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A tube welder for sterile biopharmaceutical applications Sartorius Stedim Biotech The Biowelder Total Containment (TC) system features innovative technology that permits sterile connection of liquid-liquid thermoplastic tubing that has an outer diameter of up to 1 in. and that is…

A rubber liner prevents wear in this mixer

Materials that tend to harden during mixing cause rapid wear of the machines. The new continuous-motion Druvaflex Ploughshare mixer was developed with such applications in mind. The Ploughshare mixer was equipped with a vessel made of multi-layered, reinforced rubber. Due…

This butterfly valve has a PTFE lining

This leading manufacturer of plastic-lined valves and process pumps has expanded its product range of shut-off and control butterfly valves. The company now offers valves with a PTFE disc/stem unit to DN 750 (30 in.) or with a metallic disc/stem…

The service life of this pumps is long, and it’s easy to service

For pumping demanding materials, this company has launched the IQ series, a low-maintenance product that is easy to use and has low operating costs. The IQ series is designed for industrial applications, wastewater treatment plans and tanker trucks or mobile…

This new process metering pump boasts many new features

The new Zentriplex process metering pump features a completely new construction offering the following key benefits and advantages: ultra-compact dimensions, low weight and energy efficiency — a process pump that produces high outputs and efficiency with minimal floor space requirements.…

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Internal Corrosion Sampling

Corrosion is a large and complex issue that is critical to the chemical process industries (CPI) as well as other industry sectors. Corrosion not only affects personal property like cars and homes but also affects commercial assets such as storage…

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The Unexpected Rewards of Testing a Mixer

Among all the engineers who will be involved in the purchase of a mixer or blender next year, roughly half will welcome a change in their production method. The other half will be determined to prevent it. Searching for the…

The Biogas Boom

It probably isn’t going to solve all the world’s energy needs, but producing biogas from waste can help slash the energy bills at some production plants, sewage-treatment plants and even farms. And for those companies offering biogas technology, business is…

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Development Speeds up In Catalysis

There might be as many categories of catalysts as there are chemical processing applications. And, no matter what the specialty or application, most catalyst producers are in a constant state of research and development in order to meet the demands…

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Algae-harvesting technique applied to produced water

Technology originally developed for dewatering algae has shown success in separating hydrocarbons from produced water that results from oil and gas drilling. The method could be used in treating produced water for onsite re-use as hydraulic fracturing fluid. To harvest…