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Watch a solar-driven autoclave steam-clean medical tools
The technology could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas.
In-line variable flow direct steam injection heater is ideal for food and beverage manufacturing
Just as there are numerous industrial applications for water heating, so too are there many challenges — maximizing energy efficiency, minimizing maintenance costs and many others.
Video: Vacuum conveyors fit additive manufacturing needs
The Piab premium steel grade piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor technology is well suited to solve challenges related to additive manufacturing.
Photocatalytic reduction of chromium in wastewater demonstrated
The process reduces toxic hexavalent chromium to its more benign trivalent form in wastewater.
Review: Additive manufacturing of water treatment membranes and spacers
The contributions of 3D printing technology to the fabrication of spacers and membranes used in the water treatment sector are reviewed.
The benefits of the quench and temper heat treating process for steel hardening
Learn the fundamentals of the quench and temper process and how it improves final product performance.
Finding the solution of direct steam injection (part 2)
DSI heats by injecting steam directly into liquid. The method presents numerous advantages, including instantaneous production of hot water at accurate temperatures and rapid-response adaptation to load changes.
Hypersaline water freshens up with new desalination nanocoating
Membranes bearing a hexagonal boron nitride nanocoating improve the efficiency of a solar-powered desalination process.
Watch how iron powder strengthens brewery sustainability
A brewery in the Netherlands has become the first facility worldwide to use iron powder as a substitute for fossil fuels at an industrial scale.
Facing the limits of indirect heat exchange (part 1)
There are limits to both types of indirect heat exchangers, however, especially when they are used for applications involving high-temperature fluids or high-pressure steam.
Early registration for the AWWA Virtual Summit: Water Quality & Infrastructure
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) Virtual Summit: Water Quality & Infrastructure will be held online December 8 to 10, 2020.
Seals designed for the demands of food and beverage manufacturing
Shaft seals for food and beverage equipment need to be readily cleanable, dryable, sanitary, resistant to product entrapment to avoid cross contamination, and must withstand repeated cleanings, various cleaning solutions and large temperature variations.
Photocatalytic process proves effective for water disinfection
The process removed 99.99% of E.coli from water in 45 minutes as well as 99.99% of E. faecalis within 60 minutes.
Seawater air-conditioning is a cool concept
The technology offers a renewable and less cost-intensive option relative to conventional HVAC for district cooling applications.
Ticer Technologies acquires manufacturing assets from Materion
Acquisition of vacuum deposition/sputtering production equipment will strengthen the supply chain and enable uninterrupted product delivery.
Vertical packaging machine for diverse bag types features smallest footprint
The machine integrates a newly developed corner seal unit designed to reduce complexity and improve quality, flexibility and serviceability.
Harper International completes virtual acceptance at 2000° C on graphite rotary tube furnace
The furnace will process refractory metal powders in hydrogen and inert atmospheres.
Controllable gating membranes effectively capture carbon emissions
A new membrane devised at MIT offers a means of continuously removing carbon dioxide from a stream of waste gases.
What gas separation membranes and beverage bottles have in common
Efficient membranes might be based on furanic polymers developed to replace polyethylene terephthalate plastic used in beverage bottles.
CF Industries makes major investment in this refinery technology
The $41-plus million investment will create additional production capacity at the world's largest plant.