Piping Codes: What the CPI Engineer Should Know
An overview of the codes and standards that are most pertinent to chemical processing facilities…
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Commentary
Working remotely
With the prevalence of sophisticated mobile devices today, and the almost ubiquitous availability of WiFi…
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Newsfronts
Modeling and Simulation Go Beyond Design
More intuitive software allows new users to address optimization and complex tasks Modeling and simulation…
Ethics Survey Results: Your Responses
Responses from 2015 CE ethics survey range from hopeful to cynical, and both similarities and…
Chemical Safety: A Challenging Road Ahead
Passage of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act has created a long and challenging road ahead…
Chementator
Purify p-xylene without the heat
Current commercial technologies for separating and purifying p-xylene — an important precursor for polyesters and…
This ceramic membrane converts natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons
Converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons can theoretically be accomplished at high temperatures with the…
This new, dual-pressure nitric-acid process is commercially available
Last month, Weatherly Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) introduced its…
Engineering bacteria to make muconic acid
Researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR; Singapore; www.a-star.edu.sg), led by Sudhakar…
Catalytic process converts sorted waste into aromatic compounds
The rising cost of landfilling trash creates a strong incentive to utilize the waste for…
Control biofouling with I2-vapor disinfection
A patented technology for infusing bubbles of elemental iodine into fluid or air can reduce…
This coating makes glass into a solar panel
A layered coating that acts as an organic semiconductor material allows building windows to generate…
Chementator Briefs
Making CO from CO2Professor Rhosuke Suzuki at Hokkaido University (Sapporo City, Japan; www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp) has developed…
A Japanese consortium begins a five-year, large-scale carbon-capture project
Toshiba Corp. (www.toshiba.co.jp), Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. (MHIR; both Tokyo, Japan; www.mizuho-ir.co.jp) and…
Business News
Business News for October 2016
Plant Watch BASF expands global production capacity of Ultrason polyarylsulfone September 8, 2016— BASF SE…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Coupler Technologies for Secure Chemical Handling
Significant improvement in reducing fluid loss, optimizing flow paths and easing operation are among the…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Agglomeration Processes: Facts at Your Fingertips
Agglomeration is a natural phenomenon in which solid particles stick to each other or to…
Technology Profile
Aluminum Chloride Production
This column is based on “Aluminum Chloride Production Process – Cost Analysis,” a report published…
Engineering Practice
Using Excel VBA for Process-Simulator Data Extraction
Engineers can make better use of the results of process simulations by automatically exporting data…
Cybersecurity: You Cannot Secure What You Cannot See
Follow this guidance to understand today’s cybersecurity risk landscape and take the necessary steps to…
Equipment & Services
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Compressors, Fans and Blowers
This variable-speed drive for compressors pays for itself The Vorecon (photo) is a variable-speed planetary…
New Products
Filtration assemblies save up to 60% on processing time
This company’s polyethersulfone membrane (PESU) is now integrated into two new, sterile Sartocon benchtop and…
Cloth-media filtration in a more compact footprint
The AquaPrime cloth-media filtration system (photo) utilizes a disk configuration and the OptiFiber cloth filtration…
This stator system has reusable housing
The new iFD-Stator 2.0 (photo) features a two-part, reusable stator housing and replaceable stator, and…
New radar level transmitters for challenging tank installations
Two new models of level transmitter — Type 2290 and 2291 (photo) — have been…
A lean approach to paperless manufacturing
In August, this company launched Version 6.1 of its Simatic IT eBR software (photo, p.…
This sanitary vent offers setpoint flexibility
The Model 1100 sanitary vent (photo) is a stainless-steel sanitary vent designed to operate at…
New assessment service for parts management
This company’s Parts Fingerprint service captures equipment configurations, audits parts stores, and develops recommendations and…
This pneumatic pump controller offers power flexibility
The recently enhanced CycleFlo pneumatic pump controller (photo) is designed to control pump speed and…
New release of this ERP software focused on R&D
Premier 10.7 is the latest release of this company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. This…
Energy harvester simplifies wireless technology adoption
This company has adopted advanced thermal-energy harvesting as a power source for its wireless products.…
Spray-on insulation that also prevents corrosion
Heat Shield EPX-H2O (photo) is a two-part water-based reactive prepolymer that provides thermal insulation and…
This portable gas analyzer has been enhanced
A number of enhancements have been made to the Lancom 4 Portable Gas Analyzer (photo)…
Two new sizes of mag-drive centrifugal pumps
This company’s centrifugal magnetic-drive pump range is now being supplemented with two new sizes —…
This respirator has realtime airflow control
Duraflow is a lightweight and ergonomically designed Powered Air Respirator (photo) with realtime airflow control…
These metal filter cloths have precise pore sizes
As is the case for all MiniMesh S metal filter cloths, the pore size of…
A jacketed reaction system with fast vessel changes
The Orb Pilot (photo) is a user-friendly, floor-standing scaleup jacketed reactor that is designed to…
Remove debris from fluids with these upstream gasket strainers
This company’s line of strainer gaskets remove particulate matter and debris from process fluids. They…
Vacuum dispersion system requires less handling and cleaning
The Vacuum Dispersion and Mixing System manufactured by VMA-Getzmann GmbH is now available from this…
The first fully integrated upstream biotech platform
This fully integrated technology platform (photo) combines an expression system with equipment and process control…
A new heat exchanger for LPG/E cargo condensers
DuroShell (photo) is a specially engineered plate-and-shell heat exchanger with unique design capabilities. Already used…
Manage supply-chain solutions with this software portfolio
Symphonite is a comprehensive portfolio of supply-chain and production-management software services designed to boost reliability,…
Configurable visual and audible indication of processing status
The EPL-TL-1X10W-C-PA LED signal light (photo) is equipped with an audible horn and approved for…
These fork sensors withstand harsh conditions
This company’s line of fork sensors now includes IP69K-rated self-contained through-beam sensors (photo) that incorporate…
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Some 3,100 exhibitors from almost 60 nations will be showing their products and services on…