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Researchers engineer a quieter airplane toilet
Tests show aeroacoustically generated noise dropped up to 16 decibels during the flush valve opening and about 5 to 10 decibels when the valve was fully opened.
Video: Electrochemical method prevents lead leaching from water supply pipes
The Accelerated Lead Pipe Scale-buildup technology accelerates scale formation and precipitation in lead pipes.
Saint-Gobain NorPro tools help optimize selection of Denstone® bed support media
It is incumbent upon the chemical engineer to select the bed support media and configuration within the reactor that both prevent catalyst migration and minimize pressure drop.
Sludge tracking innovation could boost biogas production
The flow behavior of sludge can be used to gauge how quickly organic matter is dissolving at high temperatures. The technique could help facilitate online monitoring of process performance.
BP and Environmental Defense Fund to collaborate on emission reduction strategies
The oil major will fund a $100 million initiative to cut upstream emissions, and will work with EDF on strategies to reduce methane emissions produced by its operations.
New method sterilizes wastewater with carbon dioxide bubbles
The process bubbles heated and unpressurized CO2 through wastewater in a bubble column, effectively destroying any pathogens encountered.
Modular valves provide weight and size reductions to the oil and gas industry
Modular double block and bleed valves designed for oil and gas applications provide pressure instrument take-off points while reducing the size and weight of required pipe-valve assemblies.
Desalination plant is set for this new city
The plant is being built to serve New Mansoura City, which is under construction along Egypt’s northern coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
The technology, benefits and applications of the Demandside Arctic Gator Cooling Systems
Controlled tests indicate that this system demonstrates superior performance along with significantly lower operating and maintenance costs when compared to conventional air conditioning systems.
New solutions save time and money
Using MC cable and Remke Connectors can mean savings of up to 50% on installation costs.
Video: Solar-hydrogel system efficiently extracts water from air
The solar-assisted atmospheric water harvester provides up to 50 L per day per kg of hydrogel.
Amarinth’s scalable pump seal support system ATUs are ideally suited to short lead time contracts
A scalable, configurable range of pump seal support system Automatic Top Up Units is designed and manufactured in-house and can be completed to meet short lead time contracts.
How does a non-spreading line blind help you?
Learn the major advantages of using a Strahman Non-Spreading Line Blind over a traditional spectacle blind.
Armstrong unveils new IPS 4000 controller for multi-pump installations with variable load demands
The automation solution is designed for commercial HVAC pumping stations of up to 8 pumps and 16 zones.
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.