“The Masters of the Columns” was our title three years ago, when PROCESS visited the firm Iludest/i-Fischer and subsequently outlined their work. Now these masters are once again attracting attention by presenting a new phase equilibrium device.

Achema is set to be lit up with a veritable fireworks of innovations, as Vega, the German measurement specialists from the Black Forest, have timed it just right for the biggest event in the processing industry calendar to introduce their plics plus instrument concept, an upgrade on plics which has been simplifying the world of measurement technology since 2003.

Safety is the top priority in WFI (Water for Injection) production, but cost efficiency is also an important consideration. Intelligent media flow configurations provide the answer.

The time is rapidly approaching when oil, gas and coal will no longer be able to satisfy worldwide demand for energy. In response, politicians are forcing the development of renewable and alternative sources of energy. As is the case in conventional process engineering, pumps have a crucial role to play.

The jumbo merger of the gas giants is imminent: After tough negotiations, Linde and the US competitor Praxair have agreed on the conditions of the fusion. The merger will see the creation of a new Number One of global gas companies…

The BBC has recognised the world’s largest liquid air energy storage (Laes) technology plant near Manchester, a facility that has received automation support from Bristol based automation experts, Optimal Industrial Automation.

Side-channel pumps are the ideal choice in applications where self-priming, gas and vapor handling, low NPSH and low noise emissions are major design criteria.

The European 'Atex' Directives 94/9/EC and 999/92/EC exhibit a lack of differentiation between explosive gas mixtures and explosive dust clouds. Consequently, some very substantial differences between gases/vapours and dusts have either been neglected or addressed inadequately.

Showa Denko has developed new-grade products to be added to the lineup of its high-purity solvents, Solfine series, and announced to installation a new purification plant to produce the new-grade products at its Tokuyama Plant in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Sibur has begun commissioning works and testing of its new gas fractionation unit in Tobolsk.