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Process analytics in vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plants – Case Study

Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), made from ethylene and chlorine by pyrolysis, is the feedstock for the production of the very common plastic material PVC. Modern VCM plants use integrated processes, combining endothermic and exothermic reactions in an almost energy balanced operation. Plants optimize the product quality, plant safety and cost efficiency by using advanced process control equipment ...

Sep. 21, 2017

By Siemens Industry, Inc. - Process Analytics

Chemical Engineering Magazine: Odor Issues and Solutions for Wastewater Treatment

Today, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of industrial operations that are located within or near small towns and even large cities. When local residents constantly smell these industrial processes – particularly from wastewater treatment — unhappy neighborhoods are generally the result. In addition, many wastewater facilities can no longer produce odors without facing ...

Sep. 8, 2017

By OMI Industries (OMI)

Taking advantage of production waste - Case Study

Recycling areas: Various scrap Company name: KME (Serravalle Copper Tubes) Located: Serravalle Scrivia (Alessandria), Italy Founded: 1886 Employees: 5700 KME is a leading global fabricator of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products. Each year 405.000 tons of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products (excluding copper wire) are produced. ...

Sep. 20, 2017

By Eldan Recycling A/S

Safety corner - Ergonomic considerations for the wastewater treatment plant

If you have ever had your golf swing assessed or changed the height on your desk chair, you have had an ergonomic experience. Ergonomics is an assessment of work spaces to reduce physical injury produced by repetitive job requirements. Ergonomics considerations cross every work type, from golf pros to lab technicians. Review of body mechanics while performing a job, with options of change to ...

Dec. 1, 2009

By GillTrading.com, Inc.

Managing Process Safety in Ageing Plants to Limit Risk

Deteriorating components lead to premature failure and unsafe conditions Most industrial plants in the UK and Europe were built between 1960 and 1980 and were expected to operate for no more than 40 years. However, many are still operating today - several years past their expected life span. A lot of equipment is being still used in accordance with the initially selected design ...

Jun. 9, 2015

By Elfab Limited

Pesticide Safety

Where I live, in eastern, northern, southeastern Pennsylvania (you figure it out), nights are beginning to chill. I've noticed this for two reasons. First, the temperature is dipping below 50. Second, insects have begun finding their way inside the house. We capture most of the little buggers and release them but sooner or later someone reaches for a pesticide. We've already dealt with fleas on ...

Jan. 1, 1999

Comfort and safety

Type HOFGAS® - Ready/C 300 Commissioning 2004Site Moncorneil (FR) Situation Moncorneil is a medium-sized landfill near Toulouse. A heating boiler is to be operated with landfill gas and the acquired heat is used for leachate treatment. In view of the complete landfill design the customer demands a container construction with remote monitoring of the plant. ...

Jan. 5, 2009

By Hofstetter BV

Employee Safety

Employee Safety The following is a summary of accidents that occurred and were documented by OSHA and city management. The average total cost for a common slip and fall accident is $41,000 and the average death reimbursement is $950,000 (NIOSH 2001 data): Multiple Deaths Caused by ...

Feb. 9, 2009

By GillTrading.com, Inc.

Safety Training and Environmental Safety for Workers

Safety training is a necessary part of an employment environment since it helps workers to remain free from harm and injury while performing their duties in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a governmental agency that mandates, educates and enforces workplace safety practices for specific fields of employment. Employees typically learn how to safely ...

Jul. 11, 2013

By OSEA

Safety aspects of future nuclear desalination plants: IAEA activities and world efforts

The use of nuclear reactors for seawater desalination has been investigated extensively for more than ten years and various designs of nuclear reactors have been proposed for future nuclear desalination plants. All such plants should satisfy recent safety requirements. In this paper, we firstly review the general safety requirements to be imposed on future nuclear desalination plants. Secondly, ...

Jan. 30, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Methods of observing the safety and some special features of catalytic power plants

In the present paper, two construction methods for observing safety of catalytic boilers with fixed and fluidised bed are presented. They are connected with using the fuel nozzles cooled by water and the flame extinction filters. The experiments confirmed their positive effect. The article also contains the descriptions of some features of catalytic thermal power plants concerning their capacity ...

Dec. 10, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Low cost retrofit of bag dump station upgrades safety, productivity at plant

ArrMaz Custom Chemicals produces specialty chemicals for the mining, water treatment, fertilizer, asphalt, and construction industries at its manufacturing facility in Mulberry, Florida. In addition to extensive quality control and customer service programs, the company has implemented a “Total Safety Culture” procedure to protect both its employees and the subtropical ecosystem of ...

Jan. 20, 2010

By Flexicon Corporation

Surprise - You are the New Plant Safety Person! Now What? - Case Study

Advice for when you are new to EHS and have to hit the ground running Much to your surprise, you have suddenly become the new plant safety person. And on top of that, you have little or no background in safety! Unfortunately with downsizing/right-sizing and budget cuts, this kind of move has become increasingly common ...

Aug. 29, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

Water Plant’s Investment in GTI Covers Brings Both Operational and Safety Benefits

The Utility: The Griswold Water Treatment Plant is part of Aurora Water, the utility that manages water and wastewater in the city of Aurora, Colorado, USA. This direct filtration plant treats 80 million gallons of water per day (302,800 m³/d). The Utility’s Needs: Originally built in 1965, the Griswold Water Treatment Plant had undergone ...

Dec. 22, 2015

By Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI)

Increasing safety in waste water treatment plants – Case Study

BP in Geel/Belgium runs the largest PTA plant in Europe. Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) is the preferred raw material for the most common plastic products of daily life. It serves to make polyester fibers, polyester films, PET bottle resins, and to other polyester thermoplastic products. BP produces around 30 million tones per year which is 30 % of the worlds production of PTA. The TPA ...

Mar. 1, 2009

By Siemens Industry, Inc. - Process Analytics

Food Safety with a Side of ROI

Ken’s Foods invests in wastewater processing system and serves up efficiency and dependability in the process. What started out as a signature dish in a restaurant more than 65 years ago has today become a company with over 400 varieties of salad dressings and sauces. When Ken’s Steakhouse began in 1941, the owners were in search of a special salad and dressing to go with their steaks. ...

Nov. 1, 2007

By World Water Works, Inc.

Gas Safety in Confined Spaces

Introduction A confined space is any space large enough for someone to enter and perform assigned work, which has limited means of entry or exit, and which is not designed for continuous worker occupancy. This covers just about every industry, including utilities, construction, hydrocarbon exploration and processing, petrochemicals, marine, agriculture, food processing and brewing, as ...

Sep. 5, 2012

By Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd - a Halma company

Gas safety in confined spaces

A confined space is any space large enough for someone to enter and perform assigned work, which has limited means of entry or exit, and which is not designed for continuous worker occupancy. This covers just about every industry, including utilities, construction, hydrocarbon exploration and processing, petrochemicals, marine, agriculture, food processing and ...

Apr. 2, 2013

By Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd - a Halma company

Safety and hazards in CCS projects

Carbon capture and storage is now on the technological tipping point – it has reached critical mass with one large-scale, fully integrated power project now almost operational at the SaskPower Boundary Dam project in Canada, using enhanced oil recovery. In the UK, following the announcements of progress at two projects, Peterhead and White Rose, the government’s competition process ...

Apr. 1, 2014

By Energy Institute (EI)

Gas safety in confined spaces

An engineer repairs buried cables; a plant manager enters a small plant room; a contractor inspects the lining of a sewage pipe. All these personnel face a common danger, despite working in widely different industries. Gas-related injury poses a serious threat in any confined space where the free movement of air is limited. ...

Mar. 17, 2010

By Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd - a Halma company

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