Milling in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Milling active ingredients combines equipment selection, material characterization, and process characterization, with the aim of…
Cover Story
Commentary
Water scarcity worsening
A few months ago, this column addressed the megadrought in the U.S. Southwest and the…
In The News
Newsfronts
Advancing Industrial Carbon Capture
An expanding array of CO2-capture approaches are quickly developing for hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The key…
Chementator
CO2 reduction aided by DNA
Electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide offers a pathway to use CO2 as a…
Carbonized polymer membrane exhibits improved performance, stability
Organic-solvent nanofiltration (NF) uses membranes with tiny pores to remove dissolved molecules. “Although NF is…
Engineering soybean plants to increase crop yield
For the first time, researchers have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield…
Batteries not required for this smart gas mask
Researchers from Chung-Ang University (Seoul, South Korea; https://neweng.cau.ac.kr) have developed a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that…
Chementator Briefs [October 2022]
E-Cracking Last month, construction began on the world’s first demonstration plant for large-scale, electrically heated…
This inorganic fiber-based paper passively cools buildings, vehicles and much more
A new paper material developed at Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.; www.northeastern.edu) is capable of passive…
Two milestones for industrial solar-thermal production of fuels
In August, Synhelion S.A. (Lugano, Switzerland; www.synhelion.com) became the first company in the world to…
Rare-earth recovery from magnet scrap is being scaled up
Rare-earth materials are a crucial part of high-performance magnets in many electronic devices. Right now,…
Compressing hydrogen from electrolyzers with a single stage
At Achema 2022 (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; August 22–26), a new compressor designed for hydrogen…
Business News
Business News: October 2022
Plant Watch Gevo breaks ground on commercial-scale SAF facility in South Dakota September 16, 2022…
Technical & Practical
Tower Doctor
Lessons Learned in the Classroom: Tower Pressure and Capacity
Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers In my courses, I discuss the…
Feature Report
New Membrane Applications for Traditional Water-Treatment Processes
Membrane-supported processes can bring many benefits in water-treatment applications where membranes have not traditionally been…
Wastewater Treatment: Three Steps to Achieving Discharge Compliance
To ensure that wastewater discharge meets all compliance requirements, plants should adopt a multi-tiered approach,…
Safety Relief Valves: Installation and Maintenance
Using proper installation practices and adhering to maintenance schedules helps ensure reliable operation of safety-relief…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Lifecycle Cost Analysis Basics
When evaluating capital projects in the chemical process industries (CPI), there are many scenarios in…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Mobile Devices
A new smartphone for hazardous areas The new Bartec Pixavi Phone (photo) is this company’s…
New Products
A cybersecurity platform with neural-network capabilities
Neuralyzer (photo) is a new cybersecurity product that enables operational technology (OT) personnel to protect…
This compact mixer features a high-shear mix head
The Benchmix 10 (photo) compact, high-shear lab mixer includes this company’s patented Rotosolver high-shear mix…
This strainer removes solids from without filters, bags or elements
This company’s self-cleaning filters (photo) remove oversized particles from process or wastewater flows of up…
A new line of industrial control valves
The Series 2900 industrial control valves (photo) are suitable for food and beverage, packaged water…
Integrate safety and ergonomics in these ribbon blenders
Designed to minimize risk and maximize productivity, this company’s ribbon blenders (photo) meet OSHA standards…
A new line of chemical-resistant luminaires launched at Gastech
Launched at Gastech 2022 (Sept. 5–8; Milan, Italy), the Strongex G2 product line of luminaires…
First cell-culture system madefrom a plant-based material
CellScrew is a patented cell-cultivation system for biotechnology laboratories, which is constructed fully of plant-based…
A one-stop shop for combustion maintenance
This company is introducing several new combustion maintenance kits (photo) for its WDG-V, WDG-IV and…
Show Previews
Show Preview - Weftec 2022
Organized by The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.; www.wef.org), this year’s Weftec conference and exhibition…
Show Preview - K 2022
Every three years, the world of plastics and rubber meet in Düsseldorf, Germany. From October…