www.chemengonline.com October 2020 Cover Story 22 Part 1 Best Practices for Leak Prevention in SmallBore Piping and Tubing Improved understanding of the causes of piping leaks can reduce the frequency of leaks and lead to significantly better performance over time 26 Part 2 Piping Supports: Challenges and Solutions Pipe supports in industrial process plants are often more complicated than commonly thought. Presented here are some of the challenges that can arise and how to address them In the News 5 Chementator A more efficient way to upgrade lignin bio-oils; Increasing energy density in capacitors; Biogas from brewery wastewater makes power with a fuel cell; Single-atom thin platinum makes a sensitive chemical sensor; Graphene-POSS polymer additives enable lightweighting; and more 11 Business News Braskem launches commercial production at LaPorte PP plant; Amyris scales up production of fermentation-based cannabinoid; Bora LyondellBasell JV starts up polyolefins plant in China; Petronas Chemical and LG Chem to build new NBL plant in Malaysia; and more 13 Newsfront Gadgets for Today's CPI New mobile devices, apps and augmented reality are supporting the digitalization revolution, as well as keeping business going during the pandemic Technical and Practical 20 Facts at your Fingertips Hopper Outlet Geometry and Arching This one-page reference provides information about the phenomenon of arching in the discharge of bulk-solid materials from hoppers and other storage vessels 21 Technology Profile Production of Sodium Chlorate This one-page process summary describes the production of sodium chlorate, a bleaching agent 30 Feature Report Rapid Maintenance Response: When Plants Can't Wait Even with advanced predictive technologies, unplanned equipment failures can still occur. In these instances, as shown in this boiler example, rapid maintenance action is crucial to minimize downtime 34 Engineering Practice Methods for Testing SteamTrap Stations Testing steam-trap stations can be very easy if the plant provides the correct equipment, training and commitment to the steam-system management program CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM OCTOBER 2020 1 34 30 26 22 Volume 127 | no. 10http://www.chemengonline.com http://WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM