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HEMICAL
3 ENGINEERING
ESSENTIALS FOR THE CPI PROFESSIONAL — www.chemengoniine.com
February 2019 Volume 126|no. 2
Cover Story
33 Boost Steam-System Efficiency by Improving
Condensate Recovery Pressurized condensate-retum systems
{and fash-steam vent condensers offer opportunities for fuel cast savings in a
plant's steam system. Here's how to take advantage
In the News
7 Chementator
Industrial-grade salt recovery from zero-iquid-cischarge
process; A low-pressure process to leach metals from laterite
(ores; 00>-to-chemicas etfort boosted by electrocatatysis
studies; A photocatalyst for reducing CO» without precious
‘metals; Plasma-based electrolysis makes ammonia at ambient
conditions; and more
12 Business News
Lotte BP Chemical to significantly expand petrochemicals
production in Ulsan; Sipchem starts commercial operation of EVA
fim plant; BASF to expand capacty for methane sulfonic acid at its
Ludwashaten site; and more
14 Newsfront Artificial Intelligence: A New Reality for
Chemical Engineers From process and materials development
to maintenance and logsties, artificial ineligence (A) is emerging as a
‘ransformative foroe across the chemical process industries
48 Newsfront Protection Through Better Housekeeping =
Practices. Using the hierarchy of controis can help guide housekeeping
and salely programs to better protect employees and facies
Technical and Practical
30 Facts at your Fingertips Pump Sizing Parameters:
Tis one-page rfcence proves rformation on key parameters for pump
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32 Technology Profile Oxygen Production via Cryogenic
Distillation This colums outlines the production of industrial oxygen from
‘ambient ar using a cryogenic distilation process
42 Engineering Practice Air Coolers Versus Shell-
and-Tube Water Coolers As shown here, economical cooling
is often achiowed with a combination of both air and water cooling, Design
Considerations are also presented
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