Modeling gas-liquid separation
Process System Enterprise Ltd. (PSE; London, U.K.; edlinks.che.com/5825-542) has launched the latest of a series of gPROMS Advanced Model Libraries (AMLs) for Gas-Liquid Contactors (GLCs). This “open...
View ArticleSelective extraction
MPI Technologies AB (Lund, Sweden; edlinks.che.com/6518-545) is expanding its production capabilities for making molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) so that batch quantities of 3–5...
View ArticleA new processing strategy for the wine industry
Winemaking still involves traditional batchwise processing steps, such as batch fining with bentonite clay to prevent heat instability in protein haze formation. This is typically done by adding...
View ArticleA new PSA process to recover high-purity H2 from steam reformers
Kobe Steel Ltd. (Kobelco; Tokyo; edlinks.che.com/6896-532) has developed a process to recover hydrogen from methane steam reformers with purity that is sufficiently high for use in fuel cells. The key...
View ArticleLandfill yields LNG for vehicle fuel
What is billed as the world’s first plant to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) from landfill gas is now being commissioned in Irvine, Calif., by Prometheus Energy Company (Seattle, Wash.;...
View ArticlePutting MgH2 in your fuel tank
Techno Bank Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; edlinks.che.com/6897-537) has developed a new supply, storage, and transport system for safely handling a high capacity of hydrogen in fuel-cell applications. The...
View ArticleAdsorption
Successful adsorber design requires information about certain adsorbent properties, including: adsorbent densities and void fractions; isotherms or other equilibrium data; and data on mass-transfer...
View ArticleScrub more H2S with this new adsorbent
Purafil This firm’s Environmental Systems Div. (ESD) has launched its newest dry-scrubbing media, Odorcarb Ultra, which is said to be the first activated alumina media...
View ArticleRemove vapors from gases with this line of disposable filters
Parker Hannifin This new line of Balston In-Line Disposable Adsorption Filters (photo) is designed to remove vapors from gases. Hydrocarbons, ketones, carbon dioxide, ammonia...
View ArticleThis mercury removal powder contains no carbon
Amended Silicates is the name of powder designed for removing mercury from the fluegas of coal-fired power plants. The reagent, which is fully compatible with most...
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