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02.24.10 -- Nanotech Discovery May Green Chemical Manufacturing

February 24, 2010

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Tank Washing: Working Around Obstructions
By Lechler Inc.
Mechanical tank washing nozzles make the messy job of tank and vessel cleaning quick and easy, but working around internal obstructions such as mixing paddles or agitators can be a problem.


Chinese Chemical Plant Optimizes Water Treatment By Replacing Double-Pass RO With A Single-Pass RO And Liqui-Cel Contactor System
By Membrana
Electrodeionization (EDI) is widely used in many industrial water treatment systems throughout the world. In order to maximize the operating stability and life expectancy of an EDI system, they were often designed with double-pass RO using caustic injection pretreatment.


Filtration Technology Helps Reduce Environmental Footprint
By Jim Lauria, Vice President Of Sales And Marketing, Amiad Filtration Systems
Competition for clean water among residential, industrial, and agricultural users is growing more intense as users are tapping into the same sources of water. Improving water use efficiency is a vital strategy for claiming a share of the dwindling water supply and making it work for larger applications. Water efficiency also ties directly to energy efficiency, which is growing significantly more important.

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Case Study: Ultrafiltration, Demineralization, PCC, And NCC System Helps Petrochemicals Plant With Water Treatment
CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC) made petrochemicals history in China by building and operating a $4.3 billion petrochemicals complex in Daya Bay, Huizhou Municipality, Guangdong Province. The objective of the project was to fulfill the huge need for water to the CSPC Nanhai Petrochemical facility in accordance with project specification, quality assurance, project requirement for safety, reliability, maintainability, operability, environmental compatibility, and continuity of operation.

Case History: Sulfur-Rite System Solid H2S Removal System For Specialty Chemicals Producer
Cytec Corporation handles a multitude of processes to produce specialty chemicals for worldwide use. Their facility in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, produces a number of different products, including one chemical that produces H2S as a byproduct during the process run.

Datasheet: Pressure Cylinders
Sharpsville Container Corporation manufactures nonrefillable and refillable cylinders with service pressures up to 2,200 psig.

Datasheet: Acidproof Concrete No. 54
Sauereisen Acidproof Concrete No. 54, with almost a half century of successful, varied service, is the original acid-resistant material for gunite construction.

Datasheet: Prep-Center
The Prep-Center is designed for small batch preparation. It is an ideal instrument, for it is a dependable, cost-effective drive unit that can accommodate any Brabender mixer/measuring head and/or extruder attachment.

Brochure: Bulk Material Handling Products
Schenck Process MoveMaster Belt Conveyors are used throughout the world for various industries to convey bulk materials. They are capable of carrying a variety of products in large and small capacities at required speeds for the application. Commonly handled materials include coal, stone, chemicals, and grain.

Bulletin: Gas Cooling And Conditioning Guide
If you have gases to cool or condition, you know technology is advancing rapidly and you have more options than ever before. However, the basic need to cool hot gases and reduce volume quickly still remains. And, in the final analysis, spray technology remains the easiest and most effective solution.

Datasheet: Anti-Corrosive Linings
Linings are recommended for transport/storage of very aggressive liquid products using UN-approved tanks T14, T20, and T22. Tank capacities vary from 450 liters (119 U.S. gals.) to 2,500 liters (660 U.S. gals.).
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Compostable Plastics Have A Sweet Ending
Eriez Announces 5-Star Service Lift Magnet Certification And Refurbishment Program
Polyurethane Chemistry: An Attractive Alternative To Traditional Materials For RTM, VARTM Processes
MarketsandMarkets: Global Biodiesel Market Worth $12.6 Billion By 2014
Votorantim Cimentos Maximizes Alternative Fuel Benefits With ABB's cpmPlus Expert Optimizer
Rapid, Sample Safe Concentration Of Extracted Samples
MarketsandMarkets: Global Oil Shale Market Worth $12.01 Billion By 2015
Parker Balston Introduces The New GC-FID Makeup Gas Generator Replacing Costly, High-Pressure Cylinders In The Laboratory
InformexUSA Moves To Charlotte, NC, For 2011; Announces First Informex Specialty Chemicals Conference To Be Held In Houston, TX
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Video: 'QC' Quick Change Feeder
Video: 'QC' Quick Change Feeder
Specially designed for applications requiring the maximum possible material handling and changeover flexibility along with the convenience of fast cleaning capability, K-Tron's T35/S60 Quick Change Feeder is available in economical volumetric or high-performance loss-in-weight configurations.

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