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EDITOR'S PAGE The gender gap in engineering Each year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;… COVER STORY Vent Away Condensate Pump Frustrations In A Flash The guidance provided here can help to mitigate problems occurring… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS SAF Production Expands for a Low-Carbon Future To lower their climate impact, petroleum refiners are increasingly assessing… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator briefs NITROGEN UTILIZATION Late March, the first nitrogen fertilizer produced from… Applying capacitive deionization for critical-metals recovery Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, Ill.; www.anl.gov) are investigating… Reduced fouling when pneumatically conveying lactose products To ensure product safety and quality, products containing lactose (at… Catalyst-coated membrane reduces electrolyzer stack cost for H2 production A new catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) technology for hydrogen production, developed… Commercial debut for a process that makes 'green' pig iron Last month, Vale S.A. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) began… PFAS separation-concentration system introduced in North America A technology initially developed in Australia by OPEC Systems (Emu… A new burner slashes NOx emissions from iron-ore pelletizing plants Before being fed to the blast furnace, iron ore is… Growing sulfur batteries from crystals Strain on demand for critical battery metals is forcing manufacturers… Capillary-fed electrolysis unlocks new levels of efficiency for green-hydrogen production A new category of electrolysis could significantly lower the expenses… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: May 2022 Plant Watch ADM announces significant expansions in the U.S. and… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Detecting and Preventing Spills and Leaks Comprehensive planning, along with appropriate level-measurement technologies and safety instrumented… TOWER DOCTOR Should the Doctor Believe a Flowmeter? Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers Many… FEATURE REPORT A Primer on pH Measurement Understanding the basic principles of operation and construction designs of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Physical Gas-Separation Methods Industrial gases are critical for a wide range of applications… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Solids Handling This bag slitter eliminates dust and reduces waste The MINILux… NEW PRODUCTS
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This absorbent media can prevent carbon-bed fires This company has launched Sulphasorb 2 (photo), a new activated… Monitoring of chlor-alkali electrolysis sub-processes Chlorine and caustic soda are essential chemicals whose production is… Use these plug valves with slurries and gritty media This company’s Cam-Centric plug valves (photo) feature 100% port, which… These kits perform certified tests of fiber optic cabling Expanding its cable certification and testing portfolio, this company now… A new generation of centrifugal mixers for 3D printing materials Smart DAC centrifugal mixers (photo) feature variable counter-rotation, increased mixing… Power supply units with IO-Link for field Installation The compact PSU67 power supply units (photo) ensure energy-efficient, decentralized… This line of ball valves has an expanded operating range This company has expanded its line of high-performance ball valves… A selection tool for automated process valves The complete Nelprof valve sizing and selection software for all… These vests keep workers cool in hot situations The StaCool Vest core body-cooling system (photo) helps workers stay… An ammonia leak-detection system for process refrigeration The Chillgard 5000 NH3 monitoring system (photo) features a sophisticated… Simulate hydraulic systems and prevent waterhammer The Impulse 9 software suite (photo) was designed to enable… A low-power CH4 sensor with digital and analog capabilities FlameIR-ME1 is a new methane sensor that uses a solid-state… Customized containment solutions for hygienic processes This company’s continuous liner systems (CLS; photo) are designed for… This family of CPVC butterfly valves has been expanded This company has added two new sizes (10- and 12-in.)… New meters for pH, conductivity and ion concentration Developed for a wide range of applications, SevenDirect benchtop meters… This gas detector finds volatile substances at very low volumes The new X-pid gas detector (photo) quickly detects volatile organic… A complete system for developing emerging foods Unveiled at Anuga FeedTec trade fair (Cologne, Germany; April 26–29),… An expanded series of smart Roots pumps The new line of Roots pumps from the HiLobe series… A trailer support for busy loading docks The Ground Mounted Trailer Support (GMTS; photo) is a new… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview: IFAT Munich IFAT 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage,… Connected Plant Conference Show Preview The 2022 Connected Plant Conference (CPC; www.connectedplantconference.com) will take place…
The 2020 Chopey Scholarship winner Chemical Engineering has been a long-time leading source for practical… COVER STORY Corrosion Protection with Direct-to-Metal Coatings Understanding the mechanisms driving corrosion-prevention technologies will help engineers to… Building a Sustainable Coatings Infrastructure Recent advancements in coatings technologies are driving the industry toward… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Virus Countermeasures Drive Worker Safety The COVID-19 threat has increased the urgency for implementing contagion-prevention… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs-Aug 2020 Curing with less Pt Silicone-release coatings generally use a platinum-based… A step toward supercritical-carbon-dioxide power generation Construction is complete on a new building to house a… Making CO-rich syngas while avoiding carbon formation Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has developed a new… Italian industry-academic collaboration yields prototype machine for making new masks The Marchesini Group S.p.A. (Pianoro Bologna, Italy; www.marchesini.com) and a… Commercial plant will recover salts from incinerator flyash Ragn-Sells AB (Sollentuna, Sweden; www.ragnsells.com) has partnered Hitachi Zosen Inova… Stainless-steel alloy for additive manufacturing QuesTek Innovations LLC (Evanston, Ill.; www.questek.com) has introduced a stainless-steel… New method makes nanocellulose composites industrially viable Cellulose nanoparticles are of great interest as constituents of polymer… Significantly reduce cyanide consumption in refractory gold-ore treatment Traditionally, cyanide consumption with conventional bio-oxidation residues is higher than… Turning plastic waste into high-quality winter diesel fuel Using a proprietary technique and Clariant’s (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) Hydex… BUSINESS NEWS CPI Business News - August 2020 Nouryon to build TBHP/TBA plant in Ningbo July 8, 2020… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Mechanical Pressure Gages in the CPI In today’s digital age, there is still a need for… Pressure Instruments: Avoiding the Harmful Effects of Hydrogen Under the right conditions, the smallest atom can attack and… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer-System Maintenance During Slow Periods Periods of reduced heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) system operation offer opportunities for… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Cumene Production from Benzene This column is based on “Cumene from Benzene and RG… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Solids Handling This bulk-bag conditioner has a rotary lift platform The new… NEW PRODUCTS
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The next evolutionary level of explosion protection Similar to a process control system, the iQ Safety Cockpit… Modular cleaning system for tanks of all sizes The OC200 orbital cleaner (photo) rotates around the horizontal and… Ethernet safety I/O modules with IP67 protection The TBIP and TBPN full safety block input/output (I/O) modules… Custom-designed pre-filter vessel This company recently fabricated a pre-filter vessel constructed of 304L… A space-saving innovation for control boxes and cabinets With this company’s new cover-installation concept for Ex control boxes… Remote, IoT-enabled monitoring of AODD pumps SafeGuard (photo) is an IoT-enabled (internet of things) pump-monitoring system… A device for smart time-control applications The new multifunctional MACX-TR timer relays (photo) make simple time-control… A laboratory mixer for high-containment applications This company has built the smallest machine in its company… Diesel-tank level transmitters for oil-and-gas applications The Model 575 intrinsically safe level transmitter (photo, p. 24)… Non-intrusive measurement of very low liquid flows The Fluxus F721 XLF (photo) is a non-intrusive ultrasonic flowmeter… New PLC with explosion-proof options The HI-TBS programmable logic controller (PLC; photo) combines ultra-bright LED… Quantitative/qualitative analysis of gases at ambient pressure OmniStar (photo) and ThermoStar GSD 350 are compact, portable benchtop… New technologies enhance metallic filter elements This company has launched a range of surface-modification technologies that…
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