Recent Air Regulations: Impact on Turnaround Vapor Deinventory Strategies
With the onset of new environmental regulations, turnaround teams must look to temporary vapor-control strategies…
Cover Story
Energy Recovery in Compressed Air Systems
Users of compressed air can take advantage of heat recovery to enhance their sustainability, improve…
Commentary
Keeping up with automation
Last month, news broadcasts announced that an artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor, said to be…
In The News
Newsfronts
Economy and Opportunity Drive High CPI Salaries
Amid a tight labor market, CPI workers at all levels are in high demand as…
Modern Simulation Tools: Expanding Applications
New user-friendly solutions help chemical processors tackle tasks beyond design and optimization Initially, steady-state simulation…
Chementator
New process taps into lithium-bearing micas
The increased demand for lithium in recent years — driven mainly by battery manufacturing —…
Chementator Briefs
Commercial Debut The world’s first commercial plant based on the patented PLAneo technology of thyssenkrupp…
Microwave-plasma platform engineers solid-material properties
A new production process for engineering a range of nano- and microstructured solid materials can…
Progress toward using ammonia as a hydrogen carrier for fuel cells
In order for ammonia to serve as a hydrogen carrier, it is necessary to develop…
Carbon-free power: Ammonia synthesized from renewable power and hydrogen
A collaboration between JGC Corp. (JGC, Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com), the National Institute of Advanced Industrial…
MOF-coated mesh membranes separate oil from water
Current oil-water separation technologies, such as centrifugation, filtration, dissolved air flotation, distillation, oil skinners, adsorption…
Mechanically strong aerogels get closer to commercialization
Aerogels — ultralight, insulating and heat-resistant nanoporous solids — offer benefits in many applications, but…
Advanced facility accelerates commercial development of nanoscale materials
Flame-spray pyrolysis (FSP) is a type of aerosol synthesis in which solid particles condense from…
A solar-powered electrolysis process extracts lithium from seawater
Today, all commercial lithium is sourced from ores or brines on land, where the total…
Business News
Plant Watch: Business News for Dec. 2018
Plant Watch Synthomer opens expanded nitrile latex production facility in Malaysia November 13, 2018 —…
Technical & Practical
A Shortcut to Optimize Pipe Diameters by Economic Criteria
This methodology can be used not only for laminar flow, but also for the complete…
Feature Report
Pitfalls to Avoid When Generating Cost Estimates
The pitfalls in cost estimating that cause project overruns have been well known for decades,…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Distillation
Computer-generated simulations of distillation processes are often validated experimentally. This reference discusses three concepts that…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Polychloroprene Production
This column is based on the report “Polychloroprene Production – Cost Analysis,” published by Intratec.…
Engineering Practice
Recommended Fluid Velocities in Pipelines
The recommended velocities for fluids’ transportation must be updated periodically to obtain the optimum value…
Engineering & Construction (E&C): Modeling Integration Enables Optimized Execution
As E&C companies strive to develop Building Information Modeling (BIM) 6D models for the owners…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Packaging and Transportation
Self-adhesive pipe labels improve workplace safety ANSI/ASME A13.1 recommends the marking of all pipes to…
New Products
Non-contacting RVDT sensors are shock and vibration resistant
The RV Series of rotary variable differential transformer (RVDT) position sensors (photo) offer highly accurate…
Miniature solenoid valves for critical fluid control
The LFV Series 8000 two-way inert solenoid valve (photo) is a miniature device whose small…
Safely lift steel, fiber and plastic drums
The HCB hoist attachment (photo) is designed to handle all 55-gal drums, enabling safe lifting…
Effective field calibration for force-measuring equipment
This company has introduced two new portable calibration machines (photo) — the PCM, with a…
Smart lockout-tagout adds another layer of security
This company now offers Virtual Lockout-Tagout (vLOTO) capabilities with its Connect Power User Plans. vLOTO…
Readily integrate ERP systems with this asset performance manager
AllAssets is a new software-as-a-service (SAAS) platform for asset performance management that enables optimization of…
Safely store acids with these dedicated cabinets
This company’s acid storage cabinets (photo) are specifically designed for the storage of corrosive chemicals…
Smart actuation for control valves in extreme environments
SEVA electric valve actuators (photo) feature a microprocessor-controlled linear stepper motor to provide accuracy and…
Quickly contain leaking flanges and valves
The Xtreme Shell (photo) provides fast containment of a leaking flange, valve or any other…
These drives now feature an extended power range
This company has expanded the power ranges and capabilities of the TotalForce technology for its…
An all-in-one water meter for remote locations
Waterflux 3070 (photo) is said to be the first water meter with integrated pressure and…
Patented technology for precise position detection
The new PMI F90 inductive positioning system (photo) works with a patented multi-coil system. The…
This data manager has extensive communications capabilities
The Memograph M RSG45 advanced data manager DIN rail version (photo) is an intelligent remote…
Achieve faster temperature calibration
The Jofra CTC-1205 compact temperature calibrator (photo) covers a temperature range of 100 to 1,205°C…
New scales connect easily to enterprise networks
This company has designed a new version of its E-Scale series of IIoT-connected bench scales…