Atmospheric Pressure Releases: Which Require Dispersion Modeling?
Dispersion modeling of atmospheric releases from pressure-relief valves and other sources can be time-consuming. Follow…
Cover Story
Commentary
The 'Green' Chemistry Challenge
The Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize scientific solutions to environmental problems that reduce hazards associated…
In The News
Business News: July 2022
Plant Watch Solvay completes PVDF capacity expansion in Changshu June 13, 2022 — Solvay S.A.…
Newsfronts
Traversing a Data-Powered Supply Chain
Transporting chemical products across global supply chains is complex and challenging, but data-supported technologies are…
Chementator
Boosting methane yields in biogas plants
Biogas plants play an important role in defossilization — anaerobic bacteria in these plants break…
A 'liquid' platinum catalyst outperforms solids at low temperature
Platinum is widely used for many catalytic reactions, and because the precious metal is so…
'Symbiotic' electrolyzer runs on waste heat
A new steam-fed electrolyzer aims to bridge the gap between liquid-water electrolyzers, many of which…
Iron catalyst shows promise for improving economics of metathesis reactions
The olefin metathesis reaction produces new carbon-carbon double bonds by swapping the carbon atoms in…
Recycling Portland cement — emissions-free
The production of clinker used for making cement continues to be a major source of…
New design allows countercurrent heat exchange with hard-to-process slurries
Countercurrent heat-exchange with difficult slurries, such as those of mineral ore or stringy vegetables, has…
Polymer-coal composite used for building materials
X-Materials (Orlando, Fla.; www.x-materials.com), the advanced materials division of Semplastics Inc., has developed a method…
Chemenator Briefs
Cellulosic ethanol Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has produced the first commercial cellulosic ethanol at…
Upcycling aerospace scrap materials into new membranes
A new membrane for separating emulsions is being fabricated using recycled carbon-fiber production scraps from…
Technical & Practical
More Specification Tips to Maximize Heat Transfer
Presented here are practical points to help in the selection of plate-and-frame and air-cooled heat…
Tower Doctor
Tower Doctor: A Quick Diagnosis Makes a Short Assignment
Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers On an assignment to troubleshoot a…
Feature Report
Materials of Construction: Stainless Steel Versus Nickel Alloys
Nickel alloys have long been the default choice for demanding applications in the chemical process…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Alternating-Current Induction Motors
Alternating-current (a.c.) induction motors are widely used throughout the chemical process industries (CPI) and other…
Solids Processing
Conveyor Selection for Bulk Solids Processes
Use this guide to aid the selection of conveying technologies for applications in powder and…
Equipment & Services
Applied Technologies
One-stage Filtration for Silicone Production
Presented here is a fast and flexible solution that removes solids, traces of water and…
Focus
Focus on Pumps
Track pump operation with this monitoring system This company has developed Smart Monitoring for its…
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Achema 2022 Show Preview
Achema (www.achema.de), the global forum for the chemical engineering and process industries presented by Dechema…