There is an obvious necessity to have safety and process control processes in place to prevent hazardous situations in specialty chemical industries. These systems, however, are expensive and need to be upgraded depending on industry standards. This article takes a look at the current trend of integrating these technologies onto one platform, to ensure efficiency and cost savings.

Rotary vacuum dryer/pulverizer fitted with electric lump–breakers–Italvacuum’s Criox system is a multi–product rotary vacuum dryer/pulverizer that completely removes solvents from wet products leaving a filter or centrifuge. It is a versatile technology that is equally suitable for intermediates, fine chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, sterile materials and injectable products. It safely handles materials that are temperature–sensitive, delicate, with varying degrees of fineness, unstable, photosensitive, or chemically reactive.

Oil as a natural resource is becoming scarcer and more expensive and there is a need to look at eco-friendly ways of extracting it, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. White biotechnology offers a solution: scientists are now using microorganisms such as bacteria to generate substances for the production of polymers. The advantage is that these miniature biochemical factories run on renewable resources or agricultural waste converting it into valuable chemicals.

Regardless of whether for distillation, filtration, drying or clarification — without separation technology, nothing goes. After all, most raw ingredients and products of chemical reactions are mixtures of substances that need to be separated for further processing. So it is good to have a partner who is a single provider capable of supplying everything from mechanical separation systems to exhaust air purification.

What do tile adhesive, medication in the form of tablets and yogurt have in common? With all of these products, a specific formula needs to be followed to the letter to make sure the required quality can be guaranteed. To do this, the individual raw ingredients not only need to be safely stored, conveyed and processed. Ultimately, they also need to be added with precision to the production process. This is sometimes a tricky challenge — and one that AZO has been living up to for nearly 70 years. Starting with the development of a cyclone screening machine, the creative engineers from Osterburken/Germany are responsible for numerous innovations in the field of bulk materials handling. Today, the AZO Group automates raw materials handling in the food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals sectors all around the world.

Storage tanks that contain aggressive chemicals must be designed to protect the environment. But how do they protect themselves?

Ideal for municipal sewage treatment and stormwater or industrial organic or inorganic wastewater.

The Dow Chemical Company and Davy Process Technology announced the launch of Compress PTA, a streamlined technology for the production of PTA

A global player in dynamic markets around the world, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) offers total solutions for biotech laboratories, process technologies and equipment. The Indian arm of Sartorius has developed itself into a centre of excellence in design, engineering, production and technical support in Asia for the Sartorius Group. In a tête-à-tête with PROCESS India, Maik W. Jornitz, Sr. Vice President, Product Management, Bioprocess Solutions, North America, depicts the changing scenario in the bioprocess industry.

Lotte Chemical UK has commissioned Uhde Inventa-Fischer and Jacobs Engineering to build a plant for the production of high-quality PET. The new plant will have a production capacity of 200 000 tonnes per year and will be located at Lotte’s production facility at the Wilton International site, near to Middlesbrough, UK