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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…
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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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… 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… 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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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… 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… 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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