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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…
A booming interest in separation technologies Distillation and absorption are back. The AIChE Spring Meeting (San… EDITOR'S PAGE Keeping the water flowing Currently, there are around 13,000 desalination plants in operation or… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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Pelletizing technology for iron ore improves strength and output Iron ore is traditionally pelletized using the binding agent bentonite… An inexpensive iron catalyst for efficient hydrogenation reactions The research group of Yasuhiro Uozumi and Yoichi Yamada at… Scaleup for a CO2 mineralization process A pilot plant will be established at the University of… Solid-catalyst method for breaking down cellulosic biomass cuts costs Fermenting sugar is at the heart of many bio-based chemical… A new catalyst promises to cut the cost of the Fischer-Tropsch process When coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) is converted to liquid fuel… A ‘new’ concept for CO2 capture: birds’ lungs Researchers at the University of California Irvine (UCI, Irvine CA;… Cross-coupling catalyst A highly active nickel catalyst for performing cross-coupling reactions has… October Chementator Briefs Strength with stress Shear forces usually break bonds in… These resins make tastier orange juice A process from Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS; Edina,… Control particle size and morphology with this technique Lactose has been widely used as a pharmaceutical excipient, where… New approach for biobutanol reaches ‘lab-pilot’ scale A continuous fermentation process for making biologically derived butanol from… BUSINESS NEWS
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Clariant opens new innovation center in Frankfurt
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is today officially opening its new… Clariant plans to divest Leather Services Business to Stahl Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) plans to sell its Leather Services… Honeywell to build new production facility in China
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) says it will establish a new manufacturing campus… Jacobs receives contract from Codelco in Chile
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) :JEC) announced today… World’s largest SNG plant goes onstream in China Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) says that Qinghua, the… BASF obtains exclusive rights to market magnetocaloric materials
BASF New Business GmbH (Luswigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has entered into… Evonik starts up new production facility in Shanghai
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has opened a new… Eurochem launches mining operations in Kazakhstan
EuroChem (Moscow, Russia; www.eurochem.ru), one of the world's largest fertilizer… WorleyParsons awarded detailed EPCM contract by Invista
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) announces the recent award… Teijin establishes new Thai subsidiary
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.com) has established Teijin Corporation (Thailand)… Foster Wheeler awarded FEED contract from Khurais in Saudi Arabia
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that subsidiaries of… Neste Jacobs signs MoU with Quangang Petroleum and Chemical Industry Park in China
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and Quangang Petroleum and… Praxair starts up ASU in Brazil
White Martins, the Brazil-based subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.;… CB&I awarded technology contract from GS Caltex
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Gazprom Neft, UOP and EMRE finalize technology licensing agreement
UOP LLC (UOP; Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company,… Air Products to build new world-scale H2 plant to support Shell Scotford facility
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com), and its subsidiary Air… ICA Fluor to build vinyl-chloride-monomer plant in Mexico
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) says that its ICA Fluor… Technip awarded contract for ethane cracker in Louisiana Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by Sasol… Clariant divests Detergents & Intermediates Business to ICIG
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has signed an agreement to divest… Wison wins contract for project in Venezuela
Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com), the largest… Cooper Valves acquires Accuseal
Cooper Valves (Stafford, Tex.; www.coopervalves.com) says it has acquired Accuseal… Haldor Topsøe and E.ON to harness excess industrial heat
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) and E.ON, one of… ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions receives fertilizer plant contract from Belarus Belarus-based Grodno Azot has placed an order with plant engineering… Neste Jacobs to deliver APC technology whey-powder factory
Technology, engineering and project-management company Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland;… Outotec receives minerals-processing-technology orders from Mexico
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded minerals-processing-technology orders… Oman Oil acquires Oxea from Advent International
Advent International www.adventinternational.com), one of the largest and most experienced… Clariant brings new Houdry dehydrogenation catalyst capacity on-stream
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has successfully expanded production capacity for… Lanxess commissions CO2 concentration unit in South Africa
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commissioned a new CO2… Air Products plans liquid N2 facility in Texas Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced plans to build,… Solvay to acquire Chemlogics
As part of its ongoing transformation, Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium;… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Ethanol from Sugarcane Ethanol is a widely used commodity chemical with several applications,… Biological Wastewater Treatment: Selecting the Process Chemical, pharmaceutical and related industries produce large amounts of wastewater… Understanding Boiler Circulation Boilers generate steam using different methods to circulate the steam-water… The Owner Role in Capital Projects Avoid delays, cost overruns and more with significant owner involvement… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Maximizing Fan Efficiency Optimizing fan performance can help plants reach overall process efficiency…
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