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Nicholas Chopey Scholarship awarded
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Modern Rupture Discs Support Increased Plant Capacity
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Despite competition from many new players, the glassmaking sector is…
New Ways to Deal With Old Heat-Transfer Issues
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Diamond-based electrodes allow handling of difficult-to-treat wastewaters
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Regulation of water content in polymeric membranes is important in… The photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into CO
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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
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Commercial launch for a hybrid wastewater-treatment process
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A handful of compounds derived from natural gas and crude… TECHNOLOGY PROFILEPrecipitated Calcium Carbonate from Limestone
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Rapid Prediction of Prandtl Number of Compressed Air
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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:…
Sensors and Detectors
Solid-state sensor protects machinery from shocks The AGLD Series Ground…
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…
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…
Nicholas Chopey Scholarship awardedChemical Engineering has been a leading source for technology and…
Modern Rupture Discs Support Increased Plant CapacityThe use of today’s high-performance rupture disc designs can help…
Innovation and Demand Keeps Glass Industry AfloatDespite competition from many new players, the glassmaking sector is…
New Ways to Deal With Old Heat-Transfer IssuesNew developments in heat exchangers solve common problems and enhance…
Cooling-tower motor A new electric motor for driving cooling-tower fans…
Diamond-based electrodes allow handling of difficult-to-treat wastewatersA scaled-up version of an electrochemical cell with boron-doped diamond…
Regulation of water content in polymeric membranes is important in…
Conversion of carbon dioxide into useful carbon sources, such as…
A direct copolymerization of carbon dioxide and diols has been…
The manufacture of pharmaceuticals and many fine chemicals requires costly,…
A new smartphone-operated portable chemical analyzer provides a platform for…
At the Hannover trade fair (April 24–29; Hannover, Germany), ABB…
Commercial launch for a hybrid wastewater-treatment processA hybrid process that combines micro-flotation and flat-sheet ceramic-membrane filtration…
An all-weather solar cell that generates electricity by both sunlight…
Plant Watch Ineos to build world-scale linear alpha-olefins unit in…
Electropositive filters take advantage of surface-charge effects to filter nanometer-sized…
A handful of compounds derived from natural gas and crude…
This column is based on “Calcium Carbonate Production from Limestone:…
Rapid Prediction of Prandtl Number of Compressed AirTwo methods are presented and compared for quickly calculating this…
Vortex Breakers in PracticeWhen vortex formation limits outflow from a tank, consider a…
Field Troubleshooting 101 and How to Get the Job DoneA major part of field work lies in troubleshooting problems:…
Sensors and DetectorsSolid-state sensor protects machinery from shocks The AGLD Series Ground…
New PE resins allow for faster film-production ratesDeveloped through advanced catalyst technology and process research, Exceed XP…
Portable balances that can be used in vapor-filled atmospheresThe EK-EP Series of intrinsically safe compact balances (photo) are…
Enhanced safety is among the upgrades to these pumpsThe newly upgraded mRoy line of metering pumps includes new…
A cloud-based service for cylinder inventoryThis company has introduced a new cloud-based version of its…
This transmitter software reduces process upsetsMicro Motion Advanced Phase Measurement (APM; photo) is a software…
New pulsation dampener design for AODD pumpsThis company has launched a new pulsation dampener designed specifically…
Faster fluid management for biopharmacuticalsLynx CDR connectors allow efficient fluid management through sterile connection,…
An ultrasonic sensor for layer detection in a variety of materialsThe UD18-2 ultrasonic sensor for double layer and splice detection…
Interconnect industrial software systems of all sizesThe recently introduced Matrikon OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Software…
These limit switches require no batteriesThis company’s line of wireless limit switches (photo) feature an…
An easily expandable wireless I/O systemThe new Multi-Point Wireless I/O system allows users to transfer…
A single-use, stirred-tank bioreactor for scalable cell cultureThe Allegro STR 1000 single-use, 1,000-L stirred-tank reactor (photo) provides…
All-new industrial thin client for virtualized HMI systemsThe BTC01 is a new standalone industrial-box thin client that…
An aluminum version of this AODD pump is now availableThe HS430S Advanced FIT 1.5-in. high-pressure AODD pump is now…
Use this software for steel and concrete structural designsThe recently released Engineer 16 structural-design software features over 350…
These low-emission burners produce less noiseDeveloped with computational fluid dynamics (CFD), as well as practical…
This process controller features advanced data loggingThe F4T version 3.0 temperature and process controller (photo) features…
Perform wear tests onsite with this fully mobile mixerA mobile version of this company’s FKM 600 ploughshare mixer,…
Weld-free coiled tubing in lengths exceeding 1,000 mThis company has developed a method enabling the production of…
Expanded throughput is available with these shreddersThe new generation of the XRipper twin-shaft shredder is designed…
Metallic gear pumps with very few partsThe Eclipse Series of metallic gear (photo) pumps features 12…
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