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EDITOR'S PAGE The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominations Since 1933, Chemical Engineering has honored noteworthy chemical engineering technologies… COVER STORY Preventing Electrostatic Explosions and Fires There are many occasions in chemical processing plants where electrostatic… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS New Ways to Achieve Better Control of Emissions New and improved catalysts and other process innovations are helping… CHEMENTATOR
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Membrane-based system for low-cost CO2 capture to be demonstrated at engineering scale A new membrane technology for separating carbon dioxide from exhaust… Storing excess electricity as high-temperature heat Late last November, the energy-transition start-up company Lumenion GmbH (Berlin,… Process for recycling of cotton garments produces multi-ton quantities for testing A process developed by Evrnu (Seattle, Wash.; www.evrnu.com) to regenerate… Radiative cooling: A coating for windows that also cools A Korean team has proposed an approach for passive radiative… Enhancing photocatalytic activity by tuning wall thickness of TiO2 nanotubes Titanium dioxide is well known as a photocatalyst, and is… Immobilizing enzymes for biosensors A new technique for making less-expensive, more-efficient biological enzyme hybrids… A breakthrough in artificial intelligence-enabled materials discovery A groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, dubbed CAMEO (Closed-Loop Autonomous… Membrane extraction improves biofuel yield Typically, the production of fuel-grade chemicals, such as butanol, from… January Chementator Briefs MDI Production Late last year, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com)… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: January 2021 Plant Watch LG Chem to run Wuxi cathode-materials plant on… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Moisture Measurement in Solid Materials Determining moisture levels in solid materials is important for product… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Nickel-based Superalloys Superalloys, also known as high-performance alloys, are considered as materials… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon Dioxide This column is based on “Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Practicing Year-Round Waste Compliance There are many regulations surrounding the production of waste at… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Flow Measurement & Control Flowmeter with pressure and temperature sensors, too The Proline Prosonic… NEW PRODUCTS
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A sanitary rotary mixer that is washdown-rated The Model MX-5-S316L sanitary rotary-batch mini-mixer (photo) can de-agglomerate and… Explosion-protected products are now CCC-compliant To secure access to the Chinese market, this company has… A reliable and versatile pneumatic pressure controller PMT Model 40 pneumatic pressure controllers (photo) are available in… Purify complex bio-based solutions with these new resins Lewatit PH 1074 HEP (photo) is the newest product in… New high-volume granulation equipment improves yield By combining the HSM 2000 X.ONE high-shear mixer and FBE… New cleaning agent rapidly breaks down fats and greases Pure-OX FOAM (photo) is a peroxide-based foaming detergent specifically formulated… Protect potable water with this diverse product family The VaultSafe product line (photo) is designed to protect potable… Customizable mobile totes for biopharmaceutical applications This company has introduced the KDT series of configurable knockdown… Achieve repeatable reactions with this one-step solution This company’s Continuous Hybrid Reactor (CHR; photo) has been designed… New industrial PCs create a secure visualization system The Allen-Bradley VersaView 6300 PCs and thin clients (photo) combine… These dust monitors now have hazardous-location approvals The DustAlarm ES and DustTrend ES series (photo) of broken-bag… Powder sifters automatically remove foreign objects GS centrifugal sifters (photo) automatically capture and remove foreign objects… Thermal and visible videoscope for underground utility vaults The new FLIR VS290-32 (photo) is said to be an… Automatically dispense a variety of media The Bench Cat system (photo) is designed for automatically dispensing… Cr-free corrosion inhibitors provide long-lasting protection This company’s chromium-free corrosion-inhibiting technology, Intelli-ion, utilizes novel active ingredients,… An industrial edge platform for data processing With the new Industrial Edge Management system (photo), users can… This IBC now also has FM approval The Ecobulk SX-D intermediate bulk container (IBC; photo) is specially… A new turbopump for ion-implantation applications HiPace 2800 IT (photo) is a turbomolecular pump especially dedicated… Optimize industrial training with immersive virtual reality This company’s Immersive Field Simulator (photo) is an advanced industrial-training… A needle valve for high-pressure applications This company’s new high-pressure needle valve (HPNV; photo) is designed…
Taking a stand on sustainability Last month, Royal Dutch Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com)… COVER STORY Maintenance: Pursuing Improvements in Rotating Machinery The variety of rotating equipment used in chemical manufacturing creates… Maintenance Strategies in the Era of IIoT The shift from reactive to prescriptive maintenance can be greatly… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS U.S. Refining Industry Reckons with Uncertain Energy Future Many indicators point to current success and prosperity for U.S.… Smart Sensors Enable Industry 4.0 Coupled with advanced analytics and networking capabilities, today’s smart sensors… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Depolymerization Last month, DuPont Teijin Films Ltd. (DTF; Contern, Luxembourg;… Enzyme engineering enables bio-based hydrogen peroxide Borne out of a cancer research project at Massachusetts Institute… Protecting oxidation-prone materials with a crust of salt High-temperature synthesis of ceramics and other materials normally requires a… Converting CO2 to carbon at mild conditions An international research team led by RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia;… This process improves blends of starch-based plastic with conventional polyolefins Thermoplastic starch, a biodegradable polysaccharide, is an attractive material for… Process improves usefulness of carbon nanotubes for battery applications Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been touted as game-changing nanomaterials in… Nano-coated salts for energy storage A new energy-storage process has begun operations at a large-scale… A low-temperature catalyst for dry methane reforming A catalyst that performs low-temperature reforming of methane with carbon… Impinging jet mixers are applied to bio-crude harvesting from algae Microalgae have been investigated as a source of “bio-crude” —… BUSINESS NEWS Business News - May 2019 Plant Watch Arkema starts up photocure resin expansion in China… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Engineering Internships: A Win for Students and Companies Insights to the benefits of internships for both students and… FEATURE REPORT Modern Instrumentation Simplifies Maintenance Note: This story is also available in a complimentary, full-screen… The Role of Frequency in Radar Level Measurement No single frequency is suitable for all applications in the… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Low-Temperature Handling Processes involving extremely low temperatures present unique process design and… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Polyethylene Furanoate Production This column is based on “Polyethylene Furanoate Production — Cost… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Key Questions to Guide Effective Selection of Personal Protective Equipment Armed with a proper understanding of chemical exposure risks and… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Weighing This load cell is robust and hygienic The UltraPure single-point… NEW PRODUCTS
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Pumps for onboard exhaust-gas cleaning systems To curb global marine and air pollution, stricter limits on… Hybrid gas analyzer for emissions monitoring The new Rosemount CT4400 continuous gas analyzer (photo) is said… Smart manufacturing platform brings AI to legacy assets This company has launched a new smart manufacturing platform powered… Dry bulk solids with this fluidized-bed system The HDC fluidized bed dryer (photo) operates in open systems,… This glove box controls relative humidity or oxygen levels The Nitrogenema enclosure series (photo) is capable of protecting processes… This pressure switch has an adjustable switch differential The model PSM-700 rugged pressure switch (photo) offers a switch… Optimize scheduling with this AI-based system This company has released Version 2.5 of its Oritames Advanced… A new non-contact radar gage for liquid-level measurement The NCR-84 is an 80-GHz radar used for continuous, non-contact… New control-panel portfolio for challenging installations The CP600-Pro (photo) is a premium human-machine interface (HMI) control… Pump hazardous media at flowrates up to 1,200 m3/h This company has launched a new pump size in its… Magnetic mixers for biotech and pharma applications This company is expanding its range of magnetic mixers with… This dust collector has two cartridges and higher capacity The Quad Pulse Package 2 (QPP2) dust collector (photo) has… Liquid-filled pressure gages that can withstand harsh chemicals Model 1550 and 1553 pressure gages from this company’s U.S.… New automatic filters integrate two stages into a single vessel The CSF-ABW two-stage backwash filter (photo) is a fully automatic… A family of displacement sensors for extreme conditions This company recently launched the Extreme Environment product family of… Electrochemical treatment saves water, reduces costs The Universal Environmental Technology (UET) reactor (photo) is an electrochemical… Pressure sensors with capacitive touchpads The new pressure sensors of the PS+ Series (photo) can… Energy-conservation module improves pneumatic processes Showcased last month at Interphex in New York City, this… Risk analytics enhance this cybersecurity platform The newest release of this company’s Cyber Integrity platform, Version… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview - ACHEM ASIA 2019 AchemAsia — International Expo and Innovation Forum for Sustainable Chemical…
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