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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…
Ending plastic waste Last month, almost 30 global companies announced the formation of… COVER STORY Boost Steam-System Efficiency by Improving Condensate Recovery Pressurized condensate-return systems and flash-steam vent condensers offer opportunities for… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Artificial Intelligence: A New Reality for Chemical Engineers From process and materials development to maintenance and logistics, artificial… Protection Through Better Housekeeping Practices Using the hierarchy of controls can help guide housekeeping and… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs New PDH capability A new catalyst for propane dehydrogenation (PDH)… Industrial-grade salt recovery from zero-liquid-discharge process A process that increases the water-recovery from reverse osmosis (RO)… A low-pressure process to leach metals from laterite ores Queensland Pacific Metals (Brisbane, Australia), a subsidiary of Pure Minerals… CO2-to-chemicals effort boosted by electrocatalytic process The quest to generate chemicals and fuels from exhaust or… A photocatalyst for reducing CO2 without precious metals The research group of professor Osamu Ishitani at the Tokyo… New catalysts enable CO2-neutral olefins production via methane reforming Today, olefins are mainly made either by naphtha cracking or… Artificial enzyme shows multiple selectivity Professor Kazuaki Ishigreo and colleagues at Nagoya University (Nagoya, Japan;… Co-electrolysis makes ‘green’ syngas in a single step Last month, Sunfire GmbH (Dresden, Germany; www.sunfire.de) reported the successful… Plasma-based electrolysis makes ammonia at ambient conditions Researchers from Case Western Reserve University (CWR; Cleveland, Ohio; www.case.edu)… BUSINESS NEWS Plant Watch February 2019 Plant Watch Lotte BP Chemical to expand petrochemicals production in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Air Coolers Versus Shell-and-Tube Water Coolers As shown here, economical cooling is often achieved with a… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Pump Sizing Parameters A solid grasp of pump sizing allows engineers to make… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Oxygen Production via Cryogenic Distillation This column is based on “Oxygen Production – Cost Analysis,”… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Drones Autonomous inventory management for stockpiles This company has launched an… Focus on Filtration The launch of a filter press and ceramic-disc filters After… NEW PRODUCTS
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This radar level sensor makes cryogenic applications secure This company’s 80-GHz radar sensors (photo) are temperature-decoupled from the… A hybrid IT cooling system is very energy efficient The (LCP) DX/FC Hybrid liquid-cooling platform (photo) includes both a… This benchtop spray dryer expedites materials testing The PolarDry Model 0.1 electrostatic spray dryer (photo) retains the… Proprietary mixing technology for sanitary processes This company has developed a line of sanitary processors (photo)… A high-performance bead mill for viscous products The Visconomic+ high-performance bead mill (photo) was developed specifically for… A robust, drop-proof smartphone for rugged environments The RG650 (photo) is a rugged smartphone designed to withstand… Simulate piping systems with this updated software tool AFT Impulse 7 software (photo), a dynamic simulation and analysis… Use this handheld manometer in a wide range of pressures DM 9600 Series precision manometers feature a color touchscreen and… These long submersible pumps are hermetically sealed Two of this company’s eight-stage, sealless canned-motor pumps from the… Compact level transmitter with intelligent processing The Sitrans Probe LU240 (photo) is this company’s newest ultrasonic… Predictive maintenance improves pump diagnostics SafeGuard (photo) is a predictive maintenance solution featuring wireless access… A next-generation purge and pressurization system Designed for Class I or II/Div. 2 and Zone 2/22… A new safety controller with programming flexibility The Phoenix PLCnext Control RFC 4072S controller (photo) is the… Lighting design for calculated efficiency This company offers customized, optimized concepts for illuminating workspaces in… Onsite biocide generation for cooling systems This company has extended its Purate technology for chlorine dioxide… SHOW PREVIEWS Connected Plant Show Preview 2019 The 2019 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) is being held February…
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