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FACT: Leading oil and gas producers are shifting away from traditional microbial control chemistries in favor of peracetic acid (PAA) biocide programs — and for good reason. 👀 💧 Learn how PAA is enhancing safety, reducing costs AND safeguarding the environment: https://bit.ly/4ipUNxL

🔑 Ensuring one European certified quality: EHPA Hosts the Heat Pump KEYMARK Steering Committee 🌍 This week, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) hosted the Heat Pump KEYMARK Steering Committee meeting at our offices. As the coordinating secretariat, EHPA plays a vital role in facilitating collaboration among certificate holders, certification bodies, and testing laboratories to uphold the highest standards in the heat pump industry. EHPA also helps the Steering Committee seek professional advice by connecting them with the right experts to address technical challenges and ensure informed decision-making. Through discussions on key priorities and future directions, the Steering Committee ensures the Heat Pump KEYMARK certification remains a trusted mark of quality and innovation—essential for Europe’s clean energy transition. 🔗 Learn more about Heat Pump KEYMARK: https://lnkd.in/d25XCQCs #HeatPumps #HeatPumpKEYMARK #CertifiedQuality #EHPA

I appreciated the warm welcome from The Chlorine Institute and its associate members at last week's Chlorine Institute Annual Meeting and Symposium. This was our first year attending the event and we are thankful for the platform they provided to present our safety technology.   It was a pleasure to present with Dan Thompson and to share the significant benefits ChlorTainer can bring to the chemical sector's end users. Pictured are a few Chlorine Institute and chemical industry leaders; a highlight discussion from the conference was with Milton Rego (pictured below) about ChlorTainer's superior chemical safety capabilities.    (Photo from left to right: Frank Reiner - President of the Chlorine Institute, Ken Jones – Chlorine Institute Board Chair, and Milton Rego - Executive President of CloroSur)   We look forward to further opportunities to share ChlorTainer's chemical safety advancements within the chemical industry and help provide unmatched safety to operators and their communities.    Schedule a webinar to learn more about our industry-leading safety technology: https://lnkd.in/dkMiP4qF   Learn how to prevent a chlorine gas leak using ChlorTainer's secondary containment system: https://lnkd.in/gDxz7Rak Follow #ChlorTainer for more Water Industry & Chemical Industry content. #ChlorineInstitute #ChemicalIndustry #SafetyFirst #PlantOperator #Sustainable #ChemicalSafety

Industrial Air Emission Control Due to its location in the heart of a major US city, an ion exchange resin manufacturer faced a major challenge when persistent odor complaints arose from nearby residents due to the release of odors at their plant. To address the issue, the company contacted BioAir for help.  Through its comprehensive BioAir Complete® service, BioAir odor scientists conducted an onsite survey that consisted of identifying the odor sources, characterization of the emission compounds, development of a detailed engineering report outlining a suitable design airflow, odor compounds to be treated, and necessary removal efficiency to eliminate the odor complaints. Amines were identified as the main odor culprit. BioAir proposed its Qimi® chemical scrubber technology to treat the amines.  Following the installation of the Qimi scrubber, the results were remarkable: the system successfully eliminated amines (> 99.9% amine and 99.9% ammonia removal), making odor complaints a thing of the past! BioAir’s partnership with the industrial company not only solved it’s odor problem, but also demonstrated BioAir's commitment to providing tailored solutions for unique environmental challenges, thus ensuring regulatory compliance and complete customer satisfaction. #BioAirComplete #industrialodors #odor #odorcontrol #emissioncontrol #chemicalscrubber #scrubber

On May 16, a final rule implementing air emissions standards for synthetic chemical manufacturers and related industries was published. The rule requires affected facilities to monitor emissions of specific hazardous chemicals at the fenceline. Trihydro has years of air regulatory expertise and created Fenceline Pro™, a software solution that simplifies fenceline monitoring. This easy-to-use platform helps facility staff collect, manage, analyze, and report fenceline monitoring data accurately and efficiently, meeting EPA Clean Air Act requirements. Request a demo and get started simplifying your fenceline monitoring compliance efforts. https://bit.ly/455oWMx #HON #FencelineMonitoring #ChemicalPlants #SOCMI #AirCompliance

DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) consists of 32.5% Urea (+/- 0.7%) and 67.5% deionised water. Maintaining these percentages is absolutely critical for the SCR system to work correctly. When injected into exhaust gases (upstream of the SCR catalyst) that are above 150°C, the Urea turns into Ammonia gas, which is then absorbed into the SCR catalyst (like water 💦 into a sponge 🧽) for the NOx reduction reaction to happen. For this process to be successful, the point of DEF injection is monitored by temperature sensors. The quantity of DEF injected into the exhaust is normally controlled by a pump and injector system (to provide a good spray pattern for ideal atomisation) and monitored by at least one NOx sensor after the SCR catalyst and commonly one before the SCR aswell. These sensors have to be extremely sensitive in order to get the right amount of Ammonia into the SCR (the SCR sponge 🧽 shouldn’t be too dry 🏜️ or too wet 💦 ). The SCR reaction can be upto 100% chemically efficient IF the balance of Nitrogen Monoxide and Nitrogen Dioxide entering it is 50:50 - but remember, the ratio leaving the cylinders is normally 90:10. Modern SCR systems normally rely on the fitment of a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) fitted in the exhaust system before the SCR. This catalyst takes excess Oxygen from the exhaust gases and adds it to the Nitrogen Monoxide to turn it into Nitrogen Dioxide. The DOC starts to work above 250°C but is most effective above 300°C. https://lnkd.in/eYkRgrXv GreenChem AdBlue4you #dieselexhaustfluid API - American Petroleum Institute https://lnkd.in/d-76YvrK

ProTreat® goes beyond equilibrium solubilities to assess the distribution of ammonia across phases, incorporating mass transfer rates. This method unveils unexpected insights into ammonia concentration within amine systems and provides valuable guidance for designing and operating sour water strippers. For more information, read Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.'s article on "Contaminated Solvents-Ammonia Buildup". #ProTreat

#COFs are finally scalable. Read our work in @angew_chem on how to make many imine COFs with a very simple green protocol. All you need is n-butanol, water and acetic acid to produce them in decagram scales at ambient pressure. No Schlenk, no ampules, not toxic. @RoyLavendomme

To prepare gas for liquefaction, its CO₂ content is typically reduced to 50 ppmv or lower using an amine-based absorption process. Most commonly, solvents are formulated with N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and smaller amounts of piperazine. Alternatives like Huntsman’s DIGLYCOLAMINE® (DGA®) agent and BASF’s ADEG have also proven effective in this application. Split-flow plants are highly sensitive to deviations from normal operating conditions. Even minor changes in critical process parameters can result in significant underperformance or failure to meet treatment specifications. In such cases, small adjustments do not produce the anticipated incremental effects. One common design challenge in CO₂ removal systems is managing excessive semi-lean solvent temperatures. Know more about lean amine temperature control for split flows in this article by Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. #ProTreat  

A United States refinery processing a variable crude diet experienced heat transfer losses, and had concerns about crude preheat fouling and processing issues. Veolia's CrudePLUS* solution, in conjunction with an antifoulant and a crude stabilizer program, helped treat the problematic crude blends. This solution saved the refinery $5.7MM annually and reduced fouling by 92%. Click the link to read the full case study: https://bit.ly/4fFpltB #VeoliaCaseStudy #SolutionsforRefining #CrudePLUS