April 2021

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Feeling video fatigue?
It has been a full year since our world was…

COVER STORY

Improve Energy Efficiency Using Expanders
Expanders can take advantage of pressure reductions to drive rotating…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Cybersecurity: Continuous Vigilance Required
As digitalization becomes more common and remote operations become necessary,…

CHEMENTATOR + Show More

Integrating intelligent technologies for smarter rice mills
Bühler AG (Uzwil, Switzerland; www.buhlergroup.com) is making a major step…

Chementator briefs
L-Alanine DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. (DMC; Boulder, Colo.; www.dmcbio.com) has successfully…

Thermal-energy storage system can decarbonize industrial heat
A closed-loop, long-duration energy-storage system (diagram) developed by Malta, Inc.…

Recycling electrolyte from vanadium RFBs
U.S. Vanadium LLC (Hot Springs, Ark.; www.usvanadium.com) has successfully demonstrated…

Methane-pyrolysis process leverages natural gas for CO2-free H2 generation
Engineering design of a demonstration plant is underway for a…

New crushing station makes its commercial debut in Brazil
Last month, Amarillo Gold Corp. (Toronto, Canada; www.amarillogold.com) selected Metso…

Engineering catalysts with ALD
Atomic-layer deposition (ALD), a surface engineering technique that applies layers…

Direct metal conversion streamlines cathode-material supply chain
As application demands evolve, battery materials have gotten more complex,…

Piezoelectric wood
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and…

BUSINESS NEWS

Plant Watch: Business News for April 2021
Plant Watch Thermo Fisher Scientific plans $600-million bioprocessing expansion March…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Addressing Problems in Filtration Processes
Careful attention to even the smallest details will help to…

Controlling Air Pollution with Ceramic Catalytic Filters
Catalyst-impregnated ceramic filter elements can achieve simultaneous removal of multiple…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts At Your Fingertips: Microbial-Influenced Corrosion
Any corrosion process in which microorganisms initiate, facilitate or accelerate…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Suspension Polymerization of Polyvinyl Chloride
This column is based on “Polyvinyl Chloride Production from VCM…

SOLIDS PROCESSING

Operational Best Practices for Rotary Dryers
To maximize the service life and reliability of rotary dryers…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESAPPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

A Mixer Makes a Better Sunscreen
Changing from a conventional mixer to an ultra-high-shear mixer led…

FOCUS

Focus on Analyzers
This new XRD system is compact, but powerful In late…

NEW PRODUCTS + Show More

Gear units for grain and bulk solids handling
MaxxDrive industrial gear units provide high output torque from 132,000…

Store acids safely in the laboratory with these cabinets
The Acid Storage Cabinet (photo) is designed for the storage…

High-capacity cooling die for extruding meat substitutes
Extrusion is a highly versatile process that can be applied…

FRS reduces downtime with automated CIP processes
The new No Intervention fines-return system (FRS; photo) allows dairy-…

A new frame design extends the life of this pump
The new GD 2500Q Heavy Duty Frame (HDF) quintuplex pump…

Next-generation WESP allows for faster installation times
This company recently released a new wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP)…

Introducing vacuum-fused wear plates for fans
ColWear Plates (photo) are used in the manufacture and repair…

Robust separation seal for a safe compressor shutdown
The CobaSeal (photo) is a robust separation seal with a…

A smart temperature transmitter with Bluetooth
The iTEMP TMT142B (photo) is a smart temperature transmitter with…

A pilot ozone-generating system for testing applications
Ozcar (photo) is an autonomous test facility to help companies…

Continuously monitoring for corrosion and erosion
This company has introduced a complete corrosion and erosion monitoring…

Highlights Feeling video fatigue?Focus on Analyzers Operational Best Practices for Rotary Dryers Facts At Your Fingertips: Microbial-Influenced Corrosion The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominations

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