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New Membranes Support Sustainability Trends
Advances in membrane technologies allow processors to delve into gas- and water-separation applications more effectively…
Commentary
Drought emphasizes water scarcity
A megadrought in the U.S. Southwest has triggered emergency measures to be taken, as both…
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Chementator
Recycling bauxite residues and electrowinning iron
Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.electrochem-technologies.com) produced pure electrolytic iron (99.995% Fe) using…
Integrated technologies enhance 'green'-ammonia economics
Ammonia produced using renewable energy is poised to be a crucial part of the hydrogen…
New catalyst geometry poised to re-shape ethanol-to-ethylene conversion
As chemical manufacturers continue to seek renewable alternatives for fossil-fuel feedstocks, bio-based ethanol is poised…
Improved propane dehydrogenation
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) achieved measurable improvements…
Global cement industry supports startups in drive to achieve 'net zero' by 2050
Last month, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA; London, U.K.; https://gccassociation.org) revealed the first…
Scaleup project for simultaneous carbon capture and conversion
A multidisciplinary project to scale up a system capable of simultaneously capturing carbon dioxide from…
Chementator briefs
Mercury removal Scientists at Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia; www.flinders.edu.au) have further characterized their sulfur-limonene polysulfide…
Relaunching a process that uses 100% H2 for the direct reduction of iron ore
Developed two decades ago, Metso Outotec’s (MO; Helsinki, Finland; www.mogroup.com) Circored process is now being…
Incorporating waste polyethylene into asphalt
An expanding number of products are demonstrating the real-world feasibility of incorporating post-consumer polyethylene (PE)…
Business News
Business News: June 2022
Plant Watch Petrobras to construct new diesel hydrotreating unit at Replan refinery May 12, 2022…
Technical & Practical
Tower Doctor
Can Trash Interfere With a Cure?
Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers Construction of new production units has…
Feature Report
Improve Energy Efficiency Using Heat Pumps
Heat pumps are an efficient way to provide space and process heating. Information on their…
An Ounce of Prevention: Cybersecurity and the CPI
As the frequency and sophistication of industrial cyberattacks continue to rise, chemical companies can follow…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Clean-in-Place (CIP) Systems
Cleaning equipment surfaces is critical for processes involving biological materials to prevent microbial contamination. Clean-in-place…
Engineering Practice
Valve Actuator Selection Guide
Information provided here can help guide the selection of valve actuators that are best suited…
You And Your Job
Why Innovation Operations are Critical
The future of the CPI depends on sound innovation. The guidance provided here will help…
Equipment & Services
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Weighing and Dosing
Pressure compensation ups accuracy in LIW feeders Loss-in-weight (LIW) feeder performance is dependent on accurate…
New Products
Rugged enclosures available for medium-voltage drives
PowerFlex 6000 medium-voltage variable frequency drives (VFDs; photo) packaged in Type 3R or IP54 enclosures…
Accelerate product development and small-batch production
A new flexible digital-manufacturing process for product development and small-batch production of liquid silicone rubber…
Use these diffusers to prevent settling in sewage-storage tanks
ProFlex 730CBD coarse-bubble diffusers (photo) are used to aerate or mix wastewater for effluent and…
Heavy-duty mixers for very viscous materials
Heavy-duty FGM-series mixers (photo) feature a high-torque gear reducer to vigorously agitate heavy viscous materials.…
Stackable drum racks and sumps prevent chemical spills
This company’s pallet-rack spill-containment sumps (photo) catch spills and drips associated with liquid storage and…
This pressure-relief valve enables in-field adjustability
The Model L11F weight-loaded pressure-relief valve (photo) is designed to be used on tanks, piping…
This modular system streamlines pump and motor configuration
Pioneer Pump ElectricPAK (photo) is a modular, electric pump package that helps users receive a…
New midsize models and features added in this PSA range
The NGP+ series of pressure-swing-adsorption (PSA) nitrogen generators (photo) is expanding with the introduction of…
A robotic unit to expedite industrial cleaning
This company’s Ergo System (photo) is a compact hydrodemolition robot used for hazardous cleaning applications,…
Monitor chlorine concentration down to 8 ppb
The new ultra-low-range CL17sc online total chlorine analyzer (photo) provides direct chlorine measurements from utility…