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    Energy Saver

    Consider Energy-Smart Water Processing Through Advanced Membranes

    Thomas Kwan
    New membrane-based technologies for brine concentration could cut energy use by up to 50% compared to traditional thermal methods.
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    Early AI Attempts in Troubleshooting Solids Processes
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    Exxon Takes Offensive Against Critics, Files Defamation Suit Over Recycling Claims

    Jonathan Katz
    Oil giant alleges California AG and environmental groups caused lost business deals by falsely portraying its advanced plastics recycling as a "sham."
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    Energy Saver: Dividing Wall Columns Supercharge Distillation Efficiency

    Thomas Kwan
    This emerging technology promises up to 40% energy savings while reducing capital costs and carbon footprint in industrial chemical processes.

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    Cellasto Plant groundbreaking, Dehej India

    BASF India Breaks Ground on New Cellasto Plant

    Jonathan Katz
    Feb. 25, 2025
    Expansion aims to boost production capacity of noise-reducing polyurethane components for automotive and industrial applications.
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    KSU Offers Advanced Manufacturing Courses

    Amanda Joshi
    Feb. 24, 2025
    The short courses were designed to meet industry demand for training.
    Ethylene Oxide: ‘Save A Lot of CO2 And A Lot of Money’

    Ethylene Oxide: ‘Save A Lot of CO2 And A Lot of Money’

    Traci Purdum
    Feb. 21, 2025
    Nickel-silver catalyst makes toxic chemical production safer, greener.
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    The new micellar technology

    Scientists Create Green Chemistry Reactor

    Amanda Joshi
    Feb. 12, 2025
    Collaborative study could help pharmaceutical and other industries avoid the need for toxic solvents.

    White Papers: In Depth Research

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    eHandbook: Scale Up Your Solids Solutions

    July 27, 2023
    Small changes in particle shape, composition, moisture or other parameters can have a big and sometimes surprising impact.
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    eHandbook: Foil Fluid Flow Frustrations

    Dec. 9, 2022
    To help you foil fluid flow frustrations, Chemical Processing has put together this eHandbook.
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    Bulk Solids Innovation Center Journal: Understand When To Use A Closed-Loop Conveying System

    Oct. 26, 2022
    Chemical Processing in collaboration with the Bulk Solids Innovation Center has developed this Journal to help you better understand bulk solids processing and solve your challenges...
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    eHandbook: Vanquish Flow Vexations

    Oct. 6, 2022
    Moving raw materials into a process, getting them to pass through specific steps within an operation, transporting intermediate products between steps, and finally sending finished...

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    Solids Processing: Discover Lost Opportunities

    Solids Processing: Discover Lost Opportunities

    Tom Blackwood, Solids Advice columnist
    Nov. 20, 2024
    With simple operations, we either get complacent or fail to look for an alternate route. Four situations point out big misses.
    Virtual Ligand-Assisted Optimization

    Researchers Develop Virtual Ligand-Assisted Optimization for Efficient Catalyst Design

    Nov. 15, 2024
    The method can be used to enhance the efficiency of chemical processes.
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    Catalyst boosts conversion

    Catalyst Boosts Conversion of Propane to Polypropylene

    Seán Ottewell
    Oct. 9, 2024
    New catalyst breakthrough could mean cheaper, greener polypropylene production.
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    Counterflow Cooling Tower

    Cooling Towers: A Critical but Often Neglected Plant Component – Part 1

    Brad Buecker
    Oct. 1, 2024
    The first article in this three-part series discusses the importance of cooling towers in chemical process applications and fundamental design details.