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EDITOR'S PAGE The gender gap in engineering Each year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;… COVER STORY Vent Away Condensate Pump Frustrations In A Flash The guidance provided here can help to mitigate problems occurring… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS SAF Production Expands for a Low-Carbon Future To lower their climate impact, petroleum refiners are increasingly assessing… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator briefs NITROGEN UTILIZATION Late March, the first nitrogen fertilizer produced from… Applying capacitive deionization for critical-metals recovery Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, Ill.; www.anl.gov) are investigating… Reduced fouling when pneumatically conveying lactose products To ensure product safety and quality, products containing lactose (at… Catalyst-coated membrane reduces electrolyzer stack cost for H2 production A new catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) technology for hydrogen production, developed… Commercial debut for a process that makes 'green' pig iron Last month, Vale S.A. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) began… PFAS separation-concentration system introduced in North America A technology initially developed in Australia by OPEC Systems (Emu… A new burner slashes NOx emissions from iron-ore pelletizing plants Before being fed to the blast furnace, iron ore is… Growing sulfur batteries from crystals Strain on demand for critical battery metals is forcing manufacturers… Capillary-fed electrolysis unlocks new levels of efficiency for green-hydrogen production A new category of electrolysis could significantly lower the expenses… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: May 2022 Plant Watch ADM announces significant expansions in the U.S. and… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Detecting and Preventing Spills and Leaks Comprehensive planning, along with appropriate level-measurement technologies and safety instrumented… TOWER DOCTOR Should the Doctor Believe a Flowmeter? Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers Many… FEATURE REPORT A Primer on pH Measurement Understanding the basic principles of operation and construction designs of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Physical Gas-Separation Methods Industrial gases are critical for a wide range of applications… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Solids Handling This bag slitter eliminates dust and reduces waste The MINILux… NEW PRODUCTS
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This absorbent media can prevent carbon-bed fires This company has launched Sulphasorb 2 (photo), a new activated… Monitoring of chlor-alkali electrolysis sub-processes Chlorine and caustic soda are essential chemicals whose production is… Use these plug valves with slurries and gritty media This company’s Cam-Centric plug valves (photo) feature 100% port, which… These kits perform certified tests of fiber optic cabling Expanding its cable certification and testing portfolio, this company now… A new generation of centrifugal mixers for 3D printing materials Smart DAC centrifugal mixers (photo) feature variable counter-rotation, increased mixing… Power supply units with IO-Link for field Installation The compact PSU67 power supply units (photo) ensure energy-efficient, decentralized… This line of ball valves has an expanded operating range This company has expanded its line of high-performance ball valves… A selection tool for automated process valves The complete Nelprof valve sizing and selection software for all… These vests keep workers cool in hot situations The StaCool Vest core body-cooling system (photo) helps workers stay… An ammonia leak-detection system for process refrigeration The Chillgard 5000 NH3 monitoring system (photo) features a sophisticated… Simulate hydraulic systems and prevent waterhammer The Impulse 9 software suite (photo) was designed to enable… A low-power CH4 sensor with digital and analog capabilities FlameIR-ME1 is a new methane sensor that uses a solid-state… Customized containment solutions for hygienic processes This company’s continuous liner systems (CLS; photo) are designed for… This family of CPVC butterfly valves has been expanded This company has added two new sizes (10- and 12-in.)… New meters for pH, conductivity and ion concentration Developed for a wide range of applications, SevenDirect benchtop meters… This gas detector finds volatile substances at very low volumes The new X-pid gas detector (photo) quickly detects volatile organic… A complete system for developing emerging foods Unveiled at Anuga FeedTec trade fair (Cologne, Germany; April 26–29),… An expanded series of smart Roots pumps The new line of Roots pumps from the HiLobe series… A trailer support for busy loading docks The Ground Mounted Trailer Support (GMTS; photo) is a new… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview: IFAT Munich IFAT 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage,… Connected Plant Conference Show Preview The 2022 Connected Plant Conference (CPC; www.connectedplantconference.com) will take place…
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Recovering energy from fluegas Alcoa of Australia (www.alcoa.com.au) has developed a process to recover… Large-diameter reverse osmosis product lowers cost and reduces footprint Koch Membrane Systems Inc. (KMS; Wilmington, Mass.; www.kochmembrane.com) recently unveiled… ‘Super Boiler' achieves higher efficiency through the recovery of waste heat An advanced heat recovery system (AHRS) that boosts the fuel-to-steam… A new electrochemical process for making K2FeO4 A new process for producing the oxidizing agent potassium ferrate… Sound water treatment delivers environmental and economic benefits A two-year collaboration between Ashland Hercules Water Technologies (AHWT; Wilmington,… Commercialization is set for a new distillation technology A new distillation device developed by UOP LLC (Des Plaines,… These nanotube membranes promise superior performance for less cost Carbon nanotube membranes are being developed for water desalination and… A glucaric acid process moves closer to scaleup An economical method for producing glucaric acid from glucose was… A commercial debut for microwave-assisted polymerization A device for the mass production of lactic acid oligomers,… Demonstration for a wood-to-fuel via DME route Haldor Topsøe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) will demonstrate a new technology… January Chementator briefs Aiding crystal growth Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL;… BUSINESS NEWS
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AkzoNobel invests in U.K. R&D site
AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) is investing almost €10… Topsøe wins contract with PetroPeru Haldor Topsøe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed a contract supplying… Outotec to deliver precious-metals plant in China
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with Baiyin… Praxair starts up new plant in Costa Rica
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up its new… KBR to license Veba Combi Cracker Technology KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has signed a Collaboration Agreement with… Artisan and Aonix merge to become Atego
ArtisanSoftware Tools and Aonix have merged to create a new,… Lanxess builds new plant in Germany
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is building a new chemical… Axens and Headwaters form DCL alliance
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) and Headwaters Inc. (South Jordan, Utah; www.headwaters.com)… Total and ConocoPhillips sanction Phase 2 of the Surmont Project
Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com ) and ConocoPhillips (Houston; www.conocophillips.com) announce… ABB Safety Execution Center: TÜV certified
ABB (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.abb.com) says its Safety Execution Center in Buenos… Emerson & Meridium: asset management
Emerson Process Management (Baar, Switzerland; www.emersonprocess.eu) and Meridium Inc. (Roanoke, Virginia;… Lanxess restarts new rubber-facility project in Singapore
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has brought forward its plans… BASF-Linde cooperation for fluegas CO2 capture
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH (LKCA; Dresden,… BASF starts up chelating agent plant
After 18 months of construction, the new plant expansion for… Uhde to supply HCl- electrolysis plant to Yantai Juli
Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) has been awarded an engineering… Vinythai prepares construction of its epichlorohydrin plant
Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it has recently closed… Lanxess acquires PTAP product line
Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has acquired… Intergraph acquires COADE
Intergraph (Atlanta, Ga.; www.intergraph.com) has acquired COADE Holdings Inc. (Houston;… Technip lands FEED contract in Venezuela
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded, by Polimerica, a reimbursable… Cognis opens new affiliate in Malaysia
On January 1, 2010, specialty chemicals supplier Cognis (Monheim, Germany;… RWE Power and Brain join forces to utilize CO2
To convert carbon dioxide into microbial biomass or biomolecules: such… Borealis invests in semi-commercial catalyst plant, and more plant watch and mergers news December 14, 2009 — Borealis (Vienna, Austria; http://www.borealisgroup.com) has announced… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL A ‘Sound’ Solution to Material Flow Problems Particulate buildup and other material flow problems are common hurdles… Updating the Rules For Pipe Sizing Pipe sizing calculations include certain values that are time dependent,… Capital And Production Costs: Improving the Bottom Line The chemical process industries (CPI) invest large amounts of capital… Wastewater Treatment: Energy-Conservation Opportunities Typical wastewater-treatment plants (WWTP) — both industrial and municipal —… Pressure Relief Requirement During External Pool-Fire Contingency Relief system design is an important engineering activity throughout the… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Low-Pressure Measurement Because of the behavior of materials under vacuum, including lowered…
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