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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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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)… 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… 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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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… 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…
Accelerating the WFH trend The necessity to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic… COVER STORY Gas Handling: Process Control for Compressible Flow Controlling flow in gas-handling applications can present challenges because of… Rare Noble Gases: Production and Use of Ne, Kr and Xe Rare noble gases neon, krypton and xenon have unique properties… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Adaptability Helps Flow Instrumentation Evolve A common adage says “if you can’t measure it, you… CHEMENTATOR
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New process for safer and continuous magnesium production to be piloted Because of its abundance, light weight and easy alloying, magnesium… This self-sustaining cell makes electrolysis more practical A team of researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL; Idaho… Filtering out and detoxifying hexavalent chromium from water Chemists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL;… Chementator Briefs Biofertilizer + biogas Three new biofertilizer-biogas facilities will be built… Thermal energy-storage system using phase-change materials Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory… A new trace-moisture analyzer harnesses the power of MOFs The presence of moisture — even in very small amounts… Commercial-scale deployment of sodium-ion battery technology Although Li-ion batteries are currently the dominant technology in the… An alternative crop for bioethanol The Agave tequilana plant, which is native to Mexico and… Anti-fouling pre-treatment for membranes Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST;… Progress on a longer-lasting catalyst for coke-free CO2 reduction One of the main problems in the conversion of greenhouse… BUSINESS NEWS Business News -June 2020 COVID-19 Response Ineos Styrolution donates ABS for safety-glasses production May… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Acid Recovery and Recycle Technologies This overview of a number of different methods for handling… Modular Process Design: Chemical and Thermal Recycling of Acids In order to recycle spent acids from different applications, a… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Ion Exchange Resins in Water Treatment Removal of dissolved ions from industrial process water, boiler feedwater… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Production of Orthophthalic Unsaturated Polyester This column is based on “Orthophthalic Unsaturated Polyester Production Process… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Milling Milling systems adjust at top for safety and efficiency This… NEW PRODUCTS
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Durable analytical balances provide improved safety features The MS-TS analytical balance (photo) features a robust full-metal housing,… High-speed gas analysis enables emissions reductions The TDLS8100 probe-type tunable diode-laser-spectrometer (TLDS) realtime gas analyzer (photo)… This pilot-scale mixer has been redesigned The newly redesigned RS-02 high-shear pilot-scale mixer (photo) is well… Temperature control for the semiconductor industry The new Semistat series of thermoelectric process thermostats (photo) are… This DP transmitter operates over a wide temperature range The new Pascal CI4350 differential-pressure (DP) transmitter (photo) is equipped… A new, 80-GHz, wireless radar-level sensor The FWR30 is this company’s first cloud-connected radar level sensor,… Full-scale testing services to optimize screening productivity Ensuring optimal screening processes and productivity is vital for a… Universal input display has transmitter and alarm features The new VPM3000 Series of universal input displays (photo) with… A next-generation condition-monitoring field device The next-generation VCM-3 condition-monitoring platform (photo) is designed to increase… Two new vacuum pumps for mass spectrometer systems Hena 50 (photo) and 70 are single-stage, oil-sealed rotary vane… Locating software includes digital twin of performance The new Location Intelligence software (photo) expands the Simatic RTLS…
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