovery A groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, dubbed CAMEO (Closed-Loop Autonomous… Membrane extraction improves biofuel yield Typically, the production of fuel-grade chemicals, such as butanol, from… January Chementator Briefs MDI Production Late last year, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com)… Membrane-based system for low-cost CO2 capture to be demonstrated at engineering scale A new membrane technology for separating carbon dioxide from exhaust… Storing excess electricity as high-temperature heat Late last November, the energy-transition start-up company Lumenion GmbH (Berlin,… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: January 2021 Plant Watch LG Chem to run Wuxi cathode-materials plant on… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Moisture Measurement in Solid Materials Determining moisture levels in solid materials is important for product… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Nickel-based Superalloys Superalloys, also known as high-performance alloys, are considered as materials… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon Dioxide This column is based on “Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Practicing Year-Round Waste Compliance There are many regulations surrounding the production of waste at… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Flow Measurement & Control Flowmeter with pressure and temperature sensors, too The Proline Prosonic… NEW PRODUCTS
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New high-volume granulation equipment improves yield By combining the HSM 2000 X.ONE high-shear mixer and FBE… New cleaning agent rapidly breaks down fats and greases Pure-OX FOAM (photo) is a peroxide-based foaming detergent specifically formulated… Protect potable water with this diverse product family The VaultSafe product line (photo) is designed to protect potable… Customizable mobile totes for biopharmaceutical applications This company has introduced the KDT series of configurable knockdown… Achieve repeatable reactions with this one-step solution This company’s Continuous Hybrid Reactor (CHR; photo) has been designed… New industrial PCs create a secure visualization system The Allen-Bradley VersaView 6300 PCs and thin clients (photo) combine… These dust monitors now have hazardous-location approvals The DustAlarm ES and DustTrend ES series (photo) of broken-bag… Powder sifters automatically remove foreign objects GS centrifugal sifters (photo) automatically capture and remove foreign objects… Thermal and visible videoscope for underground utility vaults The new FLIR VS290-32 (photo) is said to be an… Automatically dispense a variety of media The Bench Cat system (photo) is designed for automatically dispensing… Cr-free corrosion inhibitors provide long-lasting protection This company’s chromium-free corrosion-inhibiting technology, Intelli-ion, utilizes novel active ingredients,… An industrial edge platform for data processing With the new Industrial Edge Management system (photo), users can… This IBC now also has FM approval The Ecobulk SX-D intermediate bulk container (IBC; photo) is specially… A new turbopump for ion-implantation applications HiPace 2800 IT (photo) is a turbomolecular pump especially dedicated… Optimize industrial training with immersive virtual reality This company’s Immersive Field Simulator (photo) is an advanced industrial-training… A needle valve for high-pressure applications This company’s new high-pressure needle valve (HPNV; photo) is designed… A sanitary rotary mixer that is washdown-rated The Model MX-5-S316L sanitary rotary-batch mini-mixer (photo) can de-agglomerate and… Explosion-protected products are now CCC-compliant To secure access to the Chinese market, this company has… A reliable and versatile pneumatic pressure controller PMT Model 40 pneumatic pressure controllers (photo) are available in… Purify complex bio-based solutions with these new resins Lewatit PH 1074 HEP (photo) is the newest product in…
Making connections Most of us involved in the chemical process industries (CPI)… COVER STORY Preventing Flow Stoppages in Powder Handling Processes Predicting powder flow behavior is important to successful solids-handling processes.… Taking Representative Samples in Solids-Handling Processes Non-representative sampling in solids processes has costly consequences. A better… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Level Measurement: One Size Does Not Fit All Today’s level measurement instruments are smarter, easier to use and… Lithium Battery Demand Drives Process Evolution An explosion in battery demand has fostered a welcoming environment… CHEMENTATOR
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Gas sensors get a big boost in sensitivity It has been a challenge to find materials that can… Mimicking cell behavior with functionalized surfactants Active surfactants are those that are responsive to an external… Controlled polymerization makes high-performance polysiloxanes Polysiloxanes are the main component of important industrial materials, such… A panel reactor for splitting water into hydrogen A group of Japanese researchers have developed a photocatalytic panel… Hot-melt coating for pharma applications Polymer coatings are often used to mask the taste of… Chementator Briefs Waste to chemicals A consortium of companies, including Air Liquide… Retrofit unit boosts ethane and propane recoveries in natural gas plants Using a workhorse technology known as the gas-subcooled process (GSP),… These batteries can handle the cold Lithium-ion batteries based on intercalation compound electrodes exhibit poor performance… Improved deNOx zeolite catalyst promises to reduce fuel consumption In a project of the New Energy and Industrial Technology… BUSINESS NEWS Business News - April 2018 Plant Watch Evonik to construct new polyamide 12 plant at… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Methods to Achieve Sustainable Clean-In-Place A clean-in-place (CIP) system is among the largest users of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Corrosion Complications Corrosion is an obvious factor to consider when selecting materials… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: LDPE via a High-Pressure Tubular Process This column is based the report “LDPE via High-Pressure Tubular… ENGINEERING PRACTICE The CE Plant Cost Index: An Update Changes in the availability of source data for the CE… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Flare Selection for the Chemical Process Industries There are many factors to consider when selecting a flare… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Pumps Compact high-pressure pump for plant engineering This company extended its… NEW PRODUCTS
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This thermostat cools down to -90°C This company has extended its PRO portfolio to include two… New generation of soft starters for all drive requirements The Sirius 3RW5 range (photo) is a new generation of… A new breakthrough in vibration monitoring Together with the new high-speed data collector Vibscanner 2, this… Software for interfacial analysis now with touch operation Touch displays are currently gaining ground in the laboratory environment,… Hygienic magnetic mixer for life-science applications The MBE Series MagMixer (photo) has been specifically designed for… Spherical vacuum dryer for hygienic drying applications Hygienic drying in a vacuum requires many attributes. The innovative… Miniature laser sensors with IO-Link for flexibility and control The new O300 miniature laser sensors with IO-Link (photo) reliably… Enable IIoT with this software solution With the industrial internet of things (IIoT), it is essential… Collect and log combustion data with this hand-held device The new E1500 hand-held combustion emissions analyzer (photo) is a… Single-use perfusion system for cell culture process development Last month, this company launched the ambr 250 high-throughput (ht)… Level monitoring in covered storage bunkers Operations challenged with managing inventory in covered storage bunkers or… This hand-held device labels and identifies components The new PX LW-PX300 (photo) is a portable wire-marking, barcode… A new family of signal splitters configured for easy setup The new SP230 series of isolated signal splitters/duplicators (photo) are… SHOW PREVIEWS Interphex 2018 Show Preview Interphex, the annual event focused on pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing,… Show Preview: The 2018 International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition The International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition (iPBS)…
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