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February 2019
COMMENTARY
Ending plastic waste
Last month, almost 30 global companies announced the formation of…
Boost Steam-System Efficiency by Improving Condensate Recovery
Pressurized condensate-return systems and flash-steam vent condensers offer opportunities for…
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…
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)… 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… BUSINESS NEWS
Plant Watch February 2019
Plant Watch Lotte BP Chemical to expand petrochemicals production in…
Air Coolers Versus Shell-and-Tube Water Coolers
As shown here, economical cooling is often achieved with a…
Facts at your Fingertips: Pump Sizing Parameters
A solid grasp of pump sizing allows engineers to make…
Oxygen Production via Cryogenic Distillation
This column is based on “Oxygen Production – Cost Analysis,”…
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…
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…
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…
Connected Plant Show Preview 2019
The 2019 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) is being held February…
Ending plastic wasteLast month, almost 30 global companies announced the formation of…
Boost Steam-System Efficiency by Improving Condensate RecoveryPressurized condensate-return systems and flash-steam vent condensers offer opportunities for…
Artificial Intelligence: A New Reality for Chemical EngineersFrom process and materials development to maintenance and logistics, artificial…
Protection Through Better Housekeeping PracticesUsing the hierarchy of controls can help guide housekeeping and…
CO2-to-chemicals effort boosted by electrocatalytic processThe quest to generate chemicals and fuels from exhaust or…
A photocatalyst for reducing CO2 without precious metalsThe research group of professor Osamu Ishitani at the Tokyo…
New catalysts enable CO2-neutral olefins production via methane reformingToday, olefins are mainly made either by naphtha cracking or…
Artificial enzyme shows multiple selectivityProfessor Kazuaki Ishigreo and colleagues at Nagoya University (Nagoya, Japan;…
Co-electrolysis makes ‘green’ syngas in a single stepLast month, Sunfire GmbH (Dresden, Germany; www.sunfire.de) reported the successful…
Plasma-based electrolysis makes ammonia at ambient conditionsResearchers from Case Western Reserve University (CWR; Cleveland, Ohio; www.case.edu)…
Chementator BriefsNew PDH capability A new catalyst for propane dehydrogenation (PDH)…
Industrial-grade salt recovery from zero-liquid-discharge processA process that increases the water-recovery from reverse osmosis (RO)…
A low-pressure process to leach metals from laterite oresQueensland Pacific Metals (Brisbane, Australia), a subsidiary of Pure Minerals…
Plant Watch February 2019Plant Watch Lotte BP Chemical to expand petrochemicals production in…
Air Coolers Versus Shell-and-Tube Water CoolersAs shown here, economical cooling is often achieved with a…
Facts at your Fingertips: Pump Sizing ParametersA solid grasp of pump sizing allows engineers to make…
Oxygen Production via Cryogenic DistillationThis column is based on “Oxygen Production – Cost Analysis,”…
Focus on DronesAutonomous inventory management for stockpiles This company has launched an…
Focus on FiltrationThe launch of a filter press and ceramic-disc filters After…
Simulate piping systems with this updated software toolAFT Impulse 7 software (photo), a dynamic simulation and analysis…
Use this handheld manometer in a wide range of pressuresDM 9600 Series precision manometers feature a color touchscreen and…
These long submersible pumps are hermetically sealedTwo of this company’s eight-stage, sealless canned-motor pumps from the…
Compact level transmitter with intelligent processingThe Sitrans Probe LU240 (photo) is this company’s newest ultrasonic…
Predictive maintenance improves pump diagnosticsSafeGuard (photo) is a predictive maintenance solution featuring wireless access…
A next-generation purge and pressurization systemDesigned for Class I or II/Div. 2 and Zone 2/22…
A new safety controller with programming flexibilityThe Phoenix PLCnext Control RFC 4072S controller (photo) is the…
Lighting design for calculated efficiencyThis company offers customized, optimized concepts for illuminating workspaces in…
Onsite biocide generation for cooling systemsThis company has extended its Purate technology for chlorine dioxide…
This radar level sensor makes cryogenic applications secureThis company’s 80-GHz radar sensors (photo) are temperature-decoupled from the…
A hybrid IT cooling system is very energy efficientThe (LCP) DX/FC Hybrid liquid-cooling platform (photo) includes both a…
This benchtop spray dryer expedites materials testingThe PolarDry Model 0.1 electrostatic spray dryer (photo) retains the…
Proprietary mixing technology for sanitary processesThis company has developed a line of sanitary processors (photo)…
A high-performance bead mill for viscous productsThe Visconomic+ high-performance bead mill (photo) was developed specifically for…
A robust, drop-proof smartphone for rugged environmentsThe RG650 (photo) is a rugged smartphone designed to withstand…
Connected Plant Show Preview 2019The 2019 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) is being held February…
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How separation processes profit from Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions
