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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…
2021 Nicholas Chopey Scholarship Since 2007, Chemical Engineering has bestowed an annual scholarship to… COVER STORY Sieve Tray Stability Factor Based on Efficiency Data Using a vast collection of experimental distillation-column data, sieve tray… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Electrochemistry Spreads its Wings New electrochemical processes are being developed to help CPI companies… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator briefs [September 2021] Automated synthesis One of the most modern infrastructures for automated… Increasing recovery of metals from refractory mine tailings EnviroGold Global Ltd. (Toronto, Ont., Canada; www.envirogoldglobal.com) has filed a… Fibrous catalyst support boosts yields and reduces coke buildup A new fibrous catalyst-support material can enhance a wide range… An integrated thermochemical process makes advanced biofuels from biomass Bionext and its partners — a consortium of six industrial… Solar-powered water extraction from atmospheric air A first-of-its-kind pilot project in Abu Dhabi is integrating large-scale… Cost-efficient, on-purpose 1,5-PDO from bio-based starting material Construction is underway on a demonstration plant for manufacturing 1,5-pentanediol… High-pressure fermentation for optimizing CO2 utilization Biological processes can be used for the conversion of greenhouse… Vanadium recovery from steel slag scales up A hydrometallurgical process for recovering vanadium from slag, a byproduct… BUSINESS NEWS Russian petrochemical companies SIBUR and TAIF merge SIBUR International GmbH (Moscow, Russia; www.sibur-int.com) and TAIF Group (Kazan,… Plant Watch: September 2021 Plant Watch PPG starts up sealants manufacturing plant in Morocco… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Sequencing Batch Reactors for Water Treatment Sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) are a variation on the activated… Backwash Tuning for Reliable Sand Filtration This practical guide provides information on proven backwash-tuning techniques that… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Specification Considerations for Control Valves Properly specifying process control valves for a plant project is… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Production of Adipic Acid Adipic acid (hexanedioic acid; Figure 1) is among the most… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Solids Handling This vibratory feeder is ideal for feeding fragile materials The… NEW PRODUCTS
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Multi-purpose pressure gages for oil, ammonia and more This company’s line of multi-purpose pressure gages (photo) includes models… Increase efficiency and service life in CVD process control ParallelPro (photo) is a leveling tool designed for chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD)… Clean injection molds using ultrasonic technology Branson MCX Series cleaners (photo) are ultrasonic systems purpose-built for… An advanced calibration platform for airflow meters Flow Detective Plus (photo) is an electronic airflow-meter calibrator designed… The first digital pressure gage with IO-Link The MAN-LC (photo) is said to be the only digital… This pipe combines corrosion resistance and durability DetaPipe (photo) is a new high-performance clad-metal pipe product designed… Improve turbine reliability with this oil-cleaning system Vartech Industrial System Cleaner (ISC; photo) provides turbine operators with… Vertical blenders for sanitary applications under vacuum This company’s sanitary vertical blenders (photo) are engineered for rapid… New, durable forged heads for cone crushers The new Xtreme (forged) head (photo) is designed for use… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview - Weftec 2021 The Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (Weftec; www.weftec.org)…
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