Preventing Flow Stoppages in Powder Handling Processes
Predicting powder flow behavior is important to successful solids-handling processes. Provided here is a review…
Cover Story
Taking Representative Samples in Solids-Handling Processes
Non-representative sampling in solids processes has costly consequences. A better understanding of the mathematical basis…
Commentary
Making connections
Most of us involved in the chemical process industries (CPI) are familiar with — to…
In The News
Newsfronts
Lithium Battery Demand Drives Process Evolution
An explosion in battery demand has fostered a welcoming environment for innovations in sourcing and…
Level Measurement: One Size Does Not Fit All
Today’s level measurement instruments are smarter, easier to use and designed to meet the challenges…
Chementator
Retrofit unit boosts ethane and propane recoveries in natural gas plants
Using a workhorse technology known as the gas-subcooled process (GSP), most natural gas plants recover…
Mimicking cell behavior with functionalized surfactants
Active surfactants are those that are responsive to an external stimulus, such as temperature, light,…
Gas sensors get a big boost in sensitivity
It has been a challenge to find materials that can reliably detect volatile organic compounds…
Chementator Briefs
Waste to chemicals A consortium of companies, including Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com), AkzoNobel Specialty…
These batteries can handle the cold
Lithium-ion batteries based on intercalation compound electrodes exhibit poor performance at temperatures below 0°C. Insufficient…
A panel reactor for splitting water into hydrogen
A group of Japanese researchers have developed a photocatalytic panel reactor with large area (1…
Controlled polymerization makes high-performance polysiloxanes
Polysiloxanes are the main component of important industrial materials, such silicones and organosilicones. In recent…
Hot-melt coating for pharma applications
Polymer coatings are often used to mask the taste of pharmaceuticals, as well as to…
Improved deNOx zeolite catalyst promises to reduce fuel consumption
In a project of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO; Kawasaki, Japan;…
Business News
Business News - April 2018
Plant Watch Evonik to construct new polyamide 12 plant at Marl Chemical Park March 14,…
Technical & Practical
Feature Report
Methods to Achieve Sustainable Clean-In-Place
A clean-in-place (CIP) system is among the largest users of consumables at a hygienic processing…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Facts at your Fingertips: Corrosion Complications
Corrosion is an obvious factor to consider when selecting materials of construction for process equipment.…
Technology Profile
Technology Profile: LDPE via a High-Pressure Tubular Process
This column is based the report “LDPE via High-Pressure Tubular Process – Cost Analysis,” published…
Engineering Practice
The CE Plant Cost Index: An Update
Changes in the availability of source data for the CE Plant Cost Index periodically necessitate…
Environmental Manager
Flare Selection for the Chemical Process Industries
There are many factors to consider when selecting a flare system for CPI sites that…
Equipment & Services
Focus
Focus on Pumps
Compact high-pressure pump for plant engineering This company extended its product range of compact high-pressure…
New Products
Hygienic magnetic mixer for life-science applications
The MBE Series MagMixer (photo) has been specifically designed for reliable operation and regulatory compliance…
Level monitoring in covered storage bunkers
Operations challenged with managing inventory in covered storage bunkers or flat warehouses have a new…
A new family of signal splitters configured for easy setup
The new SP230 series of isolated signal splitters/duplicators (photo) are designed for easier installation and…
Spherical vacuum dryer for hygienic drying applications
Hygienic drying in a vacuum requires many attributes. The innovative spherical dryer design (photo) provides…
Single-use perfusion system for cell culture process development
Last month, this company launched the ambr 250 high-throughput (ht) perfusion (photo), a new automated…
Software for interfacial analysis now with touch operation
Touch displays are currently gaining ground in the laboratory environment, since they save on space…
Miniature laser sensors with IO-Link for flexibility and control
The new O300 miniature laser sensors with IO-Link (photo) reliably detect very small objects and…
This thermostat cools down to -90°C
This company has extended its PRO portfolio to include two new low-temperature circulation thermostats designed…
Enable IIoT with this software solution
With the industrial internet of things (IIoT), it is essential that companies have an intelligent…
A new breakthrough in vibration monitoring
Together with the new high-speed data collector Vibscanner 2, this company launched a major new…
This hand-held device labels and identifies components
The new PX LW-PX300 (photo) is a portable wire-marking, barcode and general-identification printer for creating…
New generation of soft starters for all drive requirements
The Sirius 3RW5 range (photo) is a new generation of soft starters for simple to…
Collect and log combustion data with this hand-held device
The new E1500 hand-held combustion emissions analyzer (photo) is a rugged unit with the ability…
Show Previews
Interphex 2018 Show Preview
Interphex, the annual event focused on pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing, takes place April 17–19 at…
Show Preview: The 2018 International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition
The International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition (iPBS) is taking place April 24–26…