Managing Fouling in Heat Exchangers
Fouling of heat exchanger surfaces reduces thermal efficiency. An improved understanding of fouling and the…
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Commentary
Planning practically for hydrogen
The U.S. Energy Information Admin. (Washington, D.C.; www.eia.gov) projects a nearly 50% increase in global…
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Pressure Transmitters for Enhancing Uptime
New materials, digitalization and simplified user interfaces reduce downtime and ensure safety in pressure-measurement applications…
Chementator
Sputtering process enables production of large, iridium-lean MEAs
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis uses a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) that integrates the electrolyte membrane…
This batch reactor saves time, energy, space and more
Batch reactors are widely used throughout the chemical process industries (CPI), and the basic design…
Selective production of MEG from CO2 in a single step
The startup company RenewCO2 (Piscataway, N.J.; www.renewco2.com) has developed a catalyzed electrochemical process for selectively…
New method selectively extracts magnesium salt from seawater
Magnesium metal is important for several emerging potential sustainability-related applications, including carbon capture, low-carbon cement…
World's largest AEM electrolyzer launched in California
An emerging electrolyzer technology for renewable hydrogen production is the anion-exchange membrane (AEM), which provides…
Chementator Briefs
Catalysts by AM In late September, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) introduced X3D, a new…
Engineering duckweed to increase oil production
Scientists at the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL; Upton, N.Y.; www.bnl.gov) and…
A process for making improved composite insulation material
Hollow silica particles (HSPs) are materials of interest for thermal insulation applications because of their…
Another step towards 'green' steel
Last month, Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.mogroup.com) introduced NextGen Pelletizing — a visionary concept…
Business News
Business News: November 2022
Plant Watch Covestro breaks ground in Antwerp for new aniline plant October 12, 2022 —…
Technical & Practical
Polymer-based Piping Systems: Meeting the Challenges of the CPI
Due to favorable properties, such as light weight and corrosion resistance, plastic-piping systems are suitable…
Valves: Essential Workhorses
Concise tips on selecting the right valve A typical chemical plant contains miles of piping…
Feature Report
Reducing the Noise from Control Valves
Attenuation for high-noise control valves need not be difficult or expensive The world does not…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Crossflow Membrane Filtration Module Types
In crossflow membrane filtration (CMF), feed flow is parallel to the filtration surface (rather than…
Environmental Manager
Toward the Production of Safer Chemicals
A new protocol for safer chemical design is helping to overcome gaps in ‘traditional’ toxicology…
Equipment & Services
New decanter for small production volumes, upscaling
The new pilotMaster (photo) is a robust two-phase separating decanter that is particularly suitable for…
Applied Technologies
Critical Flanges: Advanced Washers Eliminate Galling and Hot Work
During vessel breakout activities, plants should pay close attention to the design of the washers…
Focus
Equipment for H2 Service
Pressure-measuring devices for hydrogen Hydrogen is considered a difficult medium because its particularly small molecules…
New Products
Space-saving, efficient compressed-air production
With a minimal footprint of approximately 1 m², the compact Aircenter systems (photo) are available…
This rupture disk improves process performance, efficiency
The technically advanced LoKr reverse rupture disk (photo) delivers a best-in-class flow-resistance factor, KR, to…
Sustainable water heater adds electric functionality
This company has launched updated GMP Water Heating Skids (photo) that incorporate the option to…
Cool and dehumidify conveying air with this heat exchanger
This C Series heat exchanger (photo) replaced an older shell-and-tube design that had high operating…
New Delta Hybrid series
The Delta Hybrid series (photo) offers an innovative solution for the pneumatic conveying of sensitive,…
Wear-resistant screen cloth — with multiple service life
At Powtech last month, this company presented completely new, more wear-resistant screen cloths that, compared…
Vertical cartridge filter for industrial dust collection
The Vertical Cartridge Filter (VCF; photo) is a pulse-jet filter designed to handle medium to…
Isobaric energy recovery in desalination plants
The new FLEX isobaric energy recovery device (photo) is this company’s next-generation compact pressure exchanger…
Next-generation compressor offers up to 60% energy savings
The GS variable-speed drive (VSD) compressor (photo) can adapt and optimize its operations, thanks to…
New bypass armature for sensors in water treatment
The new Sensor Bypass Armature Modular (BAM; photo) accommodates all potentiometric, amperometric and conductivity sensors…
Monitor conveyor belt speeds with this encoder
Spring arms and measuring wheels (photo) have been added to this company’s encoder portfolio, thus…
Screw-conveying system proven in government installations
Compliant with MIL-STD-961E: Defense and Program-Unique Specifications Format and Content, the Spiralfeeder conveying system (photo)…
Dynamic digital valve tool introduced at Valve World
A highlight of this company at Valve World 2022 (November 29–December 1; Düsseldorf, Germany) is…
This twin-screw feeder is certified as OEB 5
In June, the newly developed, dust-tight OEB version of the DDSR20 2.0 twin-screw feeder (photo)…