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Dual laminates gaining in corrosive environments
Alan Kelsky EngineeringWhen it comes to the handling, storing and distribution of all types of liquid solutions within chemical manufacturing plants, composites enjoy a well-earned place for durability. In general, they are among the most cost-effective anti-corrosion materials used in the chemical industry today.
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Bioplastic applications rapidly developing across major markets
Don Rosato EngineeringThe bioplastics industry is experiencing a sense of arrival confirmed by a growing volume and variety of applications from disposable packaging to durable goods. Bioplastics are no longer viewed as a mere fad, a "green" public relations stunt or a feel-good ecoluxury. They are proving to be legitimate tools of the plastics industry.
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Suppliers, manufacturers prepare for low‑GWP future in Europe
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingThe big Chillventa show in Nuremberg, Germany, earlier this month is a meeting place for the European cooling industry. Alongside the wealth of innovation that is on display, there is always good debate. Shows such as these are a rare chance to get the senior management from suppliers in one building.
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A critical debate: The value, costs and benefits of I2P2
Lauren Swan Waste Management & EnvironmentalThe U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed that employers need to implement a new program into their businesses called the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, or I2P2 for short. The program will mean more active planning, implementing, evaluating and improving activities that will keep employees safe and protect their health.
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Report: Market for corrosion inhibitors expanding rapidly
Alan Kelsky EngineeringThe use of corrosion inhibitors is expanding rapidly across the world as more plants, refineries and drilling sites come online. In a report published earlier this month, Grandview Research disclosed that the global anti-corrosion market expects significant growth, especially in Asian countries, to $7.55 billion by 2020.
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Highlights of bioplastic material and process building blocks
Don Rosato EngineeringThe chemical industry relies heavily on traditional sources of carbon — oil, natural gas, coal and biomass. These four substances are the starting point for around 40 basic chemicals and more than 40,000 chemical products. With its low cost and low toxicity, carbon dioxide is an attractive carbon feedstock for the synthesis of polymers, especially polycarbonates and polyurethanes that are primarily based on the condensation of highly toxic phosgene and aromatic or aliphatic diols.
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The use of microbes for soil remediation
Piyush Bakshi Waste Management & EnvironmentalThe use of microbes such as bacteria and fungi for soil rejuvenation is a form of environmental remediation. The objective of microbial remediation is to remove soil contaminants and pollutants.
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Bioplastics trends and drivers for greener plastics
Don Rosato EngineeringBy way of an introduction definition, the term bioplastics is not limited to biodegradable or compostable plastics made from natural materials such as corn or starch. Bioplastics is also applied to petroleum-based plastics that are degradable; natural-based plastics that are not necessarily biodegradable; and plastics that contain both petroleum-based and plant-based materials that may biodegrade or not. Bioplastics are distinguished as bio-based and/or biodegradable.
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A tale of 2 continents: US leading the way in cooling regulations
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingThose of us in the European cooling sector have been looking somewhat jealously at the way U.S. authorities wield the big stick when someone transgresses on cooling matters — particularly regarding the recent settlement between the EPA and Costco.
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To LED or not to LED? That is the question
Pamela Tresp Facilities & GroundsAccording to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, commercial and institutional buildings, public street and highway lighting consumed about 274 billion kWh for lighting — roughly 21 percent of commercial sector electricity consumption in 2012. The October 2014 issue of LD+A magazine cited that total electricity consumed totals up to 461 billion kWh each year.
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