Sieve Tray Stability Factor Based on Efficiency Data
Using a vast collection of experimental distillation-column data, sieve tray stability, and its influence on…
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2021 Nicholas Chopey Scholarship
Since 2007, Chemical Engineering has bestowed an annual scholarship to a chemical engineering student, in…
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Electrochemistry Spreads its Wings
New electrochemical processes are being developed to help CPI companies reduce their carbon footprint For…
Chementator
Chementator briefs [September 2021]
Automated synthesis One of the most modern infrastructures for automated process control in chemistry is…
Increasing recovery of metals from refractory mine tailings
EnviroGold Global Ltd. (Toronto, Ont., Canada; www.envirogoldglobal.com) has filed a patent application for a proprietary…
Fibrous catalyst support boosts yields and reduces coke buildup
A new fibrous catalyst-support material can enhance a wide range of industrial catalytic reactions, allowing…
An integrated thermochemical process makes advanced biofuels from biomass
Bionext and its partners — a consortium of six industrial companies — have successfully completed…
Solar-powered water extraction from atmospheric air
A first-of-its-kind pilot project in Abu Dhabi is integrating large-scale atmospheric water generation (AWG) with…
Cost-efficient, on-purpose 1,5-PDO from bio-based starting material
Construction is underway on a demonstration plant for manufacturing 1,5-pentanediol (1,5-PDO) from bio-based furfural, a…
High-pressure fermentation for optimizing CO2 utilization
Biological processes can be used for the conversion of greenhouse gases into added-value chemicals. With…
Vanadium recovery from steel slag scales up
A hydrometallurgical process for recovering vanadium from slag, a byproduct of steelmaking, has been significantly…
Business News
Russian petrochemical companies SIBUR and TAIF merge
SIBUR International GmbH (Moscow, Russia; www.sibur-int.com) and TAIF Group (Kazan, Tartarstan, Russia; www.taif.ru) have entered…
Plant Watch: September 2021
Plant Watch PPG starts up sealants manufacturing plant in Morocco August 13, 2021 — PPG…
Technical & Practical
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Sequencing Batch Reactors for Water Treatment
Sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) are a variation on the activated sludge process in wastewater treatment.…
Backwash Tuning for Reliable Sand Filtration
This practical guide provides information on proven backwash-tuning techniques that will improve the reliability and…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Specification Considerations for Control Valves
Properly specifying process control valves for a plant project is critical to achieving efficient and…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: Production of Adipic Acid
Adipic acid (hexanedioic acid; Figure 1) is among the most important aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, with…
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Focus on Solids Handling
This vibratory feeder is ideal for feeding fragile materials The new line of K3 vibratory…
New Products
The first digital pressure gage with IO-Link
The MAN-LC (photo) is said to be the only digital pressure gage available with IO-Link.…
This pipe combines corrosion resistance and durability
DetaPipe (photo) is a new high-performance clad-metal pipe product designed for use in corrosive, high-temperature…
Improve turbine reliability with this oil-cleaning system
Vartech Industrial System Cleaner (ISC; photo) provides turbine operators with a non-solvent-based solution for removing…
Vertical blenders for sanitary applications under vacuum
This company’s sanitary vertical blenders (photo) are engineered for rapid homogenization and drying in delicate…
New, durable forged heads for cone crushers
The new Xtreme (forged) head (photo) is designed for use with cone crushers in extremely…
Multi-purpose pressure gages for oil, ammonia and more
This company’s line of multi-purpose pressure gages (photo) includes models designed for use with gas,…
Increase efficiency and service life in CVD process control
ParallelPro (photo) is a leveling tool designed for chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) processes, or any equipment requiring…
Clean injection molds using ultrasonic technology
Branson MCX Series cleaners (photo) are ultrasonic systems purpose-built for cleaning plastics injection molds. They…
An advanced calibration platform for airflow meters
Flow Detective Plus (photo) is an electronic airflow-meter calibrator designed to measure the flow of…
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Show Preview - Weftec 2021
The Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (Weftec; www.weftec.org) will be held October 18–20…