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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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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,… 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)… 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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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… 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…
Focusing on the workplace The results of a recent survey (2018 Pulse of Engineering… COVER STORY Microbial Control in Cooling Water Three chlorine-based strategies for controlling microbial load in industrial cooling… Treating Boiler Feedwater for Reliable Operation These key elements of internal boiler feedwater (BFW) treatment will… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Improved Pump Solutions Keep Product Moving New pump technologies offer better containment and reliability to keep… Creating Custom Chemistry for Oil-and-Gas Production The complex demands of oil-and-gas production often require the development… CHEMENTATOR
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Solvent-free recovery of plant-based extracts Plant-based extracts, such as antioxidants, phytochemicals and polyphenols, are used… 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… Solvent-based process to recycle multilayered film Later this year (Q4 2018), APK AG (Merseburg, Germany; www.apk-ag.de)… CNT-based photocatalysts enable solar water splitting Splitting water with sunlight is a sustainable and environmentally friendly… Making multifunctional windows Concern with energy efficiency has increased the popularity of window… Non-thermal treatment method for high-salinity produced water A new pilot project brings together advanced membrane filtration with… CO2-to-methanol Researchers from Penn State University (State College, Pa.; www.psu.edu) and… New phosphoric acid process expands available resources Almost all phosphoric acid is produced via the wet-acid process… Chementator Briefs Bio-isoprene Yokohama Rubber Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.yokohama.com) has developed what… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: Plant Watch for September 2018 Plant Watch Asahi Kasei to install alkaline-water electrolysis system for… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Redefining the Kilogram Standard The kilogram is the last of the SI units (International… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Acetaldehyde Production from Acetylene This column is based on “Acetaldehyde Production from Acetylene,” a… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Protecting Sensor Data Transmitted Wirelessly: A Grounds-Up Approach Do not assume security is extensive enough to protect your… 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… Gas Detection as a Risk Mitigation Technique There are many differences between gas detection systems used for… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Flow Measurement & Control A flowmeter for biopharmaceutical processes The Flexmag 4050 C (photo)… NEW PRODUCTS
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The launch of a new magnetic level-gage switch The new LMS200 magnetically actuated level-gage switch (photo) is non-invasive… A new mixing impeller for medium-viscous systems Multi-product reactors with enhanced heat-transfer requirements are often equipped with… Pump impeller delivers improved suction characteristics Movitec multistage high-pressure pumps (photo) feature a new impeller that… New disc technology boosts centrifuge separation capacity UniDisc (photo) is this company’s latest innovation for disc stack… High-pressure rupture discs now have extended service life Since this company’s engineers have modified the standard rupture-disc design,… This compressor is more compact than its predecessors The new Aerzen Turbo G5 plus (photo) high-efficiency turbocompressor features… A tablet that enables augmented reality applications The newest product in the Tab-Ex series of hazardous-area mobile… A new valve series for extreme conditions The new 190 Series (photo) of control and shutoff valves… SHOW PREVIEWS Weftec Show Preview 2018 The annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (Weftec)…
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