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Kemira completes first full-scale U.S. trial of chlorine-free wastewater technology

Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today announced that it has successfully completed the first US full-scale trial of its chlorine-free wastewater treatment technology, KemConnect® DEX, with Capital Region Water, the advanced…

LMT200 for High-Pressure Reactor Tank Level Control in Refineries

Case study showing efficiency of the LMT200 in replacing multiple transmitters for level measurement Specific challenges exist when using a high-pressure reactor vessel in a refinery’s gas oil hydrotreater unit. The tank is very long and hence the level measurement…

Turnkey Integration Improves Reliability & Efficiency in Bulk Processing Systems

This white paper explains how turnkey system integration improves reliability, efficiency, and product consistency in bulk processing operations. It highlights how Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG) combines expertise across drying, conveying, blending, thermal processing, and dust collection to engineer fully…

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,…