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    • Separations Technology

    A chemical process often must include specific steps to transform the raw product into one that has the exact purity and properties desired. The material may contain coproducts and impurities that must be removed fully or partially. In addition, the need for particular physical or other properties may require the material to go through certain operations.

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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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    Plant InSites: The Importance of Hot-Oil System Cleaning

    Andrew Sloley, Plant InSites columnist
    One plant’s struggle with an evaporator system could have been avoided with proper maintenance.
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    Squelch Separator Snafus

    Andrew Sloley, Plant InSites columnist
    Despite the consequences of poor drum performance, many engineers do not fully understand the basic assumptions often built into separator sizing. Basic drum sizing has three ...

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    Messer to Open New Air Separation Unit in Arkansas

    Amanda Joshi
    Jan. 21, 2025
    A new $70-million facility in Berryville will help meet the growing demand for industrial gases in the region.
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    IChemE Adds 25 New Technical Books To Free Library

    April 22, 2022
    New books on sustainability, process safety and design are available.
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    Linde Membrane Extracts Hydrogen From Natural Gas

    Jan. 25, 2022
    The full-scale plant at Linde’s production site in Dormagen, Germany, features Linde’s Hiselect powered by Evonik membrane technology to extract hydrogen from natural gas pipelines...
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    DOE Touts “Game-Changing” Rare-Earth Elements Separation Technology

    Dec. 8, 2021
    The technology provides insight into how to cost-effectively separate in-demand rare-earth elements, which could dramatically shift industry to benefit producers in the United...

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    Nanoscale Membranes Boost Organic Separations

    July 6, 2022
    Tunable pores enhance selectivity and energy efficiency
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    Surface Layer Improves Carbon Dioxide Capture

    June 3, 2022
    Novel membrane method increases selectivity with little reduction in permeability
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    Energy Saver: Get To The Root Of Energy Inefficiencies

    Alan Rossiter
    May 17, 2022
    Reducing energy consumption sometimes requires a deeper look

    Powder/Fluid Handling: Don’t Stint On Separator Selection

    Tom Blackwood, Solids Advice columnist
    April 13, 2022
    Choosing solid/liquid separation equipment demands care