October 2019

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Advances in data analytics and robots
It seems that not all that long ago, terms like…

COVER STORY

Data Analytics: Creating An Analytics-Enabled Workforce
New self-service data analytics tools allow plants to create an…

Advanced Analytics: Accelerating Insights for Engineers
The surge in data volumes within the chemical process industries…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Building a Better Liquid-Dosing System
Modernized pumps and advanced controls improve accuracy and repeatability of…

Robots Enter the CPI
Long used for discrete manufacturing, robots are now making their…

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Chementator Briefs
Carbyne transfer Marcos G. Suero and his research group at…

Incorporating nanoparticles into polymer melts
Because of their large surface area per unit mass, nanoparticles…

Collaborative wastewater project points the way to improved phosphorus removal
Removal of phosphorus and other nutrients from wastewater is critical…

Underground oxidation of hydrocarbons and gas separation yields hydrogen
A process for in-situ oxidation of hydrocarbons in low-quality oilfields,…

Reduction of carbon dioxide to methane
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons and oxygenates on…

Multi-state switchable stationary phase for chiral separation
High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a chiral stationary phase (CSP)…

Ionic liquids enable lower-cost desalination with forward osmosis
Membrane-based forward osmosis (FO) desalination could be a lower-cost alternative…

Engineered microbes convert C1 feedstocks into longer-chain chemicals
Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF; Tampa, Fla.;…

Making solar steam and salts from brine
A low-cost “green” technology for water desalination and zero liquid…

Products from natural gas
Linde Engineering (Pullach, Germany; www.linde-engineering.com) has developed a process to…

BUSINESS NEWS

October 2019 Plant Watch
Plant Watch Total-Corbion JV inaugurates PLA bioplastics plant in Thailand…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Pump Sealing for Hazardous Chemicals
Pumping hazardous chemicals requires specific shaft-sealing technologies to ensure containment…

Seal Selection: Ensure Regulator Performance in Low-Temperature Applications
In low-temperature conditions, the use of compatible sealing materials is…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Safety Instrumented Systems and Risk
Within the chemical process industries (CPI), the need to design…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production of 2-propylheptanol
This column is based on “2-Propylheptanol Production Process - Cost…

SOLIDS PROCESSING

Air Movers for Dilute-Phase Pneumatic Conveying
Selecting the best air mover for a bulk-solids pneumatic-conveying application…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Maintenance Tools
Wireless condition monitoring for rotating machinery Last month, this company…

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This compact air filter is highly energy efficient
The Aircube Eco 4V ePM1 60% compact air filter (photo)…

A new explosion-proof motor for hazardous locations
The new EXP-MTR-1P-115.230-2HP-3.6K-56HC fractional explosion-proof motor (photo) is rated for…

This valve sensing-and-control unit has been re-engineered
The second-generation ThinkTop V50 and V70 control units have been…

This machinery protection system has SIL-2 certification
The VC-8000 Setpoint machinery-protection system (photo) has received SIL-2 certification,…

Automated viscometer performs high-throughput analysis
The automatic VROC initium Model II viscometer (photo) is now…

This mixer features built-in powder-induction technology
VersaMix multi-shaft mixers (photo) incorporate a proprietary powder-induction feature for…

Double-sided escape route luminaires for Zone 1
The new LED light fixture (luminaire) for escape-path-marker signs (photo)…

A new, flexible safety system simplifies plant modernization
The new, flexible and scalable HIQuad X (photo) safety system…

Thermal transfer printers for industrial applications
The new generation of thermal transfer printers (photo) produce high-quality…

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Highlights Air Movers for Dilute-Phase Pneumatic Conveying Advanced Analytics: Accelerating Insights for Engineers Seal Selection: Ensure Regulator Performance in Low-Temperature Applications Focus on Maintenance Tools Facts at your Fingertips: Safety Instrumented Systems and Risk

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PTA production: Lowering OPEX without compromising on quality

A paper that looks at how the earlier PTA production method involving a multi-stage process with pressure and atmospheric centrifuges and a re-slurry tank can be replaced with one stand-alone device – the rotary pressure filter (RPF).

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