In November 2023, Heirloom Carbon Technologies (Tracy, Calif.; www.heirloomcarbon.com) unveiled the United States’ first commercial direct air capture (DAC) facility, which can capture up to 1,000 ton/yr of CO2. The process first uses renewable energy to remove CO2 from limestone…
Metal-organic framework materials (MOFs) have garnered considerable attention as candidate materials for a number of applications, such as gas storage, molecular separation and catalysis, because their organic and inorganic components are highly tunable at the molecular level. Since being introduced…
Energy recovery in spray-drying processes can reduce production costs, but involves trade-offs. Using milk powder as an example, this article describes a spreadsheet method to evaluate exhaust-gas recirculation scenarios for optimizing spray drying Dairy processing is among the most energy…
The new ASCO Series 327C solenoid valve (photo) features a direct-acting, high-flow design that provides superior flow-to-power ratio compared to similar valves. The Series 327C design features a balanced poppet construction that permits high flows at minimum power levels, making…
The Monitoring Box FTMg Premium (photo) is a new digital service for compressed-air monitoring. In addition to continuous monitoring, the Cloud solution from this company’s Field Analytics Portfolio can identify consumption losses due to machine- or process-related inefficiencies and detect…
The newly developed vipro-Pump MR series (photo) offers plant operators a virtually maintenance-free dispenser that doses all conventional impregnating resins — even chemically aggressive ones. A patent application has been filed for the vipro-Pump MR and the associated process. The…
Remove PFAS from water with this ion-exchange resin MonoPlus TP 109 (photo) is a new macroporous anion-exchange resin for the selective removal of contaminants, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water. Lewatit MonoPlus TP 109 is especially suitable…
The following is a selection of recently published books with potential relevance to various parts of the chemical process industries (CPI). Process Design for Cryogenics. By Alexander Alekseev, Wiley-VCH Publishing, 2024, 384 pages, $160.00. Handbook of Construction Management for Instrumentation…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has been selected by Essar Oil UK, a leading integrated downstream energy company, to be a technology licensor for its carbon capture facility, based in Stanlow, North West England. Topsoe will deliver its SNOX technology for…
Teck Resources Ltd. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), one of Canada’s leading mining companies, announced the Carbon Capture Pilot Plant at its Trail Operations in southern British Columbia is now operating and successfully capturing carbon dioxide (CO2). “This is an important milestone…