Bio-based Processing Best Practices
Development of robust bio-based processes will be key to accelerating the transition to a circular…
Cover Story
Separations are Key to Bioprocessing Success
Choosing an optimal separation technology and associated equipment is essential in all types of bioprocessing…
Commentary
Looking ahead
This has certainly been a year to remember, and as 2020 comes to an end…
In The News
Newsfronts
AI and Position-Sensing Drive Robotics Expansion
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and improved technologies for providing robots with positional awareness have…
Chementator
Chementator Briefs
DESALINATION The challenge for large-scale desalination is to improve the performance of membranes used for…
Nanoengineered catalysts can upcycle polyethylene
Drawing inspiration from the enzymatic breakdown of macromolecules in cellular systems, scientists at Ames Laboratory…
This nanoengineered catalyst converts mixed, impure waste to biodiesel
In an example of a biologically inspired and nano-engineered catalyst, researchers at RMIT University (Melbourne,…
Methane pyrolysis process uses renewable electricity to split CH4 into H2 and carbon black
Site commissioning is underway at a facility in Nebraska that uses plasma pyrolysis to generate…
Tubular sieves for extracting lithium from brines
Researchers from the College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing, China; www.njtech.edu.cn) have developed…
Graphene-oxide filtration membrane for harsh chemical environments
Filtration is being investigated as an alternative to thermal separation methods (such as distillation and…
This additive reverses the effects of aging in recycled asphalt pavement
A new rejuvenator technology aims to improve the chemistry and service life of recycled asphalt…
Sustainable graphite pilot project kicks off in Canada
A new project in Canada will build a pilot facility to demonstrate a carbon-neutral production…
Endress+Hauser establishes internet security standards
The cryptography working group within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF; Fremont, Calif.; www.ieft.org) standards…
Business News
Business News: December 2020
Plant Watch Momentive to expand production of polyurethane additives in Italy November 12, 2020 —…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Using Lifecycle Cost Analysis for Best Project Value
Lifecycle cost analysis (LCCA) can be used as a tool for selecting alternatives that add…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Hydrogen flame hazards and leak detection
The use of molecular hydrogen is common across the chemical process industries (CPI). Annually, 70…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Isopropyl Alcohol Production from Acetone
This column is based on “Isopropyl Alcohol Production from Acetone – Cost Analysis,” a report…
Environmental Manager
Choosing Footwear for Chemical Working Environments
Selecting footwear for plant personnel is not a “one size fits all” situation — various…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Pumps
New sizes available for progressive-cavity pumps NEMO progressive-cavity pumps with the FSIP design (photo) are…
New Products
This mobile drum dumper has a safety cage
A new mobile TIP-TITE Drum Dumper with safety cage (photo) allows hands-free, automated dumping of…
Granulating and drying in one double planetary mixer
The Double Planetary Mixer (photo) is suitable for high-precision mixing, granulation and vacuum drying all…
Reduce costs with this transmitter-style GC
The Rosemount 700XA gas chromatograph (GC; photo) is said to be the industry’s first single-analyzer…
Introducing a new range of bellows seal valves
This company has expanded its product line to include a range of bellows seal valves,…
New controllers for radar transmitters
The new Sitrans LT500 level, flow and pump controllers (photo) are suitable for radar and…
Monitor and configure networks intuitively with these switches
IT specialists rarely perform the implementation, commissioning and maintenance of Ethernet installations, so this company…
New mill-discharge pumps for efficient slurry handling
This company’s mill-discharge (MD) pumps (photo) are robust and have been designed to operate reliably…
A compact computer for entry-level IIoT applications
The BL2 BPC 1500 (photo) is a compact industrial PC (IPC) for rugged environments with…
A new generation of thermal mass flowmeters
The new Proline t-mass F/I 300/500 thermal mass flowmeters (photo) are reliable and versatile for…
New multigas detector measures in low-ppb range
The focus of the X-act 7000, in combination with the MicroTubes for different gases and…
Analyzer's interface delivers high sensitivity for trace elements
The newest version of the Spectrogreen inductively coupled plasma, optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyzer (photo)…
A high volume feeder for precise size and weight batching
The Model TSF twin-screw feeder (photo) is designed for precise batching and weighing applications. The…
Guide pressure relief to where it is least harmful
Targo-Vent (photo) is an opening angle limiter, developed for use with this company’s Explosion Panels,…