Improve Energy Efficiency Using Expanders
Expanders can take advantage of pressure reductions to drive rotating machines. Information on how to…
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Feeling video fatigue?
It has been a full year since our world was changed by the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Cybersecurity: Continuous Vigilance Required
As digitalization becomes more common and remote operations become necessary, guarding against cybersecurity breaches grows…
Chementator
New crushing station makes its commercial debut in Brazil
Last month, Amarillo Gold Corp. (Toronto, Canada; www.amarillogold.com) selected Metso Outotec’s (Helsinki, Finland; www.mogroup.com) modular…
Chementator briefs
L-Alanine DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. (DMC; Boulder, Colo.; www.dmcbio.com) has successfully demonstrated full commercial scale (85…
Engineering catalysts with ALD
Atomic-layer deposition (ALD), a surface engineering technique that applies layers of coatings in a conformal…
Piezoelectric wood
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa; Dübendorf; www.empa.ch) and…
Integrating intelligent technologies for smarter rice mills
Bühler AG (Uzwil, Switzerland; www.buhlergroup.com) is making a major step towards digitally connected rice mills…
Direct metal conversion streamlines cathode-material supply chain
As application demands evolve, battery materials have gotten more complex, incorporating not only lithium, but…
Recycling electrolyte from vanadium RFBs
U.S. Vanadium LLC (Hot Springs, Ark.; www.usvanadium.com) has successfully demonstrated the ability to recycle the…
Thermal-energy storage system can decarbonize industrial heat
A closed-loop, long-duration energy-storage system (diagram) developed by Malta, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.maltainc.com) could provide…
Methane-pyrolysis process leverages natural gas for CO2-free H2 generation
Engineering design of a demonstration plant is underway for a process that pyrolyzes natural gas…
Business News
Plant Watch: Business News for April 2021
Plant Watch Thermo Fisher Scientific plans $600-million bioprocessing expansion March 12, 2021 — Thermo Fisher…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Controlling Air Pollution with Ceramic Catalytic Filters
Catalyst-impregnated ceramic filter elements can achieve simultaneous removal of multiple air-pollutant species in a modular,…
Addressing Problems in Filtration Processes
Careful attention to even the smallest details will help to prevent operational problems in filtration…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Microbial-Influenced Corrosion
Any corrosion process in which microorganisms initiate, facilitate or accelerate corrosive chemical reactions is termed…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Suspension Polymerization of Polyvinyl Chloride
This column is based on “Polyvinyl Chloride Production from VCM (Suspension Polymerization) – Cost Analysis,”…
Solids Processing
Operational Best Practices for Rotary Dryers
To maximize the service life and reliability of rotary dryers for solid materials, adhere to…
Equipment & Services
Applied Technologies
A Mixer Makes a Better Sunscreen
Changing from a conventional mixer to an ultra-high-shear mixer led to improved dispersions, increased production…
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Focus on Analyzers
This new XRD system is compact, but powerful In late February, this company launched a…
New Products
Next-generation WESP allows for faster installation times
This company recently released a new wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP) that controls air pollution by…
Introducing vacuum-fused wear plates for fans
ColWear Plates (photo) are used in the manufacture and repair of industrial fans to avoid…
Robust separation seal for a safe compressor shutdown
The CobaSeal (photo) is a robust separation seal with a unique coaxial operating principle. Design…
A smart temperature transmitter with Bluetooth
The iTEMP TMT142B (photo) is a smart temperature transmitter with Bluetooth connectivity that delivers accurate…
Continuously monitoring for corrosion and erosion
This company has introduced a complete corrosion and erosion monitoring portfolio with digital capabilities and…
A pilot ozone-generating system for testing applications
Ozcar (photo) is an autonomous test facility to help companies determine if ozone treatment is…
Gear units for grain and bulk solids handling
MaxxDrive industrial gear units provide high output torque from 132,000 to 2,200,000 lb-in. The gear…
FRS reduces downtime with automated CIP processes
The new No Intervention fines-return system (FRS; photo) allows dairy- and food-powder producers to automate…
Store acids safely in the laboratory with these cabinets
The Acid Storage Cabinet (photo) is designed for the storage of corrosive chemicals and is…
High-capacity cooling die for extruding meat substitutes
Extrusion is a highly versatile process that can be applied to a wide range of…
A new frame design extends the life of this pump
The new GD 2500Q Heavy Duty Frame (HDF) quintuplex pump (photo) is designed to extend…