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Scientists as celebrities
I recently saw a television commercial that caught my attention…

COVER STORY

FIGURE 4. Pilot tests are currently underway to commercialze drones for the inspection of coatings in marine environments

AkzoNobel

Drones Take to the Skies in the Chemical Processing Industries
Drones are quickly entering the chemical processing space as more…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Figure 2. The NIR Borescope (NIR-B) 3XR is an imaging camera for continuous temperature measurement and furnace optimization and monitoring of steam-reformer and cracker tubes

Ametek Land Instruments

Modern Temperature Sensors Increase Accuracy
Both new and traditional technologies simplify and improve the temperature-sensing…

CHEMENTATOR + Show More

Dual-functioning MOFs maintain a comfortable room humidity
Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology…

Carbon nanotube technology toughens carbon-fiber composite materials
Under mechanical stress, carbon-reinforced epoxy-resin composite materials can experience cracking…

Oxy-fuel burner restores air-fuel regenerative furnaces to full production
Engineers at Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) have commercialized…

Chementator Briefs
Polyesters Customizing the macroscale properties of polyesters by using sidechain…

Magnetized viruses attack challenging bacteria in water-treatment systems
Biofilms in water-treatment systems may harbor problematic bacteria and pathogens…

Ammonia as a H2 carrier enabled by a catalytic membrane
A major challenge in using hydrogen to power motor vehicles…

Bioethanol from bagasse
Tsukishima Kikai Co. (www.tsk-g.co.jp) and JFE Engineering Corp. (both Tokyo,…

This hybrid power-generation system combines SOFC and a gas turbine
Last month, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS; Yokohama, Japan;…

A very efficient SOFC
Hitachi Zosen Corp. (HITZ, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan; www.hitachizosen.co.jp) has…

Winning iron and titanium while making vanadium electrolyte
VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada; www.vanadiumcorp.com) has achieved direct…

This portable pesticide detector offers a quick check of produce
A micro portable pesticide detector for food analysis, called a…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News - September 2017
Plant Watch $8-billion phosphate megaproject starts up in Saudi Arabia…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Figure 2. Odor-removal methods, such as the vapor-line system shown here, involve treating the air that contains the odor-causing species

Odor Issues and Solutions for Wastewater Treatment
Increasingly, wastewater treatment plants must address odors due to volatile…

Figure 2. The role of mobile devices has greatly expanded to better visualize system performance and improve worker efficiency

Smart Water-Management Strategies: The Time is Now
Considering water-management strategies as a central component of infrastructure design…

Figure 5. This drawing shows the operating principle of a rotary-vane vacuum pump [3]

An Overview of Vacuum System Design
The design of vacuum systems deserves careful attention — there…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer Fluid Selection
Heat-transfer fluid selection can be intimidating when considering the long-term…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Figure 2. Methanol carbonylation is one of several possible pathways for the production of acetic acid

Technology Profile: Acetic Acid Production from Methanol
This column is based on “Acetic Acid Production from Methanol…

ENGINEERING PRACTICE

Figure 1. Shown here is a chromatography application utilizing three quaternary diaphragm pumps (center, right)

Addressing Pumping Issues in Biopharmaceutical Operations
Quaternary diaphragm pumps deliver the low pulsation and shear that…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

FIGURE 4. Shown here is an installation that relies on the laboratory hood for spill containment. The hazard analysis that had been carried out here was shortsighted, in that it only focused on the relatively low flowrates presented by the small volume of fluid, rather than on a potential incident that could result in an entire bottle breaking, releasing its contents

Spill Containment: An Often-Overlooked Hazard in Research
With proper planning, spills can be managed properly and the…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Feeding and Weighing Bulk Solids
Single unit combines bin discharge and feeding The Gyro Ex…

NEW PRODUCTS + Show More

New pumps for handling flammable chemicals
The SCP Series of pumps (photo) for Class 1 and…

Test turbine trip systems without disrupting production
This company’s new, patent-pending pneumatic trip system (photo) with partial-stroke…

Use these pump heads for extremely shear-sensitive fluids
The new Masterflex L/S Cytoflow pump head (photo) was developed…

A portable mixer for laboratory and pilot operations
The Crossover 1540 overhead mixer (photo) features a 0.5-hp motor…

These horizontal vortex pumps provide unrestricted flow
The Series 1600 horizontal vortex sump pump (photo) features a…

This piston pump has an interchangeable drive assembly
The new TopDrive piston pump system (photo, p. 28) for…

Safety sensors designed for increased vibration resistance
This company’s Eden sensors (photo) now feature a solid-state, board-level…

Easily detect seal and gasket wear in conveying applications
This company now offers metal-detectable (MD) and X-ray-inspectable (XRI) seal…

These gas-detection systems are SIL-2 certified
The CGS-FlexVu UD10 combustible-gas detection system combines a catalytic-bead gas…

Automated alarm management reduces manual calculation work
The newest release of the PlantState Suite (PSS) software, version…

These gear pumps have built-in pressure control
Series UP6 electric gear pumps (photo) feature the option for…

Hazardous-gas detection with an array of sensor options
The GSM-60 hazardous-gas monitoring system (photo) is designed with an…

Highly reinforced low-VOC coatings
This company has introduced a new range of low-VOC coatings…

Couplers to minimize product loss and cross-contamination
The new Twist-Lok dry disconnect coupler (photo) features 316 stainless-steel…

SHOW PREVIEWS

Weftec 2017 Show Preview
From September 30 to October 4, the Water Environment Federation…

Powtech Show Preview 2017
Bulk solids experts, process technicians, engineers and plant operators from…

Highlights Bioethanol from bagasse Spill Containment: An Often-Overlooked Hazard in Research Addressing Pumping Issues in Biopharmaceutical Operations Chemical Engineering Magazine Booklist: September 2017 Facts at your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer Fluid Selection

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