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Driving environmental progress The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court limiting the… COVER STORY Scrolling or Pushing? Choosing the Right Type of Filtration Centrifuge Understanding the working principles of scrolling and pushing centrifuges can… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Achieving Balance in Combustion New hardware combined with monitoring technologies can help optimize combustion… CHEMENTATOR
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Hybrid membrane separates CO2 with both high permeability and selectivity Conventional gas-separation membranes normally exhibit a trade-off between selectivity and… Biodegradable corn-based adhesive is non-toxic, with tunable properties A new class of adhesives being developed by the startup… Chementator Briefs Biomethane Last month, NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.… Commercial debut for sand-based thermal-energy storage Last month, operation began at Polar Night Energy Oy’s (Tampere,… A more-sensitive way to differentiate chiral compounds Circular dichroism (CD) is the established method for distinguishing between… Upcycling of waste ABS into 3D-printable material with enhanced properties In an advancement toward circularity for commodity plastics, researchers at… Extending the operating temperature of biological phosphorus removal Currently, enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) techniques in municipal wastewater-treatment… Limpet tooth inspires strongest biomaterial An interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists and engineers from the… Biosynthesis of renewable, high-energy-density, cyclopropane-based fuels Cyclopropane-functionalized hydrocarbons can be excellent fuels because of their high… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: August 2022 Plant Watch Johnson Matthey to build U.K. gigafactory for H2… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL TOWER DOCTOR Tower Doctor: X-Raying The Patient: Gamma Scanning Vapor Cross-Flow Channeling Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers In… FEATURE REPORT Ethernet-APL: The Future of Field Connectivity Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (APL) provides connectivity between field-generated data… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer Fluid System Venting Heat transfer fluids (HTFs) provide heating and cooling of process… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Magnetic-Drive Positive-Displacement Pumps for Chemical Processing Applications Advances in sliding-vane and internal-gear seal-less pump technologies can provide… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Steps to Improve Safety Challenges in Hazardous Environments Compliance with industry- and machinery-specific safety standards and classifications is… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Pipes, Tubes and Fittings A portable pipe beveling tool prepares pipe for welding The… SHOW PREVIEWS Achema Show 2022 Show Preview Achema (www.achema.de), the global forum for the chemical engineering and… DEPARTMENTS CHEM CHRONICLES ChemChronicles: 'Eye it Before You Buy It,' The Invention of Cellophane Transparent polymer film started with an accident . . .…
EDITOR'S PAGE Implementing digital transformation The recently concluded 5th annual Connected Plant Conference (CPC; www.connectedplantconference.com),… COVER STORY Monitoring Ammonia and Other Toxic Gas Hazards There are many technologies used in industry to protect workers… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Sanitize, Analyze and Optimize Bioprocessing Operations Better designs and improved monitoring and control technologies lead to… CHEMENTATOR
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Two new semiconductor-based nanomaterials synthesized for the first time The latest generations of computer chips are only a few… Chementator briefs 'New food' GEA AG (Düsseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) has received a… A solvent-free process makes battery electrodes Conventional processes for manufacturing battery electrodes use toxic solvents and… A flexible, origami-based fuel cell Until now, manufacturing polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) that are… Membrane productivity springs forward with new degradation-control method The ability to precisely control the molecular structure of polymer… Expanding access to real-time monitoring technology for polymer reactions A recently announced business collaboration between Fluence Analytics (Houston; www.fluenceanalytics.com)… Operation begins at the world's largest direct air capture, CO2-storage plant Last month, Climeworks (Zurich, Switzerland; www.climeworks.com) started operations of Orca,… Integration of CO2 direct air capture and alcohol-to-jet fuels manufacturing A feasibility study is underway for the world’s first commercial… Safer, more sustainable control of runaway polymerization Runaway polymerizations of acrylic monomers can lead to catastrophic fires… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: October 2021 Plant Watch BP and Brightmark evaluating plastic-waste renewal plants in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Bolt-Load Considerations Associated with 'Hot Bolting' In some situations, it might be necessary to remove or… A System Approach with Flow Analysis Taking a system approach to find the root cause of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Design Considerations for Pneumatic Conveying Attention to the design of bulk-solids pneumatic-conveying pipelines can help… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Production of Linear Alpha Olefins Linear alpha olefins (LAOs) are hydrocarbons with the chemical formula… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Proof-Testing Level-Measurement Devices in Storage-Tank Safety Systems Storage tanks containing hazardous materials require safety instrumented systems (SIS)… Field Calibration of DP Flowmeters: Best Practices Improved understanding of differential pressure (DP) flowmeter operation, along with… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES Modernizing the Process Optimization Toolset Chemical manufacturers are using advanced analytics solutions to transform the… FOCUS Focus on Laboratory Equipment Laboratory homogenizer for challenging products The TriplexPanda Lab Homogenizer (photo)… NEW PRODUCTS
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Unmanaged switches with IP67 degree of protection These new unmanaged switches for field installation expand the product… A new two-piece pneumatic automated V-ball valve This company's direct-mount pneumatically actuated, stainless-steel V-ball package (photo) is… A complete package for decentralized power supplies This company now offers a fully comprehensive M12 Power product… These signal interface modules are compact and reliable This line of interface modules (photo) are used to simplify… A larger-capacity, multi-stage centrifugal pump With the introduction of a third size in the Hilge… Measure lengths precisely with this device The new LMSCA length-measuring system (photo) is extremely compact and… This analyzer detects turbidity in either clear water or wastewater The TR82 turbidity analyzer (photo) includes a clear water sensor… Anti-slip access platforms to reach elevated process equipment safely This company’s new line of anti-slip access platforms are used… A broad range of mixers for sanitary processing This company’s sanitary mixers for pharmaceutical applications (photo) feature 316… New metering pump is said to be pulsation-free New Hydra-Cell P700 Series metering pumps feature a hydraulically balanced,… Mass-spectrometry enhancements for quantitative analysis The TSQ Plus triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (MS; photo) portfolio…
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