Emco Chemical Distributors relies on Wilden Pro-Flo Shift Advanced Fit Series and Hygienic Series air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps to transfer liquids at its new facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin/USA. Learn how their innovative air control valves provide big savings in compressed air consumption compared to other types of AODD pump.

Your problem: you have to distill. It might be 100 milliliters per day or 100 liters per hour, solvents, flavorings, acids, crude oil fractions or simply water. Distillation experts Iludest/i-Fischer tailor distillation plants precisely to the specific application. PROCESS paid a visit to the “master column builders”.

KSB received the “2008 Best Innovator” award in the “Complexity Management” category. What exactly was it that so impressed the judges from A.T. Kearney and WirtschaftsWoche business magazine? PROCESS went to find out.

How does a user know that degradation is taking place in a pump and that it will eventually lead to a major fault? Manufacturers are working hard to develop intelligent diagnostic systems. The goal is to develop simple solutions which are cost-effective even on small pumps. Suppliers are developing early fault detection strategies which are designed to enhance pump availability. PROCESS takes a look at the latest developments.

Are you looking for a storage system in which you have access to flammable liquids at your workplace? A new, ventilated safety cabinet holds a 200 litre drum and enables permanent removal.

Lyondell Basell announced PRPC Polymers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad, has selected the Lyondell Basell Hostalen “Advanced Cascade Process” technology.

An unprecedented acquisition battle is currently being waged in the pharmaceutical industry. Pfizer has launched an 85.2 million euro bid for Astra Zeneca, and Valeant has upped its takeover offer for Botox maker Allergan to $47 billion. Bayer has gone even further and has reported the $14.2 billion takeover of Merck’s over-the-counter drugs business. The time has come for PROCESS to take a closer look.

MIT chemical engineers have devised an alternative approach to synthesizing epoxides, a type of chemical that is used to manufacture diverse products, including plastics, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Their new approach, which uses electricity to run the reaction, can be done at room temperature and atmospheric pressure while eliminating carbon dioxide as a byproduct.

Valued at 1.25 billion dollars, Saudi Aramco aims to strengthen its presence in the South Korean market and support its crude oil placement strategy via this business deal.

Rönesans has collaborated with Sonatrach to construct a 450,000 tonnes polypropylene production plant in the Ceyhan Mega Petrochemistry Industry Zone. The project is considered to be the first investment in the region and aims at reducing the national deficit by 450 to 500 million dollars.