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Higher degree of innovation — Lab-scale rotary furnace rising to the challenge
Full featured with short delivery times, Harper International's lab-scale rotary furnace provides clients with the opportunity to get to market faster and more efficiently
Salt spray chamber for corrosion testing launched
PACORR, a testing equipment manufacturer that helps coating manufacturers and those using corrosion testing to improvise and cut costs, has introduced its Salt Spray Chamber.
Now operational: World’s largest reverse osmosis water desalination facility
The facility currently supplies 100 million gallons/day of desalinated water to the Abu Dhabi water supply network.
Video: Process heating tech cuts emissions and fossil fuel use
The renewable energy-powered process heating technology could reduce up to 30% of industrial carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Peristaltic vs diaphragm: How to choose the best option for chemical treatment applications
The benefits and limitations of these pump types in water treatment applications are outlined.
The dire demand for improved helium recapturing
The gas is in second place for being the most-abundant element in the universe, but on Earth it is considerably rare. It is produced by a few countries, with the U.S. and Russia in the lead.
Partners design an automated, continuous flow system to help wastewater treatment plants manage brown grease
The system captures brown grease at wastewater treatment plants, converting this pesky pollutant into biodiesel.
Graphene prepared from petroleum coke
Electrochemical exfoliation has been demonstrated to convert this oil refinery byproduct into industrially valuable graphene.
Historic oil field to yield its lithium resources
The project is estimated to produce approximately 20,000 tons of lithium hydroxide per year in the first phase of development.
Video: Nuclear power plant first to produce this medical isotope
For the first time, this short-lived medical isotope used in precision oncology for targeted therapy has been produced in a commercial nuclear power reactor.
Process lowers cost, raises efficiency of hydrogen transport
The photocatalytic process simplifies the extraction of hydrogen gas from liquid carriers.
Watch how this enzyme makes fast work of plastic waste
Developed with the aid of machine learning, the enzyme proved superior at quickly breaking down PET plastics in the desired temperature and pH ranges.
Video: Particle separation system efficiently treats nuclear waste
The mesofluidic separator-clog-free filtration system could also improve filtration performance in wastewater treatment, food processing, microplastic removal and other applications.
Video: A portable approach to seawater desalination
The device is engineered for off-grid, small-scale desalination use in resource-limited areas.
8 tips to improve pump energy efficiency
Did you know that pumps account for up to 50% of the total energy used in pumping intensive industries? Improving the energy efficiency of pumps can lead to significant cost savings and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Designing pump stations that cannot fail
Learn how built-in redundancies lead to better maintenance, increased efficiency and stable wastewater operations.
Chromalox DirectConnect electrical process heaters offer a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel systems
The recent trend toward zero-emission heat energy requires that several industries transition from traditional fossil-fuel-fired process heaters to those based on more sustainable energy sources.
Hospital air curtain designed to curtail viral spread
The system provides a safe barrier between the patient and medical personnel in hospital settings.
This is the HVAC tech that will replace vapor compression
Emerging HVAC technologies are more environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient relative to common vapor compression systems.
Why heat pumps are key to decarbonizing HVAC
Improvements in and greater deployment of heat pump systems offer a route to HVAC system decarbonization.