www.chemengonline.com March 2022 Cover Story 28 Part 1. Crystallization for Ultra-Pure Chemicals Optimized crystallization units can help address the challenges posed by product-purity requirements in the battery industry 33 Part 2. Smarter Chemical Recovery in Pulping Facilities Evaporation and crystallization technologies have the abilty to create advantages for pulping facilities by improving operational efficiency and reducing waste, while simultaneously producing highvalue product streams In the News 5 Chementator This heat battery is a decarbonized, 'drop-in' replacement for industrial boilers; Solar clinker produced for the first time; PFAS destruction using supercritical water; Ultrarapid production of battery materials using plasma technology; A sulfur-tolerant catalyst for the deoxygenation of sulfoxides; and more 11 Business News Lummus and Synthos double planned capacity of bio-butadiene plant; Linde to build hydrogen plant for BASF in France; Eastman completes significant expansion of tertiary amine capacity; Sabic to purchase Clariant's stake in Scientific Design JV; and more 13 Newsfront Corrosion Under Insulation Gets Attention at CPI Sites Corrosion under insulation (CUI) remains a persistent challenge at chemical process industries (CPI) sites, but the issue is receiving renewed attention amid a host of technologies, materials and methodologies for detection and prevention of CUI Technical and Practical 26 Facts at your Fingertips Respiratory Protection Equipment Types This one-page reference provides information on the main categories of devices for respiratory protection 27 Technology Profile Production of L-Lysine This one-page summary describes the industrial process for generating the biologically active amino acid L-lysine from glucose 36 Feature Report Centrifugal Pumps: When to Repair, Replace or Modify When a pump operates inefficiently, or fails altogether, the challenge is to make the most economical decision on how to remedy the situation. Some guidance is provided here CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM MARCH 2022 1 36 13 33 28 Volume 129 | no. 3http://www.chemengonline.com http://WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM