A recently introduced technology for manufacturing tantalum surface alloys offers an affordable solution for processes involving hot acids and other highly corrosive materials. The corrosion-resistant alloy can be applied to valves, fittings, instrumentation and other custom products. The process of…
Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Indusry, with Special Emphasis on Continuous Manufacturing. American Chemical Society Professional Education (Washington, D.C.). Phone: 800-872-4508; Web: acsprospectives.org Durham, N.C. Nov. 2–4 AAPS Annual Meeting and Expo. American Assn. of Pharmaceutical Scientists (Arlington, Va.). Phone:…
The Instrument Society of America (ISA) 2009 exhibitor show Expo 2009 will be held October 6–8 at the Reliant Center in Houston. Over 300 exhibitors are expected to display automation-and-control technology products and services. The show is organized into six…
On Sunday morning before the start of Achema 2009 (May 11–15; Frankfurt, Germay) — organizers of the world’s largest exhibition and congress on chemical engineering and biotechnology, Dechema e.V. (Frankfurt; www.dechema.de), as well as industry experts participating in the traditional…
North America Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition. Pennwell Petroleum Events (Tulsa, Okla.). Phone: 713-963-6251; Fax: 713-963-6201; Web: oilsandstechnologies.com Calgary, Alta. July 14 – 16 2009 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO;…
April 2009, Capital Costs Quickly Calculated, pp. 46 – 52: In three places in the box at the top of p. 47, the factor 0.8 should have been rendered as an exponent and was not [30.8 at the bottom of…
Longtime readers of this magazine may notice that the April cover theme marks an exception to a rule that has been fairly well established for awhile now. Topics on the cover of Chemical Engineering typically reflect one of the practical,…
North America Residuals and Biosolids 2009. Water Environment Federation Specialty Conferences (Alexandria, Va.). Phone: 703-684-2400, ext. 7739; Web: wef.org Portland, Ore. May 3 – 6 22nd Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition. American Filtration and Separations Society (Richfield, Minn.). Phone: 612-861-1277;…
The current economic recession has hit trade show attendance especially hard. A number of events for 2009 have been cancelled, while others are implementing contingencies. Discounted registration fees are common, while at least one event offered to cover attendees…
November 2008, Bringing the corrosion resistance of tantalum to off-the-shelf stainless-steel parts, p. 16: In the original version, the company location and Website are both misspelled. The corrected details are Tantaline (Lyngby, Denmark; www.tantaline.com).