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  • October 2022

    • October 2022

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    Clarify A Column Conundrum

    The causes of multiple problems plaguing a distillation process need pinning down
    Avoid Heat Exchanger Flux

    Equipment Performance: Consider Critical Heat Flux

    Andrew Sloley, Plant InSites columnist
    Avoid surprises when altering heat-exchanger operating conditions
    Source: University of Turku.
    Impressive Adhesion Figure 2. Material held two pieces of steel together strongly enough to suspend two jugs weighing a total of 16 kg for over a month.

    Biochemical Process Produces Promising Polymer

    Chemical Processing Staff
    A new supramolecular plastic is both degradable and highly recyclable, report its developers at the MediCity Research Laboratory of the University of Turku, Turku, Finland. The...

    Green Syngas Production Beckons

    Chemical Processing Staff
    Solar-powered method uses carbon dioxide and water to make feedstock for fuels and chemicals
    Fall Is For Process Safety

    Fall Is For Process Safety

    Traci Purdum
    Our ongoing coverage peaks to coincide with major events

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    What You Do Not Have Cannot Leak

    Safety: What You Don’t Have Can’t Leak

    Mark Rosenzweig
    An icon of process safety offered much such wisdom
    Take The Right Steps With Hazard Assessents

    Take The Right Steps With Hazard Assessments

    Trish Kerin, Stay Safe columnist
    Focusing on changes often can provide faster evaluations and better results
    Source: Shell.
    Tracking Construction Progress Figure 1. Aerial imagery from drones enables dimensionally accurate 3D modeling of entire 400-acre site.

    Maintenance: Drones Get A Lift

    Seán Ottewell
    Chemical makers increasingly are turning to drones. Enhanced capabilities and greater familiarity are fostering their wider use. Here’s a look at some developments both in the...
    Wh Entrance Copy

    Continuous Flow Reactors Yield Multiple Benefits

    Three-way collaboration leads to impressive results
    Zone In On Dust Hazards

    Explosion Protection: Zone In On Dust Hazards

    Dirk Willard
    Selecting appropriate electrical area classification is crucial
    Climate Change And Energy Efficiency

    Energy & The Environment: Address The Elephant In The Room

    Alan Rossiter
    The challenge in the process industries today is to maintain the viability of our enterprise, and the societal benefits it provides, while also addressing the clear and present...
    Source: Arges Lab/Penn State.
    MEMBRANE RESEARCH

    Water Treatment: Membranes Deliver Purification Portability

    Membrane capacitive deionization technology has the potential to make water purification more portable for use in remote or disaster-relief areas.

    EPA Targets PFAS Cleanup

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalky...
    Steam Boiler

    Process Puzzler: Suppress Steam System Surprises

    Readers suggest a number of factors that can contribute to boiler issues