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EDITOR'S PAGE Feeling video fatigue? It has been a full year since our world was… COVER STORY Improve Energy Efficiency Using Expanders Expanders can take advantage of pressure reductions to drive rotating… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Cybersecurity: Continuous Vigilance Required As digitalization becomes more common and remote operations become necessary,… CHEMENTATOR
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Piezoelectric wood Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and… Integrating intelligent technologies for smarter rice mills Bühler AG (Uzwil, Switzerland; www.buhlergroup.com) is making a major step… Chementator briefs L-Alanine DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. (DMC; Boulder, Colo.; www.dmcbio.com) has successfully… Thermal-energy storage system can decarbonize industrial heat A closed-loop, long-duration energy-storage system (diagram) developed by Malta, Inc.… Recycling electrolyte from vanadium RFBs U.S. Vanadium LLC (Hot Springs, Ark.; www.usvanadium.com) has successfully demonstrated… Methane-pyrolysis process leverages natural gas for CO2-free H2 generation Engineering design of a demonstration plant is underway for a… New crushing station makes its commercial debut in Brazil Last month, Amarillo Gold Corp. (Toronto, Canada; www.amarillogold.com) selected Metso… Engineering catalysts with ALD Atomic-layer deposition (ALD), a surface engineering technique that applies layers… Direct metal conversion streamlines cathode-material supply chain As application demands evolve, battery materials have gotten more complex,… BUSINESS NEWS Plant Watch: Business News for April 2021 Plant Watch Thermo Fisher Scientific plans $600-million bioprocessing expansion March… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Addressing Problems in Filtration Processes Careful attention to even the smallest details will help to… Controlling Air Pollution with Ceramic Catalytic Filters Catalyst-impregnated ceramic filter elements can achieve simultaneous removal of multiple… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Microbial-Influenced Corrosion Any corrosion process in which microorganisms initiate, facilitate or accelerate… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Suspension Polymerization of Polyvinyl Chloride This column is based on “Polyvinyl Chloride Production from VCM… SOLIDS PROCESSING Operational Best Practices for Rotary Dryers To maximize the service life and reliability of rotary dryers… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES A Mixer Makes a Better Sunscreen Changing from a conventional mixer to an ultra-high-shear mixer led… FOCUS Focus on Analyzers This new XRD system is compact, but powerful In late… NEW PRODUCTS
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Continuously monitoring for corrosion and erosion This company has introduced a complete corrosion and erosion monitoring… Gear units for grain and bulk solids handling MaxxDrive industrial gear units provide high output torque from 132,000… Store acids safely in the laboratory with these cabinets The Acid Storage Cabinet (photo) is designed for the storage… High-capacity cooling die for extruding meat substitutes Extrusion is a highly versatile process that can be applied… FRS reduces downtime with automated CIP processes The new No Intervention fines-return system (FRS; photo) allows dairy-… A new frame design extends the life of this pump The new GD 2500Q Heavy Duty Frame (HDF) quintuplex pump… Next-generation WESP allows for faster installation times This company recently released a new wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP)… Introducing vacuum-fused wear plates for fans ColWear Plates (photo) are used in the manufacture and repair… Robust separation seal for a safe compressor shutdown The CobaSeal (photo) is a robust separation seal with a… A smart temperature transmitter with Bluetooth The iTEMP TMT142B (photo) is a smart temperature transmitter with… A pilot ozone-generating system for testing applications Ozcar (photo) is an autonomous test facility to help companies…
Calling all experts Do your colleagues often come to you with questions about… COVER STORY Understand and Mitigate Waterhammer in Fluid Processes Waterhammer arises because of sudden changes in fluid flow, and… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Crystallization: Contributing to Circularity In a variety of industrial applications, crystallization technologies contribute to… CHEMENTATOR
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Modular NGL recovery Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) has adapted its recycle-split-vapor… Anaerobic fermentation process using human gut microfauna Industrial-scale production of protein-rich food additives based on anaerobic fermentation… Chementator Briefs Self-healing adhesives Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge,… LLE technology closes the loop on phenol removal Many industrial processes involve phenol, but its toxic nature means… A two-step process reduces nitrous oxide emissions Last month, Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) inaugurated a new… Direct degradation of microplastics in wastewater Microplastic pollutants in wastewater are notoriously difficult to treat, and… New process for synthetic eugenol available to fragrance market Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) recently announced a new commercial… Separate xylene isomers with less energy Xylene isomers are usually derived from the catalytic reforming of… Sustainable enzyme-based production of macrocyclic lactones for fragrances Planned commercial-scale production of macrocyclic gamma-lactone molecules using an enzymatic… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: March 2021 Plant Watch Austria’s largest green-hydrogen plant being constructed at OMV… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Sealing Technology for Caustic Service This overview compares various sealing technologies, and points out advantages… Like Metals, Polymers Fail -- but Differently This pictorial guide illustrates some of the common problems that… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Thermal Oxidizer Selection Thermal oxidizers are pollution-control units designed to prevent process-generated volatile… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Latex Production This column is based on “Acrylonitrile Butadiene Latex Production –… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Sensors Oxygen measurement with Ex approvals & SIL2 certification The new… NEW PRODUCTS
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New app compiles a comprehensive library of check-valve data This company has launched a smartphone app for iOS and… Differential-pressure gages are protected in hazardous areas The AT-2000 Magnehelic differential-pressure gage (photo) is ATEX/IECEx approved and… Ultra-freezers for safe storage of vaccines and valuable samples Versafreeze ultra-freezers (photo) have been optimized for the extreme requirements… New defoamer for wood coatings is compliant with EcoLabels Increasing regulatory requirements mean that proven wood coatings must be… The latest generation of titanium tanks Under contract to a major chemical industry manufacturer, this company’s… These sealed bearings improve worker safety This company’s Cooper split spherical roller bearings (photo), available in… A condensate-recovery system for high-temperature operations The GP14 Power Trap (photo) is an advanced condensate-recovery system… Handheld Raman instruments meet USP requirements NanoRam and NanoRam-1064 handheld Raman instruments (photo) are calibrated in… This palm-sized device monitors machine health The new Vibrostore 100 (photo) is a palm-sized device that… New check valves designed for urea service This company recently introduced a new in-line, axial check valve… Collect up to 20 different-sized samples with this carousel With the Multisize Sample Carousel (photo), producers can now take… Use these fans in high-pressure, high-flow applications New BC-2200 backward-inclined fans (photo) are designed for high-flow, high-pressure… Free firmware upgrade adds MQTT IIoT support This company has released a free firmware upgrade enabling new… New tank outlet valves for sanitary applications This company has added a new model of tank outlet… Monitor tension remotely with this Web-based sensor The UHF Band RTM (remote tension monitoring) meter (photo) is… Humidity and temperature transmitters for hazardous areas The new Humicap HMT370EX series of intrinsically safe humidity and… A new intelligent drive module for machine builders This company has launched the first in a new line… New large-diameter fire-safe gasket delivered This company has delivered its largest ever Flexpro gasket (photo)… A new actuator line for small valves and multitasking This company has upgraded its range of SSA actuators for… This solenoid valve enables efficient switching The Xover solenoid valve (photo) is designed to switch quickly… Exciter technologies improve vibrating-screen performance Niagara brand vibrating-screen exciters (photo) are offered in four models,…
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