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An enhanced level transmitter for interface applications
This company has enhanced its Rosemount 5300 Guided Wave Radar Level Transmitter (photo) to optimize separation process performance and prevent costly product ingress by accurately measuring a thinner top liquid layer in interface applications. The Rosemount 5300 can now also…
New single-stage gear units with high thrust-load capacity
This company has added three single-stage gear units to its Nordbloc 1 product line (photo). The new SK 871.1, SK 971.1 and SK 1071.1 are said to provide industry-leading thrust-load capacity per case size. The new products have a power…
This magnetic separator protects valves from damage
This company has launched its first DMN Magnetic Separator demonstration unit (photo). The new range is designed to remove sub-micron metal contamination (including particles of 304 and 316 stainless steel) from dry, free-flowing products, such as sugar, grain, flour and…
Facts at your Fingertips: Solids Friction in Bins and Hoppers
To avoid problems with solids flow in bins and hoppers, the friction between the equipment walls and the flowing solids is an important factor to understand. Provided here is a review of flow patterns in bins and hoppers, and practical…
Technology Profile: Ethanolamines Production from Ethylene Oxide and Ammonia
This column is based on “Ethanolamines from Ethylene Oxide and Ammonia – Cost Analysis,” a report published by Intratec. It can be found at the following URL: www.intratec.us/analysis/monoethanolamine-production-cost. Ethanolamines are a family of compounds that are used as feedstocks for…
Monitoring of Water and Steam Chemistry for Steam Generators
Online monitoring of steam and water chemistry in a steam system is important for safe and reliable operation of steam generators High-pressure, high-temperature steam is a critical commodity at power plants and at many chemical process industries (CPI) facilities. Examples…
A Primer on Reciprocating Metering Pump Technologies
Understanding what technology is available is a first step towards selecting the right pump for metering applications Reciprocating metering pumps are problem solvers for difficult fluid-handling tasks and applications. Their main function is the metering of a precise fluid volume…
Messer commissions large production plant for gases in Vietnam
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany; www.messergroup.com) has commissioned a new production plant for air gases in Dung Quất, a coastal city in the center of Vietnam. The air separation plant is located on the site of the new steelwork…
Japanese consortium begins study for licensing plastic-waste gasification facilities
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com), Ebara Environmental Plant Co., Ltd., Ube Industries, Ltd. and Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) announced that they started a study of collaboration for an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) business for plastic waste gasification facilities utilizing…
Dow enters partnership with Fuenix focused on recycled feedstocks
Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced an agreement with the Fuenix Ecogy Group, based in Weert, The Netherlands, for the supply of pyrolysis oil feedstock, which is made from recycled plastic waste. The feedstock will be used to produce new polymers…