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JULY 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
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COVER STORY
26 Cover Story Internal Corrosion
Sampling Proper sampling and handling
procedures are critical for supporting
corrosion-management decision-making
NEWS
9 Chementator A treatment process for
coalbed-methane extraction water; Coated
silica additive improves adhesive; Algaeharvesting
technology applied to produced
water; Making artificial water channels;
and more
14 Newsbriefs Plant-based PET cooperative;
U.S. Congress passes FDA reform bill;
Cybersecurity research center opens;
and more
15 Newsfront Biogas Boom New
technologies are increasing production
efficiencies, making this renewable energy
source even more popular
18 Newsfront Development Speeds Up
in Catalysis R&D headway is helping
traditional processes keep pace and newer
ones get into the race
ENGINEERING
24 Facts at Your Fingertips Automatic
Weigh-batching Systems This one-page
reference guide outlines key parameters of
automated systems for batch weighing
30 Feature Report The Unexpected
Rewards of Testing a Mixer For
custom mixers and blenders, verification
is only one benefit. Testing can open the
door to further improvement
34 Engineering Practice Evaluating
Green Projects - Modeling Improves
Economic Benefits The use of dynamic
modeling can help to identify the
engineering and economic feasibility of
any project. A sample project shows how
45 Environmental Manager
Overpressure Protection: Consider
Low-Temperature Effects in Design
Understanding the inherent limitations of
current overpressure-protection analyses
is key to developing a more robust
heuristic
49 You and Your Job Working with the
CSB After a Major Accident When
a serious accident occurs, the CSB may
immediately investigate at the scene.
Understanding the process helps companies
prepare for such an investigation
EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
21 Focus on High-purity Processing
This water disinfection system uses
ultraviolet LEDs; Make single-handed
aseptic fluid transfers; A sanitary sifter with
a low profile; a single-use bioreactor for
cell culture; and more
COMMENTARY
5 Editor's Page Finalists Announced for
2012 Personal Achievement Awards
Sixteen finalists for the CE award are
announced. The awards will be
presented at the ChemInnovations
2012 Conference and Exhibition in New
Orleans this November
52 The Fractionation Column
FRI's Design Practices Committee
Formed in 1975, the DPC studies all
aspects of distillation that are not usually
addressed by the FRI Stillwater staff. For
example, the DPC addresses scaleup,
troubleshooting, gamma scanning,
fouling, instrumentation, small-diameter
columns, startups, shutdowns, mist
elimination, inspections, middle boilers
and transitions
COMING IN
AUGUST
Look for: a Feature
Reports on Valves; an
Engineering Practice
article on Water hammer
in condensate lines;
a You and Your Job
article on Process lead
responsibilities; a Solids
processing article on
Useful Solids-handling
Calculations; a Focus on
Temperature Measurement;
News articles on
Achema; and Seals &
Gaskets; and more
Cover photo:
Jason Rine
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DEPARTMENTS
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Bookshelf* . . . . . . 7-8
Who's Who . . . . . . . 58
Reader Service . . . . 56
Economic
Indicators . . . . . 59-60
ADVERTISERS
Product Showcase . . 53
Classified
Advertising . . . . 54-55
Advertiser Index . . . 57
An expanded
Bookshelf column;
New Products;
Latest news
and more
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