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Driving environmental progress The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court limiting the… COVER STORY Scrolling or Pushing? Choosing the Right Type of Filtration Centrifuge Understanding the working principles of scrolling and pushing centrifuges can… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Achieving Balance in Combustion New hardware combined with monitoring technologies can help optimize combustion… CHEMENTATOR
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Hybrid membrane separates CO2 with both high permeability and selectivity Conventional gas-separation membranes normally exhibit a trade-off between selectivity and… Biodegradable corn-based adhesive is non-toxic, with tunable properties A new class of adhesives being developed by the startup… Chementator Briefs Biomethane Last month, NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.… Commercial debut for sand-based thermal-energy storage Last month, operation began at Polar Night Energy Oy’s (Tampere,… A more-sensitive way to differentiate chiral compounds Circular dichroism (CD) is the established method for distinguishing between… Upcycling of waste ABS into 3D-printable material with enhanced properties In an advancement toward circularity for commodity plastics, researchers at… Extending the operating temperature of biological phosphorus removal Currently, enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) techniques in municipal wastewater-treatment… Limpet tooth inspires strongest biomaterial An interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists and engineers from the… Biosynthesis of renewable, high-energy-density, cyclopropane-based fuels Cyclopropane-functionalized hydrocarbons can be excellent fuels because of their high… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: August 2022 Plant Watch Johnson Matthey to build U.K. gigafactory for H2… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL TOWER DOCTOR Tower Doctor: X-Raying The Patient: Gamma Scanning Vapor Cross-Flow Channeling Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers In… FEATURE REPORT Ethernet-APL: The Future of Field Connectivity Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (APL) provides connectivity between field-generated data… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer Fluid System Venting Heat transfer fluids (HTFs) provide heating and cooling of process… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Magnetic-Drive Positive-Displacement Pumps for Chemical Processing Applications Advances in sliding-vane and internal-gear seal-less pump technologies can provide… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Steps to Improve Safety Challenges in Hazardous Environments Compliance with industry- and machinery-specific safety standards and classifications is… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Pipes, Tubes and Fittings A portable pipe beveling tool prepares pipe for welding The… SHOW PREVIEWS Achema Show 2022 Show Preview Achema (www.achema.de), the global forum for the chemical engineering and… DEPARTMENTS CHEM CHRONICLES ChemChronicles: 'Eye it Before You Buy It,' The Invention of Cellophane Transparent polymer film started with an accident . . .…
Champions of transformation While new and exciting technologies become available to us at… COVER STORY Sustainability Snapshot: Making Practical Progress In their own words, sustainability leaders from the chemical process… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Pressure Relief Technologies: Under Pressure to Perform Better Developments in pressure relief technologies respond to chemical processors’ need… CHEMENTATOR
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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… 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… BUSINESS NEWS Plant Watch - March 2020 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to build hydrogen peroxide plant in Taiwan… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Updating Legacy Rotating Equipment A brief look at the benefits of installing modern materials… Determining Overall Pump Lifecycle Costs Beyond the purchase price, there are other optimizable costs that… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Distillation Trays and Packing Industrial distillation columns use either trays or packing to promote… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Polyoxymethylene Production This column is based on “Polyoxymethylene from Methanol and Acetic… SOLIDS PROCESSING Batch Drying: Maximizing Product Yields Use the strategies discussed here to maximize the yields of… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Corrosion Protection Simplified access to corrosion-monitoring data In January, this company introduced… NEW PRODUCTS
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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… Two new point-level instruments recently introduced The Liquiphant FTL51B and FTL41 vibrating-fork (vibronic) level instruments (photo)… 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,…
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