Unlock the Energy Potential of Your Plant
By exploring strategies for process integration, such as waste-heat recovery and combined heat and power…
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Commentary
Addressing climate change
In a report 1 issued by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE; www.aceee.org),…
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New Offerings Aid Heat Exchanger Design and Operations
New offerings, including software products, consulting services, research insights and design tools, provide support for…
Chementator
February Chementator Briefs
Ammonia catalyst Clariant Catalyst (Munich, Germany; www.clariant.com) and Casale SA (Lugano, Switzerland; www.casale.ch) have developed…
A microreactor for continuous formation of Grignard reagents
Today, synthetic routes to about 10% of the top 50 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) include…
Nanoscale uniformity of desalination membranes
Reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination membranes use a polyamide selective layer formed on a microporous support to…
Metal-oxide nanocrystals have applications in lubrication and electronics displays
Pixelligent Technologies Inc. (Baltimore, Md.; www.pixelligent.com) has developed a process for making metal-oxide nanocrystaline materials…
Extracting zinc from flyash
In Sweden, incineration of household waste in waste-to-energy (WtE) plants is common, and generates around…
Printing sensors onto stickers
Advanced sensors are crucial to any predictive maintenance strategy, and often these sensors must be…
A major project targets sustainable urea production
A consortium, led by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO; The Hague; www.tno.nl),…
Magnetic field cures adhesives faster with less energy
Conventional adhesives, such as epoxy, are designed to cure using moisture, heat and light. Curing…
Bacteria for wastewater treatment
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (www.nus.edu.sg), led by associate professor He Jianzhong, have…
Business News
Plant Watch: February 2021
Plant Watch Linde to build world’s largest PEM electrolyzer in Germany January 14, 2021 —…
Technical & Practical
Area Electrical Classification in Research Applications: Is It the Only Mitigative Choice?
Area electrical classification is a powerful tool for process safety. It is not, however, the…
Feature Report
Protecting Steam Systems from Corrosion
Steam and condensate-return systems can be susceptible to unique forms of corrosion. This overview explains…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Temperature and Rupture Disk Burst Pressure
Rupture disks are non-reclosing pressure-relief devices that protect vessels, such as reactors, from damaging over-pressurization…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Butyl Acrylate from Acrylic Acid and Butanol
This column is based on “Butyl Acrylate Production from Acrylic Acid and Butanol – Cost…
Equipment & Services
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Orbital wrapper for safe transport of drums and barrels Orbital stretch-wrapping machines in the Wrapper…
New Products
An intrinsically safe Bluetooth remote speaker microphone
Reliable communication is particularly important for lone workers in hazardous areas. To secure workers’ safety…
A tool for device commissioning and advanced certification
The new Opticheck DTM (photo) was recently introduced for device commissioning and in-situ verification. This…
Compact temperature sensors with plug-and-play options
This company is expanding its range of fluid sensors with IO-Link-capable sensors for flexible and…
This immersion sensor is now certified for hazardous areas
The LiquiSonic ultrasonic sensor is suitable for determining concentration and density of process liquids, as…
Flexible, cut-resistant gloves for manufacturing and construction
SmartCut BKCR2403 cut-resistant gloves (photo) are designed for jobs that not only need cut and…
These centrifugal pumps handle very high temperatures
The System One Series of high-temperature centrifugal pumps (photo) utilizes flanges, elastomers and a unique…
Chemical-resistant membranes for electrolysis
Forblue S-Series ion-exchange membranes (photo) are designed for electrolysis and electrodialysis applications that require robust…
New clamp provides secure, easy-access sealing
The new C-30 C-clamp (photo) permanently mounts on machinery while retracting easily without tools for…
An upgraded range of mobile dust-control products
The DC Tromb line of dust extractors (photo) features several recently updated models. The recently…
A new explosion-isolation device with patented features
The Interceptor-QV explosion-isolation device (photo) uses a patented system where a differential pressure switch continuously…
A redundant control system for emergency shutdown valves
The ASCO 141 Series advanced redundant control system (ARCS; photo) provides a redundant solution for…
This corrosion inhibitor tackles high-moisture conditions
VpCI-396 is a very hard but flexible corrosion-inhibiting coating that cures in high-humidity conditions. VpCI-396…
This platform for shift handover now includes health data
This company’s Shiftconnector digital manufacturing software (photo) for the processing industries can now be integrated…
New protective clothing handles high-pressure water
The company is augmenting its Livmoa range of single-use protective clothing to include to new…
Use these electromagnetic flowmeters for batching
New MIM electromagnetic flowmeters (photo) provide accurate readings in a space-saving design. With extensive options…