Non-Destructive Testing: Managing Corrosion Under Insulation
Corrosion under insulation (CUI) creates a pervasive and versatile challenge to the integrity of insulated…
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Using Corrosion as a Process Variable
Monitoring and analyzing historical corrosion data can provide insights not available from manual inspection and…
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Game Changers
The technologies associated with the Industrial Internet of Things, and the benefits that can be…
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Flow Monitoring for Today's Chemical Processes
New technologies provide diagnostics and calibration verification to improve maintenance and process efficiency Because many…
Chemical Recycling Makes Waste Plastic a Resource
With an eye toward a circular economy, technology developers are advancing a host of new…
Chementator
New membranes resist biofouling using sunlight
Membranes in large-scale water-treatment processes are often fouled by accumulation of bacteria or their biofilms.…
Gas analysis made easier for high-dust areas
A collaboration between Servomex (Surrey, U.K.; www.servomex.com) and FLO2R (Hadsund, Denmark; www.flo2r.com) has resulted in…
A new, more comprehensive electronegativity scale
The electronegativity of atoms is one of the most well-known parameters for explaining why chemical…
Accelerated electrons unlock sugars from cellulosic biomass
Obtaining sugars from cellulosic biomass cost-effectively is difficult because the predominant biopolymers in plant material…
Selective oxidation of methane makes formaldehyde, without generating CO2
Researchers from South Korea have discovered a high-performance catalyst for the selective oxidation of methane…
Chementator Briefs
ANG fueling station Ingevity (North Charleston, S.C.; www.ingevity.com) has completed construction of a fueling station…
Process intensification for carbon capture could reduce costs
In conventional solvent-based carbon-capture systems, CO2-rich exhaust gas contacts gravity-driven solvents in a vertical packed-bed…
Mechanical CO2 sequestration improves algae production
A new, mechanical method for sequestration of carbon dioxide into water was evaluated at the…
A single process to handle hydraulic fracturing produced water and offgases
Two major concerns in hydraulic fracturing operations are finding efficient ways to handle the massive…
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Plant Watch: March 2019
Plant Watch Sasol begins operating LLDPE unit at Lake Charles site February 13, 2019 —…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Unified Operational Environment Improves Process Safety
A unified gateway station and related components increase availability to improve operations and safety In…
The Value of Safety Instrumented Systems
A safety instrumented system (SIS) is important to ensure the safe operation of a plant.…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Hygienic Process Equipment Fabrication
In hygienic process operations, proper system construction and fabrication has the greatest influence on end-product…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Calcium Carbide Production from Limestone
This column is based on “Calcium Carbide Production from Limestone – Cost Analysis,” a report…
Solids Processing
Design and Calculation Methods for Uniflow Cyclones
Uniflow cyclones can be effective solid-gas separation equipment when space is limited. Presented here are…
Equipment & Services
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Focus on Air Pollution Control
These ceramic filters have catalysts built-in The BisCat filter system (photo) combines the three process…
New Products
Spraying and drying systems improve pharma R&D
At Interphex, these companies will showcase a wide range of products and services aimed at…
These compressors are designed to reduce energy use
The new SM 7.5, SM 10, SM 15, and SFC 8 rotary-screw compressors (photo) have…
Simplify screen changing for separator systems
The Electro-Lift system (photo) assists in expediting change times for separator screens, eliminating the need…
A three-in-one biogas-measurement device
The MGP261 (photo) is said to be the world’s first multigas measurement instrument for in-situ…
This new heat exchanger makes use of exhaust gases
The new Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger (EGHE; photo) transfers heat produced by exhaust gases from…
These versatile wastewater samplers are portable
The AQUA Series of portable wastewater samplers (photo) consists of three models designed to meet…
This mixer is designed for hot melts and viscous dispersions
The Model CDA-800 multi-shaft mixer (photo) has a special triple-shaft design specifically suited for hot…
Use this mobile app to optimize penetration-seal selection
This company has launched a new mobile application (app) to aid engineers in the proper…
Monitor CFATS compliance with this new software module
This company’s Compliance Manager software module aids chemical processors in assuring that their sites are…
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Show Preview-Interphex 2019
Interphex 2019 will take place April 2–4 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New…
Show Preview-Powtech 2019
Powtech 2019 (www.powtech.de) takes place from April 9–11 at the Exhibition Center in Nuremberg, Germany,…