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Looking ahead
This has certainly been a year to remember, and as…

COVER STORY

Bio-based Processing Best Practices
Development of robust bio-based processes will be key to accelerating…

Separations are Key to Bioprocessing Success
Choosing an optimal separation technology and associated equipment is essential…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

AI and Position-Sensing Drive Robotics Expansion
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and improved technologies for providing…

CHEMENTATOR + Show More

Methane pyrolysis process uses renewable electricity to split CH4 into H2 and carbon black
Site commissioning is underway at a facility in Nebraska that…

Tubular sieves for extracting lithium from brines
Researchers from the College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University…

Graphene-oxide filtration membrane for harsh chemical environments
Filtration is being investigated as an alternative to thermal separation…

This additive reverses the effects of aging in recycled asphalt pavement
A new rejuvenator technology aims to improve the chemistry and…

Sustainable graphite pilot project kicks off in Canada
A new project in Canada will build a pilot facility…

Endress+Hauser establishes internet security standards
The cryptography working group within the Internet Engineering Task Force…

Chementator Briefs
DESALINATION The challenge for large-scale desalination is to improve the…

Nanoengineered catalysts can upcycle polyethylene
Drawing inspiration from the enzymatic breakdown of macromolecules in cellular…

This nanoengineered catalyst converts mixed, impure waste to biodiesel
In an example of a biologically inspired and nano-engineered catalyst,…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News: December 2020
Plant Watch Momentive to expand production of polyurethane additives in…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Using Lifecycle Cost Analysis for Best Project Value
Lifecycle cost analysis (LCCA) can be used as a tool…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts At Your Fingertips: Hydrogen flame hazards and leak detection
The use of molecular hydrogen is common across the chemical…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Isopropyl Alcohol Production from Acetone
This column is based on “Isopropyl Alcohol Production from Acetone…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Choosing Footwear for Chemical Working Environments
Selecting footwear for plant personnel is not a “one size…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Pumps
New sizes available for progressive-cavity pumps NEMO progressive-cavity pumps with…

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This mobile drum dumper has a safety cage
A new mobile TIP-TITE Drum Dumper with safety cage (photo)…

Monitor and configure networks intuitively with these switches
IT specialists rarely perform the implementation, commissioning and maintenance of…

New mill-discharge pumps for efficient slurry handling
This company’s mill-discharge (MD) pumps (photo) are robust and have…

A compact computer for entry-level IIoT applications
The BL2 BPC 1500 (photo) is a compact industrial PC…

A new generation of thermal mass flowmeters
The new Proline t-mass F/I 300/500 thermal mass flowmeters (photo)…

New multigas detector measures in low-ppb range
The focus of the X-act 7000, in combination with the…

Analyzer's interface delivers high sensitivity for trace elements
The newest version of the Spectrogreen inductively coupled plasma, optical…

A high volume feeder for precise size and weight batching
The Model TSF twin-screw feeder (photo) is designed for precise…

Reduce costs with this transmitter-style GC
The Rosemount 700XA gas chromatograph (GC; photo) is said to…

Guide pressure relief to where it is least harmful
Targo-Vent (photo) is an opening angle limiter, developed for use…

Introducing a new range of bellows seal valves
This company has expanded its product line to include a…

Granulating and drying in one double planetary mixer
The Double Planetary Mixer (photo) is suitable for high-precision mixing,…

New controllers for radar transmitters
The new Sitrans LT500 level, flow and pump controllers (photo)…

Highlights Looking ahead Choosing Footwear for Chemical Working Environments Technology Profile: Isopropyl Alcohol Production from Acetone Focus on Pumps Facts At Your Fingertips: Hydrogen flame hazards and leak detection

Sustainability

DECEMBER 29, 2020
Neste successfully processes liquefied plastic waste at industrial scale
Neste (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) announced that it successfully processed 400…

DECEMBER 29, 2020
Gevo announces plans for potential renewable-fuels plant in South Dakota
Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colo.) announced that it has optioned the…

DECEMBER 29, 2020
Consortium to study potential "blue" ammonia value chain between Siberia and Japan
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo), Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC), Japan Oil,…

DECEMBER 29, 2020
MHI and Equinor sign MoU to develop hydrogen and carbon capture projects
Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.…

DECEMBER 29, 2020
Solvay to decarbonize cyclopentanone production unit in France
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) has begun a process of decarbonizing…

DECEMBER 29, 2020
Haldor Topsoe and Aker Carbon Capture to cooperate on low-carbon hydrogen solutions
Aker Carbon Capture (Lysaker, Norway) and Haldor Topsoe’s (Lyngby, Denmark)…

DECEMBER 29, 2020
Carbon Clean and Veolia join forces for CCUS projects in India
Carbon Clean (London) has joined forces with Veolia (Paris, France)…

DECEMBER 16, 2020
Braskem partners with Agilyx, UIC on advanced recycling and carbon capture
Agilyx Corp. (Tigard, Ore.) and Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) announced…

DECEMBER 15, 2020
Borealis and Bionerga commission waste-to-energy plant in Belgium
Borealis Group AG (Vienna, Austria) and Bionerga announced the joint…

DECEMBER 15, 2020
Axens' technology selected by Sumitomo Chemical for a waste-to-polyolefins project
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan) and Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) signed…

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