Safe Sampling of Heat-Transfer Fluids
Incorporating these tips on sampling heat-transfer fluids can help to avoid common safety concerns, including those associated with extreme temperatures...
View ArticleWeftec 2014 Show Preview
The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.; www.wef.org) is holding its annual Weftec exhibition and conference from Sept. 27–Oct. 1, 2014 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New...
View ArticleThe Future of Butadiene
The chemical process industries (CPI) have experienced many benefits from the so-called shale-gas boom — recent years have seen an unprecedented rise in construction and expansion activity in the...
View ArticleForces Acting on a Gasket
An understanding of gasket function, as well as the forces and stresses acting on gaskets, provides a basis for decisions on gasket types and materials...
View ArticleCalendar: November 2014 – February 2015
Mark your calendar for AFPM's International Lubricants & Waxes Conference, the International Water Conference, the 22nd Winter ACS Fluorine Conference, the 2nd Annual Combined Cycle Operations...
View ArticleCem Onus becomes managing director of systems for Dekra Certification...
Toray Plastics (Americas) welcomes Anne Ballard and Gregg Ockun as business managers, Terje Bakken becomes managing director for EuroChem, Miriam Monge becomes director of marketing for integrated...
View ArticleThe Next Step Change in Process Safety
Today, CPI is seeking the next breakthrough improvement in process safety management — one that can empower facility operators by notifying them when risk increases, and enabling them to respond before...
View ArticleReactive Chemistry in the CPI
Knowledge of chemical reactivity can help to prevent disasters and plan better hazard-mitigation techniques at CPI facilities. This article addresses the process safety concerns arising from the use of...
View ArticlePneumatic Conveying: Optimal System Design, Operation and Control
Pneumatic conveying is a ubiquitous mode of conveying bulk solids in a wide range of industries, yet it is rarely trouble-free. These authors share guidance on how to avoid some of the most common...
View ArticleEastman to acquire specialty chemicals company Taminco for $2.8 billion; and...
Lanxess expands new plant for inorganic pigments in Ningbo; Momentive completes production facility for epoxy resins and curing agents; LyondellBasell to build new production plant for propylene oxide...
View ArticleD,L-methionine production via the carbonate process
The amino acid methionine can be produced from 3-methylthiopropionaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide to form a recemic mixture of two stereoisomers...
View ArticleWire Meshes in Filtration
Woven metal cloths are often used to support filter aid coating or a bed of granular or porous material in filtration operations. This column provides information on the options available for wire...
View ArticleBulk Solids: Operating Direct-Contact Heat Exchangers
This option provides a more economical means of heating or cooling bulk solids for many applications....
View ArticleFrank Oosterlinck becomes managing director of Fike Europe...
Nadine Kipphardt becomes marketing manager for GEA Refrigeration Technologies GmbH, Eberhard Kuehlbrey becomes manager of the product management group for List Group, Terri Romeo becomes vice president...
View ArticleWinning achievements in ‘green chemistry’
For the past 19 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; Washington, D.C.; www.epa.gov) has been honoring innovative technologies that reduce hazards to humans and the environment. These...
View Articlen-Butanol from Lignocellulosic Feedstock
Bio-based n-butanol is an attractive renewable fuel that can be produced by fermenting sugars derived agricultural feedstock, including waste materials like corn stover or sugarcane bagasse. This...
View ArticleDistillation Column Modeling
The most common approaches for modeling distillation processes can be broadly divided into equilibrium and non-equilibrium methods. This one-page reference provides information about the differences...
View ArticleAchieving Excellence in Energy Efficiency
This article examines the key elements for achieving excellence in energy efficiency, including operational improvements, effective maintenance, engineered improvements and new technologies...
View ArticleSolids Handling: Using Flowsheet Simulation to Improve Process Design
Using flowsheet simulation to model processes involving granular solids provides many opportunities to improve process design, avoid unplanned downtime, reduce costs, improve throughput and maintain...
View ArticleFire-Water Pumps for CPI Facilities
Fire-water pumps are essential machines that save lives and prevent CPI facilities from damage. Published fire codes provide relevant information but additional strategies can be implemented to ensure...
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