Chemical Engineering May 2012 - 3

MAY 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
VOLUME 119, NO. 5
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COVER STORY
34 Cover Story Water-saving
Strategies for the CPI
Saving water at large CPI
facilities depends on effective
water management, smart
technology application and
corporate support
NEWS
11 Chementator Lignin recovery
process could improve profits
for papermakers; Iron-based
catalyst shows promise for alkene
hydrosilylations; Municipal solid waste
is a feedstock for this bioethanol process;
A new catalyst enables room-temperature
interconversion of CO2 and formic acid;
Making structured carbon fibers from polyethylene;
and more
19 Newsbriefs EPA proposes limits to new
uses of potentially harmful chemicals;
OSHA revises Hazard Communication Standard;
More time for boiler tune-ups
20 Technology Showcase Absorption and
Adsorption Air-pollution control applications
are poised to demand $12.6 billion of
adsorbent and absorbent products in 2012
23 Equipment News Roundup The Sensitive
Side of Chemical Processing Advanced
sensors reduce costs via reliability,
digital designs and in-situ measurements
ENGINEERING
33 Facts at Your Fingertips Tubing for
Peristaltic Dosing Pumps This one-page
reference guide reviews some considerations
for tubing used in peristaltic pumps
42 Feature Report Centrifugal Compressors
for CPI Plants Guidance to improve
selection, performance and reliability of
centrifugal compressors
46 Engineering Practice A Method for
Quantifying Pipe Vibrations A technique
to quantify vibration forces can
help prevent pipe failures due to vibration-induced
fatigue
51 Solids Processing Rules of Thumb for
Pneumatic Conveying Pipelines Proper
design, configuration and layout of the
conveying pipeline are critical for successful
and trouble-free operation
EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
30 Focus on Pumps* Use these pumps
where product containment is important;
Peristaltic pumps for abrasive materials applications;
Diaphragm metering pumps for
water applications; Gentle material transfers
are this pump's specialty; and more
32I-1 Show Preview 1 Achema 2012
Held once every three years, Achema will
take place June 18-22 in Frankfurt, Germany.
A small portion of the products that will be
exhibited on the show floor are discussed
here, including cooling technology for sulfuric
acid plants; sintered metal filters; a biofilmdestroying
catalyst; a robust thermostat;
nuclear containment technology; a stainlesssteel
surface treatment; and much more
COMMENTARY
5 Editor's Page Have control-system
improvements left you vulnerable? As
technological advances to process control
and automation systems improve our way
of working, securing these control systems
has become more complex and vulnerabilities
are a big concern
50 The Fractionation Column
Magic trays, brown solvent
Solvent maintenance programs are critical
to distillation unit operation
DEPARTMENTS
Letters . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Bookshelf . . . . . . . . . 8
Who's Who . . . . . . . 62
Reader Service . . . . 61
Economic
Indicators . . . . . 63-64
ADVERTISERS
Product Showcase . . 56
Classified
Advertising . . . . 57-59
Advertiser Index . . . 60
COMING IN JUNE
Look for: Feature
Reports on Draining
Process Vessels; and
Steam System Control;
Engineering Practice
articles on A Novel
Pipe-Flow Equation for
Ideal Gases; Distillation
Tower Startups; Evaluating
Green Projects;
and CFD Analysis for
Flare Design; News
articles on Chemical
Engineering Education;
and Explosion Protection;
Achema 2012
Show Preview 2;
and more
Cover: David Whitcher
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