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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 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)… 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… 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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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… 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…
Uniting to fight COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has very quickly changed our lives in… COVER STORY Turning Up the Heat on Valve Train Safety Despite their nearly universal use in industrial combustion processes, valve… Low-Cost Techniques for NOx Reduction An understanding of the available NOx-reduction strategies will help engineers… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Wearable technologies: Wear it Well Wearable technologies help chemical processors improve productivity and safety of… COVID-19 Shutdowns Slash Demand for Refined Products Demand for refined products has dropped sharply, challenging petroleum refineries… CHEMENTATOR
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An efficient electrochemical route to triphenylphosphine — without the waste A new electrochemical process could make triphenylphosphine (TPP) — an… First industrial-scale plant uses CO2-lean cement production By replacing part of cement clinker with calcined (thermally activated)… Ion-exchange beads for lithium extraction With lithium demand higher than ever, processors are increasingly turning… A low-cost way to make propylene oxide without chlorine or wastewater Chemetry Corp. (Moss Landing, Calif.; www.chemetrycorp.com) is piloting a hybrid… Piloting a new sewage-treatment process to tackle emerging contaminants As new types of water contaminants continue to emerge, such… 'Artificial photosynthesis' system design overcomes problem of fast proton flow Artificial photosynthesis systems seek to harvest sunlight and carbon dioxide… New catalyst selectively promotes hydrodeoxygenation reaction Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL; Upton, N.Y.; www.bnl.gov) and… MOFs and nanochannels enable lithium extraction from brines Lithium is a key raw material for batteries that power… Chementator Briefs Light-emitting Si Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE; the… BUSINESS NEWS Business News - The CPI's COVID-19 response, and more COVID-19 Response Ineos constructs several new sanitizer plants in Europe… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Industry Mentors: An Integral Part of Education An experienced engineer who mentors young engineers and a student… FEATURE REPORT Steam Quality Considerations Steam often provides the majority of heat, but its quality… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Nucleation Phenomena in Crystallization Industrial crystallization processes are widely used in the chemical process… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Production of Vinyl Chloride Monomer This column is based on “Vinyl Chloride Production from Ethylene… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Maintenance Tools Software determines when to maintenance RO systems This company has… NEW PRODUCTS
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This decontamination chamber uses UV radiation The UV-Box (photo) is a high-efficiency chamber designed to safely… Improved sealing makes this heat exchanger more efficient Thanks to a patent-pending sealing concept, the new Compabloc+ heat… A conveyor designed to handle hazardous materials This company’s Tubular Chain Conveyor (photo) reliably contains dusty and… UL-certified control stations for extreme temperatures This company has obtained updated UL approval for its explosion-protected… These metering pumps feature a very large turndown ratio The Flexflow A1F peristaltic metering pump (photo) is designed for… Introducing a new range of valve actuators Launched in March, the E2HR Series Electro-Hydraulic Rotary valve actuators… New IIoT platform for instrumentation management Netilion (photo) is a new industrial internet of things (IIoT)… Process monitoring where space is at a premium The LiquiSonic Lab 3-in-1-sensor (photo) is designed for reactors and… Maximize energy recovery from sludge-handling processes The DTR Series of double-tube heat exchangers (photo) is designed… New intrinsically safe weighing instruments The HI 8100IS and the HI 8200IS are high-performance weighing… Ethernet communication for Ex areas The first Zone 2 Ethernet gateway for this company’s excom… New 80-GHz radar level transmitters are also compact The new Sitrans LR100 series 80 GHz radar transmitters (photo)… The launch of a next-generation ozone technology After four years of development, this company is now launching…
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