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Self-cleaning inserts for wastewater tanks
The ready-to-install, self-cleaning Amaclean tank insert (photo) decreases the amount of stagnant water in the pump sump and reduces the need for maintenance and cleaning. In combination with select impeller types used in the wastewater pumps, this tank insert eliminates…
Facts at your Fingertips: Seal material properties
Fluid seals for chemical process equipment are commonly made from a host of elastomeric and plastic materials. Selecting a seal material requires careful consideration of several criteria. Presented here are short descriptions of the major criteria for seal selection and…
Facts at your Fingertips: Pneumatic Conveying Flow Patterns
Pneumatic conveying is a ubiquitous mode of conveying bulk solids in a wide range of industries, including chemicals, plastics, grain, food, agriculture, mining, power generation and cement, among others. The flow patterns within conveying lines depend on the properties of…
Tech Profile: Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate Production
This column is based on the report “Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate Production – Cost Analysis,” published by Intratec. It can be found at the following URL: www.intratec.us/analysis/sles-e11a. Sodium lauryl ether sulfate (also known as SLES and sodium laureth sulfate) is…
Photochemical Processes in Stirred Tank Reactors
A general overview of industrial photochemistry and the design of large-scale stirred-tank photochemical reactors Photochemical processes complement or may even substitute conventional (thermal) processes. The radiant energy initiates the reaction, for example by forming radicals, and in most cases, no…
AkzoNobel opens powder coatings plant in Changzhou
Production has started at AkzoNobel’s (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China. The facility – one of the largest of its kind in the world – is located at an existing site and will help to…
Cepsa to collaborate on drone-based inspection project
A consortium made up of Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa; Madrid, Spain; www.cepsa.com), La Línea Vertical, a specialist engineering company focused on non-destructive testing (NDT) and Dronetool, an expert in drone design and construction, will work to develop a…
ABB at ACHEMA 2018
Join ABB at ACHEMA 2018 to see how we are helping chemical companies cut costs, improve operations and minimize risk with our digital ABB Ability™ solutions. With over 50 years of experience, we work with chemical companies to transform operations…
Sadara and Veolia sign MOU for sustainable utilities
Sadara Chemical Co. (Jubail, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Veolia Middle East SAS (Veolia) to construct a sustainable central utilities facility in PlasChem Park, the unique industrial park adjacent to the Sadara Chemical Complex.…
EuroChem opens fertilizer blending plant in Brazil
EuroChem Group AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.eurochemgroup.com) announced the opening of a new fertilizer blending plant in Brazil as part of the continued expansion of Fertilizantes Tocantins (FTO). EuroChem acquired a controlling interest (50%+1 share) in FTO in 2016 as part…