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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…
EDITOR'S PAGE Announcing the Kirkpatrick finalists Five innovative technologies have been selected as finalists for the… COVER STORY Project Development: The Importance of Cost Estimating Following a standardized project-development process, in combination with a robust… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Temperature Measurement Gets Smarter and Safer New innovations in temperature sensors, calibration and associated equipment are… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Extracting Li Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Ltd. (Changwon, South… Polyolefin deconstruction process could provide new use for post-consumer plastic waste A catalytic process to selectively break carbon-carbon bonds within the… Harvesting lithium from seawater electrochemically Although the oceans contain about 5,000 times more lithium than… Combine three steps in one unit with this wastewater-treatment process A cyclic activated-sludge (AS) process, trademarked te-cyc, combines biological treatment… This carbon-fiber composite material is good at dissipating heat A technology that increases the heat-dissipating properties of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic… New AI tool allows predictive maintenance on heat transfer fluids A new predictive analytics tool for heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) life expectancy… Embedding active enzymes into plastics Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP;… Scaling up a recycling process for blended textile fibers In order to handle the growing volume of waste textile… Extraction of plant products with supercritical glycerin Construction is underway of a prototype system designed to extract… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: July 2021 Plant Watch Huntsman to increase ethylene carbonate production capacity June… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Can You Trust the Joukowsky Equation for Waterhammer? The Joukowsky equation is often relied upon to determine the… Explosion Protection: Considerations for Combustible Dusts Managing the risk from combustible dust explosions involves a number… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Adsorption bonding Physical adsorption phenomena play a critical role in many separation… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Production of Caprolactam from Benzene Caprolactam (Figure 1) is a cyclic amide widely used as… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Landfill Gas Processing: Plant-Design Considerations There are several technologies used in the disposal of landfill… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Pipes, Tubes & Fittings Reduce costs for purging large-diameter pipes Care is necessary when… NEW PRODUCTS
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Software optimizes usage of full-containment storage tanks This company has enhanced its Rosemount TankMaster inventory-management software package… This touchscreen monitor is suitable for outdoor usage The SRMHETRWP-15C (photo) is a rugged, industrial-grade 15-in. sunlight-readable touchscreen.… Improve performance with these filtration inspection packages This company recently launched three filtration inspection packages (photo) centered… This safety instrumented system has cybersecurity protection The ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system (SIS; photo), a product in… Separate metal particles from powders and granulates This company recently launched a rotating Cleanflow magnetic separator (photo)… Optimized measuring devices for the pharmaceutical industry The Pascal CV4 pressure transmitter (photo) has a high-resolution graphic… This new industrial evaporator has many features The Rotavapor R-250 Pro industrial evaporation unit (photo) now includes… This new bag emptier has a body that tilts The tiltable Dima bag emptier (photo) can improve product intake… Barcode scanner for use in hazardous areas The IS-TH1 (photo) is said to be the first handheld… Measure density and concentration with this system The InlineSENS (photo) density measuring system combines both a radiation… Use this flowmeter to monitor seal leakage in gas compressors The ST75 mass flowmeter (photo) provides precision measurement in small… This servo motor has ProfiNet with PROFIdrive integrated This company’s fully integrated ProfiNet motor solution has been officially…
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