Unlocking Hydraulic Limits in a Revamp
Follow the practical tips discussed here to accelerate hydraulic revamp projects and increase the success…
Cover Story
Revamps and Retrofits: A Path to Evergreen Facilities
An intelligent approach to developing the scope of retrofit projects can allow facilities to remain…
Commentary
Climate change on the world stage
At the time of this writing, COP26 is underway in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 is the…
In The News
Newsfronts
Taking a Holistic Approach to Column Internals
Combining new and improved high-performance column internals and a whole-system view provides a comprehensive solution…
Chementator
A new spin on ultrasonic algae control in wastewater-treatment applications
Ultrasound treatment is a non-chemical method to control algae using specific sound frequencies emitted through…
Structured catalyst improves efficiency and hydrogen yields in steam methane reforming
Commissioning has begun on a pilot plant designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a structured…
This steam-methane reforming technology has higher efficiency
A collaboration between Clariant Catalysts (Munich, Germany; www.clariant.com/catalysts) and Technip Energies N.V. (Zoetermeer, the Netherlands;…
Chemenator Briefs
Flow Battery Honeywell Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.; www.honeywell.com) introduced a new flow-battery technology that employs a…
Zero-liquid-discharge project to recover products from brine
HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd. (Watford, U.K.; www.hrs-heatexchangers.com) was recently awarded an order for the design,…
New catalyst technology for methanol synthesis boosts production and extends lifetimes
Newly launched catalyst technology, developed through a collaboration between Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Air…
Mining REEs from phosphogypsum
Last month, the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State; University Park, Pa.; www.psu.edu), Case Western Reserve…
Recovering REEs from unconventional sources
In October, researchers from Penn State and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL; Calif.; www.llnl.gov)…
Waste-based ceramics improve energy-storage economics
Ceramic materials’ high heat resistance makes them a promising media for thermal energy storage, but…
Business News
Business News: December 2021
Plant Watch Chemours to open new HFO plant in Arkansas November 11, 2021 — The…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Gear Pump Basics
The versatile nature of gear-pump technology allows operators to handle multiple fluids in multiple applications…
Pump Seals to Manage Water
Paying attention to the seal design used in centrifugal pumps can help in water management.…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Cake Filtration Basics
Filtration is arguably the most common unit operation in the chemical process industries (CPI). Filtration…
Technology Profile: Production of Citric Acid
Citric acid is a naturally occurring tricarboxylic acid commonly found in plants and animals (Figure…
Environmental Manager
Critical Components in Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers: High-Cycle Valves
When designing a regenerative thermal oxidizer, engineers should not overlook the high-cycle valves that control…
Equipment & Services
Applied Technologies
Leveraging Time-Series Data to Empower Process Experts
Using new analytics technologies to address process challenges and improve production makes business sense Chemical…
Focus
Focus on Motors and Drives
A new coupling increases performance of predecessor Late last year, this company introduced a new…
New Products
Digitize weighing processes with this balance and software
The combination of XPR series balances and LabX Software (photo) enables users to digitalize laboratory…
Enhance EHS compliance and education with this new learning system
This company launched a new learning management system (LMS) with expanded capabilities for increased flexibility,…
A new rupture disc is ASME BPE compliant
The new IntegrX-HPX rupture disc (photo) addresses the need to improve process performance, reliability and…
Bringing artificial intelligence to asset-performance management
The launch of Ability Genix Asset Performance Management (APM) Suite (photo) brings next-generation artificial-intelligence (AI)-based…
Raising the bar for heat pumps up to 95°C
The RedGenium heat pump, combined with the new Grasso V XHP reciprocating compressor (photo), enables…
Web-based platform streamlines molecule discovery chemistry
Last month, this company released Torx Test and Torx Analyze (photo) to complete the Torx…
New touchscreen coulometer for gas-stream analysis
The CM5016 C/S coulometer (photo) provides highly accurate, absolute determination of carbon or sulfur content…
Manage the automation lifecycle of water and wastewater units
The newest release of the EcoStruxture Automation Expert system, Version 21.2 (photo), provides complete lifecycle…
Fast, safe integration of Ex i isolators
The pac-Carrier 9295 (photo) is a new, space-saving integration solution for this company’s 12-mm ISpac…
New clarifier has a large settling area within a small footprint
The Leopold Texler lamella clarifier (photo) for water treatment uses a series of inclined lamellas…