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Accelerating the WFH trend
The necessity to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic…

COVER STORY

Gas Handling: Process Control for Compressible Flow
Controlling flow in gas-handling applications can present challenges because of…

Rare Noble Gases: Production and Use of Ne, Kr and Xe
Rare noble gases neon, krypton and xenon have unique properties…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Adaptability Helps Flow Instrumentation Evolve
A common adage says “if you can’t measure it, you…

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New process for safer and continuous magnesium production to be piloted
Because of its abundance, light weight and easy alloying, magnesium…

This self-sustaining cell makes electrolysis more practical
A team of researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL; Idaho…

Filtering out and detoxifying hexavalent chromium from water
Chemists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL;…

Chementator Briefs
Biofertilizer + biogas Three new biofertilizer-biogas facilities will be built…

Thermal energy-storage system using phase-change materials
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory…

A new trace-moisture analyzer harnesses the power of MOFs
The presence of moisture — even in very small amounts…

Commercial-scale deployment of sodium-ion battery technology
Although Li-ion batteries are currently the dominant technology in the…

An alternative crop for bioethanol
The Agave tequilana plant, which is native to Mexico and…

Anti-fouling pre-treatment for membranes
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST;…

Progress on a longer-lasting catalyst for coke-free CO2 reduction
One of the main problems in the conversion of greenhouse…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News -June 2020
COVID-19 Response Ineos Styrolution donates ABS for safety-glasses production May…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Acid Recovery and Recycle Technologies
This overview of a number of different methods for handling…

Modular Process Design: Chemical and Thermal Recycling of Acids
In order to recycle spent acids from different applications, a…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Ion Exchange Resins in Water Treatment
Removal of dissolved ions from industrial process water, boiler feedwater…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production of Orthophthalic Unsaturated Polyester
This column is based on “Orthophthalic Unsaturated Polyester Production Process…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Milling
Milling systems adjust at top for safety and efficiency This…

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Durable analytical balances provide improved safety features
The MS-TS analytical balance (photo) features a robust full-metal housing,…

High-speed gas analysis enables emissions reductions
The TDLS8100 probe-type tunable diode-laser-spectrometer (TLDS) realtime gas analyzer (photo)…

This pilot-scale mixer has been redesigned
The newly redesigned RS-02 high-shear pilot-scale mixer (photo) is well…

Temperature control for the semiconductor industry
The new Semistat series of thermoelectric process thermostats (photo) are…

This DP transmitter operates over a wide temperature range
The new Pascal CI4350 differential-pressure (DP) transmitter (photo) is equipped…

A new, 80-GHz, wireless radar-level sensor
The FWR30 is this company’s first cloud-connected radar level sensor,…

Full-scale testing services to optimize screening productivity
Ensuring optimal screening processes and productivity is vital for a…

Universal input display has transmitter and alarm features
The new VPM3000 Series of universal input displays (photo) with…

A next-generation condition-monitoring field device
The next-generation VCM-3 condition-monitoring platform (photo) is designed to increase…

Two new vacuum pumps for mass spectrometer systems
Hena 50 (photo) and 70 are single-stage, oil-sealed rotary vane…

Locating software includes digital twin of performance
The new Location Intelligence software (photo) expands the Simatic RTLS…

Highlights Rare Noble Gases: Production and Use of Ne, Kr and Xe Facts at your Fingertips: Ion Exchange Resins in Water Treatment Recently Published Books for the CPI: May 2020 Technology Profile: Production of Orthophthalic Unsaturated Polyester Turning Up the Heat on Valve Train Safety

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