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Black & Veatch wins contract for biomass-recycling pilot project in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is embarking on a semi-research project to facilitate territory-wide recycling of woody waste material. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has appointed Black & Veatch (BV; Overland Park, Kan.) to be…
Trinseo acquires Synthomer’s vinyl pyridine latex business
Trinseo (Berwyn, Pa.) announced it has completed the acquisition of the vinyl pyridine latex (VP latex) business from Synthomer plc (London, U.K.). Trinseo funded the acquisition from cash on hand; the value of the transaction is not material to the…
Mitsubishi Chemical to acquire all shares of Gelest
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo, Japan) announced that its New York-based subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. (MCA) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gelest Intermediate Holdings, Inc., the parent of…
Industry Mentors: An Integral Part of Education
An experienced engineer who mentors young engineers and a student mentee share their perspectives Mentors provide critical support and guidance to students pursuing an engineering education, and complement coursework aimed at readying a new engineer for the workforce. Mentorships can…
Uniting to fight COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has very quickly changed our lives in ways we could not have imagined even a few short months ago. Our vocabulary reflects some of these changes, with new terms that have become commonplace, like “social distancing” and…
Recently Published Books for the CPI: May 2020
The following is a list of recently published books that may be relevant for chemical process industries (CPI) professionals Process Equipment and Plant Design. By Subhabrata Ray and Gargi Das, Elsevier Press, 2020, 462 pages. $200.00. Current Developments in Biotechnology…
This decontamination chamber uses UV radiation
The UV-Box (photo) is a high-efficiency chamber designed to safely decontaminate contents while providing a safe work environment for the operator. High-intensity ultraviolet (UV) lamps are positioned within the cabinet, producing short-wave (254 nm) UV light to destroy exposed surface…
New IIoT platform for instrumentation management
Netilion (photo) is a new industrial internet of things (IIoT) ecosystem that improves lifecycle and asset management, maintenance and support of instruments and analyzers. Users can manage their installed base by accessing documentation and data related to instruments’ performance and…
New 80-GHz radar level transmitters are also compact
The new Sitrans LR100 series 80 GHz radar transmitters (photo) are compact instruments with a narrow beam for flexible installations in existing vessel openings or even non-intrusively through plastic vessels. The transmitters’ 80-GHz frequency delivers robust, reliable measurements even in…
The launch of a next-generation ozone technology
After four years of development, this company is now launching a new ozone-generation technology that solves many of the drawbacks associated with conventional O3 technologies. The new O3 generator (photo) features a flat-plate reactor that does not use glass, and…