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Reevaluate gasket use when operating conditions or maintenance procedures change. |
09/16/2004 |
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Cost and design improvements are spurring increasing use, particularly for handling hazardous fluids. |
09/16/2004 |
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Residue curve maps (RCMs) can be employed in a variety of ways, including system visualization, evluation of data, and process synthesis, modeling and troubleshooting |
09/16/2004 |
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Second-order instruments can provide improved accuracy and reliability for electrochemical and other sensors. |
09/16/2004 |
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Single-use equipment is finding a place in the biopharmaceutical industry. One company has even designed a new bioprocessing facility around the disposable equipment. |
09/16/2004 |
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Adaptive control takes a leap forward The next generation of adaptive controllers will identify a process model quickly and automatically and provide process model parameters that can be displayed, trended and diagnosed. |
09/14/2004 |
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Get control of reactor temperatures A reader has a plug-flow reactor whose temperature is starting to cycle. The company tried to tuning both controllers but saw no improvement. Read about potential solutions to this reader's problem. |
08/05/2004 |
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Opportunities for technology improvement exist, but there are still hurdles to overcome. |
08/05/2004 |
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Energy savings are in the air | Chemical Processing Anywhere compressed air can be eliminated represents an opportunity to reduce system operating expenses. Often, this reduction means fewer compressors must operate to meet the plant's air requirements. |
08/05/2004 |
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Sidestep side-draw control surprises The simplest approach to control side-draw distillation columns uses flow control on the side product. This solution, however, is not ideal for all side-draw control situations. |
07/01/2004 |
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Understand the Attraction of Magmeters Magnetic flowmeters provide accuracy and can be used in a variety of applications and environments |
07/01/2004 |
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Automation Vision Comes to Life Digital automation helps BASF save time and money, achieve goals and improve loop checking |
07/01/2004 |
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Process Engineering: PAT provides new insights into drying | Process Engineering Process Analytical Technology (PAT) is now being applied to drying in industrial manufacturing. Read this contribution from pharmamanufacturing.com to learn more about the process. |
07/01/2004 |
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The recent painful downturn and high energy costs are pushing corporate managers in the chemical industry to do whatever they can to improve company margins. |
06/01/2004 |
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Electric motors in continuous or near-continuous service have high energy costs, even at the relatively low electric rates common in much of the chemical industry. Don't squander savings opportunities when considering motor replacement |
05/13/2004 |
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PVDF Tackles Bromine Corrosion A challenge to design and fabricate, the largest-known PVDF-lined vessels now successfully serve at PTA plants |
05/13/2004 |
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All materials and processes have multiple hazards. However, it is highly unlikely that any alternative process will be inherently safer with respect to all hazards. So, optimization efforts must focus on identifying the design that gives the best overall combination of desirable characteristics. |
05/13/2004 |
