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This absorbent mat stays in place under all conditions

With a unique adhesive bottom, the Grippy Mat stays in place under a wide range of conditions, and peels up easily without leaving a residue on the floor. The absorbent mat soaks up leaks, drips and oversprays without bunching, curling…

A new tool for improving Scada security

Last month, this company released its new Tofino Scada Security Simulator (TSSS), part of the Tofino Industrial Security Solution. The product is a complete control system in a box, designed to demonstrate the vulnerability of Scada and PLC (programmable logic…

Slash sewage-sludge volumes with this add-on digester

A 60% reduction in the sludge volume was achieved at the sewage treatment plant of Noboribetu City, Hokkaido, Japan, after installing a Bio-Diet SBD-1200 system from Nippon Steel Kankyo Engineering Co. (NSKE; Tokyo, www.nske.co.jp). The demonstration unit, developed at the…

A fast way to recover CO2

A rapid pressure-swing-adsorption (rPSA) system to separate carbon dioxide from fluegas is being developed by W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbus, Md.; www.grace.com) and three partners under a $3 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov).…

Proper grounding assured with this verification system

The newly upgraded Earth-Rite Tellus II offers effective static earth verification for drums, IBCs and other mobile equipment in hazardous area operations. The lightweight static dissipative polyester (SDP) enclosure can be mounted in all industrial flammable or combustible atmospheres and…

These emergency lights have battery options

The HLEL Series of emergency lighting fixtures offers a fiberglass-reinforced polyester housing that is suitable for use in indoor hazardous environments, such as oil and gas production, industrial manufacturing, wastewater treatment plants or other interior spaces where hazardous gases and…

Court decision indicates that EPA’s Boiler MACT stay is at risk, ACC says

Yesterday, U.S. District Court judge Paul Friedman denied a legal motion by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; Washington, D.C.; www.epa.gov) that would have prevented environmental groups from challenging EPA's stay of proposed changes to the Maximum Achievable Control Technology…

Codexis and Raizen to improve first-generation ethanol process in Brazil

Codexis, Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.; www.codexis.com) and Raizen Energia S.A. (Sao Paulo, Brazil; www.raizen.com) have signed a joint development agreement to develop an improved first-generation ethanol process with enhanced performance economics. Raizen is a joint venture between Shell and Cosan,…

ColBiocel selects Chemtex technology for cellulosic ethanol production in Colombia

Chemtex (Wilmington, N.C.; www.chemtex.com)  has entered into a Term Sheet Agreement with Colombiana de Biocombustibles Celulósicos (ColBiocel) for the supply of a license and associated engineering and technical services for an eighty-five thousand metric ton per year (m.t./yr) cellulosic ethanol…

A multipurpose backpressure valve made of plastic

This new automatic valve performs multiple functions in a piping system, including pressure relief, backpressure control, pump bypass and anti-siphon protection. The lug-mounted Series RVDT uses an adjustable, non-wetted spring to control backpressure in a piping system. The set point…