Control Engineering for Chemical Engineers
Chemical engineers who are aware of process control requirements and challenges are in a position…
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Commentary
Going digital
In these times of fast-changing automation, more and more companies are talking about “going digital.”…
In The News
Newsfronts
Refrigerants: New Rules Reinforce Innovation
As new regulations take effect, familiar refrigerants are being phased out and a variety of…
Building a Better Burner
Burner manufacturers provide low-NOx equipment that meets both emissions and performance goals Several decades ago,…
Chementator
A new filter mesh with reduced erosion — by design
Porometric mesh is a new weave mesh designed by GKD-USA, Inc. (Cambridge, Md.; www.gkdusa.com) using…
Spinning miles of synthetic spider silk
An international team of scientists, led by senior researcher Anna Rising and professor Jan Johansson…
New technique simplifies doping for organic semiconductors
A new solution-based method for introducing doping into organic semiconductor films could simplify the manufacture…
Batch or continuous? This methodology can help making the decision
So far, there is no high-level evaluation that gives a simple guideline on the benefits…
A new adsorbent for wastewater treatment
A team at the Graduate School of Energy, Environment, Water and Sustainability (EEWS) of Korea…
Making bio-ethanol from cassava pulp
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (SHL; Tokyo, Japan; www.sapporoholdings.jp) and Innotech Green Energy Company Ltd. (IGE) in…
Chementator Briefs
Denox catalysts Last month, Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) announced its participation in ProNOx, a…
Heap leaching targets nickel from laterite
The NiWest Nickel Laterite Project located at Murrin Murrin in the North Eastern Goldfields of…
Single-step production of high-purity silicon demonstrated
Achieving silicon of acceptable purity for solar-energy applications typically requires several purification steps. Now, a…
Chemicals from bagasse
Toray Industries, Inc. (www.toray.us) and Mitsui Sugar Co. (both Tokyo, Japan; www.mitsui-sugar.co.jp) have started a…
This project aims for high-efficiency enzyme production
The European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program has awarded a grant to a…
Business News
Business News — March 2017
Plant Watch AkzoNobel announces startup of bio-steam facility at Delfzijl plant February 13, 2017 —…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Eye Protection, Part 1: Beyond Basic Eye Safety
How to protect, preserve and enhance workers’ safety Safety eyewear (Figure 1) is among the…
Eye Protection, Part 2: How to Avoid Fogging
A look at the hidden dangers of lens fogging and how to prevent them Fogging…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Fermentation
For intermediate and specialty chemicals, the incorporation of biotechnology-based processes has become a viable option…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Sulfuric Acid Production from Sulfur
This column is based on “Sulfuric Acid Production from Sulfur via Double-Contact Process – Cost…
Solids Processing
Particle Impact Problems in Pneumatic Conveying
Pneumatically conveyed solid materials inevitably impact pipe walls and other particles, which can create processing…
Engineering Practice
Designing Atmospheric Storage Tanks
Insights into the basics of process design of atmospheric storage tanks and an example of…
Key Considerations in Specifying Control Valves
Follow this guidance to specify a control valve accurately during the design phase Control…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Laboratory Equipment
Disposable filtration units handle a range of fluids This company has recently expanded its portfolio…
New Products
Faster tank cleaning with lower water consumption
Orbitor Eco fast-cycle impingement cleaners (photo) are an alternative to spray balls for cleaning tanks…
A portable gas monitor with an extremely long service life
The BW Clip4 (photo) is a new four-gas, portable monitor that can operate continuously for…
Submersible pressure sensors with many options
This company has introduced two high-performance submersible pressure sensors with a slimline design (photo). The…
Firmware adds capabilities to this shaft-alignment system
The Rotalign touch (photo) is a cloud-based shaft-alignment system that combines precision measurement with mobile…
These hybrid membrane modules offer many advantages
The new Submerged Membrane Module, dubbed H2L (photo), is this company’s second-generation submerged membrane module…
New chemical solution for dust suppression
Sentinel dust suppressant (photo) is a proprietary chemical that is designed to adhere the finest…
This distributor box makes connecting actuators easy
With the universal M12 distributor boxes (photo), actuator connectors (such as those for solenoid valves)…
Level transmitter series newly launched in North America
K-TEK LMT Series magnetostrictive level transmitters have been launched in the North American market. By…
A powerful radar level sensor for powders and bulk solids
The NCR-80 non-contact radar level sensor (photo) for powders and bulk solids features an 80-GHz…
This vibrating-fork level detector has wired HART connectivity
Rosemount 2140 (photo) is said to be the world’s first wired HART vibrating-fork level detector.…
Monitor reformer-tube temperatures in realtime
The near-infrared borescope NIR-B 3XR (photo) delivers continuous, high-accuracy reformer-tube-wall temperature (TWT) measurement, furnace optimization…
Contact-free pump operation minimizes contamination
The Dry-Pro line of dry vacuum pumps (photo) feature contact-free operation that requires no lubrication…
Tubular membrane modules for recycling pickling acids
With cross-flow microfiltration, suspended particles can be removed from pickling acid effectively. Due to their…
Extremely long submersible canned-motor pumps
As a replacement for conventional submersible pumps, this company supplied two eight-stage, sealless canned-motor pumps…
New models added to this series of seal pumps
This company has added four new sizes to its existing series of universal-seal pumps (photo),…
Software add-on enables apps that integrate with CAD
This company has updated its LiveLink for SolidWorks products. As an add-on to the company’s…
Explosion protection for plastic extrusion applications
The EBP Series of explosion burst plugs (photo) are used to protect plastic extrusion equipment…
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Interphex 2017 Show Preview
Interphex 2017, which is taking place March 21–23 at the Jacob Javits Center in New…