Introduction to Activated Carbon
Understanding the different types of activated carbon products, their specific properties and best practices for…
Cover Story
Commentary
Winner of the Chopey scholarship
Chemical Engineering has been a leading source for practical technology information and news for the…
In The News
Newsfronts
How Protective is Your PPE?
As process technologies — and their associated risks to workers — evolve, personal protective equipment…
Petroleum Refining Decarbonization Strategies
As refiners respond to shifting product demand, pressure to decarbonize operations builds. Investments in low-carbon…
Chementator
These nonwovens are electrically conductive, but thermally insulating
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth (Germany; www.uni-bayreuth.de) have developed nonwoven materials that exhibit an…
Scaleup for a hydro-organic-metallurgical process
Following a successful proof-of-concept to recycle spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using reagent extracted from fruit…
Converting algae shells into 'tunable' perovskites
A research team, led by scientists at the Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) at…
Chementator Briefs
PS Recycling INEOS Styrolution America LLC (Aurora, Ill.; www.ineos-styrolution.com) and Agilyx ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.agilyx.com)…
Bio-inspired synthesis leads to new hydrogen-reaction mechanism
In synthesizing a new molecule that mimics the nickel-iron (NiFe) hydrogenase enzyme, a team of…
Optimizing CIP for membrane filtration plants
Membrane filtration plants are often used in the food and dairy industry to separate or…
Technology launched for enhancing propane recovery in GSP
The gas subcooled process (GSP) is a method for low-temperature separation of natural-gas liquids (ethane,…
New compressor design for H2 is leak-proof and improves efficiency
A newly developed hydrogen compressor has a linear motor design and is hermetically sealed to…
Combining photo- and mechanochemistry for 'greener' synthesis
Solvents are commonly used for performing photochemical reactions. Many of these solvents are toxic, and…
Business News
Business News: May 2023
Plant Watch Evonik plans to double global PEBA production capacity April 14, 2023 — Evonik…
Technical & Practical
Owning Your Career: Transitioning From a Technical Role
Making the decision to change career paths from a technical role to a more managerial…
Feature Report
Industry Adoption of Open Process Automation
Presented here is a description of the Open Process Automation Standard and a progress report…
A Boundless Future for Process Control in the CPI
Emerging automation-system architectures will provide the foundation required for optimized operations across the enterprise For…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Conceptualizing Fluid Viscosity
Viscosity is an important property for understanding the flow behavior of liquids, mixtures, emulsions, slurries…
Equipment & Services
Applied Technologies
Cutting Cost and Waste with Rinsewater Recycling
Onsite recovery conserves one of the most precious resources — water. A well-engineered, closed-loop recycling…
Focus
Solids Handling and Storage
Stainless-steel lump breakers for sanitary processing Nibbler GNB lump breakers (photo) feature a hygienic design…
New Products
Work glove coating for amplified grip in multiple environments
The new VersaTek glove coating (photo) is an intelligent and durable technology that adapts to…
A smart oil-water separator for compressors
With the intelligent Aquamat i.CF separator (photo), this company has redefined condensate treatment. Available for…
New line of automated washing systems
At Interphex last month, this company unveiled its 2023 line of automated disinfecting wash systems…
A new range of cone crushers
As a result of continuing cone-crusher technology development, this company has introduced a new HP200e…
Green H2O2 generation enables safe and chemical-free AOP
The HPGen (photo) uses only air, electricity and water as inputs to produce 99.999% pure…
Magnet separator for poorly flowing powders
The recently developed 10,000-Gauss, rotating cleanflow magnet (photo) filters magnetic and paramagnetic particles out of…
A smart interface for this vacuum pump series
The HiScroll series (photo) consists of three dry and hermetically sealed scroll pumps with a…
PID sensors for measurement of VOCs and particulate matter
Photoionization detection (PID) is a recommended technology for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in many…
More control optimizes these pellet mills
The new, electronic automatic pellet-mill control system, EAPR (photo), enables this company’s machines to operate…
Flushing ring reduces maintenance of DP measurements
The Rosemount 319 Flushing Ring with valve-integrated design (photo), ensures accurate differential pressure (DP) measurement…
Improved HMI tablet usability for industrial applications
The HT4P Safety Commander (photo) is an ergonomic device enabling users to securely hold and…
Electronic pressure switch for hygienic applications
The PSD-4 electronic pressure switch (photo) is a universal solution for industrial automation tasks. Thanks…
A next-generation of PES in-out ultrafiltration membranes
The first polymeric ultrafiltration (UF) membrane with a completely new geometry since the seven-capillary Multibore…