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CSB issues final report on 2024 explosion at liquid nitriding facility in Tennessee

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) today released its final report into the fatal explosion and eruption at the Techniques Surfaces USA liquid nitriding  facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that fatally injured an employee on…

Sustainability maintains momentum

The past several years have seen rapid growth in technologies designed to mitigate the effects of climate change. Advances have been made in decarbonization efforts, such as alternatives to petroleum-based fuel sources including biofuels, hydrogen, solar, wind and other renewables;…

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This single-pot reaction scheme could open the path to recycling used tires

Recycling vehicle tires is complicated because the rubbers used (including butadiene and polyisoprene) are highly cross-linked, and because pyrolysis-based recycling of the rubbers generates environmentally hazardous compounds like benzene and dioxins. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina at…

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This MOF selectively adsorbs CO2 from biogas and can be regenerated under mild conditions

Biogas — produced from anaerobic digestion of organic matter — contains a mixture of gases, with methane and carbon dioxide as the predominant components. To use biogas as a fuel source, purification of the gas is typically needed to remove…

U.S. CSB issue 2nd update on 2024 chemical fire investigation

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; www.csb.gov) today released its second update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the September 29, 2024, chemical fire at the Bio-Lab, Inc. facility in Conyers, Georgia.   The incident occurred when…

Fluor-built Bayer cell therapy facility in California achieves LEED v4 platinum certification

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Bayer’s Cell Therapy Launch Facility in Berkeley, Calif., has been designated the first industrial manufacturing facility in the western United States to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Platinum…

Chlor-Alkali Process Systems

Design considerations to ensure a safe, effective piping system A naturally occurring element, chlorine serves as the basic building block for some of the most critical health and safety items used in everyday life, such as drinking water treatment, waste…

Industrial water reuse and recycling

Why measurement matters when every drop counts Considering the growing global demand for freshwater, industries worldwide are increasingly turning to water recycling and reuse technologies as vital components of their sustainability strategies. Technology advancements are driving the ability to recycle…

Co-Current vs. Counter-Current Spray in Gas Cooling Applications

A CFD-Based Performance Analysis  Cooling hot gas is necessary in many industrial processes to protect equipment and ensure employee safety. Daniel deLesdernier, Advanced Spray Engineering Services Manager at BETE, presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based analysis of co-current and counter-current…

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Facts At Your Fingertips: Valve Actuator Types

Actuators are attached to the control mechanism of a valve to replace a manual lever or handle, and they control the position of a valve (open, closed or specific position) remotely and automatically. In industrial applications, numerous types of actuators…