Open Process Automation Offers Business Benefits
The Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) Business Guide makes the business case for the O-PAS.…
Cover Story
Data Brokers Foster IT/OT Convergence and Interoperability
Obtaining the most value from data requires effective communications among industrial internet of things (IIoT)-connected…
Commentary
Choosing a career path
The past couple of months have been prime time for academic graduations. Graduation ceremonies, aptly…
In The News
Newsfronts
Lithium Extraction: Prime Time for Brine
Technologies to process lithium-containing brines are in high demand as manufacturers seek to improve recovery…
Chementator
Ligand-based separation method for rare earth elements
Rare-earth elements (REEs) are difficult to separate because of their similar properties, so conventional methods…
World's largest double, re-slurry crystallization unit starts up in China
Last month, the world’s largest double re-slurry para-xylene crystallization unit was started as part of…
Recovering proteins — and more — from rapeseed
Last month, a pilot plant officially opened at the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes (CBP;…
Use existing refinery infrastructure for hydrogen storage and transport
Hydrogen is a clear piece of the decarbonization puzzle for many industrial sectors, including petroleum…
Onsite bioelectrochemical treatment for ultra-concentrated wastewater
The combination of electrochemical principles and microbial activity is the backbone of a treatment technology…
Chementator Briefs
Using Waste Heat To convert large amounts of waste heat into electricity as efficiently as…
A hydrogen-fired furnace for ceramics
This month, a demonstration experiment will begin on a new firing furnace for ceramics that…
Spinning reactor recovers metals from spent Li-ion batteries
Recycling lithium batteries (LIBs) requires extensive use of hydrometallurgy, which requires multiple steps of extraction-stripping…
Pilot trials for a carbon-capture process that combines VPSA and MOFs
This summer, pilot trials will begin at a Buzzi Unicem S.p.A. (Casale Monferrato, Italy; www.buzziunicem.com)…
Business News
Business News: June 2023
Plant Watch Trinseo inaugurates new PC dissolution pilot facility in the Netherlands May 15, 2023…
Technical & Practical
The Selection and Design of Fixed-Bed, Axial-Flow Vessel Internals
Follow these key considerations when deciding which internals to use in fixed-bed, axial-flow vessels Fixed-bed,…
Feature Report
Filtration Considerations for CPI Facilities
Numerous factors are taken into account when designing a filtration system, including technical, logistical and…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts At Your Fingertips: Control-Valve Emissions and Packing
Fugitive emissions — defined as unintended releases of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from process equipment…
Environmental Manager
Avoiding Mistakes When Emptying Spill Pallets
Following these guidelines can help workers to take the proper precautions to minimize the risk…
Equipment & Services
Applied Technologies
PVDF Bubble Caps for Distillation Columns
Polymer components in column trays can avoid issues associated with corrosion of metal equipment Gujarat…
Focus
Focus on Pumps
Vacuum pumps with hygienic design for daily cleaning The new DV 650 and DV 800…
New Products
A new two-channel AI/OI intrinsic-safety barrier
The new KCD2-SCS-EX2 (photo) is a two-channel, dual-function analog input (AI)/analog output (AO) intrinsic-safety barrier…
Tumble blenders for high accuracy mixtures
The V Cone Tumble Blender (photo) utilizes diffusion mixing to deliver low impact, highly accurate…
Tilt-down conveyor increases flexibility and convenience
The new mobile, tilt-down flexible-screw conveyor (photo) fits restrictive processing situations. Positioning of the support…
Valve indicator for potentially explosive environments
The T.VIS E-20 control top (photo) is of interest to the food and dairy industries,…
Intelligent flow converter for safety applications
The new IFC 400 electromagnetic flow converter (photo) combines with this company’s Optiflux 4000 to…
Automatically feed multiple ingredients to one location
Batch-weigh systems from this company can be configured to automatically transfer, weigh and dispense multiple…
Touchscreen automates powder induction, dispersion
The newest addition to this company’s Fastfeed product lineup is the Fastfeed PLC model FF-425-PLC…
New and updated flow sensors for biotech applications
Last month at Interphex, this company introduced the BioProTT FlowSU system and updated SumoFlo CPFM-8103…
New peeler centrifuge with patented features
The Bluetector is this company’s new generation of horizontal peeler centrifuges. Features of the new…
A new vacuum gage ensures process control and reliability
Many vacuum applications operate only within a specific pressure range. In order to operate such…
Manage chemicals with this new radar level sensor
The Dulcolevel (photo) is a new radar level sensor that provides continuous information on tank…
A graphite rupture disc for high temperatures
The GRX graphite rupture disc (photo) has been developed for processes with corrosive media, low…
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Show Preview: Connected Plant Conference
The seventh annual Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com) — presented by Chemical Engineering and sister publication…