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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…
Working remotely With the prevalence of sophisticated mobile devices today, and the… COVER STORY Piping Codes: What the CPI Engineer Should Know An overview of the codes and standards that are most… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Modeling and Simulation Go Beyond Design More intuitive software allows new users to address optimization and… Ethics Survey Results: Your Responses Responses from 2015 CE ethics survey range from hopeful to… Chemical Safety: A Challenging Road Ahead Passage of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act has created a… CHEMENTATOR
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Purify p-xylene without the heat Current commercial technologies for separating and purifying p-xylene — an… This ceramic membrane converts natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons Converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons can theoretically be accomplished… This new, dual-pressure nitric-acid process is commercially available Last month, Weatherly Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR… Engineering bacteria to make muconic acid Researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR;… Catalytic process converts sorted waste into aromatic compounds The rising cost of landfilling trash creates a strong incentive… Control biofouling with I2-vapor disinfection A patented technology for infusing bubbles of elemental iodine into… This coating makes glass into a solar panel A layered coating that acts as an organic semiconductor material… Chementator Briefs Making CO from CO2Professor Rhosuke Suzuki at Hokkaido University (Sapporo… A Japanese consortium begins a five-year, large-scale carbon-capture project Toshiba Corp. (www.toshiba.co.jp), Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. (MHIR;… BUSINESS NEWS Business News for October 2016 Plant Watch BASF expands global production capacity of Ultrason polyarylsulfone… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Coupler Technologies for Secure Chemical Handling Significant improvement in reducing fluid loss, optimizing flow paths and… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Agglomeration Processes: Facts at Your Fingertips Agglomeration is a natural phenomenon in which solid particles stick… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Aluminum Chloride Production This column is based on “Aluminum Chloride Production Process –… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Using Excel VBA for Process-Simulator Data Extraction Engineers can make better use of the results of process… Cybersecurity: You Cannot Secure What You Cannot See Follow this guidance to understand today’s cybersecurity risk landscape and… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Compressors, Fans and Blowers This variable-speed drive for compressors pays for itself The Vorecon… NEW PRODUCTS
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Filtration assemblies save up to 60% on processing time This company’s polyethersulfone membrane (PESU) is now integrated into two… Manage supply-chain solutions with this software portfolio Symphonite is a comprehensive portfolio of supply-chain and production-management software… Energy harvester simplifies wireless technology adoption This company has adopted advanced thermal-energy harvesting as a power… A lean approach to paperless manufacturing In August, this company launched Version 6.1 of its Simatic… This portable gas analyzer has been enhanced A number of enhancements have been made to the Lancom… This sanitary vent offers setpoint flexibility The Model 1100 sanitary vent (photo) is a stainless-steel sanitary… This respirator has realtime airflow control Duraflow is a lightweight and ergonomically designed Powered Air Respirator… New assessment service for parts management This company’s Parts Fingerprint service captures equipment configurations, audits parts… A jacketed reaction system with fast vessel changes The Orb Pilot (photo) is a user-friendly, floor-standing scaleup jacketed… This pneumatic pump controller offers power flexibility The recently enhanced CycleFlo pneumatic pump controller (photo) is designed… Vacuum dispersion system requires less handling and cleaning The Vacuum Dispersion and Mixing System manufactured by VMA-Getzmann GmbH… New release of this ERP software focused on R&D Premier 10.7 is the latest release of this company’s enterprise… A new heat exchanger for LPG/E cargo condensers DuroShell (photo) is a specially engineered plate-and-shell heat exchanger with… Spray-on insulation that also prevents corrosion Heat Shield EPX-H2O (photo) is a two-part water-based reactive prepolymer… Configurable visual and audible indication of processing status The EPL-TL-1X10W-C-PA LED signal light (photo) is equipped with an… Two new sizes of mag-drive centrifugal pumps This company’s centrifugal magnetic-drive pump range is now being supplemented… These fork sensors withstand harsh conditions This company’s line of fork sensors now includes IP69K-rated self-contained… These metal filter cloths have precise pore sizes As is the case for all MiniMesh S metal filter… Cloth-media filtration in a more compact footprint The AquaPrime cloth-media filtration system (photo) utilizes a disk configuration… Remove debris from fluids with these upstream gasket strainers This company’s line of strainer gaskets remove particulate matter and… This stator system has reusable housing The new iFD-Stator 2.0 (photo) features a two-part, reusable stator… The first fully integrated upstream biotech platform This fully integrated technology platform (photo) combines an expression system… New radar level transmitters for challenging tank installations Two new models of level transmitter — Type 2290 and… SHOW PREVIEWS K 2016 Show Preview Some 3,100 exhibitors from almost 60 nations will be showing…
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