Treating Boiler Feedwater for Reliable Operation
These key elements of internal boiler feedwater (BFW) treatment will help avoid boiler tube failures…
Cover Story
Microbial Control in Cooling Water
Three chlorine-based strategies for controlling microbial load in industrial cooling water are evaluated here Industrial…
Commentary
Focusing on the workplace
The results of a recent survey (2018 Pulse of Engineering Survey*) give a snapshot of…
In The News
Newsfronts
Creating Custom Chemistry for Oil-and-Gas Production
The complex demands of oil-and-gas production often require the development of customized chemical technologies, and…
Improved Pump Solutions Keep Product Moving
New pump technologies offer better containment and reliability to keep product flowing safely and efficiently…
Chementator
CO2-to-methanol
Researchers from Penn State University (State College, Pa.; www.psu.edu) and Dalian University of Technology (Dalian,…
Solvent-based process to recycle multilayered film
Later this year (Q4 2018), APK AG (Merseburg, Germany; www.apk-ag.de) will start up the first…
Non-thermal treatment method for high-salinity produced water
A new pilot project brings together advanced membrane filtration with non-thermal, zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) solvent exchange…
CNT-based photocatalysts enable solar water splitting
Splitting water with sunlight is a sustainable and environmentally friendly way to make hydrogen, but…
Chementator Briefs
Bio-isoprene Yokohama Rubber Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokohama.com) has developed what is said to be the…
Solvent-free recovery of plant-based extracts
Plant-based extracts, such as antioxidants, phytochemicals and polyphenols, are used in a number of end-markets,…
New phosphoric acid process expands available resources
Almost all phosphoric acid is produced via the wet-acid process (WAP), which requires relatively pure…
HF alkylation unit converted for solid-bed alkylation of LAB
In a first-of-its-kind endeavor, a hydrogen-fluoride-based alkylation unit producing linear alkyl benzene (LAB) is being…
Making multifunctional windows
Concern with energy efficiency has increased the popularity of window glass coatings that control the…
Business News
Business News: Plant Watch for September 2018
Plant Watch Asahi Kasei to install alkaline-water electrolysis system for Toshiba Energy August 13, 2018…
Technical & Practical
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Redefining the Kilogram Standard
The kilogram is the last of the SI units (International System of Units) still defined…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Acetaldehyde Production from Acetylene
This column is based on “Acetaldehyde Production from Acetylene,” a report published by Intratec. It…
Engineering Practice
Protecting Sensor Data Transmitted Wirelessly: A Grounds-Up Approach
Do not assume security is extensive enough to protect your critical data and processes. Take…
Environmental Manager
Co-located Facilities: Untangling Environmental Compliance, Liability and Accountability Issues
When multiple operators, co-owners, co-operators and third-party contractors are all managing different engineered systems at…
Gas Detection as a Risk Mitigation Technique
There are many differences between gas detection systems used for process monitoring and those used…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Flow Measurement & Control
A flowmeter for biopharmaceutical processes The Flexmag 4050 C (photo) is said to be the…
New Products
Pump impeller delivers improved suction characteristics
Movitec multistage high-pressure pumps (photo) feature a new impeller that significantly improves the pumps’ suction…
A tablet that enables augmented reality applications
The newest product in the Tab-Ex series of hazardous-area mobile devices (photo) is based on…
High-pressure rupture discs now have extended service life
Since this company’s engineers have modified the standard rupture-disc design, its high-pressure rupture discs (photo)…
A new mixing impeller for medium-viscous systems
Multi-product reactors with enhanced heat-transfer requirements are often equipped with simple radially working mixing systems…
A new valve series for extreme conditions
The new 190 Series (photo) of control and shutoff valves features dye-forged pressure-containing parts (valve…
New disc technology boosts centrifuge separation capacity
UniDisc (photo) is this company’s latest innovation for disc stack separators. This new disc technology…
This compressor is more compact than its predecessors
The new Aerzen Turbo G5 plus (photo) high-efficiency turbocompressor features air-foil bearings with a double…
The launch of a new magnetic level-gage switch
The new LMS200 magnetically actuated level-gage switch (photo) is non-invasive and designed to improve the…
Show Previews
Weftec Show Preview 2018
The annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (Weftec) is taking place Sept. 29—Oct.…