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Magnet separator for poorly flowing powders
The recently developed 10,000-Gauss, rotating cleanflow magnet (photo) filters magnetic and paramagnetic particles out of poorly flowing, greasy powders in the food, pharma and chemical industries. The magnet rotor is composed of seven strong magnet bars, equipped with neodymium-iron-boron magnets,…
Optimizing CIP for membrane filtration plants
Membrane filtration plants are often used in the food and dairy industry to separate or concentrate substances without thermal stress. Until now, cleaning-in-place (CIP) operations for this equipment was energy- and water-intensive, requiring three or four individual cleaning steps with…
Flushing ring reduces maintenance of DP measurements
The Rosemount 319 Flushing Ring with valve-integrated design (photo), ensures accurate differential pressure (DP) measurement and lower maintenance. Available in traditional and compact options, the new 319 Flushing Rings provide a process-to-seal connection and allow for faster diaphragm-seal maintenance without…
Green H2O2 generation enables safe and chemical-free AOP
The HPGen (photo) uses only air, electricity and water as inputs to produce 99.999% pure hydrogen peroxide directly on site. This is done through the company’s patented on-site peroxide-generation technology. The output H2O2, tradenamed Peroxide UltraPure, can be used in…
Chementator Briefs
PS Recycling INEOS Styrolution America LLC (Aurora, Ill.; www.ineos-styrolution.com) and Agilyx ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.agilyx.com) are advancing the development of a previously announced 100-ton/d TruStyrenyx chemical-recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois. TruStyrenyx is a partnership between Agilyx and Technip Energies N.V.…
Converting algae shells into ‘tunable’ perovskites
A research team, led by scientists at the Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) at the Technical University of Dresden (Germany; www.tu-dresden.de), has converted mineral shells of single-celled algae into lead-halide perovskites with tunable physical properties. The new perovskites have…
Bio-inspired synthesis leads to new hydrogen-reaction mechanism
In synthesizing a new molecule that mimics the nickel-iron (NiFe) hydrogenase enzyme, a team of researchers from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (www.illinois.edu) may have uncovered a promising alternative to the platinum-based catalysts typically used in the electrolysis of water to…
A next-generation of PES in-out ultrafiltration membranes
The first polymeric ultrafiltration (UF) membrane with a completely new geometry since the seven-capillary Multibore debuted over two decades ago, Multibore PRO (photo) combines 19 bores within a single fiber to enable users to realize both performance and sustainability benefits…
A Boundless Future for Process Control in the CPI
Emerging automation-system architectures will provide the foundation required for optimized operations across the enterprise For decades, when a person mentioned process control, most engineers’ minds went to proportional integral derivative (PID) loop control, interlocks, safety and advanced process control. Perhaps…
Cutting Cost and Waste with Rinsewater Recycling
Onsite recovery conserves one of the most precious resources — water. A well-engineered, closed-loop recycling system can pay dividends in avoided costs to treat and discharge wastewater In Southern California, few businesses dispute the need for water conservation. In a…