Electrolyzer Technologies for Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen is poised to be a cornerstone of the global energy transition and its production…
Cover Story
Commentary
Weathering the crisis
In March of this year, the World Health Organization declared the Novel Coronavirus Disease, COVID-19,…
In The News
Chementator
A new approach makes flexible screw pumps
Leistritz Pumpen GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany; www.leistritz.com) has recently introduced Flexcore, the first screw pump capable…
A steam-stable MOF for high-capacity carbon capture
A recently discovered family of highly porous metal-organic framework (MOF) materials is showing promise in…
Chementator Briefs - Sept. 2020
Smart Stir Bar Scientists at the University of Warwick (Coventry, U.K.; www.warwick.ac.uk) have developed a…
New Japanese project targets CO2 and brine utilization
A new project has been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Org.…
Coretec partners with Evonik to produce cyclohexasilane
The Coretec Group Inc. (Ann Arbor, Mich.; www.thecoretecgroup.com) recently entered a supply partnership with specialty…
Upcycled silicon improves LIB energy storage
Silicon is seen as a promising alternative to graphite in lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes, due…
New fabrication method for fluorine-containing carbon-capture membranes
Recent work by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL; Oak Ridge,…
A zinc-based catalyst makes syngas by co-electrolysis
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia; www.unsw.edu.au), led by professor Rose…
Waste-based rubber can be joined or repaired catalytically
A new sustainable rubber that can, with an amine catalyst, be repaired and returned to…
Improved process for treating AMD waste recovers more rare earth elements
By modifying a traditional treatment method for acid mine drainage (AMD), researchers at Penn State…
Business News
Business News: September 2020
Plant Watch Phillips 66 to transform refinery into world’s largest renewable-fuels plant August 13, 2020…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
A Holistic Approach for Pump-System Analytics
A step-by-step approach is presented to address the modern requirements of a pump-system digital solution…
Designing an Integrated Wastewater-Treatment System
Meeting the wastewater-treatment demands of an integrated manufacturing complex demands a design that can address…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Cost Estimation and Risk
Understanding project risks is critical to arriving at useful cost estimates. Since each capital project…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Polypropylene Carbonate Production
This column is based on “Polypropylene Carbonate Production – Cost Analysis,” a report published by…
Solids Processing
Reliable and Cost-Effective Solids Feeding
A holistic approach to bulk-solids-feeding installations can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations involving…
Engineering Practice
Liquid Layers: Measuring Overall Level and Interface Points
Accurate interface level measurement is crucial to optimizing separation processes. Today’s guided wave radar technologies…
Environmental Manager
Process Changes: Understanding and Mitigating Fire-and Life-Safety Risk Factors
When making a change in your process, do not overlook new potential hazards that may…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Valves
A new motorized control valve for the semiconductor industry The 2/2-way diaphragm globe…
Focus on Level Measurement and Control
Ambient temperature swings handled by this DP transmitter For tanks located outdoors, ambient temperature…
New Products
Liquid-solids blending with high-solids-content media
The VPT vertical process blender (photo) is said to provide 25% less torque demand and…
Transform buildings into high-performing assets
The new generation of building automation controllers, Desigo PXC4 and PXC5 (photo), offers a wide…
New hollow-socket shaft design for coupling-free installations
Couplings are a common failure point within drive systems. Keeping shafts aligned not only eliminates…
PLC with direct cloud connection and multiprotocol ethernet
The TBEN-L programmable logic controller (photo) is said to be the world’s first IP67 controller…
Explosion-proof sifters separate and condition dry materials
Centrifugal sifters from the GS product line (photo) are suitable for installation in ATEX Zone…
This smartphone now has global approvals and certification
The Ex-Handy 10 intrinsically safe 4G/LTE smartphone (photo) is now globally approved for Zone 1/21…
These packaged chillers have been upgraded
This company recently updated the Accuchiller NQ series of portable and packaged chillers (photo) to…
New cartridges and housings for water filtration
Designed for water filtration, the Beco Protect CL coreless depth-filter cartridges enable pre-filtration with absolute…
Use this pump in applications requiring low NPSHr
The recently enhanced LMV 803Lr (photo) is a direct-drive, vertical inline centrifugal pump designed to…
A high-performance mixing and pumping skid system
This company recently designed a new skid system (photo) capable of mixing and pumping low…
This metering pump precisely doses harsh chemicals
The Chem-Pro CD1 multi-diaphragm metering pump (photo) offers continuous pumping for gas-forming chemicals, such as…
New software release for P&ID design
Last month, this company released Visio P&ID Process Designer 2020 (VPID 2020), a software platform…
Analog and digital interface in a single sensor
Due to Dual Channel functionality —which enables sensor operation to be analog, digital or both…
A new check valve with redundant sealing
The new Model CV check valve (photo) features a sealing system with a self-centering piston,…