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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…
Preparing for unprecedented storms This year, hurricane season in the U.S. has been active… COVER STORY Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Generating Equilibrium Data Equilibrium data and related information gathered from a liquid-liquid extraction… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Acid Recovery Becomes the Norm As environmental and transportation regulations become more stringent around the… Seals and Gaskets: Sealing the Deal Increased reliability, chemical compatibility and containment of sealing solutions are… CHEMENTATOR
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Advanced ODC electrolysis reduces energy consumption even more Around 70% of all chemical products use chlorine in their… Advanced thermal hydrolysis pretreatment boosts biogas production Thermal hydrolysis of wastewater sludge before it enters anaerobic digestion… Chementator Briefs New adsorbent Last month, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) launched… A compact system cleans fluegas from glass-melting furnaces Furnaces used in the production of glass are normally equipped… Extracting gold without cyanide The first gold using a process without cyanide and without… Measure bulk solids in piles and silos Advances in sensing and imaging technologies have enabled new levels… Japan takes a major step toward a hydrogen-based economy A Japanese consortium has started the construction of the Fukushima… Oxidative desulfurization approach for hydrocarbons lowers costs Petroleum refineries must meet increasingly stringent levels for sulfur content… Materials properties discovery aided by machine learning A new materials-discovery platform that relies on machine-learning enables scientists… BUSINESS NEWS Business News October 2018 Plant Watch Dow announces investment plans to increase global silicones… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Determination of nozzle loads to facilitate the initial pressure vessel design In pressure vessel design, use this procedure for determining the… Experimental Methodologies to Verify Distillation Simulations Presented here are practical considerations concerning the equipment and methods… FEATURE REPORT Avoid Common Mistakes When Specifying Burner Management Systems While some aspects of burner management systems may seem intuitive,… Reduce Risk and Cost with a Lifecycle Approach to Process Safety Better upfront planning and management can lead to safer, more… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Filtration Process Design Designing a new solid-liquid filtration process or optimizing an existing… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Benzene Production from Pyrolysis Gas This column is based on “Benzene Production from Pygas,” a… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Calculate the Wetted Surface Area of Pressure Vessels This article provides a comparative study of two approaches to… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Cybersecurity: Building Resilience from the Inside Out Cybersecurity is no longer a far-fetched concept relegated to science… Improve Energy Management to Reduce Your Facility's Carbon Footprint This article describes an approach that uses data analytics for… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Valves These versatile, modular valves enable quick installation More than 2,500… NEW PRODUCTS
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This agitator avoids fibrous buildup The Chemineer RL-3 impeller (photo) has been specifically engineered to… Continuous vibration measurements improve uptime The new 3561 FC vibration sensor (photo) improves uptime by… These AODD pumps have a safety-enhancing design New C-Series air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps (photo) are designed to… New motor options for drum pumps This company’s Finish Thompson drum pumps and barrel-emptying pumps are… A solution to optimize motor performance in cooling towers Series M Geareducers (photo) are designed and manufactured to directly… Comprehensive monitoring for heat-trace circuits The TraceNet Genesis control and monitoring system (photo) manages heat-trace… A pressure gage for frigid conditions The T6500 pressure gage (photo) is designed for use in… These dryers feature a versatile base to accommodate auxiliaries This company’s rugged fluid-bed dryers feature unitary steel bases as… Sight-glass-mounted camera enables remote vessel inspection The EXPCMR-IP-POE-4MP-IR-SGM explosion-proof camera (photo) is a remote inspection device… This discharging system has built-in bag-piercing knives The patented Material Master bulk-bag discharging system (photo) includes bag-piercing… These liquid-level sensors work when condensation is present Typically, the presence of condensation substantially degrades the measurement signal… Cybersecurity for legacy control systems SerialTap (photo) is a new cybersecurity solution for legacy industrial… New release of this structural analysis software GT Strudl 2018 R1 software offers fully integrated and database-driven… Signal transmission and functional safety combined EtherCAT terminals (photo), part of this company’s ELX Series, have… This pump handles solids with diameters up to 4 in. This company’s vertical wet-pit cantilever pump (photo) features a fully…
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