Summer Workplace Safety & Testing Assumptions
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Summer is here! That means swimming, barbecues, and watermelon. I’ve got to admit, though, I’ll be looking at watermelons a lot differently this season.
Recently, I came across a Black & Veatch video illustrating the importance of wearing your…
Removing Catalyst Fines From Raney Nickel Catalyst Reactions
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Whether you call it Raney nickel or Raney mud, this alloy of aluminum and nickel is a reagent common to many organic processes. Currently, most Raney nickel catalyst slurries are clarified with the use of manual plate or nutsche filters, bag filters, or…
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…