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Uniting to fight COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has very quickly changed our lives in…

COVER STORY

Turning Up the Heat on Valve Train Safety
Despite their nearly universal use in industrial combustion processes, valve…

Low-Cost Techniques for NOx Reduction
An understanding of the available NOx-reduction strategies will help engineers…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Wearable technologies: Wear it Well
Wearable technologies help chemical processors improve productivity and safety of…

COVID-19 Shutdowns Slash Demand for Refined Products
Demand for refined products has dropped sharply, challenging petroleum refineries…

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'Artificial photosynthesis' system design overcomes problem of fast proton flow
Artificial photosynthesis systems seek to harvest sunlight and carbon dioxide…

New catalyst selectively promotes hydrodeoxygenation reaction
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL; Upton, N.Y.; www.bnl.gov) and…

MOFs and nanochannels enable lithium extraction from brines
Lithium is a key raw material for batteries that power…

Chementator Briefs
Light-emitting Si Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE; the…

An efficient electrochemical route to triphenylphosphine — without the waste
A new electrochemical process could make triphenylphosphine (TPP) — an…

First industrial-scale plant uses CO2-lean cement production
By replacing part of cement clinker with calcined (thermally activated)…

Ion-exchange beads for lithium extraction
With lithium demand higher than ever, processors are increasingly turning…

A low-cost way to make propylene oxide without chlorine or wastewater
Chemetry Corp. (Moss Landing, Calif.; www.chemetrycorp.com) is piloting a hybrid…

Piloting a new sewage-treatment process to tackle emerging contaminants
As new types of water contaminants continue to emerge, such…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News - The CPI's COVID-19 response, and more
COVID-19 Response Ineos constructs several new sanitizer plants in Europe…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL

Industry Mentors: An Integral Part of Education
An experienced engineer who mentors young engineers and a student…

FEATURE REPORT

Steam Quality Considerations
Steam often provides the majority of heat, but its quality…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Nucleation Phenomena in Crystallization
Industrial crystallization processes are widely used in the chemical process…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Production of Vinyl Chloride Monomer
This column is based on “Vinyl Chloride Production from Ethylene…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Maintenance Tools
Software determines when to maintenance RO systems This company has…

NEW PRODUCTS + Show More

This decontamination chamber uses UV radiation
The UV-Box (photo) is a high-efficiency chamber designed to safely…

New intrinsically safe weighing instruments
The HI 8100IS and the HI 8200IS are high-performance weighing…

Ethernet communication for Ex areas
The first Zone 2 Ethernet gateway for this company’s excom…

New 80-GHz radar level transmitters are also compact
The new Sitrans LR100 series 80 GHz radar transmitters (photo)…

The launch of a next-generation ozone technology
After four years of development, this company is now launching…

Improved sealing makes this heat exchanger more efficient
Thanks to a patent-pending sealing concept, the new Compabloc+ heat…

A conveyor designed to handle hazardous materials
This company’s Tubular Chain Conveyor (photo) reliably contains dusty and…

UL-certified control stations for extreme temperatures
This company has obtained updated UL approval for its explosion-protected…

These metering pumps feature a very large turndown ratio
The Flexflow A1F peristaltic metering pump (photo) is designed for…

Introducing a new range of valve actuators
Launched in March, the E2HR Series Electro-Hydraulic Rotary valve actuators…

New IIoT platform for instrumentation management
Netilion (photo) is a new industrial internet of things (IIoT)…

Process monitoring where space is at a premium
The LiquiSonic Lab 3-in-1-sensor (photo) is designed for reactors and…

Maximize energy recovery from sludge-handling processes
The DTR Series of double-tube heat exchangers (photo) is designed…

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