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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…
Capital cost calculations, Postscripts, corrections Capital cost calculations I recently read the article “Capital Costs… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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Optimization of a Steam Network Petroleum refineries generate power from a number of sources, including… New process for monoethylene glycol completes pilot stage A new process for producing monoethylene glycol (MEG) from synthesis-gas-based… Improving extraction yields of Ni and Co from laterite Low-grade nickel (less than 1.5 wt.%) laterite ores represent about… First commercial process for K2SO4 from polyhalite completes pilot Pilot plant operation has been completed for a process that… An efficient way to make fermentable sugars from fibrous waste The National Food Research Institute (NFRI) of the National Agriculture… This gasification process turns waste into syngas Construction of a large-scale waste-to-energy plant will start in the… A new gas-engine cogeneration system Last month, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; www.mhi.co.jp) and Tokyo… December Chementator Briefs Acetic acid from syngas A new process for the… Making biogas from waste with a low organic content The effluent discharged by domestic industries in Japan amounts to… Metabolic engineering makes plants produce more oils A research team from the University of Western Australia (Perth;… BUSINESS NEWS
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Outotec wins orders in Turkey
Outotec (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) will deliver technology and services worth… Foster Wheeler awarded contract for hydrogen reformers in Vietnam
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… KBR ammonia technology selected for new fertilizer facility in Indiana
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today that its leading ammonia process… Technip wins new ethylene contract in China
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by CNOOC Oil &… Air Products and SIRE sign liquid CO2 agreement for Iowa facility Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term… BASF and Renmatix agree on a joint development for the production of industrial sugars from biomass
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Renmatix Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.;… Bechtel to design and build complex water system for copper mine in Chile
Bechtel (San Francisco, Calif.; www.bechtel.com) has been selected by BHP… Topsøe builds catalyst plant in China
Haldor Topsøe A/S’ (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) board of directors today… Uhde Inventa-Fischer completes PET MTR plant for Octal Petrochemicals in Oman
The plant engineering and construction company Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland;… Pörner awarded turnkey contract for wax plate plant in Egypt
S.C. Poerner Romania S.r.l. (Bucharest), the Romanian subsidiary of the… Clariant expands its ethoxylation site in Texas
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced the second expansion of… Exterran and Black & Veatch to market natural-gas-processing technology in North America
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) and Exterran Energy… CB&I wins contract for U.S. ethylene plant
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Foster Wheeler awarded contract for molybdenum refinery in Chile
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… Bartec acquires Pixavi
Bartec GmbH (Bad Mergentheim, Germany; www.bartec.de) has acquired Pixavi (Stavanger,… Mitsui Chemicals expands polypropylene capacity in North America, and more business news Plant Watch Chandra Asri and Michelin partner on synthetic-rubber manufacturing… Innovations in Gasification There is increasing interest in meeting the growing demand for… Feeling the ‘brunt of prosperity’ on CPI Workforce issues While staffing issues continue to be a tremendous challenge for… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Plant Revamps and Turnarounds: Some Lessons Learned A plant turnaround is always challenging in the chemical process… Butene via Ethylene Dimerization Olefin dimerization is a reaction where two molecules of a… The Globally Harmonized System When the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised… Calculations in Process Engineering The topic of carrying out process engineering calculations in the… Corrosion: the silent killer CUI — that acronym should be enough to capture your… Gear Units In CPI Plants Gear units play a critical role in a diverse array… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Filtration Testing and Slurry Conditioning Testing in filtration processes is critical for determining the properties…
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