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January 2019 Volume 126 |no.1
Cover Story
29. An Investigation of Premature Flooding in a
Distilation Column Surprising cbservatone egerding foodng in
‘the upper fractionation trays of an atmospheric crude-petroteum distillation
cohen are vest
In the News
7 Chementator
Recovering rre-earth elements ftom coal byproducts; Acatast
that mimics eneymes; A more efit way to convert COp
into chemicals va MER; Making et Wel rm wood. A methane
fhe ool that operates at lower temperatures; Nenoangneered
celtlose prevent scalng and more
12 Business News
Ingevity starts up activated-carbon extrusion plant in Changshu
‘Borealis announces European PP expansion plans; Evomik to
increase sodium methyiate production in Mobil, Ala: Sulzer,
TechnipFMC and Futerto form bioplastics intiatve; and more
14 Newsfront Power-to-X: Batteries Not Required
{As renewable energy becomes increasingly available (and less expensive),
Europaane are looking to Power-to-X as a way to coupe the energy, CPI and
transportation sectors
18 Newsfront The Balanced Burner
‘Modern combustion technologies help processors safely meet emissions
standards, whe optimizing the process
Technical and Practical
27 Facts at your Fingertips Pressure Measurement for
Real Gases This one-page reference provides information on equations
of tate that have boon used to Improve he acouacy fr he Van der Waals
tmodticaton of the del gas aw for el oncea gases
28 Technology Profile HDPE Production via a Slurry-
Loop Process This column cities the production of high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) using a slurry-loop process
40 Feature Report Commercializing Process
Technologies New processes can provide campetiive advantages
compared to established processes, but significant effort is requited to
‘ransition a promising concept into a commercial reaity
51 Engineering Practice Cost Engineering: Equipment
Purchase Costs A methodciogy end examples for estimating
equipment costs are presented
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