Extremely high-salinity water streams present difficulties for many types of processing equipment, such as membranes and filters, and most commercial treatment methods involve thermal evaporators or crystallization, which are energy-intensive and require special anti-corrosion materials. A new membrane-less, non-evaporative process…
Plant Watch Chevron Phillips Chemical completes LV PAO expansion in Belgium August 12, 2025 — Chevron Phillips Chemical L.P. (CPChem; The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cpchem.com) has completed the expansion of its low-viscosity polyalphaolefins (LV PAO) production unit in Beringen, Belgium, significantly…
Process analytical technology (PAT) approaches allow continuous monitoring and real-time control of processes. Among the key monitoring technologies is Raman spectroscopy, which offers inline measurement that can reduce personnel time and sampling complexity The chemical industry faces new challenges with…
Breaking the stable carbon-fluorine bonds within per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is one of the most significant challenges in mitigating persistent PFAS pollution. The Hydrothermal Alkaline Technology (HALT; diagram), invented at the Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.; www.mines.edu) and…
Air classification of powdered materials offers a way to control particle size distribution in solids-handling operations. Information on key performance metrics and operating practices of size classification equipment is presented here The handling and processing of solid particulate materials are…
Conscientious operation and maintenance is critical for steam-generator system reliability. Here, important details for softening and reverse osmosis systems are explained and compared As steam generation technology and higher pressure and temperature boilers evolved in the 20th century, improved makeup-water-treatment…
Storing energy to smooth the intermittency of wind and solar power can be accomplished in a number of ways, including mechanical (pumped hydro, flywheels, compressed air and others), thermochemical (phase-change materials and molten salts, for example), chemical (conversion of electricity…
The Powtech Technopharm exhibition (Sept. 23–25; Nuremberg, Germany) highlights all types of technologies for processing powders, solids and liquids. This year’s event boasts an exhibit hall and technical forums, all supporting interdisciplinary dialogues and hands-on technology demonstrations. The following are…
GEA (Düesseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) is supplying Chugai Pharmaceutical in Japan with a cutting-edge pharmaceutical spray dryer designed and built to meet the highest containment standards. The PSD-3 spray dryer was successfully commissioned in the first quarter of 2025 and represents…
Even seasoned engineers can fall into the trap of trusting valve datasheets too much. In real chemical‑processing environments, “on paper” performance can fall short — especially when factors like backpressure, fluid phase, fire exposure, or piping layout are misunderstood. This…