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Falling Films in Vessel CIP Applications
Applying an understanding of flow regimes and turbulence to clean-in-place (CIP) processes can optimize CIP cleaning efficiency, reducing water, solvent, energy and chemical use, while maintaining cGMP cleaning performance For vessels and bioreactors in bioprocessing applications, designing clean-in-place (CIP) cycles…
Microwave irradiation and ion exchange lower cost of battery upcycling
Approaches for recycling cathode active materials from used lithium-ion batteries generally face a tradeoff wherein recovering materials with the widest range of possibilities for re-use, such as pyrometallurgical methods, generally require high energy and long process times, while direct-recycling approaches…
Autonomous chemistry system identifies high-performing and tunable catalysts
Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU; Raleigh; www.ncsu.edu) and the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill; www.unc.edu), with the support of Eastman Chemical Co. (www.eastman.com), have developed a closed-loop autonomous catalysis platform for identifying high-performing catalyst formulations and for…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Comparing Steam and Heat-Transfer-Fluid Utility Systems
While modern steam systems trace their history to James Watt’s steam engine in 1776, heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) systems are more recent, dating to 1926 with the use of diphenyl oxide as a heat recovery agent in power plants [1]. This one-page…
Focus On: Process Control
New version of DCS delivers software-defined capabilities Version 16 of this company’s automation platform has been enhanced with a distributed control system (DCS) and integrated safety instrumented system that delivers software-defined capabilities that reduce automation costs, enhance operational intelligence, improve…
Linde awarded contract to supply industrial gases to semiconductor-manufacturing complex in Arizona
Linde (Woking, U.K.; www.linde.com) today announced that it has been awarded a new long-term agreement to supply ultra-high-purity industrial gases to one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. The agreement will support the expansion of the customer’s semiconductor manufacturing…
This portfolio of heavy-duty lubricants has been expanded for broader application coverage
The recently expanded BioMax line of environmentally acceptable lubricants for demanding marine and industrial applications addresses the needs of users in demanding industrial sectors that require strong lubricant performance, environmental compliance and application-specific technical support in one solution. BioMax lubricants are…
INEOS takes delivery of module delayed by war in Iran
INEOS (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has taken delivery of the first of the last two modules, at the Port of Antwerp, to complete the Project ONE (project-one.ineos.com) cracker. The modules were built in Abu Dhabi, but their transport to Antwerp was…
Construction begins on expansion of heavy-rare-earth-oxides production project in Utah
Energy Fuels Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.; www.energyfuels.com), a leading U.S.-based critical materials company, today announced that construction has begun on an expansion of its White Mesa Mill in Utah, to enable the large-scale production of heavy rare earth oxides, which are…
Fuhua starts Evonik-licensed hydrogen peroxide megaplant in Leshan, China
Production has begun at the new hydrogen peroxide megaplant operated by Fuhua (Leshan City, China; ccdp-ac.com) and licensed by Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. With an annual capacity of 200 kilotons, the facility is one of…