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  • January 2021

    • January 2021

    turnover-of-engineers-poll

    Poll Results: Turnover of Engineers

    We asked readers: How would you characterize the turnover of engineers at your site?
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    Fluid Handling: Can Totes Cope?

    Winter raises additional concerns about use for tanker truck loading
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    Processing Equipment: Think More About Tanks

    Safe storage depends on proper design and plant practices
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    Chemical Processing Economic Snapshot Ending October 2020

    All three metrics rose. Source: American Chemistry Council.
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    Brightening Outlook Buoys U.S. Chemical Industry

    Kevin Swift and Martha Gilchrist Moore
    Despite the pandemic, most segments should see moderate growth

    More content from January 2021

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    Diagnostic Tools: Wearables Win Wider Role

    Pandemic fosters use of devices to enhance operations, testing and worker safety
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    Consider Low-Flow Risk Assessment

    Decreased operating rates caused by the pandemic can pose hazards
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    Check Your Heat Transfer Fluid

    Consider a variety of tests to pre-empt problems
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    Valve Upgrades Take Pressure Off PSA Unit

    Neil Dalal
    Increased reliability in tough service leads to substantial savings
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    Catalyst Promises To Ease Plastic Recycling

    Nanoparticles convert polyolefins into high-value upcycled products
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    Sponge-Like Structure Enhances Desalination

    A process that creates crosslinked, hybrid advanced water channel-polyamide nanoparticles bound together in novel sponge-like structures promises more efficient desalination.
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    Open Access Reaches A Milestone

    Mark Rosenzweig
    Expect easier availability of much research work
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    EPA Fee Controversy Continues

    Payments from manufacturers subject to an evaluation fee are due January 2, 2021
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    Energy Saver: Leap Over Barriers

    Alan Rossiter
    Be wary of several hurdles that can hinder project implementations
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    EU Eyes Waste Heat

    Several projects aim to reduce the impact of energy-intensive processes