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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…
Learning about spray technologies Spray nozzles are very useful tools with a simple concept… IN THE NEWS CHEMENTATOR
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A step forward for a new titanium leaching process Reed Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.reedresources.com) has advanced its… Using algae to produce medium-chain-length fatty acids Scientists at Kao Corp. (KAO; Tokyo, Japan; chemical.kao.com) have discovered… The commercial debut for a gas-to-gasoline process Last month in Ovadan-Depe, Turkmenistan, construction began on a plant… A direct route to organosilicon compounds Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and… Combine wastewater treatment with biofuel production Algae Systems LLC (Daphne, Ala.; www.algaesystems.com) has inaugurated a demonstration… October Chementator Briefs A step closer to bio-based acrylic acid Last month,… An energy-saving bioreactor for wastewater treatment A bioreactor technology for removing organic and inorganic contaminants from… This solar cell promises to be less expensive A commercial prototype perovskite solar cell that is less expensive… BUSINESS NEWS
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Corbion Purac plans to construct a large PLA production plant in Thailand
Corbion Purac (Amsterdam, the Netherlands www.corbion.com) will accelerate its thrust… Messer to build third ASU in Vietnam
Messer Group (Bad Soden/Frankfurt, Germany; www.messergroup.com) is building its third… BASF and Toda Kogyo form JV for cathode-active materials
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Tokyo,… Clariant divests its Energy Storage Business to Johnson Matthey
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has agreed to divest its Business… BASF to increase production capacity for t -butylamine plant in Nanjing BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will expand the production capacity… Cristal to acquire TiO2 assets of Jiangxi Tikon The National Titanium Dioxide Co. (Cristal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; www.cristal.com)… Outotec to modernize Norilsk Nickel’s smelter in Russia
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract… Fluor and Technip JV awarded contract for Sasol’s La. ethane cracker and derivatives complex
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)… Caloric wins its first project in the U.K.
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won its first… New Air Products Lab will help oil recyclers optimize hydrotreatment processes Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) is building a hydrogen… Fluor and Technip awarded RAPID Refinery Facilities Project in Malaysia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com), in a joint venture (JV)… ThyssenKrupp wins follow-up order for cement plant in Saudi Arabia
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com), the ThyssenKrupp Group's… UOP phenol technology selected by Cepsa Chemical in China
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says… BASF to divest global textile chemicals business to Archroma
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Archroma (Reinach, Switzerland www.archroma.com)… Evonik opens new production facility in Brazil
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) will start operations in… Foster Wheeler awarded EPC contract for Clean Fuels Project at Salina Cruz
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… CB&I lands gasification-technology contract in China
CB&I (The Woodlands, Rex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Clariant invests in personal- and home-care segments in Asia
Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) will build a new production… CB&I announces technology award in the Kingdom of Bahrain
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) today announced Chevron Lummus Global,… Evonik boosts capacity for special silicas at its Rheinfelden site Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has officially opened a… M+W Group receives contract for Merck’s new pharmaceutical facility in China
M+W Group (Stuttgart, Germany; www.mwgroup.net), one of the world’s leading… BASF inaugurates chemical complex in India
BASF India Ltd. today inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex… New Borealis JV delivers safe and reliable energy supplies in Porvoo
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) plans to partner with Neste… Parker opens Parflex Polymer Innovation Center
Parker Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio; www.parker.com), a global leader in… Eastman to acquire specialty chemicals company Taminco for $2.8 billion; and more business news Plant Watch Lanxess expands new plant for inorganic pigments in… Rethinking Intellectual Property Policies A philosophical shift in the way universities treat intellectual property… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Pneumatic Conveying: Optimal System Design, Operation and Control Numerous strategies and options for both dilute- and dense-phase conveying… Hydrogen Cyanide Production Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a chemical precursor used in the… Pressure Transmitter Basics: Selection Guidelines What are the steps to finding the best pressure sensor… Pressure Transmitter Basics: DP Transmitters Pressure transmitters are widely used throughout the chemical process industries… Reactive Chemistry in the CPI Reactive chemicals and intermediates are used extensively in the chemical… The Next Step Change in Process Safety From plastics and synthetics to fertilizers and fuel, the general… Better Filtration for the Bottom Line Many applications in the chemical process industries (CPI) require filtration… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Forces Acting on a Gasket Gaskets are relatively simple pieces of equipment in principle, yet…
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