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Centered on the theme of “Knowledge Through Measurement” and offering an extensive technical and topical program, the event will be conducted at the Belfast Waterfront Conference &amp; Exhibition Centre.
Attendees can choose from 23 specialist tracks, interact with leading&hellip;
												
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													As I am working on this column, the United States is cleaning up from two major hurricanes: Harvey and Irma. Harvey hit the heart of the chemical industry in Houston at the end of August and many plants were forced to shut down for several days. As Editor Mark Rosenzweig notes in his column this month (“Ponder Harvey’s Hard Knocks”), that hurricane led to one event that sullied the chemical industry’s reputation. Moreover, Harvey raised some issues that all plants should ponder.

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													Emerson and AspenTech team up to deliver asset optimization software offerings along with global automation technologies and operational consulting services.  AspenTech’s suite of asset optimization software supports Emerson’s Project Certainty and Operational Certainty initiatives. Emerson’s global footprint, automation engineering services and software, large-scale project execution and consulting capabilities complement AspenTech’s technology footprint, according to the companies. These capabilities can reportedly be deployed as solutions in both conventional and cloud-based architectures.
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Our client is having trouble with a C3/C4 (propane/butane) splitter in a fluid catalytic cracker. I’d like to impress the client by solving its problems but am confused by the information collected during the kick-off walkdown.
The splitter tower has a tight i-C4 limit. The real problem is C3 impurities in the bottoms. A third of the trays in the upper tower were replaced a year ago by a bed of 1-in. packing to improve C3 recovery from the bottoms. However, recovery didn’t improve. A distribution plate instead of spray nozzles distributed the liquid over the packing; the reasoning was that this would avoid the nozzles’ turndown limitations and their risk of fouling. The plant then introduced spray nozzles&hellip;
												
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													Materials scientists, led by a team at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, design a tiny tube that rolls up and zips closed. The hollow nanotubes are reportedly thousands of times smaller than a strand of human hair and could help with water filtration, tissue engineering and many other applications. The tubes were inspired by protein structures called microtubules that reside in cells, according to PNNL's Chun-Long Chen.
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													Jake’s clients often asked, “Can I perform an online performance test?” — usually to take an easy approach to performance testing and spend less money, both traits that lend themselves to useless performance testing. Jake would reply with the question, “Do you want to do performance testing or performance monitoring?” The usual response was testing.

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				<p>The Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index showed a pronounced slowdown in August, reflecting the effects of Hurricane Harvey, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Growth in U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes expanded only 0.1% in August, following an upwardly revised 0.5% gain in July. All changes in the data are reported on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. Of the 28 specialty chemical segments we monitor, 15 expanded in August, nine markets experienced decline while four were stable. During August, large market volume gains (1.0% and over) occurred only in oilfield chemicals, according to ACC.</p>
<p>On an unadjusted basis, the August data showed a 0.8% decline and is reportedly illustrative of the effects that Hurricane Harvey had on markets. Only 11 segments expanded on this basis. </p>
<p>The overall specialty chemicals volume index was up 5.1% on a year-over-year (Y/Y) 3MMA basis. The index stood at 109% of its average 2012 levels. This is equivalent to 7.54 billion pounds (3.42 million metric tons). On a Y/Y basis, there were gains among 20 market and functional specialty chemical segments. Compared to last year, volumes were down in seven segments.</p>
<p>For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.americanchemistry.com" target="_blank">www.americanchemistry.com</a></p>
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