Crystal Clear: Perfecting Product Purity Through Recrystallization
In the development of new pharmaceutical ingredients and other high-purity products, carefully controlled crystallization processes…
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Commentary
We all play a part in cyber-vigilance
As connected devices and systems have become more advanced, engineers in turn have become savvier…
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Advanced Seals Enhance Safety and Reliability
Premium solutions prevent seal failure caused by extreme chemical process conditions Seals and gaskets are…
Chementator
New evaporative crystallizer design accelerates direct-air carbon capture
A novel crystallizer has shown promise in lowering costs for direct-air capture (DAC) of CO2…
Field-trials upcoming for salt-based thermal-energy storage demonstration program
Field trials are expected to begin shortly for a high-temperature thermal-storage demonstrator built by AED…
Electrochemical route to extracting lithium ions from ‘black mass’ could lead to more efficient battery recycling
Black mass is the powdered material resulting from shredding end-of-life lithium-ion vehicle batteries. For effective…
Project reveals insights about catalysts for microwave-assisted methane dehydroaromatization
Several situations, including when takeaway capacity is limited at remote oil-well sites, result in methane…
A superconducting magnet for hydrogen liquefaction is demonstrated in Germany
A first-of-its-kind demonstration unit is showcasing hydrogen liquefaction using magnetocaloric cooling, a process that demands…
Novel chlorine-resistant membranes set new standards for reverse osmosis
A unique class of chlorine-resistant membranes is set to enhance the performance of processes requiring…
'Preorganization' strategies allow polymer degradation through self-deconstruction
Designing plastics that can be broken down easily after their use phase have often required…
Enzymatic splitting process cuts cost and energy consumption for fatty-acid manufacturing
Fatty acids are indispensable ingredients in a broad range of high-value products, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics,…
Business News
Business News: January 2026
Plant Watch Aster invests in expansion projects at Bukom petroleum refinery December 11, 2025 —…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Can You Trust Your Process Simulation Results?
Understanding both the limitations of process simulations and the assessments that can be performed to…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Mixing in Stirred Tanks
Stirred tanks are common throughout the chemical process industries (CPI), used as batch reactors and…
Environmental Manager
Securing the Industrial Edge: Protecting Legacy Systems in the IIoT Era
Edge platforms, which provide a liaison between networks and legacy equipment, can provide a layer…
Equipment & Services
Applied Technologies
Improving Recycling of Construction Materials with an Advanced Filter Press
An advanced membrane-chamber filter press improved material recovery and operating efficiency while lowering operating costs…
Enhancing Characterization of Thermal Barrier Coatings
Combining microscopy and machine-learning techniques leads to faster, more precise analyses of critical coating materials…
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Focus On: Analyzers
This analyzer is designed to improve paper product quality The next-generation Wet End Analyzer (photo)…