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  • November 2021

    • November 2021

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    Poll Results: Female Engineers

    We asked readers: How has the level of female engineers at your site changed in the past three years?
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    More Efficient Heat Exchangers Emerge

    Topology software and additive manufacturing lead to markedly better performance
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    Chemical Processing Economic Snapshot Ending August 2021

    Shipments rose slightly but capacity utilization and the CAB slipped. Source: American Chemistry Council.
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    Motor Efficiency Turns Upward

    Regulation and end-user desires are spurring improvements
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    Electrocatalytic Route Eases Urea Production

    The process boasts yield and catalytic selectivity that are up to 40% higher than other electrocatalytic routes to urea production.

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