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Facts At Your Fingertips: Continuous Tubular Reactors with Static Mixing Elements

Batch manufacturing methods are common throughout the chemical process industries (CPI) for specialized compounds and reactions. However, typical batch-wise manufacturing processes are often time-consuming due to large volumes and long loading and unloading times added to the batch processing time,…

Detecting gas-compressor fugitive methane leaks

The ST75 Series thermal mass flowmeter (photo) provides precise CH4 gas monitoring to detect hazardous, non-compliant and costly gas leaks. The compact ST75 offers accurate, repeatable CH4 measurement to meet environmental regulations, making them suitable for crowded equipment areas where…

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Production and Demand Challenges for ‘Green’ Hydrogen

Burgeoning demand for hydrogen to support decarbonization goals is straining existing supply chains for industrial gases and prompting companies to adapt quickly to the emerging net-zero-carbon economy The increasing use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier is causing a…

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Modern Fermentation and Fermenter Design

With the growth of ‘white biotechnology,’ industrial fermentation processes and large-scale fermenters will play a key role. Presented here are some design considerations In fermentation, microorganisms, animal and plant cells are used to produce chemical compounds. Enzymes, pharmaceutical ingredients, amino…

Technological leap for the new-food industry

At the Anuga FoodTec trade show (Cologne, Germany; March 19–22, 2024), this company’s new-food experts discussed their perfusion platform — a key technology for state-of-the-art upstream bioprocesses that also enables continuous processing in cell cultivation and precision fermentation. In this…

Show Preview: Interphex 2024

Interphex 2024 (www.interphex.com) — a global pharmaceutical and biotechnology event — will be held April 16–18 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The event will feature more than 450 exhibitors, as well as a dual-track conference…

Reconditioned double-planetary mixer works like new

The reconditioned Model DPM-4 double-planetary mixer (photo) has been restored to as-new working condition and offers the same standard one-year warranty as a new mixer. Especially effective for thick and sticky semi-solids, the patented High Viscosity (HV) Blades rotate on…

Improve operability with this new device

The R86TB Teach Pendant (photo) handles a series of processes from setup to maintenance, relieving the need for an on-site computer to reduce time and costs. The R86TB has a 10.1-in. high-definition display so that any function can be easily…

Sanitary V-cone blender can also accept liquids

Model VB-60-SSIS (photo) is a new sanitary V-cone blender with an internal spray line that blends dry and granular bulk materials uniformly, with or without liquid additions, in 15 to 30 min. Constructed of 304 stainless steel that is finished…

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Selecting Mixing Impellers

Presented here is a brief overview of the considerations involved in matching the right impeller with a given application Matching the right mixing equipment to the material properties and desired process outcome for any liquid-mixing application is the key to…