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  • May 2018

    • May 2018

    CP1805-Economic

    Chemical Processing Economic Snapshot Ending February 2018

    Capacity utilization and the CAB rose but shipments slipped. Source: American Chemistry Council.
    Fig 1 New Corrosion Project Effort Brings Together Expertise From Several Uk Universities As Well As An Oil Company

    Plant Maintenance: Efforts Pin Down Corrosion

    Diverse efforts seek insights for understanding and combating the pervasive problem.
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    Properly Select Vacuum Pump Motors

    Zsolt Pekker
    Go beyond rated power to find the real energy consumption
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    Consider Process Colorimetric/Photometric Analyzers

    Steven Smith
    Field-based units can provide laboratory-quality results in near real time

    More content from May 2018

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    Membrane Advance May Transform Gas Separation

    Researchers have shown that nano-scale membranes made from metal organic frameworks can yield orders-of-magnitude improvement over existing techniques.
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    Polyketide Process Opens Up Opportunities

    Bio-engineered approach could underpin commercial production of plastics and drugs.
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    Chemical Compliance: Deadline Looms for Prop 65

    Mandate for new warning labels take effect this summer in California
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    Piping: Understand A Cold Fact About Ice

    The common perception that it provides insulation on surfaces is wrong
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    Energy Saver: Don’t Neglect Spring Cleaning Duties

    Earl Clark
    A cooling tower’s rapid performance decline stemmed from a surprising culprit.
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    Scientists Eye Cheaper Adsorbent

    Algae-based material shows promise as a cost-effective replacement for activated carbon.
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    Understand Industrial Wastewater Treatment

    Amin Almasi
    A variety of techniques play roles in removing contamination
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    Energy Harvester Stars For Steam Monitoring

    John Rezabek
    Device eases concerns about battery replacement for hard-to-access wireless transmitters
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    Energy Harvesting: Call It Assault On Batteries

    Mark Rosenzweig
    Energy harvesting promises to address their limitations for wireless devices
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    Solid Handling: Stop Struggling With Your Slurry

    Convert a settling solids suspension into a non-settling one
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    Project Management: Combat Scope Creep

    Dirk Willard
    Items added to a project can undermine its success.