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The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominations
Since 1933, Chemical Engineering has honored noteworthy chemical engineering technologies…
Preventing Electrostatic Explosions and Fires
There are many occasions in chemical processing plants where electrostatic…
New Ways to Achieve Better Control of Emissions
New and improved catalysts and other process innovations are helping…
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… Membrane extraction improves biofuel yield
Typically, the production of fuel-grade chemicals, such as butanol, from… BUSINESS NEWS
Business News: January 2021
Plant Watch LG Chem to run Wuxi cathode-materials plant on…
Moisture Measurement in Solid Materials
Determining moisture levels in solid materials is important for product…
Facts at your Fingertips: Nickel-based Superalloys
Superalloys, also known as high-performance alloys, are considered as materials…
Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon Dioxide
This column is based on “Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural…
Practicing Year-Round Waste Compliance
There are many regulations surrounding the production of waste at…
Focus on Flow Measurement & Control
Flowmeter with pressure and temperature sensors, too The Proline Prosonic…
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…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…
The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominationsSince 1933, Chemical Engineering has honored noteworthy chemical engineering technologies…
Preventing Electrostatic Explosions and FiresThere are many occasions in chemical processing plants where electrostatic…
New Ways to Achieve Better Control of EmissionsNew and improved catalysts and other process innovations are helping…
January Chementator BriefsMDI Production Late last year, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com)…
Membrane-based system for low-cost CO2 capture to be demonstrated at engineering scaleA new membrane technology for separating carbon dioxide from exhaust…
Storing excess electricity as high-temperature heatLate last November, the energy-transition start-up company Lumenion GmbH (Berlin,…
Process for recycling of cotton garments produces multi-ton quantities for testingA process developed by Evrnu (Seattle, Wash.; www.evrnu.com) to regenerate…
Radiative cooling: A coating for windows that also coolsA Korean team has proposed an approach for passive radiative…
Enhancing photocatalytic activity by tuning wall thickness of TiO2 nanotubesTitanium dioxide is well known as a photocatalyst, and is…
Immobilizing enzymes for biosensorsA new technique for making less-expensive, more-efficient biological enzyme hybrids…
A breakthrough in artificial intelligence-enabled materials discoveryA groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, dubbed CAMEO (Closed-Loop Autonomous…
Membrane extraction improves biofuel yieldTypically, the production of fuel-grade chemicals, such as butanol, from…
Business News: January 2021Plant Watch LG Chem to run Wuxi cathode-materials plant on…
Moisture Measurement in Solid MaterialsDetermining moisture levels in solid materials is important for product…
Facts at your Fingertips: Nickel-based SuperalloysSuperalloys, also known as high-performance alloys, are considered as materials…
Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon DioxideThis column is based on “Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural…
Practicing Year-Round Waste ComplianceThere are many regulations surrounding the production of waste at…
Focus on Flow Measurement & ControlFlowmeter with pressure and temperature sensors, too The Proline Prosonic…
Optimize industrial training with immersive virtual realityThis company’s Immersive Field Simulator (photo) is an advanced industrial-training…
A needle valve for high-pressure applicationsThis company’s new high-pressure needle valve (HPNV; photo) is designed…
A sanitary rotary mixer that is washdown-ratedThe Model MX-5-S316L sanitary rotary-batch mini-mixer (photo) can de-agglomerate and…
Explosion-protected products are now CCC-compliantTo secure access to the Chinese market, this company has…
A reliable and versatile pneumatic pressure controllerPMT Model 40 pneumatic pressure controllers (photo) are available in…
Purify complex bio-based solutions with these new resinsLewatit PH 1074 HEP (photo) is the newest product in…
New high-volume granulation equipment improves yieldBy combining the HSM 2000 X.ONE high-shear mixer and FBE…
New cleaning agent rapidly breaks down fats and greasesPure-OX FOAM (photo) is a peroxide-based foaming detergent specifically formulated…
Protect potable water with this diverse product familyThe VaultSafe product line (photo) is designed to protect potable…
Customizable mobile totes for biopharmaceutical applicationsThis company has introduced the KDT series of configurable knockdown…
Achieve repeatable reactions with this one-step solutionThis company’s Continuous Hybrid Reactor (CHR; photo) has been designed…
New industrial PCs create a secure visualization systemThe Allen-Bradley VersaView 6300 PCs and thin clients (photo) combine…
These dust monitors now have hazardous-location approvalsThe DustAlarm ES and DustTrend ES series (photo) of broken-bag…
Powder sifters automatically remove foreign objectsGS centrifugal sifters (photo) automatically capture and remove foreign objects…
Thermal and visible videoscope for underground utility vaultsThe new FLIR VS290-32 (photo) is said to be an…
Automatically dispense a variety of mediaThe Bench Cat system (photo) is designed for automatically dispensing…
Cr-free corrosion inhibitors provide long-lasting protectionThis company’s chromium-free corrosion-inhibiting technology, Intelli-ion, utilizes novel active ingredients,…
An industrial edge platform for data processingWith the new Industrial Edge Management system (photo), users can…
This IBC now also has FM approvalThe Ecobulk SX-D intermediate bulk container (IBC; photo) is specially…
A new turbopump for ion-implantation applicationsHiPace 2800 IT (photo) is a turbomolecular pump especially dedicated…
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