Optimizing the Design-to-Cost Cycle
By intensifying cooperation between process designers and cost engineers in the conceptual stage of plant…
Cover Story
Competitive Pricing of Process Plants
Accurate pricing of CPI plants involves integrating technical design with economic evaluation and accounting for…
Commentary
Sharing your expertise
Chemical engineers can put their skills to use in a very broad range of areas…
In The News
Newsfronts
43rd Kirkpatrick Award: Winner Announced
Five companies are honored for innovation in chemical engineering Last month at the Chem Show…
Combustible Dust Standard Gets a Facelift
While NFPA 652 creates a general set of requirements for mitigating explosion hazards, equipment providers…
Chementator
Chementator Briefs
Ultrafiltration A new ultrafiltration fiber can increase permeability by 35% compared to previous generation fibers…
Continuously cleaned filters for challenging water streams
A new self-cleaning filter from Spiral Water Technologies Inc. (San Rafael, Calif.; www.spiralwater.com) can efficiently…
Thermochemical regenerator system demonstrated in glass facility
A patented thermochemical regenerator system developed by Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has been demonstrated…
A new catalyst removes cyanide from wastewater
Chemists at the University of Amsterdam (UvA; the Netherlands; www.uva.nl) have discovered a new catalytic…
This 'ultrabattery' makes its commercial debut
Ecoult Energy Storage Solutions (Sydney, Australia; www.ecoult.com) is entering the commercial and residential energy-storage markets…
High-efficiency cell removal
Acoustic wave separation (AWS) technology can improve cell-culture clarification in biopharmaceutical applications by enabling high-efficiency,…
Making a mercury-removing polymer from industrial waste
Scientists at Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia; www.flinders.edu.au) have synthesized a new polymer that is extremely…
Large-scale production of carbon nanotubes
Last month, Zeon Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.zeon.co.jp) started up the worlds first mass-production plant for…
Bioelectrochemical system treats wastewater and generates biogas
The first full-scale installation of a unique bioelectrochemical wastewater-treatment system was recently started up at…
Business News
Fluor completes Shell’s Quest carbon-capture project in Alberta; and more business news
Plant Watch Ineos to import ethane to ExxonMobil ethylene plant in Scotland November 10, 2015…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Point-Level Switches for Safety Systems
Industries that manufacture or store potentially hazardous materials need to employ point-level switches to protect…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Water Treatment Technologies
Removing contaminants from water is a critical operation in the chemical process industries (CPI). The…
Technology Profile
Maleic Anhydride from n-Butane (Fixed-bed Process)
By Intratec Solutions Maleic anhydride (MAN) is a multifunctional chemical intermediate with applications in several…
Engineering Practice
Chemical Process Plants: Plan for Revamps
Follow this guidance to make the most of engineering upgrades that are designed to improve…
Environmental Manager
Common Mistakes When Conducting a HAZOP and How to Avoid Them
An important part of ensuring the success of a HAZOP study is to understand the…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on mixers and blenders
This rotary jet mixer is both compact and efficient The Rotary Jet Mixer (photo) is…
New Products
This tool provides realtime data on refractory wall loss
InDepth (photo) is a non-intrusive inspection tool that provides realtime critical measurement information concerning the…
New waterproofing solutions for demanding applications
MasterSeal M 689 waterproofing membranes provide high chemical resistance to a wide range of substances,…
Prevent cavitation in control valves with this new trim design
Valtek DiamondBack is a new anti-cavitation trim design for control valves in severe-service applications. This…
Comprehensive corrosion data available on CD-ROM
At the end of October, the Dechema- Werkstofftabelle (DWT) 2015 was published as a CD-ROM,…
This filter-cart system can now handle smaller particles
This company’s Model 634 portable filter-cart system (photo) is now capable of filtering particles down…
Corrosion-resistant warning signals with two horn options
The new STEx range of stainless-steel explosion-proof warning signals (photo) feature a corrosion-proof 316L steel…
These membrane modules are now available in a rack solution
R-Aquadyn is a compact rack solution (photo) based on the type UA1060 double asymmetric, hydrophilic…
A new decanter for smaller- scale sludge dewatering
The C2E decanter centrifuge (photo) was developed specifically for the dewatering and thickening of smaller…
This compact I/O system now has M12 connections
This company has expanded its product line of extremely compact Simatic ET 200AL IO (input-output)…
Introducing the first hybrid safety-standard I/O module
The TBPN safety block I/O module (photo) is said to be the first module to…
A handheld VOC meter for indoor air-quality maintenance
The HHAQ-107 meter (photo) makes general measurements of mixed-gas volatile-organic-compound (VOC) levels as part of…
Avoid pelletization with this twin screw extruder
The ZSE-27 MAXX “direct-to-sheet” system (photo) facilitates rapid inline compounding and production of prototype sheet…
HDPE thread protectors that can be easily installed and removed
The thread-protecting SSR Series standard sucker-rod cap (photo) is designed to withstand impact and prevent…
Inhibit corrosion with this new vinyl-ester-resin system
Flowchem is a new range of seamless, elastomer-modified vinyl-ester-resin systems that act as a barrier…
Screen microbial strains with this micro-scale bioreactor system
The new ambr 15 fermentation system (photo) is an automated micro-bioreactor system designed to enhance…
Continuously monitor remote water facilities
The SAT4D system (photo) provides instant notification of changes in tank levels and pump malfunctions…
Computation rheology is added to this simulation software
With its late-October release, STAR-CCM+ v10.06 engineering simulation software features the introduction of Computational Rheology,…
A new line of vacuum gages is introduced
The new CenterLine series of analog vacuum gages (photo) are equipped with either an 8-pin…
Realtime alarm verification for speed-monitoring systems
The SpeedMaster with Pulse Pilot (photo) is a device that provides independent, realtime verification of…
This aerator eliminates carryover contaminants
The Kinetic Turbo Aerator provides aeration for industries that require high-quality air processing, such as…