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Focus On: Process Control
New version of DCS delivers software-defined capabilities Version 16 of this company’s automation platform has been enhanced with a distributed control system (DCS) and integrated safety instrumented system that delivers software-defined capabilities that reduce automation costs, enhance operational intelligence, improve…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Comparing Steam and Heat-Transfer-Fluid Utility Systems
While modern steam systems trace their history to James Watt’s steam engine in 1776, heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) systems are more recent, dating to 1926 with the use of diphenyl oxide as a heat recovery agent in power plants [1]. This one-page…
Persistent PFAS problems call for chemical processing ingenuity
It is widely known that the class of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) leads to persistent contamination in water and soil ecosystems, creating one of today’s most pressing environmental challenges. Now, recently published research findings from Texas…
VOC Control: Solvent Recovery Versus Oxidation
Regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) are commonly used for abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but in some cases, solvent-recovery systems can realize significant economic and environmental benefits In the field of industrial air-pollution control, the regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) is…
Application-Specific Valves Deliver Reliability
Engineering valves for a specific application increases performance in challenging and complex chemical processes Valves play a critical role in the chemical process industries (CPI). They help manage capital-intensive operations, protect equipment and support environmental compliance. Rather than relying on…
Linde awarded contract to supply industrial gases to semiconductor-manufacturing complex in Arizona
Linde (Woking, U.K.; www.linde.com) today announced that it has been awarded a new long-term agreement to supply ultra-high-purity industrial gases to one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. The agreement will support the expansion of the customer’s semiconductor manufacturing…
This portfolio of heavy-duty lubricants has been expanded for broader application coverage
The recently expanded BioMax line of environmentally acceptable lubricants for demanding marine and industrial applications addresses the needs of users in demanding industrial sectors that require strong lubricant performance, environmental compliance and application-specific technical support in one solution. BioMax lubricants are…
INEOS takes delivery of module delayed by war in Iran
INEOS (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has taken delivery of the first of the last two modules, at the Port of Antwerp, to complete the Project ONE (project-one.ineos.com) cracker. The modules were built in Abu Dhabi, but their transport to Antwerp was…
Construction begins on expansion of heavy-rare-earth-oxides production project in Utah
Energy Fuels Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.; www.energyfuels.com), a leading U.S.-based critical materials company, today announced that construction has begun on an expansion of its White Mesa Mill in Utah, to enable the large-scale production of heavy rare earth oxides, which are…
Fuhua starts Evonik-licensed hydrogen peroxide megaplant in Leshan, China
Production has begun at the new hydrogen peroxide megaplant operated by Fuhua (Leshan City, China; ccdp-ac.com) and licensed by Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. With an annual capacity of 200 kilotons, the facility is one of…