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Generate Power Using Waste Heat

Partnering could benefit process plants looking to recover low-level heat.

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Biofuels Continue to Progress

The U.S. and Europe are making strides to advance biofuels technology.

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Government Accountability Office Attacks EPA Program

Watchdog office calls for improved assessment and control of chemicals.

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Optimize Batch Distillation

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  • Traci Purdum, senior digital editor, talks to Rob Boteler, consultant, Confluence Energy LLC, and chairman of the NEMA Energy Committee, to understand why the chemical industry should be concerned about the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Conservation Standards for medium electric motors.

  • Control system performance can significantly impact a manufacturer's bottom line. Leveraging automation capabilities through simplified, cost-effective migration to a new technology can protect investments, improve business results and even reduce risks.

  • See what happens when a sight glass at 3,300 psi is struck with a projectile. This video shows an actual pressure-impact test on an L.J. Star Metaglas sight window. A sight glass is the weakest link in a chemical processing system, and when it fails under pressure it is extremely dangerous. Fortunately, there is a way to give glass amazing strength.

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