Engineers must refine their foundational understanding of process safety in order to avoid common misconceptions about safety instrumented systems, including safety integrity level (SIL) definitions Learnings from major industrial process accidents occurring over the past half century have driven awareness…
Understanding the effect of flowrate, velocity, density, viscosity, pressure drop, friction, components and sample line sizes will help you design a sampling system The primary goal when designing an analytical sampling system is to ensure timely, accurate measurements. The sooner…
This primer provides guidance on key aspects to consider when designing and specifying evaporators, which are used in a diverse array of industrial sectors Industrial evaporators are used to remove a solvent from a non-volatile solute to obtain a concentrated…
The winning technology for the 2019 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award, along with the other finalist technologies, demonstrate how innovative engineering can tackle climate change and other challenges. All six technologies are described here The six finalist technologies for the…
The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), was stable (0.0 percent change) in December on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis following a 0.1 percent gain in November.…
Today, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and an affiliate of Lone Star Global Acquisitions, LLC (www.lonestarfunds.com), a global private equity firm, signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of BASF’s Construction Chemicals business. The purchase price on a cash and…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported that fourth quarter U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes continue on a mixed note, with a 0.3 percent decline in November following a 0.1 percent gain in October. All changes in the…
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell by 0.8 percent in November after gains the previous three months. During November, chemical output declined across all regions, ACC says.…
Apergy Corp.(The Woodlands, Tex.; www.apergy.com) and Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.; www.ecolab.com) announced that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement pursuant to which Ecolab will separate the Upstream Energy business of Nalco Champion (which is being renamed…
Altana AG (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) is taking over the Swiss overprint varnish specialist Schmid Rhyner AG (Adliswil, Switzerland), thereby strategically expanding its ACTEGA division (www.actega.com). “In acquiring Schmid Rhyner, we are continuing to systematically pursue the Altana strategy of generating…