www.chemengonline.com March 2023 Cover Story 23 Pilot-Scale Distillation Process Design The inherent characteristics, requirements and special concerns of pilot- and laboratory-scale distillation columns differ from those of commercialscale equipment. The scale-related differences of distillation assemblies are presented here In the News 5 Chementator Dewatering, drying and cleaning liquid waste in a single process; Integrated capture and conversion of CO2 to methanol; More sustainable curing technology for coil coatings; A new high-throughput tool for developing catalysts; A new way to improve valve resiliency against flashing; Battery electrolyte binder allows easier recycling; and more 10 Business News Arlanxeo starts up new polybutadiene production line in Brazil; Kuraray completes construction of new isoprenes plant in Thailand; Linde to increase green-hydrogen production in California; Mitsui Chemicals and Asahi Kasei combine nonwovens business; Plug Power and Johnson Matthey form green-hydrogen alliance; and more 23 Volume 130 | no. 3 12 Newsfront Head-to-Toe Technology: Advances in Wearables From headsets to fabric sensors, technologies that can be worn on the body are providing many new benefits for plant workers Technical and Practical 21 Facts at your Fingertips Fractional Solvent-Free Melt Crystallization This one-page reference provides information on the operating principles and equipment for fractional solvent-free melt crystallization 31 Feature Report Part 1 Boiler Water Essentials: Water is Water (Not) When it comes to water used in boilers, it is important to remove potentially problematic impurities. This offers a potentially huge return on investment, even with the prevention of just one major upset, let alone recurring failures 36 Feature Report Part 2 Precoat Filter Demineralizers in Steam Loops By minimizing, or even eliminating, the need for blowdowns in steam systems, precoat filter demineralizer systems can greatly contribute to water conservation efforts 31 12 36 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM MARCH 2023 1http://www.chemengonline.com http://WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM