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Ecolab and CDP launch Water Use Efficiency Index, a new benchmarking tool for industry

Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.) and CDP announced a strategic partnership to launch the Water Use Efficiency Index, a new benchmark designed to help companies measure, compare and improve operational water performance. Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting…

Veolia and SBM Offshore announce plans to develop offshore floating desalination units

Veolia (Paris, France) and SBM Offshore, world leader in deepwater ocean-infrastructure, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to address challenges related to water scarcity, energy transition and industrial transformation. Through this strategic partnership, the companies will develop and…

Design Tips for Raw-Water Pumping Systems

While chemical engineers are well-versed in designing plant piping and long-distance pipelines, the design of raw-water pumping systems is often overlooked, because civil engineers are normally commissioned to design such systems. However, it is important for chemical engineers to understand…

A tool to aid reuse and recycling of produced water is now operating

A Texas-based private company, PDS Energy Information (PDS; Austin, Tex.; www.pdsenergy.com), recently announced that it is commercially operating AquaTrade — a tool developed by a National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL; Morgantown, W.Va.; www.netl.doe.gov)-led team that helps oil-and-gas operators find and…

Natural gas contaminant measurement made easy

Advanced technology for continuous measurements of multiple natural gas contaminants for custody transfer, tariffs compliance, and process monitoring Natural gas contaminants such as H2S, H2O and CO2 constitute a significant hazard to an operator’s business as they represent both safety and…

Center of excellence focused on water and artificial intelligence launched

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.; www.wef.org), Amazon.com, Inc. (www.amazon.com), The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania (WCP; Philadelphia, Pa.; watercenter.sas.upenn.edu), and The Leading Utilities of the World (Leading Utilities) jointly announced today the creation of the Water-AI NexusTM Center of…

Estimating Simulation Parameters for Batch Columns from Experimental Data

This whitepaper, Estimating Simulation Parameters for Batch Columns from Experimental Data, outlines a practical method for deriving key model parameters (such as heat losses, hold-up volumes, and stage efficiencies) directly from plant data. Using a lab-scale ethanol–water batch distillation column,…

Goodbye Thermowell! Introducing high-precision non-invasive temperature measurement

This new advanced temperature measurement technology delivers accuracy while saving you time and money associated with additional thermowell requirements. This white paper presents results of a direct comparison of non-invasive temperature measurements with classic measurements in a measuring medium, achieved…

Veolia to construct the largest water-reuse plant in the Middle East at SATORP industrial complex

Veolia S.A. (Paris, France) announces the signing of an agreement between the consortium comprising Veolia, Marafiq, and Lamar, and SATORP (a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and TotalEnergies Refining and Petrochemical Company) to implement a major project for recycling water…

Recently Published Books for the CPI: September 2025

The following is a list of recently published books that may be relevant for professionals working in the chemical process industries (CPI).   Process Safety Management. By Ian Sutton, Elsevier Press, 2025, 750 pages, $225.00. AI Essentials for Chemical Engineers:…