Candidate contaminants get reprieve
EPA decides not to regulate 11 materials in water. Read what Regulatory Editor Lynn Bergeson says about it in this month's Compliance Advisor column.

August Process Puzzler: Remove operating problems not just an impurity
Readers suggest how to keep sludge from clogging equipment in this month's Process Puzzler.

10 tips for success
Paying attention to the following points can ease implementing and improving critical plant procedures:

Help your operators
Automating procedures within control systems can serve to make your operators more effective and more consistent. With studies showing more than 40% of all plant incidents stemming from some form of human error, it makes sense to give automation a larger role in day-to-day operations.

Attack equipment problems along several fronts
A successful approach demands looking at more than maintenance, advises Editor in Chief Mark Rosenzweig, in his monthly column.

Know where to go for know-how
Live auctions can liven up the buying and selling of intellectual property, says Mike Spears, in this month's End Point column.

Don’t look at precondensers in a vacuum
Consider the impact of the downstream vacuum ejector on precondenser performance, advises Andrew Sloley, in this month's Plant InSites column.

Survey results reveal cost reduction strategies
Learn what large companies do to manage their energy costs in this month's Energy Saver column by Contributing Editor Christopher Russell.

Chill out about cooling costs
Plastic towers can offer economic and operational advantages, and now come in modular designs suitable for bigger loads. Converting to a plastic cooling tower can yield substantial savings.

Know when to call for help
Sometimes a construction manager is a necessary evil, says Dirk Williard, in this month's Field Notes column.

Diagnostics dig deeper
Today’s plants come ready equipped with their own team of doctors in the shape of the many diagnostic and monitoring systems incorporated into instrumentation and other process equipment. And, like any good doctor, today’s plant diagnostics can look beyond the symptoms of poorly performing ...

Get your proper bearings
Don’t head off in the wrong direction when replacing motors. The type of service and the orientation of the motor determine which bearings it should have. Using the wrong bearings can lead to significant problems.

Equipment & Services: August
Chemical Processing's Equipment & Services feature provides a variety of production equipment, supplier services and parts.

New catalyst promises better way to biodiesel

Route recovers monomer from nylon