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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…
The 2019 Kirkpatrick Award: Nominations are now open As chemical engineers, many of us work on developing new… COVER STORY An Investigation of Premature Flooding in a Distillation Column Surprising observations regarding flooding in the upper fractionation trays of… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Power-to-X: Batteries Not Required As renewable energy becomes increasingly available (and less expensive), Europeans… The Balanced Burner Modern combustion technologies help processors safely meet emissions standards, while… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Renewable jet fuel At the end of last October, euglena… Recovering rare-earth elements from coal byproducts A team from the University of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.; www.uky.edu)… A catalyst that mimics enzymes A research team from the University of New South Wales… A more efficient way to convert CO2 into chemicals via MER Microbial electrochemical reduction (MER) of CO2 into value-added chemicals is… Making jet fuel from wood Last month, construction began on a demonstration facility that integrates… A methane fuel cell that operates at lower temperatures Existing methane fuel cells typically require high (750–800°C) temperatures to… Transforming plastic waste into useful aerogels Plastic-bottle waste is toxic and non-biodegradable, and has become a… Simpler, more selective scandium recovery Rare-earth elements (REEs), such as scandium, are in high demand,… Nano-engineered cellulose prevents scaling Efforts to find more environmentally friendly anti-scalant approaches have yielded… BUSINESS NEWS Business News - January 2019 Plant Watch Neste moves forward with expansion of renewable products… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Cost Engineering: Equipment Purchase Costs A methodology and examples for estimating equipment costs are presented… FEATURE REPORT Commercializing Process Technologies New technologies can provide competitive advantages compared to established processes,… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Pressure Measurement for Real Gases The ideal gas law ( PV = nRT), relating molar… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: HDPE Production via Slurry-Loop Process This column is based on “HDPE Production via Slurry Loop… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Accelerating Six Sigma Research with the Definitive Screening Design (DSD) Technique DSD is a new design-of-experiments (DOE) technique that is expected… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Handling Powders and Bulk Solids Vibrator-mounting system requires no welding or bolting This versatile mounting… NEW PRODUCTS
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FTIR spectrometer features newly engineered optical system The Nicolet iS20 FTIR spectrometer is an upgrade over the… This AODD pump has multiple mounting orientations This company has extended its line of specialty air-operated double-diaphragm… A new generation of valve positioners At Valve World Expo (Düsseldorf, Germany; November 27–29), this company… Slash the total cost of ownership with this new aseptic valve Reducing the total cost of ownership is paramount for manufacturers… Fast, simple and accurate on-the-go steam-trap testing The SAGE UMT (photo) is a wireless, hand-held steam-trap-testing solution… A new control system for smart control of separators The new Metris addIQ (photo) is a state-of-the-art digital control… This new digital float switch uses transistors instead of reeds Said to be the first instrument of its kind, this…
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