July 2021

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Announcing the Kirkpatrick finalists
Five innovative technologies have been selected as finalists for the…

COVER STORY

Project Development: The Importance of Cost Estimating
Following a standardized project-development process, in combination with a robust…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Temperature Measurement Gets Smarter and Safer
New innovations in temperature sensors, calibration and associated equipment are…

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Polyolefin deconstruction process could provide new use for post-consumer plastic waste
A catalytic process to selectively break carbon-carbon bonds within the…

Harvesting lithium from seawater electrochemically
Although the oceans contain about 5,000 times more lithium than…

Combine three steps in one unit with this wastewater-treatment process
A cyclic activated-sludge (AS) process, trademarked te-cyc, combines biological treatment…

This carbon-fiber composite material is good at dissipating heat
A technology that increases the heat-dissipating properties of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic…

New AI tool allows predictive maintenance on heat transfer fluids
A new predictive analytics tool for heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) life expectancy…

Embedding active enzymes into plastics
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP;…

Scaling up a recycling process for blended textile fibers
In order to handle the growing volume of waste textile…

Extraction of plant products with supercritical glycerin
Construction is underway of a prototype system designed to extract…

Chementator Briefs
Extracting Li Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Ltd. (Changwon, South…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News: July 2021
Plant Watch Huntsman to increase ethylene carbonate production capacity June…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Explosion Protection: Considerations for Combustible Dusts
Managing the risk from combustible dust explosions involves a number…

Can You Trust the Joukowsky Equation for Waterhammer?
The Joukowsky equation is often relied upon to determine the…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts At Your Fingertips: Adsorption bonding
Physical adsorption phenomena play a critical role in many separation…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production of Caprolactam from Benzene
Caprolactam (Figure 1) is a cyclic amide widely used as…

ENGINEERING PRACTICE

Landfill Gas Processing: Plant-Design Considerations
There are several technologies used in the disposal of landfill…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Pipes, Tubes & Fittings
Reduce costs for purging large-diameter pipes Care is necessary when…

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This touchscreen monitor is suitable for outdoor usage
The SRMHETRWP-15C (photo) is a rugged, industrial-grade 15-in. sunlight-readable touchscreen.…

Improve performance with these filtration inspection packages
This company recently launched three filtration inspection packages (photo) centered…

This safety instrumented system has cybersecurity protection
The ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system (SIS; photo), a product in…

Separate metal particles from powders and granulates
This company recently launched a rotating Cleanflow magnetic separator (photo)…

Optimized measuring devices for the pharmaceutical industry
The Pascal CV4 pressure transmitter (photo) has a high-resolution graphic…

This new industrial evaporator has many features
The Rotavapor R-250 Pro industrial evaporation unit (photo) now includes…

This new bag emptier has a body that tilts
The tiltable Dima bag emptier (photo) can improve product intake…

Barcode scanner for use in hazardous areas
The IS-TH1 (photo) is said to be the first handheld…

Measure density and concentration with this system
The InlineSENS (photo) density measuring system combines both a radiation…

Use this flowmeter to monitor seal leakage in gas compressors
The ST75 mass flowmeter (photo) provides precision measurement in small…

This servo motor has ProfiNet with PROFIdrive integrated
This company’s fully integrated ProfiNet motor solution has been officially…

Software optimizes usage of full-containment storage tanks
This company has enhanced its Rosemount TankMaster inventory-management software package…

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