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March 2020
COMMENTARY
Champions of transformation
While new and exciting technologies become available to us at…
Sustainability Snapshot: Making Practical Progress
In their own words, sustainability leaders from the chemical process…
Pressure Relief Technologies: Under Pressure to Perform Better
Developments in pressure relief technologies respond to chemical processors’ need…
Simultaneously treat many mixed-waste streams
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI; Worcester,…
Self-healing, recyclable solid electrolytes for Li-ion batteries
Energy-storage researchers have been in search of safer electrolytes for…
Centralized control system infrastructure
At the ARC Industry Forum in February, Honeywell Process Solutions…Converting solid waste to ketones
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.; www.lbl.gov) recently… Chementator Briefs
Caprolactam Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.; www.genomatica.com) recently announced the production… Validating hydrogen embrittlement models for steel tanks
Hydrogen is transported in steel tanks and pipelines. However, H2… Commercializing vacuum-microwave drying for pharmaceuticals
Vacuum-microwave drying for pharmaceuticals is much faster than other techniques,… Metabolic engineering allows robust, standardized fermentation that is predictive at scale
Production of bio-based chemicals has important environmental, cost and functional… 
Bio-inspired textiles recover oil from water
A technology that removes oil from the surface of water…
Plant Watch - March 2020
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to build hydrogen peroxide plant in Taiwan…
Determining Overall Pump Lifecycle Costs
Beyond the purchase price, there are other optimizable costs that…
Updating Legacy Rotating Equipment
A brief look at the benefits of installing modern materials…
Facts at your Fingertips: Distillation Trays and Packing
Industrial distillation columns use either trays or packing to promote…
Technology Profile: Polyoxymethylene Production
This column is based on “Polyoxymethylene from Methanol and Acetic…
Batch Drying: Maximizing Product Yields
Use the strategies discussed here to maximize the yields of…
Focus on Corrosion Protection
Simplified access to corrosion-monitoring data In January, this company introduced…
A cloud-based platform to optimize efficiency and minimize production interruptions
The InFocus Online Platform uses secure, near-realtime data to optimize…
A new release of this incompressible-flow analysis software
A new version of this company's hydraulic-flow analysis software, Fathom…
Streamline bag-filling tasks with this new system
The Material Master Powerfill Pro bulk-bag filler system (photo) features…A standardized environment to aggregate, visualize and analyze data
Proficy Operations Hub 1.5 is designed to provide users with… 
These luminaires havea DALI interface
This company has expanded its product range, adding modern explosion-protected…
Ultra-compact weighing electronics for precision
The Siwarex WP351 (photo) is one of the smallest electronic…
New transfer tubing for biopharmaceutical applications
BioPure silicone transfer tubing provides a safe, reliable and value-based…
These liquid-ring pumps feature two drives
The ELRi range of liquid ring pumps (photo) is designed…
Programmable pressure switch with IO-Link and display
The new model PSD-4-ECO programmable pressure switch (photo) enables pressure…
Conductivity sensors designed for ultra-pure water
The CS700 stainless-steel conductivity sensor (photo) covers a wide variety…A comprehensive digital platform for chemical data discovery
Chemtiva is a new digital platform that is designed to… 
Rugged ball valves for all types of water-treatment processes
The Ener•G ball valve (photo) is designed for municipal and…
New level switches to optimize operations in solids applications
The new range of Rosemount solids level switches (photo) was…
New device delivers UV/IR sensing for hydrogen detection
The FL500-H2 (photo) is an ultraviolet/infrared (UV/IR) flame detector designed…
Hose adapters designed for maximum product safety
This company’s Break-Away adapter (photo) is a break-away coupler designed…
Dependable shutoff in severe service
Clampseal throttling valves (photo) are appropriate for use in severe-service…
Interpret clamp load within bolts, and monitor remotely
Knowing the tension of critical joints is essential to safety,…
Two new point-level instruments recently introduced
The Liquiphant FTL51B and FTL41 vibrating-fork (vibronic) level instruments (photo)…
Champions of transformationWhile new and exciting technologies become available to us at…
Sustainability Snapshot: Making Practical ProgressIn their own words, sustainability leaders from the chemical process…
Pressure Relief Technologies: Under Pressure to Perform BetterDevelopments in pressure relief technologies respond to chemical processors’ need…
Simultaneously treat many mixed-waste streamsA team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI; Worcester,…
Self-healing, recyclable solid electrolytes for Li-ion batteriesEnergy-storage researchers have been in search of safer electrolytes for…
Centralized control system infrastructureAt the ARC Industry Forum in February, Honeywell Process Solutions…
Converting solid waste to ketonesResearchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.; www.lbl.gov) recently…
Chementator BriefsCaprolactam Genomatica (San Diego, Calif.; www.genomatica.com) recently announced the production…
Validating hydrogen embrittlement models for steel tanksHydrogen is transported in steel tanks and pipelines. However, H2…
Commercializing vacuum-microwave drying for pharmaceuticalsVacuum-microwave drying for pharmaceuticals is much faster than other techniques,…
Metabolic engineering allows robust, standardized fermentation that is predictive at scaleProduction of bio-based chemicals has important environmental, cost and functional…
Bio-inspired textiles recover oil from waterA technology that removes oil from the surface of water…
Plant Watch - March 2020Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to build hydrogen peroxide plant in Taiwan…
Determining Overall Pump Lifecycle CostsBeyond the purchase price, there are other optimizable costs that…
Updating Legacy Rotating EquipmentA brief look at the benefits of installing modern materials…
Facts at your Fingertips: Distillation Trays and PackingIndustrial distillation columns use either trays or packing to promote…
Technology Profile: Polyoxymethylene ProductionThis column is based on “Polyoxymethylene from Methanol and Acetic…
Batch Drying: Maximizing Product YieldsUse the strategies discussed here to maximize the yields of…
Focus on Corrosion ProtectionSimplified access to corrosion-monitoring data In January, this company introduced…
A cloud-based platform to optimize efficiency and minimize production interruptionsThe InFocus Online Platform uses secure, near-realtime data to optimize…
A new release of this incompressible-flow analysis softwareA new version of this company's hydraulic-flow analysis software, Fathom…
Streamline bag-filling tasks with this new systemThe Material Master Powerfill Pro bulk-bag filler system (photo) features…
Proficy Operations Hub 1.5 is designed to provide users with…
These luminaires havea DALI interfaceThis company has expanded its product range, adding modern explosion-protected…
Ultra-compact weighing electronics for precisionThe Siwarex WP351 (photo) is one of the smallest electronic…
New transfer tubing for biopharmaceutical applicationsBioPure silicone transfer tubing provides a safe, reliable and value-based…
These liquid-ring pumps feature two drivesThe ELRi range of liquid ring pumps (photo) is designed…
Programmable pressure switch with IO-Link and displayThe new model PSD-4-ECO programmable pressure switch (photo) enables pressure…
Conductivity sensors designed for ultra-pure waterThe CS700 stainless-steel conductivity sensor (photo) covers a wide variety…
Chemtiva is a new digital platform that is designed to…
Rugged ball valves for all types of water-treatment processesThe Ener•G ball valve (photo) is designed for municipal and…
New level switches to optimize operations in solids applicationsThe new range of Rosemount solids level switches (photo) was…
New device delivers UV/IR sensing for hydrogen detectionThe FL500-H2 (photo) is an ultraviolet/infrared (UV/IR) flame detector designed…
Hose adapters designed for maximum product safetyThis company’s Break-Away adapter (photo) is a break-away coupler designed…
Dependable shutoff in severe serviceClampseal throttling valves (photo) are appropriate for use in severe-service…
Interpret clamp load within bolts, and monitor remotelyKnowing the tension of critical joints is essential to safety,…
Two new point-level instruments recently introducedThe Liquiphant FTL51B and FTL41 vibrating-fork (vibronic) level instruments (photo)…
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