This practical guide provides information on proven backwash-tuning techniques that will improve the reliability and robustness of sand filters in water treatment applications Water is a fundamental part of virtually all plants in the chemical process industries (CPI). Examples of…
Branson MCX Series cleaners (photo) are ultrasonic systems purpose-built for cleaning plastics injection molds. They feature side-mounted, immersible transducers and powerful immersion heaters that can provide fast and efficient cleaning. Since most plastic injection molds are rectangular, with a lot…
Sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) are a variation on the activated sludge process in wastewater treatment. This article provides an overview of SBRs, including their history, current use and future outlook Sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) are a type of wastewater treatment…
ParallelPro (photo) is a leveling tool designed for chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) processes, or any equipment requiring precise parallelism. Equipped with wireless communications and a field-serviceable battery pack, the ParallelPro measures offset distance, parallelism and temperature. Measurements are transmitted via Bluetooth to…
The Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (Weftec; www.weftec.org) will be held October 18–20 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill. A selection of the products and services presented at the upcoming Weftec event are highlighted here.
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (Luxembourg) constructing its second plant in China for specialty and high-performance carbon black, expanding the chemical company’s production capacity in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Carbon black, available as powder or beads, is commonly used…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) signed an agreement related to the acquisition of Ashland Global Holdings Inc.’s (Wilmington, Del.) Performance Adhesives business, a first-class leader in high performance adhesives for industrial applications in the United States with a unique and innovative…
Nouryon (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) plans to build a new production facility to meet the increasing global demand for innovative and sustainable additives for the rapidly growing Paints and Coatings end-market and other high-growth end-markets. The new facility will be situated…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that it has achieved successful plant acceptance from Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. for the company's cumene and phenol plant expansion in Ningbo, China. The expansion was to an existing 450,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr)…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), fell 0.5% in August on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis, following steadily easing gains in May, June and July. On…