Chemical Engineers & Our Superstitions
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Superstitions surround us: Touching wood? Carrying a rabbit’s foot? Collecting lucky pennies? Not stepping on any cracks? The list goes on and on.
On one of my many chemical filtration business trips (many people have superstitions making flights safer), I read…
Inventive Filtration Technologies for Palladium Recovery
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Many times we encounter an “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it,” mentality. Process engineers in particular run up against this constantly. Yet, when it comes to palladium recovery, we’ve seen some strong results from taking an inventive approach to the…
Changing it Up with Mixer-Dryer-Reactor Acquisition
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Starting off 2019, I talked about push pushing ourselves personally and professionally to embrace change. Well, I’m a man of my word, and I’m proud to announce a big change in filter tech at BHS-Sonthofen GmbH. We’re looking at 2019 as a year of…
Novel Filtration Technologies for Pharmaceutical Hydrogenation
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When it comes to removing catalyst fines from pharmaceutical hydrogenation reactions, BHS Filtration has come up with a novel approach.
Currently, most hydrogenation slurries are clarified with the use of manual plate or nutsche…
Application of Separation Techniques & Full Containment
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Process engineers devote their time to finding the appropriate application of separation techniques. There's need for effective solid-liquid separation, cake washing, and drying steps across industries. In many chemical and pharmaceutical…