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Taking Control of Chemical Dusts

Equipment innovations and monitoring solutions help chemical processors create more effective dust collection systems Uncontrolled dust can lead to several complications, including health and safety concerns, product quality problems, regulatory compliance issues and legal ramifications. Although dust should not be…

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Biofuels production via co-fermentation of sugar and CO2 takes a step forward

Co-fermentation processes that can consume both sugars and CO2 are emerging as a promising technology to enhance product yield and reduce emissions in biofuels production. A team of scientists at Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Okla.; www.okstate.edu) are working to accelerate…

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Business News: September 2024

Plant Watch Sika more than doubles capacity at its largest manufacturing plant in Indonesia August 13, 2024 — Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland; www.sika.com) has more than doubled the production capacity at the Bekasi plant, its largest manufacturing facility in Indonesia.…

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Facts At Your Fingertips: Efficiency in Electric Induction Motors

The purchase price of an electric motor is generally thought to end up as a small fraction (2–3%) of the motor’s total lifetime cost, with the majority of costs resulting from the electricity used by the motor. This makes motor…

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Sliding Vane Pumps

Sliding vane pumps offer a potent processing option for low-viscosity liquids Multiple industries rely on process pumps for handling a variety of substances that help the world function as it does today. Those substances come in a wide variety of…

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First industrial demonstration of plasma-based CO2 conversion

Plasma technology is being explored as an avenue for many molecular conversions, such as methane reforming. Now, for the first time, a plasma-based CO2-conversion technology is being demonstrated industrially. The proprietary technology, developed by D-CRBN (Antwerp, Belgium; www.d-crbn.com), is being…

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Recycling process allows fast depolymerization of post-consumer mixed textiles

Recycling rates for post-consumer textile waste are very low (<0.5%) because the fabrics often consist of tightly interlaced synthetic and natural fibers that require costly sorting and separation processes, and because they often contain dyes and additives that must be…

Focus on Water Treatment

A novel spacer technology for RO membrane elements This company’s reverse-osmosis (RO) elements (photo) use a unique Printed Spacer Technology that improves the performance of systems with just the change of the membrane element. The technology replaces mesh spacers that…

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This electrolysis reactor requires no external electricity source

Electrolyzers are the key technology for producing “green” hydrogen using renewable energy. However, a new reactor platform aims to facilitate electrolysis without the need for any external electricity. The Electroless Coupled Exchange Reduction Oxidation technology platform (eXERO), developed by Utility…

A new high-flashpoint heat-transfer fluid

This company has launched an upgraded version of Globaltherm HF, a high-temperature thermal fluid with one of the highest fluid flashpoints (280°C) on the market (photo). Its high flashpoint and blend of additives makes it a durable option for manufacturers…