A composite and laminate manufacturer utilized a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) to provide cost-effective VOC control for styrene, formaldehyde, methanol and alcohol hydrocarbons. Designed and manufactured by Ceco Environmental, the Adwest Retox is reportedly able to improve resource recovery and reuse with a proprietary heat transfer media rated at 95 percent thermal efficiency.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), as part of its investigation into the May 2017 Didion Mill explosion, issued “Call to Action: Combustible Dust” to gather comments on the management and control of combustible dust from companies, regulators, inspectors, safety training providers, researchers, unions and workers affected by dust-related hazards.

Also called MI cables, mineral-insulated cables have conductors or wires enclosed by a metal jacket and insulated with hard-packed magnesium oxide (MgO). 

PCA 400 provides on-demand or semi-continuous sampling in light industrial applications where furnaces, boilers, compressors and generators are present.

Ignition sources for dust fires and explosions can take many forms. When powders are heated, however, new subtle sources of ignition hazards are revealed: Those associated with the inherent thermal instability properties of the powder being heated or dried, and the nature of the drying process.

Valmet acquired Enertechnix, a provider of combustion diagnostics and monitoring technology based in Olympia, Wash. The company develops technologies for boiler imaging and temperature measuring.

It is no secret that emissions regulations are continuing the downward trend that we have seen in the last decade. Current regulations in many areas of the country — and even some corporate policies — are focused on single-digit NOx levels of 9 ppm. 

A six-week online course offers the opportunity to learn about industrial process heating in the comfort and convenience of an office or home environment. Hosted by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) October 15 through November 25, it is designed to give flexibility to participants.