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Improve your waste grease recycling process with DSI
Most brown grease from waste traps has historically ended up as landfill, but recognition of its value for production of fertilizer, biodiesel and other products, as well as more stringent EPA regulations, are driving a trend of brown grease recycling.
Welding method merges metal and glass
The method uses picosecond-duration laser pulses to join the two seemingly incompatible materials.
Crystar FT® silicon carbide membranes for filtration applications
Crystar® FT membranes, using porous re-crystallized silicon carbide (R-SiC), have everything a liquid filtration membrane needs.
New solution for managing the integrity of remote pipelines
Non-intrusive monitoring system effectively identifies pipeline corrosion allowing operators to manage pipeline health and increase pipeline availability.
New high-speed face milling cutter for non-ferrous applications improves efficiency and tool setup
Tungaloy is introducing TungSpeed-Mill, an advanced series of high-speed face milling cutters for efficient finishing of ISO N materials.
Gas connection error led to fatal house explosion, NTSB says
Central to the NTSB investigation was the installation of a tapping tee, the connection between the gas main and the home’s individual gas line.
Prevent well-bore abandonment with extended-range frac plugs
The Oil and Gas Journal reports that extended-range frac plugs have proven successful in overcoming casing integrity issues.
Cancer-curing gene therapies present unique manufacturing challenges
As adoptive immunotherapies graduate from research trials to commercial treatments, manufacturing processes will need to scale out to improve quality, boost yields, reduce costs and expand patient access.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. deploys unique SCADA platform
After a thorough assessment of production system data at one of the largest breweries in the United States, automation engineers were able to successfully launch a comprehensive supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solution that increases visibility into daily operations.
Video: Captured CO2 converted to solid carbon with liquid metal catalyst
What if captured CO2 emissions could be converted back into a form approximating its origin, a coal-like solid carbon?
New, cheap CO2 scrubber reduces emissions
An economical scrubbing approach to curbing emissions and converting CO2 into an industrially valuable commodity is being advanced by Michigan Technological University researchers.
Recycled water could quench LA's thirst by 2035
Tentative plans include making equipment upgrades at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, new groundwater wells and construction of a 15 mile pipeline.
Hybrid separation system for ultra-fine low gravity solids
Halliburton’s hybrid separation system offsets costs associated with the handling of oilfield wastewater and drilling fluids and is capable of producing a field-ready, premix fluid.
Customizable, scalable fluid bed systems
Fluid Air’s Magnaflo fluid bed systems are designed to help manufacturers optimize drying and granulation processes.
How to calculate your steam needs
The amount of steam needed for steam heating operations can be easily calculated.
New high-efficiency, high-flow, low-pressure compressor for wastewater aeration
Kaeser Compressors' new HBS series screw blowers deliver up to 5,650 cubic feet per minute at 15 psig, filling niche requirements of small to mid-sized wastewater treatment plants.
Understanding ceramic pumps and pump materials
Ceramic pump materials provide enhanced performance, low wear, high-temperature capability, corrosion resistance and low media contamination.
New diaphragm valve for drinking water applications
The peroxide- and sulfur-free elastomer diaphragms of the new valve are designed for continuous operating temperatures of 90° C.
Google Streetview cars measure black carbon pollution in Denmark
Aethalometers, KNF diaphragm pumps and Google StreetView cars team up to assess black carbon air pollution in Denmark.
Oil industry giants investing in carbon capture tech
Carbon Engineering sequesters carbon from the atmosphere and turns it into liquid fuels.