Concise tips on selecting the right valve A typical chemical plant contains miles of piping and hundreds, if not thousands, of industrial valves (Figure 1) that are essential for the plant to operate efficiently and safely. Unlike the simple consumer…
In crossflow membrane filtration (CMF), feed flow is parallel to the filtration surface (rather than perpendicular to it, as in conventional filtration). During a given pass, a portion of the feed permeates the membrane, while a larger portion is retained…
Due to favorable properties, such as light weight and corrosion resistance, plastic-piping systems are suitable for a growing number of applications Over the past few decades, plastic-piping systems have been adopted in many different sectors of the chemical process industries…
Fouling of heat exchanger surfaces reduces thermal efficiency. An improved understanding of fouling and the design factors that affect it can help ensure that heat exchange occurs during normal operating conditions Using tubular heat exchangers is an efficient and reliable…
Catalysts by AM In late September, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) introduced X3D, a new additive-manufacturing (AM; 3D printing) technology for shaping catalysts. Catalysts produced with this technology feature an open structure, resulting in a reduction of the pressure drop…
SLB (formerly Schlumberger) and Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration on carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) projects to accelerate decarbonization solutions across industrial and energy sectors. The collaboration will combine decades of…
London-based firms INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy have announced a Memorandum Of Understanding to produce 100,000 tons per year of recycled raw materials from plastic waste. This will be the largest use of Plastic Energy technology on…
CarbonCapture Inc., a U.S. climate tech company that develops direct air capture (DAC) systems based on a groundbreaking modular open systems architecture, today announced the selection of Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.), a leading global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm,…
Idemitsu Kosan Co. (Tokyo) selected Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology developed by Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) for its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in Japan, contributing to Japan energy transitions in the field of aviation. Axens ATJ solution is a process by…
Coperion is supplying a complete system for the chemical recycling of PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) to Renov8, a subsidiary of just right, based in Jafza, Dubai, one of the leading manufacturers in plastics processing and manufacturing, specializing in sustainable solutions. The…