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other with a kneading action, so the Saito
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since there is no need to dispose of used filter
media as industrial waste, the system is helpful in achieving zero emission standards.
The Saito Tank is well established in Japans
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Columbus, Ohio; edlinks.che.
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cut its emissions of air pollutants by 813,000 ton/yr at an
estimated cost of more than
$4.6 billion in a settlement
with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA,
Washington D.C.) and the U.S.
Department of Justice. The
company will also pay a $15million penalty and spend $60
million on projects to mitigate
the adverse effects of its past
excess emissions.
The settlement, which also
involves a coalition of eight
states and 13 citizen groups, is
the single largest environmental enforcement settlement in
history, according to EPA. It
resolves a lawsuit filed against
AEP in 1999, alleging that the
company violated the New
Source Review requirements
of the Clean Air Act.
Under the agreement, AEP
will install equipment to control
emissions of sulfur dioxide and
oxides of nitrogen (NOx) on 16
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across a vessel or
pipe in two slightly
separated planes (diagram). The capacitance
is measured between
the electrodes at the
crossing points, which
in turn, is a measure of
the dielectric constant
of the material flowing
through the grid. The
associated electronics
are optimized to measure capacitances in
the range of a few femtofarad (1015 F).
The system can measure the phase-fraction distribution in a flow cross section with
high spatial and temporal resolution (graph).
Furthermore, the sensor is able to measure
nonconducting and slightly conducting fluids. The technology can be applied to pipe or
vessel diameters from 5 mm up to a meter.
Investment costs for the sensor and electronics are expected to be reduced from the
prototypes 30,000 when mass-produced,
says Da Silva.
echnology to copolymerize carbon dioxide and propylene oxide (PO) was first
discovered in 1960s, but has not been commercialized due to the formation of cyclic
propylene carbonate (CPC) by a back-biting reaction, which leads to the formation
of unstable, low-molecular-weight copolymers. This limitation has essentially been
eliminated, thanks to a new catalyst developed by Professor Kyoko Nozaki at the
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, the
University of Tokyo (Japan; edlinks.che.
com/6901-536).
The new catalyst a bis-(piperidinyl
methyl)-salen cobalt(III) complex with two
acetate ligands is synthesized by the reaction of cobalt acetate with the corresponding disalicylidenediamine, followed by oxidation in the presence of an excess amount
of acetic acid and air. The catalyst enables
the selective formation of copolymers with
alternating CO2 and an epoxide, such as PO,
1-butene oxide, and 1-hexene oxide.
For example, the catalyst has been used
to make a copolymer of regularly alternat16
ing CO2 and PO molecules with a numberaverage molecular weight of 26,500. The
reaction takes place in a DME (1,2-dimethoxyethane) solvent under 14 bar CO2,
with a 99% yield and a 97% selectivity.
CPC formation is suppressed by capping
the copolymer terminus by a proton coming from the piperidinium branch of the
catalyst. This copolymer has a high (250C)
decomposition temperature, making it suitable for injection molding. It also has a low
birefringence, a high gas permeability and
flexibility, and is biodegradable.
The commercial production of such copolymers provides an opportunity to utilize CO2, thus reducing the amount of this
greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere. Taking this opportunity, a project
has started to study the commercialization
of aliphatic polycarbonates made from CO2
and epoxides. Supported by the New Energy
& Industrial Technology Development Organization (Kawasaki, Japan), the project
involves three universities (including the
University of Tokyo) and four companies
from Japan.
Metals complex
Last month, UC Rusal (Moscow, Russia; edlinks.che.com/
6901-542) signed an agreement with the government of
Russia's Saratov region for
the construction of a major
energy and metals complex,
which includes the expansion
of the Balakovsky nuclearpower plant. UC Rusal will
build the fifth and sixth reactor blocks, generating 2,000
MW, and the construction of a
1.05-million m.t./yr aluminium
smelter claimed to be the
world's largest. A feasibility
study is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
Li-ion betteries
Evonik Industries AG (Essen,
Germany; edlinks.che.
com/6901-543) is acquiring a
20% stake in Li-Tec Vermgensverwaltungs GmbH &
Co. KG (Kamenz, Germany).
With its participation in Li-Tec,
Evonik is now starting mass
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A molecular testing method
that attains a viable count of
microbial organisms in as little
as 4 h compared to the typical
314 d needed by standard
methods, has been commercialized by Lonza AG (Basel,
Switzerland; edlinks.che.
com/6901-544). The genetics-based (RNA targetting) microCompass System is said to
offer improved sensitivity and
detection of bacteria, yeast
and mold at a high-throughput
level by batching up to 96
samples at a time.
Solar cells
A program to develop ionic
liquids and formulations to
improve the performance and
efficiency of solar cells has
been initiated by BASF AG
(Ludwigshafen, Germany)
and G24 Innovations, Ltd.
(G24i; Cardiff, Wales; edlinks.
che.com/6901-545). G24i
produces photovoltaic cells
that use the same principles
as photosynthesis in plants,
which makes them sensitive
to "far more" of the visible
spectrum of light than conventional solar cells. Instead of
chlorophyll, a ruthenium dye
is used to convert light into
electrical energy by a chemical process. The dye-sensitized thin-film technology was
originally developed at the
Swiss Institute of Technology
(Lausanne, Switzerland).
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Its a
Small
World
Managing the
chemical supply chain
in a global economy
requires visibility
and collaboration
Figure 1. Technology, such as the Microsoft Biz Talk Server 2006 R2, is helping
chemical processors manage their supply chains in an ever-changing global environment by making it easy to onboard foreign partners and business units
Taking action
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International trade
Transportation infrastructure
Rail competition
Payload optimization
Ocean vessel flexibility
Chemical transportation safety regulations and risk management
Sustainable supply chains
Massive shift in supply chain complexity
and volume on the horizon various
new business models being developed
and deployed
Q: What do chemical processors need
to do to improve their supply chain in
order to meet these challenges?
A: Chemical processors need to understand their supply chain environment, its
alignment to corporate strategy, and how
it integrates into supply chain design, operations and sustainability.
Dow embarked on a three-pronged initiative to further improve its global supply
chain. Our approach includes management of distribution safety and security
risks, to reduce the companys risk profile, and to provide industry leadership
to enhance public confidence in chemical
supply-chain safety and security. Dows
initiative is focused on best practice implementation, improvement and innovation. Through this approach Dow evaluates and understands its risks, prioritizes
the risk mitigation efforts, develops project plans with stakeholders and finally
incorporates technical innovation and
collaboration into each project.
Q: Can you provide some details about
how your supply chain operates?
Distribution models
Macro regional and global material
trade flows
Across these value chains we have (2)
Demand Driven Business Operations
work process and tools to develop the
constrained and unconstrained supply
and demand balances and manufacturing/transportation plans. Finally, we
use (3) the Material Flow work process
and tools to manage the flow of materials and information from our suppliers,
through our manufacturing and distribution assets and channels to market, to our
customers. There are a number of other
supporting technologies and expertise/
operating groups such as warehouse
and terminal management, RFID and
track and trace, bar coding and labeling
systems, our modal operations groups
and others. But we operate across the
supply chain described by these three
main segments.
Q: Do you have any advice for other processors on beginning to make improvements?
A: Yes, first you must understand your
supply chain environment, and then
understand your corporate strategy for
network design and sustainability. Beyond that its important to evaluate risks
and prioritize your risk mitigation effort.
Next its necessary to develop a project
plan with stakeholders. Once all that is
in place, technical innovation and collaboration should be incorporated into
each project.
Bioengineering
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the gentle way
of mixing.
The Inversina mixes solids or liquids
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is clean, because mixing takes place in
closed containers that can be quickly
interchanged. The Inversina mixes a
diverse range of components rapidly
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Segregation does not occur, even
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of the eversion phenomenon ( Paul
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Applications for the Inversina: analytical labs, metal finishing shops, powder
metallurgy and nuclear industry,
manufacture of batteries, cement,
ceramics, cosmetics, dental products,
diamond tools, dyes and pigments,
electrical and electronic devices,
explosives and pyrotechnics, foods,
homeopathic products, household
products, medicines and pharmaceuticals, plastics, printing inks and many
other products. The Bioengineering
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of 2, 20, 50, 100 and 300 L .
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Bioengineering AG
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laboration requires involvement of
the supply chain, manufacturing and
commercial entities in a chemical
company. You need input from everyone so you understand what customers want and combine that with
the knowledge of the plant and the
variability in the now-global supply
chain, he explains. Then you need to
model it and come up with optimal answers that determine whether you can
produce that product well for a profit
or whether it adds non-prime material
to your inventory.
The next focus should typically be
planning, particularly demand planning and forecasting, says Lange. If
you know what the customer wants,
you can factor and coordinate those
needs into production schedules that
mesh with raw material schedules
and then coordinate that with transportation. If planning is done properly, improvements can quickly ripple
through the supply chain, he says.
Companies should look next at functional areas such as transportation
and material sourcing. We suggest
first simplifying the processes and
then standardizing them across the
board, says Lange. A lot of chemical
companies are really portfolio management companies with many different
businesses operating under a single
parent company. So, they need to seek
out common supply-chain characteristics across the family of business units
and leverage them.
And finally, most companies need
to improve supply chain talent. You
need to look within the company, and
then look externally to find the most
qualified people to run the supply
chain, and then improve the training
for those people.
To help chemical processors take action, technology providers are developing products that help facilitate
collaboration, visibility and event
management to assist with planning
for supply chain events, both internally and externally.
When it comes to internal collaboration, we now see that the logistics
guy is just as important as the marketing guy, and these groups need
to be talking, says Ray Adams, field
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visibility in the chemical supply chain.
A new version of ORion-PI Value Network Optimization optimizes supply
chain networks via a range of functionalities, including a geographical
view of the network that involves a
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power and cement industries include Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control Inc. (Pittsburgh, Penn.),
part of Siemens Power Generation since 2005;
Alstom (Levallois-Perret, France, and Windsor,
Conn.); and Clyde Bergemann (Baltimore, Md.).
In July of this year Environmental Elements Corporation (Baltimore, Md.), now a subsidiary of
Clyde Bergemann, won a contract worth more
than $4.5 million to supply an ESP to Arkansas
Kraft, a division of pulp and paper company
Green Bay Packaging. Replacing an existing 30year-old unit on a recovery boiler, the new ESP
will improve both environmental performance
and energy efficiency, by allowing the plant to
burn high-solids liquor from the pulp process.
In June, Wheelabrator won a contract from Prairie State Generating Company LLC for a complex
multi-emission control system at a 1,600 MW
power plant and coal mine planned for Lively
Grove, Illinois. Wheelabrator will supply dry ESPs,
an activated carbon injection system for mercury
control, a hydrated lime injection system for sulfur
trioxide control, wet FGD systems, and wet ESPs
for acid mist and fine particulate control.
Instrumentation and explosion protection notwithstanding, key to the performance of any type of cartridge or
fabric filter is the filter medium chosen. Farrs Gold Series dust collectors,
for instance, are fitted with HemiPleat
filter cartridges, which are resistant to
moisture, highly efficient (99.99% for
particles of 0.5 m and larger), and
have a wide, uniform pleat spacing
for maximum dust capacity and easy
cleaning. The latest HemiPleat HE
(High Efficiency) cartridges (photo,
p.25) go one better, with an efficiency
of 99.999% for particles down to 0.5
m, and a MERV (Minimum Efficiency
Reporting Value) of 15. The company
claims that these typically provide
twice the life of standard cartridges,
at half the pressure drop.
According to some manufacturers,
nanofibers provide better filtration
performance and cleanability than the
standard fibers of cellulose acetate,
glass and thermoplastics traditionally
used for cartridges and filter bags.
United Air Specialists (UAS; Cincinnati, Ohio) recently launched a range
of cartridge filters based on nanofibers
just 70150 nm in diameter (photo,
p.25); the company says this is around
half the diameter of the nanofibers in
competing products.
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products collect dust from the unloading and filling of sacks and intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), and
from pneumatic conveyors.
Micro Air (Wichita, Kan.) makes
cartridge-type filters units with capacities up to 100,000 CFM, explains
national sales manager Jim Orr. The
companys recently-launched RP-1
Twister (photo, p.25) is a compact
unit rated at 1,000 CFM that combines an upstream cyclone with a
cartridge filter. The unit measures
just 18.5-in. dia. and 64 in. high.
Cleaning is via Micro Airs exclusive
Roto-Pulse cartridge cleaning system, which is said to clean 100% of
the cartridge area. Applications include capturing dust from grinding
operations and bag filling.
Among the range of dust collection devices available from Scientific Dust Collectors (Alsip, Ill.) are
two types of heavy-duty horizontal
cartridge units with reverse-pulse
cleaning: the SL and the SL-HR.
The SL is a compact housing for up
to 24 cartridges, and handles flows
of 1,80015,600 CFM. The more advanced SL-HR (High Ratio) is suitable for larger flows, operating at
flowrates of up to 1,000 CFM per cartridge. This is around twice the specific flowrate of the SL, and is made
possible through a patented cleaning
system and innovative cabinet design, the firm says.
For locations where compressed
air for filter cleaning is not available,
the RAC series of dust collectors
from Sly, Inc., (Cleveland, Ohio) may
be useful. Instead of an external compressed air supply, this design uses
an internal blower powered by an explosion-proof motor. A rotating cleaning arm carrying a series of nozzles
directs high-velocity air jets onto the
filter bags to remove dust. Sly RAC
dust collectors are available for air
flowrates of 4,50070,000 CFM. The
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Pump Selection
and Specification
Department Editor: Kate Torzewski
Centrifugal pumps
The most widely used pump in the chemical process industries for
liquid transfer is the centrifugal pump. Available in a wide range of
sizes and capacities, these pumps are suitable for a wide range of
applications. Advantages of the centrifugal style include: simplicity, low initial cost, uniform flow, small footprint, low maintenance
expense and quiet operation.
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being processed. These factors include the inlet conditions,
required flowrate, differential pressure and liquid characteristics.
Generally, the quality of the liquid should remain unchanged after
passage through a pump. Therefore, material compatibility, viscosity, shear sensitivity and the presence of particulate matter in a
liquid are important considerations in pump selection.
Most engineering applications employ either centrifugal or
positive displacement (PD) pumps for fluid handling. These pumps
function in very different ways, so pump selection should be based
on the unique conditions of a process.
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Range of operation
Pump styles range far beyond simply PD and centrifugal pumps.
PD pumps encompass many specific styles, including a variety of
reciprocating, rotary and blow-cover pumps. Likewise, centrifugal
pumps encompass radial, mixed, and axial flow styles, which all
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Casting connection: Volute casing efficiently converts velocity energy impacted to the liquid from the impeller into pressure energy.
A casing with guide vanes reduce loses and improve efficiency
over a wide range of capacities, and are best for multistage highhead pumps
Impeller details: Closed-type impellers are most efficient. Opentype impellers are best for viscous liquids, liquids containing solid
matter, and general purposes
Sealings: Rotating shafts must have proper sealing methods to
prevent leakage without affecting process efficiency negatively.
Seals can be grouped into the categories of noncontacting seals
and mechanical face seals. Noncontacting seals are often used
for gas service in high-speed rotating equipment. Mechanical face
seals provide excellent sealing for high leakage protection
Bearings: Factors to take into consideration while choosing a
bearing type include shaft-speed range, maximum tolerable shaft
misalignment, critical-speed analysis, loading of compressor
impellers, and more. Bearing styles include: cylindrical bore; cylindrical bore with dammed groove; lemon bore; three lobe; offset
halves; tilting pad; plain washer; and taper land
Materials: Pump material is often stainless steel. Material should
be chosen to reduce costs and maintain personnel safety while
avoiding materials that will react with the process liquid to create
corrosion, erosion or liquid contamination
References
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Moderate sample
temperatures with this unit
The EcoTherm Model IC35 Series chilling/heating heavy-duty
dry baths (photo) are fully programmable and can store five programs
in memory with ten steps per program for instant recall and use.
Each program can be made to repeat
automatically from 1 to 99 times. The
IC35 series, with a temperature range
of 10 to 100C, and the IC35XT, with
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can freeze, chill or heat samples. A variety of sample blocks are available,
which can hold 0.5 to 50-ml centrifuge
tubes, test tubes, vials, assay plates
and round-bottom flasks. These units
measure 21.6-cm wide, 24.5-cm deep
and 10.2-cm tall. Torrey Pines Scientific, San Marcos, Calif.
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Clean filters without downtime
with this duplex basket strainer
Removing particulate matter from
pipeline system flow, the Model 50
Duplex Basket Strainer (photo) protects valves, instrumentation and
meters in large-scale, high-flowrate
systems. This unit has two strainer
basket chambers linked by a pair of
synchronized butterfly valves. This
design allows flow to be diverted from
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Stop spills
at the first drop
With as little as three drops of liquid, the OS-250 (photo, p. 32D-1) will
react to a spill. This unit consists of
a moisture-sensing mat made from a
material that senses spills, which is
connected by a cable to a control unit.
When liquid is detected on the sensing
mat, the OS-250 controller sounds an
audible alarm, flashes an LED light
and turns off the power of any device
that is connected to the single-outlet,
solid-state power controller. This unit
is supplied with the controller and
four reusable 30 by 30-cm mats that
can be cut down to any shape or size.
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This interlock control system
promises a tight seal
This company now offers an interlock
control system (photo) for its inflatable
seal Roto-Flate valve. It creates a hard
link between inflation of the seal and
rotation of the valve. With just one signal, the system allows users to open
or close the valve. This makes control
of the Roto-Flate as easy as a using a
simple quarter-turn valve while maintaining the high performance provided
by the two-stage sealing system. The
Roto-Flate and interlock control system are ideal for pressure- or vacuumprocessing environments that require
bubble-tight sealing, as the inflatable
bladder provides long service life in
conditions where sliding contact seals
would normally fail. The manufacturer recommends applications including filling reactors, vacuum dryer
discharge, or as a shut-off or isolation
valve in dense-phase pneumatic conveying systems. Inlet-port sizes are
available from 3 to 24 in. Roto-Disc
Co., Milford, Ohio
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Check for leaks without
equipment disassembly
The CB-1000 Cobra and CB-1036
Cobra-Plus Series of multi-purpose
borescopes (photo) feature a UV and a
white-light LED in each unit that allow
users to inspect and check for leaks in
components without disassembly. The
UV LED is designed to detect refrigerant leaks, fluid leaks and surface
flaws, while the white light LED is
best suited for component inspection.
For most standard inspections, the
Cobra features a 24-in. shaft length.
Designed for inspections that require
extra reach, the Cobra-Plus has a 10mm, 36-in. shaft. Both scopes include
a clip-on inspection mirror for checking flaws that are hidden from view.
Spectroline, Westbury, N.Y.
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This gas analyzer provides accurate moisture measurement
Capable of measuring in levels of parts-
per-trillion, the
HALO+ mini-cavity ring-down spectroscopic analyzer provides accuracy, speed, and
repeatability at a lower cost
than other analyzers. Industries that require high purity, includ
ing semiconductor fabrication, laboratory calibration and industrial
process control, will benefit from
the ability of the HALO+ to analyze
gases at ultra-low levels. Particular
processes that are well-suited for the
analyzers high accuracy, speed and
repeatability are continuous quality
control of fixed-bulk gas, portable
mobile-analytical carts, process-tool
monitoring and cylinder quality control of air separation and gas. As this
unit is based on the Beer-Lambert
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agnostics from plant production assets, drives the appropriate actions
and now, also shares that information with plant databases and HMIs.
Whereas alternative condition monitoring solutions tend to focus on basic
monitoring of field devices and/or
rotating equipment, InFusion Condition Monitor collects, aggregates and
analyzes realtime data from the full
array of plant-production assets, including sensors and actuators, pumps,
motors, compressors, turbines, dryers and heat exchangers and even
entire process units, says the firm.
Thanks to Version 2.2 enhancements,
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engineering HMI workstations. Invensys Plc., London, U.K.
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bly with a screw-on glass cover make
this unit easy to use and appropriate
for hazardous locations. K-TEK
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Create nanodispersions of poorly
soluble organic materials
Iota Nanosolutions (Liverpool, U.K),
which specializes in the formation of
nanodispersions of poorly soluble organic materials, has been using the
Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system (photo) for the processes of
sample optimization and quality control processes. This technology enables
the conversion of hydrophobic organic
materials into dry solids, allowing solids can then be added to water to form
colloidally stable nanodispersions
of the actives. The Zetasizer Nano is
used to measure the particle size and
stability of these dispersions, and has
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Easy to install lining protects
against spills in tank rooms
This firms new tank-room lining
(photo) is designed to seal drip
pans and rooms used to store
water polluting liquids. The individual sheets are factory welded
to be leak-tight. The lining is
then installed in the tank room
and fitted to the wall via aluminum rails. Installation does
not require extensive preparation work in the tank room. An Afriso-Euro-Index
optional oil-water alarm unit can be lecular pumps or leak detecinstalled in the room, which gener- tors via the RS 485 interface. A
ates a visual and audible alarm sig- Profibus or DeviceNet interface
nal in case of internal damage. The can be provided via a fieldbus
Pfeiffer Vacuum
alarms can also detect liquids from converter. Pfeiffer Vacuum
the outside, such as may result from GmbH, Asslar, Germany
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cesses). Emerson Process Managefor operating boilers
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Convert thermocouple data into
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420 mA signals with this module
ders from this firm will be equipped
The loop-powered temperature mea- with new boiler and system controls. Motor controllers that suit
suring transducer MCR-SL-PT100- A graphic TFT color monitor with food and beverage applications
UI-LP (photo) converts measured val- a touch-screen interface is used for This firm has expanded its Arues from Pt 100 sensors (IEC 751/EN displays and for boiler operation. An morStart product line to include
60751) into standardized 420-mA industrially proven stored-program IP69K/NEMA 4X rated variants of
signals. Electrically isolated mod- control provides a reliable basis for its Bulletin 280/281.283 and 284 disules convert measurement ranges mapping the complex regulating, con- tributed motor controllers. The new
from 150 to 300C. Pt 100 sensors trol and protection functions of the additions will allow users in food-andcan be attached at the input using firms boiler systems. The software beverage applications to benefit from
two-, three- or four-wire connections. modules were developed in house and the lower installation costs, reduced
On the output, the transducer is oper- are configured on an order-specific engineering times and ease of mainteated in a 420-mA signal loop, which basis. Loos Deutschland GmbH, nance, says the firm. ArmorStart is an
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reference electrodes healthy
mizes cabling, cuts labor costs and
The Rosemount Analytical PERpH-X helps reduce wiring problems. InstalTwo types of vacuum gauges
sensor family is customized to handle lation times can be reduced by up to
are combined into one unit
different processes by using different 30%, says the manufacturer. Together
The new MPT 100 transmitter (photo) reference electrolytes. Six different with a washdown rating of 1,000 psi,
expands this firms portfolio of Digi- refill solution kits are available, each the new NEMA 4X rated versions are
Line vacuum instruments. The device using a specific chemistry formulated resistant to caustic cleaning agents.
combines a Pirani and a cold-cathode to extend the life of the reference The enclosures and the use of stainless
sensor, which enables it to cover the electrode in the targeted applica- steel on all exposed metalwork makes
broad measurement range from 5 X tion. These include: operation at high them extremely suitable for hygienic109 to 1,000 mbar, and also is insen- temperature (to 145C); resistance to controlled environments. Rockwell
sitive to gas inrush. The two sensors biofilm (for municipal wastewater); Automation, Ltd., Milton Keynes, U.K.
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Germany), these polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) crystallizers
(photo) are designed as solid-bed
units that transform PET material
from the amorphous to the crystalline state. As a result, agglomeration of the material during the
drying process is avoided, material handling becomes easier, and
the processing of PET and PLA is
simplified, says the firm. The
process recovers 80% of the
processing heat, which can
be used for the crystallization. Operating costs
for the production of PET
can be reduced by up to
100 W/kg/h says the firm.
FDM GmbH, Knigswinter, Germany
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This powerful microwave
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The Microwave Vacuum Test Dryer
(photo) has a 200-mm dia. and length
of 2,500 mm, with a large opening for
loading. The unit can be used with different atmospheres and operate with
a rough vacuum of 10 mbar. The microwave power (12 x 800 W, or 9.6 kW)
is continuously adjustable between 15
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Applications include drying of wood,
ceramics, chemicals, food, building
materials and fiber-reinforced materials. Linn High Therm GmbH,
Eschenfelden, Germany
edlinks.che.com/6901-401
A better way to control
batch-crystallization processes
Realtime, non-invasive monitoring of
heat liberation and absorption during a process can revolutionize the
way you optimize your crystallization process and control production to
improve batch-to-batch consistency,
says this firm. The ChemFlux reactor system (photo) measures power,
enthalpy and temperature information to enable accurate determination
of the point of nucleation, the rate of
crystal growth and the reaction end
point. The amount of product can also
be calculated. Powder Systems Ltd.,
Liverpool, U.K.
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With as little as three drops of liquid, the OS-250 (photo)
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This safety device limits
pressure and temperature
This specialist in gas technology now offers the only safety
device for a maximum pressure of 17 bar, satisfying the
regulations of EN730 for hydrogen and methane. According
to the manufacturer, many other products only operate up
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applications, such as flame spraying. The unit, which measures 48 mm in dia. by 101 mm in length, can be installed
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over the gas tapping point to the gas supply. Additionally,
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Removing particulate matter from pipeline system flow, the
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