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CPI outlook slower, but positive
Despite a slowdown in global manufacturing, the U.S. chemical process…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Particle Size Matters
With the right technology, chemical processors can obtain precise particle…

Gas Fermentation Leads Honored Achievements
The winning technology for the 2019 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement…

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Waste garlic stems make an adsorbent for arsenic removal
Professor Monoj Kumar Mondal and Anuj Kumar Prajapati from the…

Integrated AC process eliminates refrigerants
With the goal of decreasing the climate impact of residential…

Chementator Briefs
Sludge to fuel Bio-sludge is a byproduct of the wastewater…

Bottom-up synthesis of new perovskite material for ammonia production
Perovskites are a class of synthetic materials that have a…

Metals from nodules on seabed offer environmental advantages
Small-scale pilot testing has begun for a process that extracts…

New material promises to enhance performance of gas-separation membranes
Harnessing its polymer technology and carbon-fiber expertise has enabled Toray…

A Pt-free electrode promises to cut costs for fuel cells and metal-air batteries
Hiroya Abe and colleagues at Tohoku University (Sendai, www.tohoku.ac.jp) and…

Non-halogenated flame-retardant material
Dynamic Modifiers LLC (Atlanta, Ga.; www.dynamicmodifiers.com), a maker of custom…

Cascade reactions on 'nanozymes' make chemicals from CO2
An international team of researchers has developed metallic nanoparticles that…

A new method to study nanoparticles
Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Singapore;…

BUSINESS NEWS

Plant Watch: January 2020
Plant Watch Messer to build onsite gas facility for MOL…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Sampling System Design: Managing System Variables
Understanding the effect of flowrate, velocity, density, viscosity, pressure drop,…

Evaporators: Design Concepts and Equipment Selection
This primer provides guidance on key aspects to consider when…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Removal of Particulate Matter from Industrial Processes
Controlling and reducing particulate matter pollution from industrial operations is…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production of ammonium nitrate
This column is based on “Ammonium Nitrate Porous Prills Production…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Avoiding SIL Misconceptions
Engineers must refine their foundational understanding of process safety in…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Motors and Drives
New version of drive-analyzer app now available At SPS 2019…

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Built-in load monitor ensures correct loading to joints
Maxbolt load-indicating fasteners (photo) can reduce downtime, premature wear and…

A new pump for electric, gas and diesel-driven fleets
The new Thunder 5,000 hp Quintuplex pump (photo) is designed…

This new software streamlines logistics operations
Dok-Vu is a paperless software system for managing logistics operations…

Expanded modular line of canned-motor pumps
This company has expanded its range of modular V-Line canned-motor…

Cellular sensor-to-cloud connectivity
The Ranger remote-monitoring system (photo) is a cellular transmitter that…

Edge-to-cloud data collection and accessibility
Proficy Historian 8.0 (photo) provides users with a scalable solution…

Pour-point depressant for cold climate regions
The new Waxtreat SubZero Pour Point Depressant (PPD) technology (photo)…

LED illumination simplifies sight-glass setup
The capabilities of MetaClamp and MetaGlas sight-glass windows have been…

New system-independent input/output modules
This company extended its Axioline I/O system portfolio to include…

Glass-free pH sensors with improved CIP stability
The new generation of ISFET sensors (photo) is made of…

Software update brings improved analysis and modeling
This company has introduced Version 5.5 of its Multiphysics software…

Stainless-steel tank covers for hygienic processes
LKD and LKDC tank covers securely fit the openings of…

A new family of mixers adapts for each application
The new Salomix family (photo) is designed to operate in…

Customizable, automatic ingredient-batching systems
This company’s Micro and Tote Batching Systems (photo) are customized,…

Seamless information exchange from field to cloud
Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) enables the platform-independent,…

Feeding the USB port out of the control cabinet
With the new CU8210-M001 cabinet dome (photo), the USB port…

Ultra-compact valves for bioprocessing applications
The new BioviZion valve (photo) is an ultra-compact model available…

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JUNE 01, 2015
Optimized design for new connection capabilities
The Multiline Adaptive line of connectors has been further developed…

JANUARY 01, 2015
ISA call for LDAR presenters
The Program Committee of the International Society of Automation’s (ISA)…

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DECEMBER 01, 2014
Naushad Jamani becomes senior vice president, olefins and feedstock, for Nova Chemicals...
Nova Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alta.) names Naushad Jamani senior vice…

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DECEMBER 01, 2014
Calendar: January – September 2015
NORTH AMERICA Europe Asia & Elsewhere 22nd Winter Fluorine Conference.…

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NOVEMBER 01, 2014
Frank Oosterlinck becomes managing director of Fike Europe...
GEA Refrigeration Technologies GmbH (Bochum, Germany) names Nadine Kipphardt marketing…

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OCTOBER 01, 2014
Cem Onus becomes managing director of systems for Dekra Certification...
Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. (Aubagne, France) welcomes Miriam Monge as…

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OCTOBER 01, 2014
Calendar: November 2014 – February 2015
NORTH AMERICA American Chemical Soc. — Midwest Regional Meeting. American…

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SEPTEMBER 01, 2014
Sean Clay becomes general manager of the Sensors Division of Honeywell Life Safety...
Clay Naef Barbieri Ferris Kieny Specialty chemicals producer Lanxess (Cologne,…

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AUGUST 01, 2014
Calendar: September – November
NORTH AMERICA 5th Biobased Chemicals Conference: Commercialization & Partnering. Global…

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AUGUST 01, 2014
Air Products names Seifi Ghasemi chairman, president and CEO...
Baumann Ghasemi Guy Quinn Blackburn Gerhard Baumann becomes managing director…

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