Valve-Selection Best Practices
Precise combinations of valves and other equipment lead to process success. A biopolymer fermentation process…
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Commentary
Incorporating social media at work
The explosion of electronic devices that surround us greatly influences the way we function, particularly…
In The News
Newsfronts
Renewed Optimism in the Pulp-and-Paper Industry
Innovations and the utilization of byproducts are helping this sector to thrive in difficult times…
High-performance polymers in the spotlight
Improvements in existing materials and the development of new ones are helping to meet the…
Chementator
This solvent-extraction process can monetize tough refinery sludges
Construction has begun on a commercial prototype of a low-boiling-point solvent-extraction process for recovering used…
A system to extract energy from waste gases
Many chemical process industries (CPI) operations generate gaseous byproducts that are impure and have low…
Startup for a new coal-gasification process
IHI Corp. (IHI; Tokyo, www.ihi.co.jp) has commissioned its first prototype Twin IHI Gasifier (TIGAR) plant,…
Two new product families offer help for biofuel producers
Two families of newly developed products from specialty chemical maker Solenis (Wilmington, Del.; www.solenis.com) —…
This scale inhibitor uses steric dispersion principles
With the commercial release of a new scale inhibitor — called ScaleTreat FeS 13805 —…
Chementator Briefs
Concrete Admixture Advanced concrete mixes often demonstrate a higher viscosity due to their low water…
Upgrading extra-heavy crude oil using supercritical water
Earlier this year, JGC Corp. (JGC; Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com), in partnership with Japan Oil, Gas…
'Nanoboxes' promise to boost energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries
Researchers from Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN; www.ibn.a-star.edu.sg) and Hydro-Quebec’s Research Institute (Montreal,…
Business News
Wacker starts up new production plant for specialty monomers; and more business news
Plant Watch Sumitomo announces battery-separator capacity expansion, new plant in Korea June 10, 2015 —…
Technical & Practical
Things You Need to Know Before Using an Explosion-Protection Technique
Understanding the different classification methods is necessary to better select the explosion-protection techniques that will…
Feature Report
The Integral Role of Waste Management in Capital Projects
To avoid unnecessary efforts and mitigate risks, all phases throughout the design and implementation of…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Key Commercial Electrochemical Processes
Industrial electrochemical processes are critical to a host of chemical products across many industry sectors.…
Technology Profile
Green FDCA Production
Concerns over limited supplies of petroleum-based feedstocks, coupled with the global issue of climate change,…
Engineering Practice
Gas Turbines: Design and Operating Considerations
Gas turbines are widely used throughout the chemical process industries (CPI) because they allow for…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Weighing
Indicator connects with up to 14 analog weight sensors The ZM305 is a multi-function weight…
New Products
New swirl and vortex flowmeters with quick reaction time
A new range of vortex and swirl flowmeters (photo) includes the SwirlMaster and VortexMaster product…
This tube connection speeds assembly of systems
Designed for working pressures as high as 22,500 psi (1,550 bars), the new “flared-cone” technology…
Connect valve manifolds to panels inside cabinets
The 501 Series panel-mount adapter plate (photo) allows users to directly connect compatible valve manifolds…
A digital platform dedicated to managing cybersecurity
This company’s Industrial Cyber Security Risk Manager (photo) is a digital dashboard designed to proactively…
Fast-impact fractures lead to uniform particle size
This company’s line of horizontal shaft impactor (HSI) crushers (photo) can achieve reduction ratios of…
A lightweight dust monitor with robust data logging
The Kanomax dust monitor (photo) provides highly accurate dust measurements via an intuitive interface. The…
Couplings for extreme- temperature fluid transfer
The 3TL Series of all-purpose, high-performance quick couplings (photo) is designed with metal-to-metal wedge-seal technology…
A new gate valve features a patented perimeter seat
The new KGC-BD Bi-Directional Resilient Seated Knife Gate Valve (photo) features a patented perimeter-seat design…
New model for this series of gas compression packages
This company has introduced the latest addition to its C-Series offering of configurable compression packages:…
Higher data capacity with this wireless bridge
This company has released a new point-to-point high-speed wireless bridge. The carrier-class wireless-networking bridge provides…
New high-purity gas switchover system for critical applications
The EXD Series automatic differential-pressure switchover (photo) is a highly accurate, reliable gas-distribution system that…
A corrosion transmitter for widely separated monitoring points
The Model 4020LT-A two-wire transmitter (photo) provides enhanced resolution measurements of metal loss due to…
Four new models of containerized power generators
The QEC 1250 containerized generator has now been joined by four new models: QEC 800,…
Use this software to verify process-logic code
PLC Checker software can be used to automate process-logic code review and demonstrate programming and…
A chemically inert stepper pump dispenses tiny volumes
This miniature, chemically inert stepper dispenser pump (photo) is designed to deliver variable micro-liter volumes…
High-pressure rotary gear pumps feature no-gasket design
The 700 Series Rotary Gear Pumps (photo) are designed to provide quiet and efficient service…
New heat exchanger technology for air-cooled LNG facilities
Together with Wieland Thermal Solutions and Technip, this company has developed a new technology to…
Continuously supply hot water, on demand, with this system
The EasiHeat DHW is a new heat exchanger that incorporates SIMS (Spirax Intelligent Monitoring System)…
Low-pulsation piston pumps for laboratory use
The LS Class of single-headed, positive-displacement piston pumps (photo) feature very low pulsation and high…
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Current Economic Trends: May CEPCI
The preliminary value for the May 2015 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent…