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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…
EDITOR'S PAGE Nicholas Chopey Scholarship awarded Chemical Engineering has been a leading source for technology and… COVER STORY Modern Rupture Discs Support Increased Plant Capacity The use of today’s high-performance rupture disc designs can help… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Innovation and Demand Keeps Glass Industry Afloat Despite competition from many new players, the glassmaking sector is… New Ways to Deal With Old Heat-Transfer Issues New developments in heat exchangers solve common problems and enhance… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Cooling-tower motor A new electric motor for driving cooling-tower fans… Making motors intelligent At the Hannover trade fair (April 24–29; Hannover, Germany), ABB… Commercial launch for a hybrid wastewater-treatment process A hybrid process that combines micro-flotation and flat-sheet ceramic-membrane filtration… Sun and rain generate electricity in this solar cell An all-weather solar cell that generates electricity by both sunlight… Diamond-based electrodes allow handling of difficult-to-treat wastewaters A scaled-up version of an electrochemical cell with boron-doped diamond… Imitating cactus plants to improve membrane performance Regulation of water content in polymeric membranes is important in… The photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into CO Conversion of carbon dioxide into useful carbon sources, such as… A direct route for making polycarbonate from CO2 and diols A direct copolymerization of carbon dioxide and diols has been… Collaboration commercializing technology for reusing complex catalysts The manufacture of pharmaceuticals and many fine chemicals requires costly,… This handheld chemical analyzer connects to smartphones A new smartphone-operated portable chemical analyzer provides a platform for… BUSINESS NEWS Business News Plant Watch Ineos to build world-scale linear alpha-olefins unit in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT An Up-Close Look at Electropositive Filtration Electropositive filters take advantage of surface-charge effects to filter nanometer-sized… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Key Reactions for the Petrochemical Industry A handful of compounds derived from natural gas and crude… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Precipitated Calcium Carbonate from Limestone This column is based on “Calcium Carbonate Production from Limestone:… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Rapid Prediction of Prandtl Number of Compressed Air Two methods are presented and compared for quickly calculating this… Vortex Breakers in Practice When vortex formation limits outflow from a tank, consider a… Field Troubleshooting 101 and How to Get the Job Done A major part of field work lies in troubleshooting problems:… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Sensors and Detectors Solid-state sensor protects machinery from shocks The AGLD Series Ground… NEW PRODUCTS
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This process controller features advanced data logging The F4T version 3.0 temperature and process controller (photo) features… Perform wear tests onsite with this fully mobile mixer A mobile version of this company’s FKM 600 ploughshare mixer,… Weld-free coiled tubing in lengths exceeding 1,000 m This company has developed a method enabling the production of… Expanded throughput is available with these shredders The new generation of the XRipper twin-shaft shredder is designed… Metallic gear pumps with very few parts The Eclipse Series of metallic gear (photo) pumps features 12… New PE resins allow for faster film-production rates Developed through advanced catalyst technology and process research, Exceed XP… Portable balances that can be used in vapor-filled atmospheres The EK-EP Series of intrinsically safe compact balances (photo) are… Enhanced safety is among the upgrades to these pumps The newly upgraded mRoy line of metering pumps includes new… A cloud-based service for cylinder inventory This company has introduced a new cloud-based version of its… This transmitter software reduces process upsets Micro Motion Advanced Phase Measurement (APM; photo) is a software… New pulsation dampener design for AODD pumps This company has launched a new pulsation dampener designed specifically… Faster fluid management for biopharmacuticals Lynx CDR connectors allow efficient fluid management through sterile connection,… An ultrasonic sensor for layer detection in a variety of materials The UD18-2 ultrasonic sensor for double layer and splice detection… Interconnect industrial software systems of all sizes The recently introduced Matrikon OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Software… These limit switches require no batteries This company’s line of wireless limit switches (photo) feature an… An easily expandable wireless I/O system The new Multi-Point Wireless I/O system allows users to transfer… A single-use, stirred-tank bioreactor for scalable cell culture The Allegro STR 1000 single-use, 1,000-L stirred-tank reactor (photo) provides… All-new industrial thin client for virtualized HMI systems The BTC01 is a new standalone industrial-box thin client that… An aluminum version of this AODD pump is now available The HS430S Advanced FIT 1.5-in. high-pressure AODD pump is now… Use this software for steel and concrete structural designs The recently released Engineer 16 structural-design software features over 350… These low-emission burners produce less noise Developed with computational fluid dynamics (CFD), as well as practical…
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