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Doubts raised over safety of two widely used plastics chemicals

Sean Ottewell reports on new research which suggests that two chemicals widely used in the processing of plastic products may be more hazardous than previously thought

Safety accolade for high strength fibre which is stronger than steel

A high strength fibre already used in protective apparel has won an award for its latest application - hurricane-resistant curtains.

Multi-purpose gaskets certified as fire safe

James Walker is launching two new multi-purpose gaskets certified as Fire Safe to ANSI/API Standard 607 and ISO 10497-5:2004 for critical CPI/HPI applications

System migration: make sure you improve control, not just replicate

Ian Heathcock looks at the market drivers that are forcing businesses to confront system migration as a reality; what companies need to consider before making the leap and highlights some of the key principles to ensuring a smooth control system migration

Affordability, portability and precision key to thermal imaging

The latest thermal imagers focus on affordability, portability and the sort of precision you would normally expect to find with more advanced solutions.

New method monitors critical bacteria in wastewater treatment

Sudden changes in bacterial health are time consuming to detect, but can have a catastrophic effect on water treatment processes. US researchers have developed a new monitoring technique that gives instant results.

Efficient decomposition of pharmaceuticals through ozonisation

EnviroChemie to develop procedure for a new production facility in Mexico, which prevents the undesired release of ecotoxicologically contaminating drugs

Portable rental steel tanks increase on-site storage capacity

BakerCorp, specialialists in liquid containment solutions, has introduced a series of large volume, portable steel rental tanks to the European marketplace

Membranes for use in thermal concentration processes

OSMO Membrane Systems GmbH (OSMO) has succeeded in modifying spiral wound reverse osmosis technology to reach operation pressures up to 120bar (1700psi)

In an emergency make sure you get the message to customers

Adrian Adams discusses the most effective methods for power utility companies to alert customers in the event of an emergency

Safety by design: training aims to cut global accident rates to zero

John Nixon discusses how a 'safety by design' model is aimed at creating zero accident rates worldwide, while wherever possible adapting working conditions to local habits and environment wherever possible

Modelling transformers for high-voltage power distribution

Dr Beriz Bakija discusses the benefits of modelling, designing and testing transformers

Optimising electricity supply to boost efficiency and reliability

Macao's sole electricity generator is investing heavily in the latest transformer segregation alarm and outage management systems as it strives to improve supply reliability

CFB offers potential solution to carbon emissions problem

Robert Giglio and Justin Wehrenberg investigate circulating fluidised bed technology as a potential solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Modular steam boiler

The steam boiler development Universal Modular Boiler (U-MB) is an innovative shell boiler; steam output ranging from 200kg/h to 2t/h

Co-ordinated control ensures quality assured energy supply

Niclas Krantz describes different aspects on the process towards the goal of 'quality assured energy supply'

Revamps of power projects are now key to automation contracts

Although some greenfield power projects are still proceeding, revamps are dominating the project scene in 2009, especially migrations from old technology and the installation of self-organising wireless networks

Lubricating the wheels of innovation to reduce friction

Drake Calvin takes a look at some up and coming innovations in friction reduction

Filter class recommendations for healthier air quality

Peter Sandberg looks at the implications of European standard EN 13779:200

Health monitoring systems are key to the modern plant

Monitoring is fundamental to modern plant asset management within the power generation industries

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