Taking a stand on sustainabilityLast month, Royal Dutch Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com)…
January 2019
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The 2019 Kirkpatrick Award: Nominations are now open
As chemical engineers, many of us work on developing new…
An Investigation of Premature Flooding in a Distillation Column
Surprising observations regarding flooding in the upper fractionation trays of…
Power-to-X: Batteries Not Required
As renewable energy becomes increasingly available (and less expensive), Europeans…
The Balanced Burner
Modern combustion technologies help processors safely meet emissions standards, while…
Nano-engineered cellulose prevents scaling
Efforts to find more environmentally friendly anti-scalant approaches have yielded…
Chementator Briefs
Renewable jet fuel At the end of last October, euglena…
Recovering rare-earth elements from coal byproducts
A team from the University of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.; www.uky.edu)…A catalyst that mimics enzymes
A research team from the University of New South Wales… 
A more efficient way to convert CO2 into chemicals via MER
Microbial electrochemical reduction (MER) of CO2 into value-added chemicals is…Making jet fuel from wood
Last month, construction began on a demonstration facility that integrates… 
A methane fuel cell that operates at lower temperatures
Existing methane fuel cells typically require high (750–800°C) temperatures to…Transforming plastic waste into useful aerogels
Plastic-bottle waste is toxic and non-biodegradable, and has become a… 
Simpler, more selective scandium recovery
Rare-earth elements (REEs), such as scandium, are in high demand,…
Business News - January 2019
Plant Watch Neste moves forward with expansion of renewable products…
Cost Engineering: Equipment Purchase Costs
A methodology and examples for estimating equipment costs are presented…
Commercializing Process Technologies
New technologies can provide competitive advantages compared to established processes,…
Facts at your Fingertips: Pressure Measurement for Real Gases
The ideal gas law ( PV = nRT), relating molar…
Technology Profile: HDPE Production via Slurry-Loop Process
This column is based on “HDPE Production via Slurry Loop…
Accelerating Six Sigma Research with the Definitive Screening Design (DSD) Technique
DSD is a new design-of-experiments (DOE) technique that is expected…
Focus on Handling Powders and Bulk Solids
Vibrator-mounting system requires no welding or bolting This versatile mounting…
FTIR spectrometer features newly engineered optical system
The Nicolet iS20 FTIR spectrometer is an upgrade over the…
This AODD pump has multiple mounting orientations
This company has extended its line of specialty air-operated double-diaphragm…
A new generation of valve positioners
At Valve World Expo (Düsseldorf, Germany; November 27–29), this company…
Slash the total cost of ownership with this new aseptic valve
Reducing the total cost of ownership is paramount for manufacturers…
Fast, simple and accurate on-the-go steam-trap testing
The SAGE UMT (photo) is a wireless, hand-held steam-trap-testing solution…
A new control system for smart control of separators
The new Metris addIQ (photo) is a state-of-the-art digital control…
This new digital float switch uses transistors instead of reeds
Said to be the first instrument of its kind, this…
The 2019 Kirkpatrick Award: Nominations are now openAs chemical engineers, many of us work on developing new…
An Investigation of Premature Flooding in a Distillation ColumnSurprising observations regarding flooding in the upper fractionation trays of…
Power-to-X: Batteries Not RequiredAs renewable energy becomes increasingly available (and less expensive), Europeans…
The Balanced BurnerModern combustion technologies help processors safely meet emissions standards, while…
Nano-engineered cellulose prevents scalingEfforts to find more environmentally friendly anti-scalant approaches have yielded…
Chementator BriefsRenewable jet fuel At the end of last October, euglena…
Recovering rare-earth elements from coal byproductsA team from the University of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.; www.uky.edu)…
A catalyst that mimics enzymesA research team from the University of New South Wales…
A more efficient way to convert CO2 into chemicals via MERMicrobial electrochemical reduction (MER) of CO2 into value-added chemicals is…
Making jet fuel from woodLast month, construction began on a demonstration facility that integrates…
A methane fuel cell that operates at lower temperaturesExisting methane fuel cells typically require high (750–800°C) temperatures to…
Transforming plastic waste into useful aerogelsPlastic-bottle waste is toxic and non-biodegradable, and has become a…
Simpler, more selective scandium recoveryRare-earth elements (REEs), such as scandium, are in high demand,…
Business News - January 2019Plant Watch Neste moves forward with expansion of renewable products…
Cost Engineering: Equipment Purchase CostsA methodology and examples for estimating equipment costs are presented…
Commercializing Process TechnologiesNew technologies can provide competitive advantages compared to established processes,…
Facts at your Fingertips: Pressure Measurement for Real GasesThe ideal gas law ( PV = nRT), relating molar…
Technology Profile: HDPE Production via Slurry-Loop ProcessThis column is based on “HDPE Production via Slurry Loop…
Accelerating Six Sigma Research with the Definitive Screening Design (DSD) TechniqueDSD is a new design-of-experiments (DOE) technique that is expected…
Focus on Handling Powders and Bulk SolidsVibrator-mounting system requires no welding or bolting This versatile mounting…
FTIR spectrometer features newly engineered optical systemThe Nicolet iS20 FTIR spectrometer is an upgrade over the…
This AODD pump has multiple mounting orientationsThis company has extended its line of specialty air-operated double-diaphragm…
A new generation of valve positionersAt Valve World Expo (Düsseldorf, Germany; November 27–29), this company…
Slash the total cost of ownership with this new aseptic valveReducing the total cost of ownership is paramount for manufacturers…
Fast, simple and accurate on-the-go steam-trap testingThe SAGE UMT (photo) is a wireless, hand-held steam-trap-testing solution…
A new control system for smart control of separatorsThe new Metris addIQ (photo) is a state-of-the-art digital control…
This new digital float switch uses transistors instead of reedsSaid to be the first instrument of its kind, this…
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