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CEW Industry News Overall Development in the Oil & Gas Sector 2017

The Year 2017 for Vedanta Cairn Oil and Gas

New Delhi, India: Oil and gas industry has seen steady year on year growth every year in last one decade. The year gone by is not an exception as well. As the growing demand suggests that India’s oil demand is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6 per cent to 458 Million Tonnes of Oil Equivalent (MTOE) by 2040, while demand for energy will more than double by 2040 as economy will grow to more than five times its current size. According to Boston Consulting Group report Indian Government take from domestic oil production is the highest in the world, despite India being an oil-importing country. Gas production will likely touch 90 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) by 2040, subject to adjustment to the current formula that determines the price paid to domestic producers, while demand for natural gas will grow at a CAGR of 4.6 per cent to touch 149 MTOE.

Mumbai, India: Vedanta delivered a strong set of results this year and took important steps towards achieving strategic objectives. Record production levels across several of businesses were met this year along with the confidence of continued successful ramp-ups across the worldclass assets. Also, the company moved toward streamlining its strategic approach to deliver better results in 2018

India’s domestic oil and gas production touched a five year low in 2016-2017 dropping more than 20 per cent to 68 million tonne. The country’s import dependence for crude shot up to a five year-high of 83.4 per cent, data from the oil ministry’s arm Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) showed. Total domestic oil and gas production in 2016-2017 stood at 67.9 million Tonne of Oil Equivalent (MTOE) as compared to 85.7 MMTOE in 2011-2012. However, during the same five year period, the country’s oil and gas production from international assets grew more than 84 percent to 16.2 MTOE in 2016-2017. Looking at this trend, the year gone by does not seem to be a boost to India’s planning towards the vision of energy security. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) announced its plans to invest USD 11 billion in exploration and development of blocks in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, which is expected to increase gas production by around 30 per cent over the next three-four years. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) have signed an agreement to build an integrated refinery-cum-petrochemicals complexes, which would have a capacity of 60 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) and cost approximately US$ 40 billion. The refinery is expected to commence operations by 2022. BPCL plans to invest Rs 1.08 trillion (USD 16.88 billion) over the coming five years for expansion of operations across business segments, of which the company plans to invest Rs 45,000 crore (USD 7.03 billion) in the petrochemicals segment. The total investment by oil marketing companies (OMCs) on fuel upgradation programme will reach Rs 90,000 crore (USD 13.95 billion) by 2020, according to Mr. K D Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. World’s largest oil exporter Saudi Aramco is planning to invest in refineries and petrochemicals in India as it looks to enter into a strategic partnership with the country. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had set the target to bring down India’s import dependence on oil and gas by at least 10 per cent by 2022. If this goal has to be achieved, the government needs to take proactive steps in boosting domestic production and cutting reliance on imports. While the government is committed, the Industry looks forward to some bold steps in 2018. The cess of 20% of per barrel cost as per current policy is a highly nonconducive operating environment for the producers. The government must look at addressing the issue in the upcoming budget. 8 • January 2018

An important milestone for Vedanta this year was the completion of the merger of Vedanta Limited and Cairn India, and this simplified the group structure. This strategic restructuring is expected to support strong shareholder returns There has been successful ramp up from Mangala EOR with production level of 56,000 boepd in Q4 at Vedanta Cairn Oil and Gas Vedanta Cairn emerged as one of the biggest bidders for oil and gas blocks of future in 2017. This approach clearly emphasizes the company’s vision to gradually increase its contribution to India’s energy security Vedanta Cairn also plans to invest $1 billion in five projects that the company plans to develop in near future. Vedanta Cairn is also looking at investing further in its Barmer fields and is also considering a technology partnership Vedanta Cairn Oil & Gas strengthened its leadership team to drive its growth plan, excellence and innovation. The role of the following four seasoned leaders have been enhanced as they are entrusted with new targets and opportunities to drive Cairn to the next phase of growth and enable the company’s vision to contribute 50% of India’s crude oil & gas production. Mr. Sudhir Mathur, Mr. Suniti Bhat, Mr. Pankaj Kalra and Mr. Sharad R. Goenka take up the responsibility of CEO, COO, CFO and Chief Strategy & Policy Officer respectively.

Anacon India and India Lab Expo to Take Place in Mumbai Mumbai, India: After completing 10 successful editions, Messe Muenchen India will be organizing analytica Anacon india and India Lab Expo also in Mumbai, the financial and business capital of India, in addition to its annual flagship event in Hyderabad. Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India said: “One trade fair, two key markets – Hyderabad and Mumbai. Our objective to take analytica Anacon India to Mumbai is to capture the tremendous growth potential of the market and cater to the growing needs of the industry. While our flagship show will continue to take place in Hyderabad, the debut edition in Mumbai is expected to penetrate the market of West India.” The Mumbai edition is expected to bring together more than 100 exhibitors and over 3,000 trade visitors in just two days: 25–26 April 2018 at Bombay Exhibition Centre and Hyderabad edition will take place from 6-8 September 2018 at HITEX. In addition to the trade fair, analytica Anacon India Conference, Live Lab demonstrations and technical workshop will also be taking place. Another important highlight will be the Buyer-Seller Forum that enables high-level networking between top buyers and participating exhibitors during the show days. Chemical Engineering World

CEW Industry News Ion Exchange (India) Limited Launches High Purity Water Generation Product for the Pharma industry Hyderabad, India: Industry leaders in water treatment, liquid waste management and environment solutions, Ion Exchange (India) Limited today announces the launch of INDION SWIFT 5Gx – a high purity water generation product catering to the special needs of the pharmaceutical industry. The product has been designed in consultation with pharmaceutical engineers and end users for maximum performance. This launch marks the company’s expansion of its product line for the sector within its ‘INDION’ purified water systems range. INDION SWIFT 5Gx improves efficiency and purity by introducing a new and unique technology which uses ‘Uniform Particle Size’ resins instead of the conventional resins otherwise used in water treatment and purification. The new product uses a short-cycle regeneration method and takes up to 35 minutes only in order to regenerate as compared to other available conventional products which have an average time of 8 hours for a single regeneration cycle. The product is a first of its kind for the pharmaceutical sector and with validation package. INDION SWIFT 5Gx is fully automatic and has minimum bacteria build-up due to its short cycle. The product is also entirely compliant with latest USP & Eur. specifications and with GAMP & ISPE design standards. The INDION range by Ion Exchange is known for complete pure water generation package and is pre-validated to industry accepted standards.

The system operates in two alternating modes: Closed Circuit (CC) mode at 100% recovery and Plug Flow (PF), or flushing mode, at 10 to 50% recovery. During CC operation, permeate is produced at a rate equal to the flow rate from the high-pressure pump. When a desired recovery percentage is reached, the operating mode is switched to PF mode in which concentrated brine is purged from the system and displaced by feed water from the high-pressure pump in a single plug-flow sweep. The new software module was developed cooperatively by LANXESS Sybron Chemicals and Desalitech, Inc. (Newton, MA, USA).

Tomra Sorting Partners with SKM Asker, Norway: Global leader in sensor-based sorting technology, TOMRA Sorting Recycling, aims to revolutionize the recycling industry and drastically reduce waste going to landfill.TOMRA Sorting Recycling (TOMRA) is proud to announce its newest partnership with SKM Recycling (SKM), headquartered in Laverton North, Victoria, Australia. As an industry leader in processing recyclables from household and commercial streams, SKM has selected TOMRA to supply

Samsung Engineering Receives EO/EG Contract from Saudi SABIC JUPC

Ion Exchange has been a preferred and trusted partner to the pharma sector for water treatment and purification across the world. In addition to high purity water solutions for the pharma and biotech sectors, Ion Exchange is also a specialist in ion exchange resins used for water applications and non-water applications i.e. excipients in pharmaceutical formulations, and polymeric adsorbents. It also offers a complete range of reverse osmosis membranes from its state-of-the-art integrated manufacturing facility in Goa. Other areas of specialization are Zero Liquid Discharge Systems, Raw Water Treatment Systems, Waste Water Treatment and Recycle Systems, and Sewage Treatment Plants. Additionally, it offers ASTOM, Japan’s wide range of Electro Deionisation Reversal/Diffusion Dialysis Membrane & Systems for Separation, Purification applications.

Seoul, Korea: Samsung Engineering is pleased to announce, that it received a contract from SABIC’s manufacturing affiliate, Jubail United Petrochemical Company (United), for a USD 700 million ethylene oxide– ethylene glycol (EO/EG) plant in Saudi Arabia, to produce 700,000 MTPA MEG. The project will be executed in Jubail Industrial City located in the east of Saudi Arabia, 100 km north of Dammam, construction completion expected in 2020.

LANXESS Adds New Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO) Module to its Innovative LewaPlus Design Software

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Cologne, Germany: Specialty Chemicals Company LANXESS has announced a significant addition to its LewaPlus software suite of reverse osmosis (RO) and ion exchange (IX) system dimensioning capabilities. The new module provides system modeling with Desalitech’s Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO) technology and enables the dimensioning of RO systems using the latest available water treatment technology, helping system designers bring their water treatment footprint closer to zero liquid discharge (ZLD) or minimum liquid discharge (MLD) goals. Reverse osmosis is used for the desalination and purification of water and has been growing rapidly in industrial, municipal and waste water reuse applications. The technology is widely used, especially in areas of water stress such as the American West. 10 • January 2018

Samsung Engineering is the one of top EG plant builders globally, with previous delivering 16 plants in total. Samsung benefits from the track record and experience of delivering 27 projects to Saudi Arabia, 22 to SABIC related companies including United. Further, during the last 10 years Samsung Engineering built EG plants around the globe such as in countries like USA, Malaysia, Thailand and India.

To meet the constantly changing demands in the market, SKM is building three new plants to process over 350,000 tonnes of kerbside collected material, also called single stream, per year. Primary focus of the SKM Recycling plants is to process paper, plastics, metals and glass, sorting them into high quality products. The plants are expected to be operational in the beginning of 2018. SKM’s Laverton plant aims to become the most technically advanced and automated recyclables processing plant on the continent or even worldwide by integrating multiple steps of TOMRA Sorting technology into the sorting of paper and other recyclables. This world’s-best technological capability will provide SKM with a unique and strong competitive advantage, and will position SKM well to meet increasingly stringent end-product quality demands. Chemical Engineering World

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Chemical Sector in Gujarat : Increasing Focus on Green Technology Towards Environment Protection Gujarat is chemical hub of the country contributing 62% of Petrochemical production, 53% of chemical production and 45% of Pharmaceuticals production. This article highlights the need for the state to implement environment policy and adapt green technologies for its chemical industry which will be a key to make Gujarat as a stronger and greener chemical hub.

ujarat is one of the leading states of India in the production of chemicals. It is also known as the ‘Petro Capital’ of India. According to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, the state accounts for 51% share of the production of major chemicals, including organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, alkali, pesticides and dyes & dyestuffs. Chemical Center in Gujarat The major chemical regions in Gujarat are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Vapi, Valsad, Dahej, Hazira and Jamnagar. According to ‘SocioEconomic Review Report of Gujarat State, manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products has a major contribution to the Gujarat’s economy. National Statistics of Chemical Sector • India accounts for approximately 15% of the world production of dyestuff and dye intermediates. • Total production of the major chemicals including petrochemicals was 23.9 Million tons in 2015-16. • Polymer demand is expected to grow by 8-10% with healthy growth in industries such as clothing, automobiles etc. • Chemicals is one of the most diversified in the world, covering more than 70,000 commercial products. Chemical is the second largest industrial group having around 14% share after refined petroleum products (37% share). Gujarat contributes 31% of chemical and 12 • January 2018

petrochemicals, 30% of basic chemicals, 10% of elastomers and polymers, 53% of dyes and intermediates and 41% of agrochemicals of the total production value of these segments in India. Growth Drivers of Chemical Sectors in Gujarat • A large population, huge domestic market dependence on agriculture and strong exports are the key growth drivers for the industry. • A global shift towards Asia as the World’s chemicals manufacturing hub. • India’s per capita consumption of chemicals in India is lower as compared to western countries, which provides immense scope and opportunities for new investments. • Rise in GDP and purchasing power generates huge growth potential for the domestic market. • A focus on new segments such as specialty and knowledge chemicals. • Globally cost competitive manufacturing. • Availability of Skilled professionals with requisite technical knowledge including World-class engineering and strong R&D facilities. • The Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions (PCPIR) is providing state-of-theart infrastructure for Chemical & Petrochemicals Sector in Gujarat.

Role of SME/MSMEs The Chemical industry in Gujarat comprises of small, medium and large scale industrial units. MSMEs constituting around 15% of total major group wise MSME units in chemical and chemical products industry. The Gujarat government policy provided enough support for development of micro, small and medium enterprises in the state. Some of the key policy features include the interest subsidy on loans for modernisation programmes, interest subsidy on eligible parameters, like sector, size, etc., venture capital and patent monetization assistance, technology acquisition fund, support for vendor development, support for auxiliary industries for value-addition, cluster development in PPP mode, rehabilitation of sick units, etc. Environmental Concerns During the Brain Storming Meeting at GSFC Science Foundation, we have prepared an Environment Vision Document 2027 for State of Gujarat as a Environmental Policies/Policy Ramifications. Introducing the subject of environment both at primary & secondary levels with focus on teaching with the real examples/ practical aspects rather than theoretical knowledge will help students in sensing the real issues and its magnitude and how best they can be minimised.

Gujarat contributes 31% of chemical and petrochemicals, 30% of basic chemicals, 10% of elastomers and polymers, 53% of dyes and intermediates and 41% of agrochemicals of the total production value of these segments in India. Chemical Engineering World

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Other important issues are that of contribution of state in ozone layer depletion, unabated mining of resources, impact of climate change etc. which need to be looked into with real time perspective. Issues of environment, it analysis, impact study and relevant solutions of Gujarat cannot be viewed and assessed in isolation unless a big picture study is undertaken for comparative analysis i.e. study of status of environment at global and national levels. • Green belt establishment: Any urban constructions should made it mandatory to have a green belt, in the form bushes, vegetable garden or trees. The people’s representatives, officials and office bearers of the residential associations can be entrusted as ambassadors of this act. 16 • January 2018

• Lung area calculation to be established to understand the co-efficient or coequivalence of oxygen availability and carbon dioxide sequestered with respect to green cover. Identification of proper soft wood plant ideal for forestry in terms of water usage and growth rate also required. • Energy policies requires a revision to address fuel efficiency, effective use of renewable energy. New biofuel sources can be explored and the established ones can be studied further for improvisation. • Domestic waste management demands as a revisit to establish self sufficient system in factories and individual households. Convenient incinerators of various capacities with different fuel options can be designed and can be distributed in a subsidised manner to manage domestic waste.

• A central agency (similar to GCMS) to look after the environmental health of the state to be constituted. • Mining activities happening in Gujarat needs to be monitored properly. • Micro and macro climate change in the state to be addressed and assessed in terms of local industrialization, city expansion and other anthropogenic activities. Also Environment related start-ups in Chemical Sector should be encouraged to design and develop technology/product for the benefit of environment. Understanding Green Technology and Clean Manufacturing If the Chemical Industries adapt the Green technology there will be minimum Chemical Engineering World

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environmental-sustainability of processes currently producing negative externalities. It also means using nanotechnology to make current manufacturing processes for non-nano materials and products more environments friendly. For example, nanoscale membranes can help separate desired chemical reaction products from waste materials.

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Another goal of Green Nanotechnology involves developing products that benefit the environment either directly or indirectly. Nano materials or products can directly clean hazardous waste sites, desalinate water, treat pollutants, or sense and monitor environmental pollutants. Indirectly, lightweight nano composites for automobiles and other means of transportation could save fuel and reduce materials used for production.

Manufacturing standards of developed economies are aimed to improve the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. REACH Regulation places greater responsibility on industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances. Changing Focus on Green Technology and Concerns towards Environment Globally, the awareness towards concept of environmental safety and management is rising with a rapid pace. Governments are promoting green technologies and eco-friendly solution by way of incentives. Paints and coatings industry is raw materials sensitive largely depending on the price of the crude. In this scenario, water based coatings are creating a large market share with growing awareness. Dyes and dyestuff industry is under the strong radar of the environmental agencies due to the non-biodegradable nature of dyes along with the presence of toxic trace metals/acid/alkali/ carcinogenic aromatic amines traceable in the effluents. Green initiatives such as development of fibre reactive dyes, metal free dyes, low sulphide dyes can be thought of in the light of long term savings. Green nanotechnology refers to the use of nanotechnology to enhance the 18 • January 2018

Investments in New Technologies, Processes and Adapting the Global Changes New technologies and processes are prerequisites for a sustainable development of fast growing Indian chemical industry. China, Vietnam, Singapore and other South Asian countries have been capturing the attention of the Western world. Even efficient boilers can play a crucial role to enable the optimum usage of energy in chemical manufacturing units as the condensing boilers extract more of heat and consume less gas for same amount of heating requirements. However, cost, fuel availability, heat recovery system needs to be checked.

plants require major changes and adoption of new techniques that can promote reuse of water and thus save the water for future generations. Disposal of waste water is another grey area that needs to be addressed immediately. Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) can be considered as a solution for effective water recycling though coupled with high investment and operational costs. Potential savings can be compared visà-vis cost of fresh water and savings on sludge disposal. Water availability is getting scarce, industrial water charges are climbing high and regulations are becoming more stringent. In the light of these, drivers for recycling with process and system design equipments, such as sequencing batch reactors, membrane bioreactors, reverse osmosis, ultra filtration and evaporators are becoming popular along with chemical treatment. The Central Effluent Treatment Plants in Gujarat are effectively dealing with waste water problem. But some of them were non-complaint as they had shortfalls of designing, operations and maintenance parts as per Central Pollution Control Board’s note. To promotes as well as to adopt the sophisticated and latest technology for the Treatment of Effluent, Government should offer the finance to the chemical industries with subsidised rate.

Author Details Water Management Immediate need to address issues in relation to water management, waste water treatment and proper disposal, recycling-reuse of water. Falling reserves of water and shortage of potable water has posed a threat over the future of chemicals industry. The existing effluent treatment

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A New Generation Sealing – Bringing the Best of Subsea to the Surface This article focuses on how new metal sealing technology (metal to metal sealing, currently the main sealing principle from subsea technology ) can solve serious environmental issues (fugitive emissions), remove danger of damage to human and improve bottom line of today’s businesses.

rom the cold north of our world, from Norway, we bring a new sealing invention to the readers’ attention. A flange sealing made out of one piece of metal. A metal to metal-seal, a sealing principle usually used subsea on extreme depths and pressures. The inventors of this particular patented sealing technology has taken the best sealing principle from subsea - metal to metal sealing, and have taken it to the surface. The invention is called DeltaV-Seal, designed by the Norwegian company Pipeotech. A sealing is in general not a product that brings much attention. Sealings are the consumables often selected at the last moment in a design project, having few expectations to it. Although this apparently insignificant consumable can have the most severe impact on human health, the environment and a factory’s revenue, the focus on this consumable has traditionally usually been next to nothing.

an idea to challenge today’s sealing technology. They wanted to develop a high quality, metal-to-metal sealing product, aimed to last many times the life time of a regular sealing, and last but not least stop leakages. There are so many gaskets in the market, what is so special about this new metal gasket? First, the designers chose to develop the sealing based on a metal to metal design. In this way, sealing can be brought to a totally different level. Special designed metal ridges are placed on each side of the sealing. When torque is applied on the bolts, the metal ridges deform, yield and adapt to the flange surfaces, without any damage or deformation of the flanges.

becomes even tighter than the tightness classification “gas tight”. Prolong lifetime What is interesting to see is that if you have any imperfections on the flanges, the ridges will deform individually to the surface and adapt perfectly to the flange surface landscape. In tests done with DNV GL, even scribes as deep as 0.3 mm across the whole raised face flange surface have effectively been sealed in helium tests. So even if you may have old and worn flanges, you can use these metal seals to seal off damaged and leaking flanges. In this way you can prolong the lifetime of your current piping infrastructure. Galvanic corrosion, cleaning of flanges

A metal to metal-connection like this gives the best possible tightness of any connection, and results in a sealing that

The metal seals are made in one piece of metal, water cut, using no heat that affects

When designing a piping system, flanges are usually defined as a leakage point. Seals are typically the weakest link in a piping system, and a common cause to fatal leakages, explosions, harm to people and leakages into the environment and consequently a significant cause to negative impact on the revenue of a business. There are no reason a flange should be defined as a leakage point. A factory may have tens of thousands of potential leakage points. What do this do with corporate risk? The challenges in the sealing market gave the inventors of this metal to metal-sealing 20 • January 2018

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CEW Features DeltaV-Seal wanted to have a type approval of the metal sealing they had invented. The certifying body, DNV GL said that no such type approval had been done before through DNV GL. The type approval project was however initiated, and the DeltaVSeal had to pass two simoultaneous tests, 1) minimum 10 million vibrations (23.5 Hz) and 2) minimum 0.5 million pressure pulse sequences, exposing the metal sealing from the inside with oil pressures sequencing from 0 to 78 bar, then 51 bar and then zero bar, all within one second. the sealing material properties. When installing the metal seals, the governing principle is to choose metal sealing in the same material as the flanges. In this way you avoid galvanic corrosion, which may save a business for substantial amounts of money. When using a metal to metal-sealing, in same material as the flanges, this means that you neither need to clean the flanges when using this sealing. Using a metal sealing like the DeltaV-Seal, it simply does not contaminate the flanges like for instance graphite based seals do. This issue alone can mean many hours saved within maintenance, for each and every flange pair, and for a factory consisting of thousands of flanges, this can save significant costs and also reduce risk significantly. When time has come to do a scheduled inspection or to change of gasket, you simply loosen the bolts, you inspect the flange surfaces without having to spend hours on cleaning, you drop the new DeltaV-Seal in between the flanges and it centers itself on the bolts, guided by the outer centering ring. Then you torque the bolts according to procedure and you’re done. Leakage and fire tests The results of the metal to metal sealing principle was clearly demonstrated when doing tests at the German test institute, AMTEC. The results of various tests shows that through this new metal sealing design you come as close to technically tight as possible, showing a leakage rate 10.000 times tighter than the requirements 22 • January 2018

(VDI 2440 / “TA Luft” helium test). Even in a fire situation, showing leakage of only 1 % of the requirement in a direct fire situation (>650 C), resulting the metal sealing to become fire test approved (API 6FB). Static sealing It is through years of heavy use the force of a metal to metal-connection exposes itself. Since the metal sealing DeltaV-Seal contain no “soft” sealing materials like graphite, this means that the metal sealing is static, so it does not change its sealing properties over time, not even at high or low temperature, nor in a temperature cycling environment. “Install and forget” Since this is a metal to metal-sealing with no soft sealing material like graphite present, this means that once you have installed it, you do not need to retighten the bolts after you have installed the sealing using the correct installation procedure and torque. You neither need to go back after a week to do any retightening of the flange bolts. In practice, it is “install and forget”.

The metal sealing endured the whole combined tests, taking five days continuously, making the DeltaV-Seal the world’s first type approved flange sealing (DNV GL). This demonstrates the power of a metal to metal sealing design, making it possible to bring tightness and endurance to a totally different level. From gasket to tool This new sealing technology is more a tool than a simple gasket product. It is a cost saver. Despite this is apparently just a piece of metal, with the unique sealing properties embedded in the design, with this tool bigger companies can save costs on operations and maintenance by millions in bigger plants. In addition, it practically eliminates galvanic corrosion and as a repair-tool you can prolong the lifetime of your existing piping infrastructure. Last but not least, it is a tool to practically eliminate the risk for harmful leakages from flanges for people and the environment.

This is a small but important feature of the new metal sealing that may change and simplify how you work, how you do installation, maintenance and service of your piping infrastructure. World’s first DNV GL type approval of a flange sealing The advantage of having a static sealing was demonstrated when the designers of the

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Ammonia Production can be More Smart, Safe & Profitable This article talks about brand new technology for the production of ammonia, primarily for fertilizer.

he ammonia and fertilizer industries are changing as the drive for smart industrial solutions that exploit feedstocks in an optimal way continues to intensify. Natural resources must be utilized in the best possible way to secure profitability and reduce environmental impact, but advances have been scarce in the very mature ammonia production technology. Nonetheless, a new solution based on SynCOR™ synthesis gas technology widely used in the gas-toliquids industry offers the ammonia industry an opportunity to produce ammonia in a smarter, safer and more profitable way – with significantly reduced environmental impact. The new solution is based on autothermal reforming for the production of syngas in ammonia plants and thereby challenges conventional tubular reforming. The technology brings significant benefits in large-scale applications, most notably an extremely low steam-to-carbon ratio of

0.6 and capacities above 6,000 MTPD in single-train plants. This enables ammonia and urea producers to gain significant economies of scale that cannot be achieved with conventional technology. Catalyst induced a technology shift Conventional ammonia plants use a high temperature shift followed by a low temperature shift. A standard high temperature shift uses an iron/chromiumbased catalyst, which demands a minimum operating steam-to-carbon ratio of 2.6. That changed with Topsoe’s introduction of the first commercial iron-free high temperature shift catalyst (SK-501 Flex™). This catalyst is based on promoted zinc aluminum spinel, which can operate at very low steam-to-carbon ratios at typical high temperature shift conditions, but without the risk of mechanical integrity or by-products associated with iron/chromium catalysts. The zinc aluminum catalyst opens up new possibilities for ammonia producers, as they can reduce their plants’

steam-to-carbon ratio significantly with Topsoe’s SynCOR Ammonia™ process. This solution may be a new opportunity in ammonia production, but the technology is well-proven in other industrial applications, especially within gas-to-liquids. SynCOR Ammonia™ is based on stand-alone autothermal reforming by oxygen and uses well-known and industrially proven process steps and equipment. Today, the combined industrial operation of SynCOR™ units exceeds 70 years, and the technology has demonstrated availability factors greater than 99% as an average over operating periods longer than five years. Due to the introduction of the new shift catalyst, the operating conditions are quite different from the conditions in conventional ammonia plants. With only 0.6 steam-to-carbon ratio, the shift section is limited by the low water content to perform the shift reaction, to achieve an acceptable CO slip, and at the same time minimize the formation of by-products.

Figure 1: Simplified process sheet of Topsoe’s SynCOR Ammonia™ plant 24 • January 2018

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Figure 2: Comparison between steam methane reformer (SMR) vs. SynCOR Ammonia™

However, an efficient solution to deal with this low water content, is the introduction of a second shift operated at medium to high temperature in combination with recirculation of steam from the process condensate stripper. Depending on the specific requirement, the second shift catalyst can be SK-501 Flex™ or a copper-based catalyst. After the shift section, by-products are condensed out together with process condensate. The solution reduces the well-known problem of especially methanol entering the CO 2 removal section in conventional process layouts. The process condensate and washing water, which contains the shift by-products, flows to a process condensate stripper that strips off practically all shift by-products. The stripper steam containing the shift byproducts is recycled to the inlet of the high temperature shift section. Less and smaller equipment reduce cost From a cost perspective, it is critically important to stay within commercially available standard sizes for equipment and piping, no matter the size of the plant. Exceeding standards limits the number of possible vendors and increases cost. SynCOR Ammonia™ operates at a steamto-carbon ratio of 0.6, which reduces 26 • January 2018

steam throughput by 80% compared to conventional plants. In combination with an inert-free ammonia synthesis, this makes it possible to significantly reduce the size of piping and equipment throughout the plant. It also enables the use of a single ammonia converter operating at single pressure. The process uses a standard commercial CO 2 removal unit. However, the CO 2 absorber is relatively smaller than for conventional design because nitrogen is added further downstream. After the CO 2 removal section, remaining CO 2 and H 2O is removed in a synthesis gas drier unit. Then CH 4, Ar and CO is removed in a nitrogen wash, in which N 2 is admitted to the synthesis gas to adjust the hydrogen-to-nitrogen ratio to the level required by the ammonia synthesis. The result is an inert-free synthesis gas, which makes methanation, purge gas ammonia wash, and hydrogen recovery units obsolete and significantly reduces sizes of high-pressure equipment and piping. Furthermore, less power for recycling compressors is needed. The simplified process scheme translates directly into CAPEX and OPEX savings. The inert-free synthesis loop uses a single S-300 ammonia converter in a standard, well-proven Topsoe ammonia

The scaling exponent relating to the CAPEX cost of a plant has huge impact on economies of scale and Total Cost of Ownership in the plant’s lifetime. SynCOR™ has a very advantageous scaling exponent in comparison with conventional tubular steam reforming and is referenced within the full capacity range to above 6,000 MTPD ammonia. Tubular steam reforming is beyond reference above 3,500 MTPD. See figure 2 for a comparison. The SynCOR™ technology is competitive from well inside the conventional tubular steam reforming capacities and becomes the preferred choice at large capacities because of its referenced single line capacity above 3,500 MTPD and significant economies of scale. Production cost in large-scale single train plants is reduced by a combination of attractive scaling exponent, reduced steam throughput, inert-free ammonia synthesis, and reduced sizes of piping and equipment. Due to the differences in scaling exponents and CAPEX cost, SynCOR Ammonia™ becomes increasingly competitive the higher the capacity and the result can be two-digit savings per ton in production cost. Environment and Safety SynCOR Ammonia™ significantly improves environmental impact, personal safety and process reliability and has the potential to bring down the number of lost production days. The overall energy consumption figures for SynCOR Ammonia™ is up to 3% lower Chemical Engineering World

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Table 1: The Main differences between a conventional SMR based plant and SynCOR Ammonia

than for conventional designs. In addition, electric power for the air separation unit can be obtained from sustainable energy sources, which will reduce CO 2 emissions per ton of product considerably. The total reduction of CO 2 emissions from natural gas firing and sustainable power sources amount to 30%, when assuming 100% conversion into urea. NOx emissions are more than 50% lower compared to conventional tubular steam reforming plants. Another safety benefit is gained from the SK-501 Flex™ catalyst because it is completely free from chromium, most notably the highly toxic hexavalent chromium found in all iron-based high temperature shift catalysts in the market. This helps plants to avoid the potential risk that hexavalent chromium poses to personnel safety and to the environment during product handling, operation and disposal. Ammonia producers can also achieve cost reductions as well as safety benefits from the high degree of automation in the SynCOR Ammonia™ process. The difference in fieldwork from large scale tubular reforming can be as much as two to three persons in favor of SynCOR™. 28 • January 2018

Automation enables remote operation that can lead to fewer human errors and higherefficiency. The autothermal reactor itself requires no fieldwork during operation, and, typically, a simple plant walk-through per work shift is all that is needed to perform surface monitoring. Alternatively, camera surveillance can replace this. SynCOR Ammonia™ incorporates a complete integrated Safety Integrated System (SIS), which guides plant operators and ensures safe operation at all times. The number of Lost Time Incidents is reduced, simply because less people are prone to accidents. Fieldwork is turned into control room work with more time spent proactively optimizing performance. The result is a higher general safety level and a better bottom line.

• Reduced environmental impact – up to 30% lower CO 2 emissions, more than 50% lower NOx emissions, and up to 50% reduction of make-up water consumption • Increased safety – high degree of automation reduces manual fieldwork significantly

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Key benefits of SynCOR™ in ammonia production • Significant economies of scale – single trains at large capacities • More than 3% lower operational expenses – 3% lower energy consumption

Merethe Kjul Hoffmann Technology Marketing Manager, MSc Haldor Topsoe Email: mkho@topsoe.com Chemical Engineering World

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Advances in Welding Consumables for Petrochemical Sector Welding is an important and critical activity in fabrication, construction and erection of any component, machinery and plant. Petrochemical and Oil & Gas industries are no exception to this. Over the years, these industries have witnessed several technological advances which have enabled them to operate more efficiently. Welding technology has also grown hand in hand with these developments and today, we have a number of welding processes, techniques, equipments and consumables to meet most of these requirements.

CONSUMABLES FOR CARBON STEELS Carbon steels are the most widely used materials in these industries. The common consumables like E6013, E7018 (SMAW), ER70S2 (GTAW), ER70S6 (GMAW), EL8, EM12K, and EH14(SAW) have been standardized with respect to their properties and performance and are being used for many carbon steel applications in these industries for many years now. However several special consumables have been developed to meet specific application requirements. 1) Consumables for NACE applications In Petrochemical and O&G industries a number of components are exposed to hydrogen sulphide and sour gas environments resulting in stress corrosion cracking. Weld metals operating in these environments are normally tested to ensure that they with stand these service conditions. NACE specifications TM 01 77 and TM02 84 specify suitable tests to determine the behavior of the weld metal.. 2) Moisture resistant and vacuum packed electrodes Moisture is a detrimental factor in welding since higher moisture content in the environment, shielding gas and flux, base material can introduce more hydrogen in the weld metal. Hydrogen is not a desired element in the weld metal since it makes the steel brittle In order to ensure that the electrodes, fluxes are dry at the time of usage, they are normally re-dried, particularly low hydrogen consumables. However there are many occasions when re-drying may not be possible. In order to meet this requirement electrodes have been developed which resist moisture pick 30 • January 2018

up. These electrodes are designated with a suffix ‘R’ indicating they are moisture resistant electrodes. In order to preserve these electrodes in the factory packed condition till usage, they are vacuum packed which ensures quality at the time of usage. the advantage of vacuum packing is that these electrodes don’t require re-drying like conventional low hydrogen electrodes. 3) Weld metals with enhanced toughness requirements Weld metal toughness is an important property. It is usually measured with the CVN impact test which specifies a minimum value for the average impact strength at specified temperatures. Specifications today, call for minimum impact values which are much higher than the standard values. Apart from this, weld metals are today required to meet CTOD value; CTOD is a fracture mechanics test to ensure toughness of the material in the presence of a running crack. AWS specifies a separate ‘J’ designation for an E71T1 flux cored wire which can meet the impact properties at minus 40C. 4) Pipe welding electrodes For pipe welding traditionally the use of cellulosic types, like E6010, has been in practice for a very long time. The use of this electrode is normally restricted to lower strength levels and for higher strength levels such as at 70000 psi, special pipe welding electrodes like E7010P1 are to be used. Electrodes are available for higher strength levels also. These are specially made for vertical down welding of pipes, (popularly referred to as stove pipe welding) particularly the root pass where penetration is of great importance.

CONSUMABLES LOW ALLOY STEELS Low alloy steels are widely used for low, high temperature and high strength applications. Apart from the chemical and mechanical properties, today emphasis is on properties like toughness, embrittlement, creep, hot strength which are very essential for satisfactory performance in service. 1) Consumables for Cr-Mo steels Cr-Mo steels find use in elevated temperature applications in Oil, Gas and Power industries. A number of these steels with varying amounts of Cr, Mo and other elements are used to manufacture components. While some of the grades have been in existence for a long time, many are new versions have been introduced to suit specific needs. These are; • Weld metals with temper embrittlement resistance • Weld metals with hardness control • Weld metals with properties after prolonged PWHT • Weld metal meting Inter granular corrosion (IGC) test requirements • Weld metals with creep properties • Non-Synthetic types • Special grades with additions of V, W, B, N, Nb, Ti 1.1 Weld metals with temper embrittlement resistance Cr-Mo steels get embrittled when exposed for long periods in the temperature range of 400-500C.Tramp elements like P, As, Sb, Sn are the root cause for this problem. By controlling the tramp elements it is possible to overcome this problem. This Chemical Engineering World

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is done by using two parameters X and J factor as detailed below; Factor

the standard AWS testing may not give the correct picture. Therefore many weld metal

Formula- Elements in %wt

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Bruscato X factor for Base and weld metal (10P+5Sb+4Sn+As)/100

< 10

Watnabe J factor for base metal

<80

(Mn+Si)+(P+Sn) 10000

A step cooling heat treatment is also performed to determine the susceptibility of the base and weld metals to this problem. All these go to show the stringent quality standards within which consumables are being developed today to meet the industry needs. 1.2 Weld metals with hardness control Weld metal, HAZ and base metal hardness are important factors which determine the performance of the welded joint in service. Hence in many situations the weld metal chemistries are controlled to lower carbon levels to achieve lower hardness. 1.3 Weld metals with prolonged PWHT Most of the Cr-Mo steels are subjected to Post weld heat treatment after welding to relieve the stresses. The AWS specifications also specify the PWHT for various weld metals. But in actual practice many times the weld metals are subjected to prolonged, repeated heat treatment cycles in which 32 â&#x20AC;˘ January 2018

specifications, today, specify many changes in the PWHT. In order to meet these requirements the weld metal compositions have to be adjusted to optimum levels so that the desired properties are achieved. Table 8 gives details on some of the heat treatments for a few weld metals. 1.4 Inter granular corrosion (IGC) test. This is a test to ascertain the suitability of austenitic stainless steel material under corrosive conditions. A pass or failure in this test will forecast the behavior of the material under actual service condition. Normally the IGC test is conducted as per ASTM 262 practices like A-B-C-D-E. All these tests are different and are used for different conditions. 1.5 Creep properties For any elevated temperature application, creep data is very important. Providing creep data for weld metal has now become

a regular feature, at least for normal grades. However generation of this data is time consuming and also expensive . 1.6 Non-Synthetic types SMAW electrodes can be made with carbon steel core wire or with alloyed steel core wire. In Cr-Mo steels, especially at higher alloy levels, it is preferable to use non-synthetic types as they produce consistent properties. Today, nonsynthetic electrodes are available even in 9Cr-1Mo types, which produce consistent mechanical properties. 1.7 Special grades with additions of V, W, Nb, N, B, and Ti With the operating temperatures and pressures going higher and higher and with increasing concern for increasing operational efficiency, controlling emissions, super and ultra super critical boilers are being considered which use Cr-Mo steel with additions of the above elements. Materials like P91, P911, P92, P23, P22V, and P24 belong to this category. Welding consumables meeting these requirements are under development and testing. In future many power plants will use these types of consumables. Chemical Engineering World

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PROCESS

AWL PRODUCT NACE TEST NAME

IGC TEST

IMPACT AT (-196 DEG C)

C.T.O.D TEST AT (-10 DEG C)

E 7018-1

SMAW

TENALLOY SPL

HH DONE

N.A.

E 7018-1

SMAW

TENALLOY PLUS

S DONE

N.A.

DONE

E 7018 -1

SMAW

TENALLOY PLUS

Z DONE

N.A.

E 6010

SMAW

CELWEL 60

DONE

N.A.

E 7010 G

SMAW

CELWEL 70 G

DONE

N.A.

E 8010 G

SMAW

CELWEL 80 G

DONE

N.A.

E 7018 G

SMAW

TENALLOY (Spl Batch)

Ni N.A.

N.A.

DONE

E 8018 G

SMAW

TENALLOY 60 N.A. NX (Spl Batch)

N.A.

DONE

E 347 - 16

SMAW

SUPERINOX 1B

N.A.

E 308L - 15

SMAW

SUPERINOX 1C N.A. 15(LT)

PRACTICE E

DONE

N.A.

E 316L - 16

SMAW

SUPERINOX 2C

N.A.

PRACTICE E / B

ER 308 L

TIG

TIGINOX 308L

N.A.

PRACTICE E

DONE

N.A.

E 316L-15

SMAW

BETANOX K

N.A.

PRACTICE E

DONE

N.A.

ER 316 L

TIG

TIGINOX 316 L

DONE

PRACTICE E / B

N.A.

ER 308 L

MIG

MIGINOX 308 L

N.A.

PRACTICE E

N.A.

ER 309 L

MIG

MIGINOX 309 L

N.A.

PRACTICE E

N.A.

ER 316 L

MIG

MIGINOX 316 L

N.A.

PRACTICE E

N.A.

ER 70 S 2

TIG

TIGFIL 70 S 2

DONE

N.A.

ER 70 S 2

TIG

TIGFIL 70 S 2 DONE (SPL)

N.A.

EH10K (WIRE)

SAW

AUTOMELT 10 K

N.A.

B41 (FLUX)

FLUX

AUTOMELT B 41

DONE

N.A.

DONE

ER 308 L

SAW

SUBINOX 308 L

N.A.

PRACTICE E

DONE

N.A.

S 33 (FLUX)

FLUX

AUTOMELT S 33

N.A.

PRACTICE E

DONE

N.A.

ER 309L

SAW

SUBINOX 309 L

N.A.

PRACTICE E

N.A.

ER 316L

SAW

SUBINOX 316L

N.A.

PRACTICE E

N.A.

DONE

EH DONE

N.A.

• Hydrogen Disbonding test done for S33 and 308L SAW consumable. Ador Welding ‘s PEB business developed for the Petrochemical sector 34 • January 2018

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CEW Features EQUIPMENTS FOR PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES ADOR Welding Limited has a wide range of equipments specifically suited to the Petrochemical Industry- including machines for welding the fabricated structures, pipe networks, cooling fins, low and high pressure vessels. Special equipments are used for pipe – line layout, with pipe joining and cutting. The various models of Diesel Engine operated Welding Generators (SILENT CHALLENGER Series) and Motor Generators l(SUPERGEN 320) are specifically suitable for pipe root welding with cellulosic electrodes and complete pipe welding for Hot pass, filler and capping with low-hydrogen electrodes. Multipurpose machines like the Inverter based CHAMPMULTI series and more conventional Thyristorized RANGERMULTI machines can be used for Electrode as well as MIG / FCAW / TIG Welding. Submerged Arc Welding Equipments for large diameter pipes and vessels (MAESTRO Series) along with Handling and Rotating devices like Column & Boom, Manipulators, Roller Beds, Pipe cutting and bevelling machines, Welding Carriages are present in the portfolio of ADOR Welding Automation & Process Systems Division. CONCLUSION

Figure 2: Flare for Petrochemical unit

CONSUMABLES FOR STAINLESS STEELS Stainless steels are used widely in Petrochemical industries . A variety of grades are used and they have been standardized for many applications. The common varieties like ‘L’ grades, stabilized grades and their combinations have been in existence for quite some time now. 1) Duplex and Super Duplex stainless steels (DSS and SDSS) Of particular interest to us at this juncture are the duplex and super duplex stainless steels which are increasingly used in oil and gas industries especially for components which are subjected to stress corrosion cracking.. 36 • January 2018

2) ‘H’ versions of standard grades The higher carbon versions of 308, 347 are now being considered for their elevated temperature properties. New weld metals with higher carbon in the range of 0.04-0.08 are now available for these materials. CONSUMABLES FOR NICKEL ALLOYS Nickel alloys form one of the important material groups used in these industries. Many consumables have been developed to meet the welding requirements of this group; viz; grades like;

Ni CrFe2,NiCr Fe3, Ni Cr Mo3 , Ni Cr Mo6 and many others.

Petrochemical industries offer a number of challenges for welding by constantly using improved and newer materials. This has been the constant factor fuelling the development of a host of new and modified consumables to suit the application and also the service condition. Thanks to these cooperative efforts, today we have a wide spectrum of welding consumables meeting many service requirements. Some Ador Welding Ltd. consumables for the Petrochemical sector and the tests performed. Author Details

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The Minimum Fluidization Velocity and Bed Fluctuation Ratio in Air-Solid Systems There are many equations available to predict minimum fluidization velocities of solid particles in air-solid systems in cylindrical columns. Experiments were carried out for minimum fluidization velocities of solid particles and compared with existing equations. Based on error, conclusions are drawn for which type of materials,which equations are agreeing well. Based on Rayleigh’s method and dimensional analysis and experiments, an equation is formulated to predict the fluctuation ratio of single size particles in cylindrical columns.

luidization 1: Minimum fluidization velocity is an important parameter used to characterize the hydrodynamic behavior of a material inside the fluidized bed. The density and size of the material change the minimum fluidization velocity. In fluidization, fine granular solids are transformed into a fluid-like state through contact with a fluid. When a liquid or a gas is passed at low velocity up through a bed of solid particles, the particles do not move. If the fluid velocity is increased slowly, the pressure drop and the drag on individual particles increases and eventually the particles start to move(minimum fluidization velocity)and become suspended in the fluid. The chief advantages of fluidization are: It ensures contact of the fluid with all parts of solid particles, prevent segregation of the particles by thoroughly agitating the bed, minimizing the temperature variations even in large reactor and ensure high heat and mass transfer rates. Fluidization find applications: in the catalytic cracking of reactors in the petroleum industry, drying and sizing of crystals, transportation of solids, coating of metal surfaces with plastic material, in roasting of ores and synthesis reaction. The disadvantages of fluidization are: Greater power requirement, high breakage of solid particles, serious erosion of pipe lines and containers and for bigger size reactors. Fluctuation Ratio: It is the ratio of the highest to the lowest levels which the top of the fluidized bed occupies for any

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gas flow rate and is a quantification of the fluidization quality. A lower value of the fluctuation ratio is indicative of improved fluidization quality with less fluctuation ratio at the top of the bed in fluidized condition. Minimum Fluidization Velocity Equations Available In Literature For Cylindrical Columns 2 1. When and Yu:U mf =µ g [ 1/2 (1135.7+0.048Ar) - 33.7 ]/(Ρ g d p )

1. Archimedes Number:Ar=d p 3 (Ρ p - Ρ g )g Ρ g /µ g 2 Fluctuation Ratio Equation Based on Rayleigh’s method and dimensional analysis,the fluctuation ratio in a cylindrical fluidized column is a function of the variables: G of,G mf,D c,d p,Ρ p,h s and Ρ f.The final equation is:

r=1.432(G of/G mf) 0.0182 (D c/h s) 0.00627 (d p/h s) 0.0211 (Ρp/Ρ f)-0.00798

3. Goroshoko et.al:U mf =[µ g /(Ρgd p )]*[Ar/ (1400+5.2Ar 1/2 ) ]

Earlier equation was(4):r=1.95(d p/D c) 0.04 (Dc/h s) 0.04 (Ρ f/Ρ s) 0.04 [(G f-G mf)/G mf] 0.05

4. Bena:U mf =[µ g /(Ρ g d p )]* (Ar+19) 0.11 )]

Experimental:The various parts in the experimental set up are: 1) Blower/ compressor(for air input); 2) Air flow control valve(to contol air flow rate to the fluidized column); 3) Orfice meter (to measure air flow rate); 4) U-tube manometer(for measuring air flow rate); 5) Mesh covered at the bottom of the column(not to allow solids to fall down from bottom of the column); 6) Fluidized column(I m length of 2.8 cm.dia/2.5 cm dia ); 7) Mesh cover at the top of the column(not to allow the particles to go out of the column).

2. Leva et.al:U mf =7.39 d p Ρg 0.94

1.82

(Ρp-Ρg)

0.94

[0.00138Ar/

5. Rowe and Henwood:U mf =0.008 d p 2 (Ρ p Ρg)g/µ g 6. Miller and Logwinuk(3):U m2 =0.00125d p (Ρp-Ρg)Ρ g 0.10 g/µ g f 7. Frantz:U mf =0.001065 d p 2 (Ρ

p -

Ρ g )g/µ g

8. Davies and Richardson:U mf =0.00078 d p 2 (Ρp-Ρg)g/µ g 9. Pillai and Raja Rao:U mf =0.000701 d p 2 (Ρp-Ρg)g/µ g 10. Saxena and Vogel:U mf = µ g [(25.2 8 2 +0.0571Ar) 1/2 -25.28]/(Ρg d p ) 11. B a b u : U m f = µ g [ (25.25 2 +0.0651Ar) 1/2 -25.25/(Pg d p ) 12. Richardson and Dast Jeromino:U mf =µ g [(25.7 2 -0.0365Ar) 1/2 -25.7]/ (Pgd p ) 13. Doichev and =µ (0.00108* Ar 0.947 f g

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Akhmakov:U mp gd p)

/ (

14. Thong Limp:U mf =µ g [ 31.6 2 +0.042 1/2 Ar) -31.6]/(Ρgd p )

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CEW Features compressor, change the material in the column and continue for next observation; 6) The height of the bed is not effecting the minimum fluidization velocity. The observations of cereals are shown in Table-1. The observations of dals are shown in Table-2. The observations of seeds are shown in Table-3, the observations of metals are shown in Table-4 and the observations of ores are shown in Table-5. The observations of crystals are shown inTable-6. The scope of experiments is shown in Table-7. The comparision of experimental fluctuation ratios and equation values are shown in Table-8. Results and Conclusions Cereals: The equations of Pillai, Miller, Wen and Yu,and Frantz are agreeing well(less than 10% error). Dals: The equations of Davies, Saxena,Bena,Wen and Yu,Richardson and Thonglimp are agreeing well. Seeds: The equations of Bena, Goroshko,Richardson,Wen and Yu and Babu are agreeing well. Metals: The equaions of Saxena,Babu and Frantz are agreeing well.Ores:The equations of Bena,Doichev and Miller are agreeing well.Crystals:The equations of Babu and Leva are agreeing well.

Material

Diameter

Umf Expt.

Umf Equ.

% Error

Equation

Wheat

0.00282

1.569

1.454

7.3

Bena

Wheat

0.00282

1.569

1.168

25.6

Babu

Rice

0.00185

1.540

1.588

3.1

Pillai

Rice

0.00185

1.540

1.415

8.1

Miller

Rice

0.00185

1.540

1.767

14.7

Davies

Rice

0.00129

0.770

0.772

0.3

Pillai

Rice

0.00129

0.770

0.690

10.4

Miller

Rice

0.00129

0.770

0.859

11.5

Davies

Rice

0.0015

1.089

0.933

14.3

Miller

Finger Millet

9.25*10-5

0.611

0.843

27.6

Frantz

Maize

0.00843

1.885

1.859

1.2

Thonglimp

Maize

0.00843

1.885

1.988

5.4

Wen and Yu

Maize

0.00843

1.885

1.739

7.7

Richardson

Maize

0.00843

1.885

1.708

9.4

Goros

Maize

0.00843

1.885

2.188

16.1

Saxena

Sabu dhana

0.003

5.59

5.64

0.8

Frantz

Wheat Ravva 0.00142

0.784

0.794

1.3

Doicher

Wheat Ravva 0.00142

0.784

0.734

6.4

Babu

Wheat Ravva 0.00142

0.784

0.856

9.1

Miller

Wheat Ravva 0.00142

0.784

0.936

19.3

Pillai

Table—1: Cereals

Ar Archimedis Number Column diameter, m Dc D p Particle diameter, m G of,G f Operating fluidization velocity, m/s G mf Minimum fluidization velocity, m/s g Gravitational constant, m/Sq.s h s Static bed height, m U mf Minimum fluidization velocity, m/s µ g Viscosity of gas, Kg/m.s Ρg,Ρ f Density of gas, Kg/Cubic m

Material Urad dal Urad dal Urad dal Urad dal Urad dal Urad dal Uad dal Black gram Black gram Chana dal Chana dal Groundnut Green gram Green gram Green gram Green gram Peas Peas Peas Peas Peas

Pp,Ρ s Density of solid/particle, Kg/Cubic.m.

Table-2: Dals

In general for all types of materials,there is no single equation agreeing well for minimum fluidization velocity with less than 10% error. The error in fluctuation ratio equation is less than 10%. Nomenclature

40 • January 2018

Diameter,m 0.00155 0.00155 0.003075 0.003075 0.003075 0.003075 0.00307 0.00155 0.00155 0.006 0.006 0.008 0.00218 0.00218 0.00218 0.003075 0.0062 0.0062 0.0062 0.0062 0.0062

Umf Expt. 1.460 1.460 1.089 1.089 1.089 1.089 1.089 1.411 1.411 8.225 8.225 8.880 1.0895 1.0895 1.0895 1.541 1.569 1.569 1.569 1.569 1.589

Umf Equ. 1.363 1.225 1.112 1.039 0.985 1.260 0.906 1.300 1.168 8.769 5.600 8.155 1.072 1.118 0.994 1.392 1.615 1.511 1.371 1.366 1.787

% Error 6.7 16.1 2.1 4.6 9.5 15.8 16.8 7.9 17.2 0.78 31.9 8.2 1.6 2.6 8.8 9.6 2.9 3.9 12.6 12.9 13.9

Equation Davies Pillai Wen&Yu Thonglimp Richardson Saxena Gorosko Davies Pillai Saxena Bena Bena Babu Bena Saxena Leva Wen&Yu Thonglimp Gorosko Richardson Saxena

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CEW Features Material Diameter,m UmfExpt. Umf Equ.

% Error Equation

Tamarind 0.008 Tamarind 0.008 Soap nut 0.011 Soap nut 0.011 Soap nut 0.011 Berry 0.0073 seeds Berry 0.00405 seeds Berry 0.00405 seeds Berry 0.0066 seeds Berry 0.00405 seeds Berry 0.0066 seeds Table-3: Seeds

Material

8.652 8.652 3.268 3.268 3.268 2.218

9.06 7.303 3.17 3.17 3.631 1.963

4.7 15.6 3.0 3.0 11.1 11.5

Bena Leva Gorosko Richardson Wen & Yu Babu

1.569

1.291

11.7

Babu

1.569

1.808

15.2

Leva

2.21

1.859

15.9

Babu

1.569

1.291

17.7

Saxena

2.21

1.736

21.4

Saxena

Diameter, m

Umf Expt.

Umf Equ.

% Error

Equation

Glass balls 0.00747

3.076

3.100

0.8

Babu

Glass balls 0.001107

1.648

1.727

4.8

Frantz

Glass balls 0.00747

3.076

2.900

5.7

Saxena

Glass balls 0.00747

3.076

2.637

14.2

Wen&Yu

Aluminium 0.00380

3.65

2.233

38.9

Babu

Steel balls 0.00378

4.461

3.851

13.7

Babu

Steel bals

0.00378

4.461

3.600

19.3

Saxena

Steel bals

o.00613

5.655

4.970

12.1

Babu

Steel balls 0.00613

5.655

4.651

17.8

Saxena

Steel balls 0.00774

6.300

5.606

11.0

Babu

Material

Diameter.m Umf Expt.

Umf Equ.

% Error Equation

Dolamite

0.0030758

3.265

3.489

6.9

Bena

Steel balls 0.00774

6.300

5.247

16.7

Saxena

Dolamite

0.002065

2.23

2.127

4.6

Leva

Steel balls 0.0062

6.00

5.021

16.3

Babu

Dolamite

0.002065

2.23

1.797

19.5

Bena

Sand

0.00206

1.903

1.932

1.6

Doichev

Steel balls 0.00462

5.459

4.659

14.6

Babu

Sand

0.00356

2.922

3.009

2.9

Bena

Steel balls 0.00462

5.459

4.358

20.2

Saxena

Sand

0.00206

1.903

2.179

14.2

Miller

Sand

0.00032

0.851

0.699

17.8

Rowe

Steel balls 0.0021

4.100

4.958

20.9

Bena

Table-5 : Ores

Table-4: Metals

Material

Diameter,m

Umf Expt.

Umf Equ.

% Error

Equation

Sodium Chloride

0.00475

2.434

2.216

9.0

Babu

Sodium Chloride

0.00475

2.434

2.069

15.0

Saxena

Sodium Chloride

0.00218

1.540

1.392

9.6

Babu

Sodium Chloride

0.00218

1.40

1.293

16.1

Saxena

Sodium Chloride

0.003075

1.886

1.728

8.4

Babu

Sodium Chloride

0.003975

1.886

2.15

14.0

Leva

Sodium chloride

0.003075

1.886

1.610

14.7

Saxena

Sugar

0.00109

1.541

1.392

9.7

Leva

Sugar

0.00475

1.922

1.843

4.1

Babu

Sugar

0.00475

1.922

1.719

10.6

Saxena

Sugar

0.0047

1.922

1.546

19.6

Wen&Yu

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Density,Kg/Cu.m

Material

Density.Kg/Cu.m

References

Air

1.205

Berry Seeds

1100

Black gram

1316

Coriander Seed

845

Dolamite

2570

Finger Millet(Raghulu)

1272

1.Kunii,D.and Levenspiel,O.Fluidization Engineeing,Second Edition,Butterworth-Heinamann,Boston,U.S.A.(1991).

Glass Balls

2510

Green Gram

1364

Iron

7100

Kerosene

860

Limestone

1300

Maize

1275

Millet(Jonnalu)

1356

Mustard Seed

430

Peas

800

Pearl Millet(Sajjalu)

1250

Rice

1248

Soap Nut

1417

Sago

1296

Sand

1600

Steel Balls

7800

Urad Bean

1380

Water

1000

Wheat

1387

2.Coltters,R and Rivas,A.L.Minimum fluidization velocity correlations in particulate systems,Powder Technology,Vol.147, p3448(2004). 3.Miller,C.O. and Logwinuk,A.K. Ind.Eng. Chem.,43(1951)p1220. 4.Singh,R.K and Roy,G.K.Prediction of bed fluctuation ratio for gas-solid fluidization in cylindrical and non cylindrical beds,Indian Journal of Chemical Technology,Vol.13,March 2006,p139-143.

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Gof

Gmf

Hmin

Hmax

r Expt

r Equ.

% Error

0.30

0.20

0.019

0.09

0.47

0.62

0.02

1356

1.205

1.341

1.247

7.0

0.30

0.45

0.019

0.105

0.53

0.72

0.0155

1316

1.205

1.3584

1.235

9.1

0.15

0.10

0.019

0.13

0.48

0.62

0.0021

4300

1.205

1.2916

1.247

3.5

4.40

2.20

0.025

0.139

0.36

0.45

0.0021

1250

1.205

1.25

1.271

1.7

9.75

6.50

0.025

0.062

0.19

0.26

0.00786

7800

1.205

1.3684

1.274

6.9

0.60

0.30

0.025

0.09

0.27

0.78

0.00613

2160

1.205

1.2962

1.252

2.1

4.40

2.20

0.019

0.08

0.76

0.35

0.0021

7800

1.205

1.273

1. 341

5.3

9.0

6.0

0.019

0.08

0.76

0.92

0.00462

7800

1.205

1.2962

1.270

2.0

0.60

0.40

0.019

0.10

0.67

0.81

0.00774

7800

1.205

1.2089

1.243

2.82

0.70

0.50

0.019

0.18

0.44

0.56

0.00206

2500

1.205

1.2727

1.290

1.4

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Befriending the Dragon: Opportunities in the Chinese Specialty Chemicals Market China has not been spared by the global economic slowdown, but the country will still drive growth in the worldwide chemical industry in the years ahead. China remains the largest growth market for chemicals and offers many investment opportunities in the specialty chemical sector. The Chinese specialty chemicals market In the last decade, China’s specialty chemicals market has been the fastest g r o w i n g s p e c i a l t y c h e m i c a l s m a r ke t when compared to the rest of the world. The Chinese gover nment’s increased e nv i r o n m e n t a l l y r e s p o n s i bl e s t a n c e , coupled with a higher standard of living have increased the demand for innovative products. Between 2003 and 2013, China increased its specialty chemical mar ket’s value from USD 128 billion to USD 1361 billion. The annual growth rate during this period showed an astounding 25 per cent, compared to much smaller 4 and 3 per cent in the NAFTA region or Europe respectively. Hence, it is not surprising to see that China has already surpassed the US in 2009 as the country with the highest market value for specialty chemicals. The annual growth rate of the global chemicals market for the years until 2020 is pegged at 8 per cent with China having obtained up to 40 per cent of the global market share by then. The expected market value for 2020 is an incredible USD 2.06 trillion, compared to the global market value estimated at USD 5.16 trillion which underlines the dominant position as the world’s largest specialty chemicals market. The conditions are ideal for specialty 48 • January 2018

chemical producers who can provide lightweight, innovative chemicals such as polymers and specialty coatings which are sought after, e.g. for cost-effective car manufacturing. The domestic demand in China continues to show an upward trend for specialty chemicals, chiefly in the automotive, manufacturing, electronics, along with the energy, cosmetics and the food industry as they are all witnessing a boom at a rapid pace. All of these industries are in need of specialty chemicals which further increase the demand for production and import too. Current trade trends and opportunity for Indian Specialty Chemical firms While China is in need of world-class organic chemicals more than ever, at this moment, the China chemical industry is all set for an upgrade cycle. Since China needs organic chemicals of a quality which they aren’t capable of producing themselves yet, expor ters can play a key role of providing high-quality organic chemicals in the market from a country much closer to home.

benefited from production shift to India, especially seen in segments such as Dyes and Pigments. Coupled with a lower cost of production and abundant availability of skilled manpower, the shift has been lucrative for Indian companies. At present, China’s import requirement for high quality specialty chemicals is mainly fulfilled by Germany, which is known for its organic chemicals to be of top order in terms of quality and technology. The closer proximity between China and India would also result in a much shorter turnaround time which would lead to lower delivery costs and higher productivity. This could also spur off close associations, tie-ups and technology exchanges between specialty chemical players in the two nations for mutually beneficial partnerships. Also, since most scaled up exporters in India are already underway to become R E AC H c o m p l i a n t , t h e a d h e r e n c e t o increased safety, health and environmental compliances will also help specialty chemicals manufacturers in India to get a foot in the door to supply products to China. The opportunity and the implications

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SS 5100H colour measuring spectrophotometer is the result of their own in-depth study and sophisticated design after being in the field for many years. They have incorporated features which can be seen on international class of spectros. SS 5100H has an advanced aberration corrected concave holographic grating for dispersing reflected light, coupled with a highly accurate discrete sensing photodiode array detector. The integrating sphere conforms to CIE/ASTM specifications for size, which is 152 mm dia. The source is a very stable long life Xenon flash lamp which is carefully filtered to D65. SS 5100H spectrophotometer has been designed to be sturdy in lab and production conditions. As the design is modular, servicing can be done at customer site.

Importance of lighting for colour matching need not be emphasized. It is a well-known fact that due to phenomenon of metamerism colour appears to match in one light source but mismatch in other light source. This can be experienced on the shop floor when colorist matches colour in a fluorescent light, which appears to be total mismatch to the colorist when viewed in daylight and vice-versa.Scan-O-Lite is compact colour matching booth, which is equipped with standard light sources. Most important benefit of evaluating colours with Scan-O-Lite is the consistency of illumination, whether it is day or night or whether you are examining the colour in your factory, office or at customer end, you are assured of the same uniform and standard illumination. Scan-O-Lite will be very important for your modern laboratory on your shop floor.

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Field-emission Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope The new Thermo Scientific Quattro field-emission environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) is designed for versatility, enabling scientists to perform high-resolution imaging and analysis of most material types under a wide range of experimental conditions, including: hot, wet or chemically active, ideal for a wide variety of academic, industrial and government labs that want the versatility and ease-of-use needed for multiple users of different experience levels and disciplines, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Quattro’s environmental capability allows scientists to study materials in a range of environments as they develop new materials and products across disciplines including construction, automotive, packaging, coatings and energy. Quattro’s ability to study the progress of chemical reactions, such as oxidation, corrosion, etching, crystal growth and catalysis, can have a big impact on science and the environment. New features include: cathodoluminescence (CL) detector produces colour images highlighting sample properties not visible with conventional electron or X-ray imaging techniques; high vacuum heating stage allows for clean sample observations at high temperature; AutoScript, a Pythonbased automation tool, allows users to program imaging and stage movements for unattended data acquisition; detailed analytics with a new chamber that supports 180o dual EDS (energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy) detectors with co-planar EBSD (electron backscatter diffraction), and WDS (wavelength-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy). For details contact: Thermo Fisher Scientific Materials & Structural Analysis Divn (MSD) 5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124, U.S.A. Tel: +1 (503) 726-7500 E-mail: contactus@fei.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 03

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CEW Products Needle Valves

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Excel Metal & Engg Industries offers wide range of instrumentation fitting and valves for use in diverse range of industries and are capable to provide their customers with best possible solutions to meet their various requirements. The production process followed is of higher standards with its modern production and quality assurance facilities where due attention is paid at every level with maximum resource utilization. Excel Metal & Engg Industries offers needle valves in SS, brass and alloys 1/8 to 2 inch in size; pressure rating up to 5,000 psi (340 bar) at 100oF (38oC); temperature rating:-65oF to 600oF (-54oC to 315oC); in-line or angle pattern; vee stem, regulating stem, soft seat.

Their customized cup filling and sealing machines for premade cups can handle most types of approved material. Their filling systems are customized and vary product to product, provide various filling options for combination of product for single layer or multi-layer, hot filling, cold filling and also product with particulate. Clean and ultraclean options can be incorporated as per the customer demand. These machines, which are ideal for high productions, are designed to fulfil the needs of large companies that demand precision, reliability and speed.The models can be customized with the many options that are available. The inline fill seal series of fillers/sealers have been designed to be highly customizable, according to the specific needs of companies that require high production levels.

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Non-electric Fluid Driven Dosing Pumps Dosatron technology is based on a hydraulic motor pump activated only by pressure and the flow of the water. Installed directly on the water supply line, the Dosatron operates by using the water flow rate as a source of energy. The pressure and flow rate of the water actuate the motor piston which drives a second product dosing piston. The product is injected and mixed continuously with the water from the mains supply at the selected dosing rate % (rate of product/water incorporation). The dose of concentrated product is directly proportional to the volume of water which passes through the Dosatron, independently of variations in the flow rate and pressure of the mains water supply. The motor piston moves under the pressure of the water. A system of valves allows the movement to be reversed. Each piston cycle corresponds to a predetermined volume of water which passes through the pump (motor volume). The speed of the motor varies proportionally with the flow of water. The dosing pump is called a volumetric pump. The dosing piston driven by the motor continuously injects a fixed volume of product (adjustable capacity of the dosing body). The dosing piston will inject the quantity of product that corresponds to the volume of water passing through the motor. Therefore, the operating principle ensures constant dosing, independently of the variations in flow rate and pressure of the water. The injection of the product is proportional to the water flow rate. For details contact: Dosatron Internaal SAS Rue Pascal – BP 6 – 33370 Tresses (Bordeaux) France Tel: 33 (0) 5 57 97 11 11 Fax: 33 (0) 5 57 97 11 29 E-mail: info@dosatron.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 06

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The steam emulating indicator is the most critical chemical indicator, designed to evaluate the sterilisation parameters on the location and to give instant readout. The steam emulating indicator complies with EN-ISO 11140-1 (Type 6). For details contact: Yogi Kripa Medi Chem Pvt Ltd Ujagar Chambers, Unit No: 4 & 5 Plot 2E, Sundar Baug Off Sion Trombay Road, Next to Deonar Bus Depot Deonar, Mumbai 400 088 Tel: 022-61365400 Fax: 91-022-61365499 E-mail: info@yogikripa.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 08

Multi-Axis Robotic Controller Aerotech’s HEX RC is a 6-axis motion controller ideal for controlling robotic systems like hexapods. The HEX RC is 4U rack-mountable and compatible with the Automation 3200 (A3200) motion platform. A high-performance processor provides the intense computing power needed to run up to 32 axes, perform complex, synchronized motion trajectories, manipulate I/O and collect data at high speeds. The HEX RC features 6-axes of drives capable of controlling any combination of brush, brushless or stepper motors. It digitally performs both current loop and servo loop closures to ensure the highest level of positioning accuracy and performance. The HEX RC connects and controls up to 26 additional axes of servo, stepper or piezo-driven stages using the A3200 distributed control architecture. The HEX RC is designed with an ASCII command interface over TCP/IP for control in applications such as beamlines. Alternatively, it can act as a master controller to control other A3200 external drives via the FireWire interface. The HEX RC accepts amplified-sine or digital encoders. Optional integrated encoder multipliers, up to X4096, ensure high-resolution positioning. An optional 6-axis jog pendant permits easy, manual control of the positioning system. In safety critical applications, an emergency stop option with redundant safety relays can be added. Aerotech’s A3200 focuses on ease of use for the programmer, shortens development time compared with other tools, and provides the flexibility to use the tools or controller most familiar to programmers. A complete Integrated Development Environment and a comprehensive .NET motion library provide classes for motion, I/O, status, and diagnostic information. You can program in Visual Studio and use the .NET library or use the Motion Composer (IDE) to develop code with AeroBasic commands or G code. A LabVIEW VI library is available for NI users, while a complete C library is available for those using Visual Basic, C++, or C. For details contact: Aerotech, Inc 101 Zeta Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15238-2811, U.S.A. Tel: +1 (412) 967 6854 E-mail: smclane@aerotech.com / jbala@aerotech.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 09

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CEW Products Vertical Multi-stage Centrifugal Pumps

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The Lubi LCR, LCRI, LCRN Series are non-self-priming, vertical multi-stage centrifugal pumps. The vertical in-line design enables the pump to be installed in a horizontal plane single system where the suction and discharge connections are in the same horizontal plane (in-line) and have the same pipe size. This design provides a more compact pump design saving space and easy pipe work. The pump consists of a base and a pump head. The chamber stack and the outer sleeve are secured between the pump head and the base by means of tiebolts. All pumps are equipped with a maintenance-free mechanical shaft seal. These pumps come with various sizes and number of stage to provide the flow and the pressure for different site conditions. These pumps are suitable for a wide variety of applications from pumping of potable water to the pumping of chemicals. These pumps are available in various material versions according to the pumped liquid. LCR, LCRI pumps are suitable for non-corrosive liquids. LCRN pumps are suitable for industrial liquids in systems where all parts in contact with the liquid must be made of high-grade SS. For thin, non-explosive, not containing solid particles or fibers, non-corrosive liquids are suitable. For liquid transfer, circulation and pressure boosting of cold or hot clean water. For water supply systems, pressure boosting systems, liquid transfer and irrigation works.

A sieve or sifter is a device for separating wanted elements from unwanted material or for characterizing the particle size distribution of a sample, typically using a woven screen such as a mesh. Sifting is mainly used in two areas, Check screening of raw material to remove extraneous material and sizing to sort, segregate or control the particle size distribution of powders and granules. Sifting is mainly achieved by use of vibratory, rotary and centrifugal screeners. Sieves have to be specially designed to resist the high tensile stress generated. Since particle size distributions plays a vital part in drug dissolutions, maintaining the accuracy of the sieves apertures is an essential part of sieves manufacturing. Proper thickness of wire, accurate nominal apertures, high tensile strength and toughness of the sieves are essential part of sieve for high sifting performance. Material of construction SS-316 and 316L, and aperture sizes 4075 to 70 microns or mesh sizes 4# to 200# with ASTM standard being certified 90X microscope. Sieves are available in various sizes from 4” to 30” dia. The most common size used 20” (550 mm) and 30” (750 mm) dia. The silicone is food grade material, transparent in appearance. Non-toxic and moulded on the stainless steel ring. It finds application in chemical, pharma and food industries and are used in vibro-shifter machine.

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The Vial and Bottle Labeller Based on the expertise of many years of cooperation with customers in the pharmaceutical industry, the Vial and Bottle Labeller from LSS has been designed with a primary focus on user friendliness. LSS customers confirm that the machine fulfils the unique requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. The LSS Vial and Bottle Labeller is specified for vials and bottles made of glass or plastic with a product diameter between 14 and 35 mm and a minimum height of 30 mm. The machine labels up to 250 vials or bottles per minute. The LSS Vial and Bottle Labeller is available both as an off-line or inline unit. Due to its small footprint and modular design it can be easily integrated into existing production environments.The labeller achieves maximum efficiency not only during the period of time when the machine is running but also by enabling quick and safe batch start / stop, format changes, line clearance, cleaning, maintenance and service. For details contact: LSS Etikettering A/S Labelling Systems Scandinavia, Normansvej 8 DK-8920 Randers NV, Denmark Tel: +45 7020 2500 E-mail: pbh@lss-dk.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 12

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LANICO offers a new machine for efficiently seaming large and even overfilled food cans. With a max output of 1,800 cans per hour, the fully automated GSVA 365 seamer processes hefty can sizes up to 230 mm dia and 300 mm height.LANICO designed the GSVA 365 seamer for large cans filled with vegetables, mushrooms, pickles, gherkins or sausages – products that stand still while seaming. Both the seaming module and the machine cover are made of SS so that the machine can be used in dry and humid production conditions. Format changes are performed effortlessly and conveniently due to quick-changeover parts with seaming rollers mounted on to a pre-set lever-system. The GSVA 365 is hygienic and economic design. Its control panel is user-friendly and comes with a text-based display. The CEcertified machine conforms to EU regulations.

For details contact: LANICO Maschinenbau Otto Niemsch GmbH Broitzemer Straße 25-28 38118 Braunschweig Germany Tel: +49 53 18 090 614 E-mail: kaufmann@lanico.de

For details contact: Excel Metal & Engg Industries 177/181 J T Bldg, 3rd Kumbharwada Lane Mumbai 400 004 Tel: 022-23892476, 66394004 Fax: 91-022-23884109 E-mail: info@excelmetal.net / excelmetal@mtnl.net.in

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Excel Metal & Engg Industries offers gauge valves in SS; pressure rating up to 6,000 psi (413 bar) at 100 oF (38oC); non-rotating globe stem tip Grafoil packing for high temperature available; standard gauge valve, longer body gauge root valve and extended 4” long body; multi-port designs and block and bleed style.

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Jacketed Reactor System Syrris’ Orb Pilot jacketed reactor system is proving a big hit for chemical process scale-up, offering multiple set-ups in a single footprint, designed around your needs. This unique, flexible and cost-effective system truly bridges the gap between lab scale and production scale chemistry. The Orb Pilot is a user-friendly, floor standing scale-up reactor providing an exceptional combination of performance, versatility and value for money. It offers a choice of vessel sizes from 10 to 50 liters on a single system, and is precision engineered to withstand temperatures from -40 to +235oC. Available with a selection of single and vacuum jacketed vessels, plus a wide range of accessories – condensers, removable baffles, powder or pressure equalizing liquid funnels, port adapters, stoppers, etc – the Orb Pilot can be easily configured to match your exact requirements. It features a unique clamp, easy motor lift and rapid oil drain mechanism, enabling vessel changes in under an hour, while a spring-loaded base avoids the need for frame adjustments to accommodate different vessels or thermal expansion. For details contact: Syrris Scientific Equipment Pvt Ltd 420/421 Corporate Avenue Sonawale Road, Goregaon (E) Mumbai 400 063 Tel: 022-26864410 E-mail: info@syrris.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 15 13

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CEW Products General Purpose Ball Valves

Jockey Pump Controller

Excel Metal & Engg Industries offers wide range of instrumentation fitting and valves for use in diverse range of industries and are capable to provide their customers with best possible solutions to meet their various requirements. The production process followed is of higher standards with its modern production and quality assurance facilities where due attention is paid at every level with maximum resource utilization.Excel Metal & Engg Industries offers general purpose ball valves; 1/2/3 piece ball valves in SS investment casting; 1/4 to 2 in size; pressure rating up to 1,000/2,000/3,000 psi; blow out proof stem,TFM; designed for automated actuation.

Lubi LFCJ jockey pump controllers are specifically designed to control jockey pumps in order to maintain the desired water pressure in fire pump serviced systems. This pump prevents unnecessary starting of fire pumps due to small leaks in the fire system piping. Lubi jockey pump controller shall be factory assembled, wired and tested specifically for maintaining the required water pressure in a fire pump serviced sprinkler systems. Lubi jockey pump controller shall conform to all the requirement of the latest addition of NFPA 20, standard for installation of stationary fire pumps for fire protection.

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Gas Chromatograph Oven The PGC5000 Integrated Controller combines the core functionality of the PGC5000A master controller into either the PGC5000B or PGC5000C Smart Oven. ABB’s Measurement & Analytics business unit offers the PGC5000 gas chromatograph oven with an integrated controller, the newest addition to the PGC5000 process gas chromatography product portfolio for the chemical, petrochemical and refining industries. The PGC5000 oven with an integrated controller offers a low initial investment solution by integrating the single board computer (SBC) directly into the PGC5000B or PGC5000C gas chromatograph ovens. This not only eliminates the costs associated with one dedicated controller per oven architecture, but also reduces the overall size of the analyzer shelter, due to a significant reduction in the space required to house traditional process gas chromatographs. The PGC5000 offers user interface flexibility in three distinct options. It offers Class 1, Division 2/Zone 2 (Division 1/Zone 1 also available) portable notebook PC with wireless or wired Ethernet connection to the ovens, or standard PC networked to the analyzer LAN with wireless or wired Ethernet connection to the ovens. The third interface option is a single PGC5000A controller that can control and serve as the UI for all ovens in a single shelter. The first and second UI options allow for the use of STAR, analyzer maintenance system software, and for each connected oven to be controlled and displayed on the same user interface.The PGC5000 is offered with an optional secure Wi-Fi wireless access point, with an adjustable transmission distance that limits the connection range to within the shelter. A single PGC5000A controller can connect to all PGC5000 ovens with integrated controller on the same network, using the logical address (analyzer tag name). The PGC5000 with integrated controller is available for all standard PGC5000B and PGC5000C ovens, including both the air bath and airless oven options. The new option also supports the full offering of detectors: flame ionization detector (FID), multiport and single port thermal conductivity detector (TCD) and flame ionization detector (FPD). For details contact: ABB Ltd 22-A Shah Indl Estate Off Veera Desai Road Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053 Tel: 022-66717272, 667172 73, 66717274 Fax: 91-022-2673 0842 or Circle Readers’ Service Card 18

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Products CEW Particle Size Analyser

Submersible Sewage and Effluent Pumps

T h r o u g h innovative use of laser diffraction technology, the Mastersizer has become the world’s preferred particle size analyser in the laboratory. It offers practical, proven solution to the particle sizing needs of industry, capable of accurately characterizing emulsions, suspension and dry powders. Incorporating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), it has set the benchmark for measurement reproducibility and ease of operation. Particles over a wide size range, from submicron to a few millimetres are measured accurately and non-destructively.

MBH non-clog submersible sewage pumps are of closecoupled compact design and having a pump below and a motor above, sump cleaning is possible to a maximum level. These are powered by squirrel cage induction dry motors suitable for operation at 400/440 V, 3-phase, 50Hz, AC supply. Being submersible, they save a lot of costs on construction compared to other conventional pumps. They are also noise-free in operation.

For details contact: Aimil Ltd Naimex House A-8 Mohan Co-op Indl Estate Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 Tel: 011-30810200 Fax: 91-011-26950011 E-mail: info@aimil.com

For details contact: MBH Pumps (Gujarat) Pvt Ltd Plot No: 14, GIDC Naroda Indl Estate Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382 330 Tel: 079-22823066, 22821018 E-mail: marketing@mbhpumps.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 19

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Auto Coating VANTIX C Series is designed with the most effective air supply and exhaust structure to maximise drying efficiency while its patent-earned spray gun auto-sliding is designed to enable easy nozzle replacement and cleaning. All coating systems are fitted to various GMP Standards in different countries. Their simple and stylish external design further satisfies customer’s taste. Lab auto coating system is able to replace coating pan depending on different amount of coated tablets. The coating pan of simple structure is designed to facilitate easy and fast replacement without extra device. While the exterior of the machine is fashioned in SS in accordance with GMP regulations, the front-middle part is made up of polished SS to give it a simple and elegant design. As all operation panels are located on the front area of the machine, it offers enhanced convenience for users to easily and promptly monitor and control the machine. Also, windows on the left and right sides allow users to check coating pan operation without opening the door. The entire bed part of the coating pan is perforated and the baffle is attached to the hopper part. It is easy to mount and dismount as it is a bolt type. Furthermore, it is designed in a way in which tablets will not stick to other parts as drug contacting parts such as coating pan and baffle are made up of SS-316L and mirror-polished. Also mirror polished are the air supply and ventilation ducts. It is classified by coating pan quantities and easy to replace with its sanitary clamping method. Newly developed HMI system based on Windows system is designed to allow users to use and operate it without any difficulty. Also, it acquired a 21CFR Part 11 approval for the US FDA with PLC or HMI programming to allow various functions such as storing and bringing in coating data and printing them. It is also compatible with other devices. The biggest advantage of Sejong Pharmatech’s HMI system is that it can easily transmit data to SCADA system. For details contact: Allpharma Technologies Pvt Ltd A-404 Rajeshri Accord Teli Galli Cross Lane Andheri (E), Mumbai 400 069 E-mail: ravi.sharma@allpharma.in or Circle Readers’ Service Card 21

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CEW Products Flange Insulation Kits

Magnetic Pulleys

Flange Insulation Kits are designed to ensure electric insulation and to combat the effects of corrosion often found in flanged pipe systems, by eliminating metalto-metal contact, static current is halted to prevent corrosion and to aid in the cathodic protection of the piping system, The kit can be used to control stray electric currents in piping at oil, gas, water, refinery and chemical plants in order to increase the effectiveness of cathodic protection systems. Experience has shown that cathodic protection, together with high grade passive corrosion protection from the application of a coating on the pipeline, provides a most efficient and economical solution. The design and selection of materials used in flange insulation kit gasket, meet the twin purpose of sealing the flanges and insulation metal parts to prevent flow currents responsible for corrosion.

The magnetic field produced is effective on the entire surface in the range of the conveyor-belt. The magnetizable iron pieces contained in the conveyor material are influenced by the magnetic field and drawn on the conveyor belt. The iron pieces follow the run of the conveyor-belt until they loosen from the magnetic field and parted from the conveyed material, are discharged in the belt’s run direction underneath the magnetic pulley.

For details contact: Norton Gaskets Pvt Ltd Works No: 66-B Nehru Nagar Indl Estate 2nd Link Road, Kottivakkam, Chennai 600 041 Tel: 044-24540095, Fax: 91-044-42164825 E-mail: nortongaskets@gmail.com

ELEKTROMAG magnetic pulleys are suitable for installation in conveyor-belt stretches and for separating iron pieces from conveyed material. All iron pieces in the conveyed material are seized by the magnetic field of the magnetic pulley and separated. ELEKTROMAG magnetic pulleys are mainly designed to remove large iron pieces, such as bolts, screws, wire, strips and tools which could damage conveyor belts, brake sieves, crushers or processing machines. For details contact: ELEKTROMAG Devices Unique, 4th Floor Off Veer Savarkar Marg Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400 025 Tel: 022-4305357, 4308412 E-mail: advani.emag@excess.net.in

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Q Exactive GC Orbitrap GC-MS/MS

End-suction Fire Pumpset

The Thermo Scientific Q Exactive GC system represents the first ever combination of high-resolution gas chromatography and highresolution, accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometry. This easy to use system provides the most comprehensive characterisation of samples in single analysis for the highest confidence in compound discovery, identification and quantitation. Building upon the flexible modularity of the TRACE 1300 Series GC, including userexchangeable injectors and detectors, the Q Executive GC system has the quantitative power of a GC triple quadrupole MS combined with the high precision, full scan high-resolution, accurate mass capability that only Orbitrap technology can offer.

Lubi offers LBSE Series state-of-the-art fire pumpset with electric motor driven, single-stage end-suction pump. These pumpsets are typically used in fire-fighting applications for supplying water to fire hose reels, fire hydrants or sprinkler systems. Pumps have a discharge range from 100 to 2,000US GPM and the head range from 40 to 191 psi. These fire pumpsets meet or exceed the requirements of NFPA 20. Installations of these pumpsets would ensure the safety of human life, buildings, expensive plants and equipment. LBSE fire pumpset shall be used only where a positive suction is provided as specified in NFPA 20.

For details contact: Thermo Fisher Scientific India Pvt Ltd 102, 104, Delphi C-Wing Hiranandani Business Park, Powai Mumbai 400 076 Tel: 022-67429494 Fax: 91-022-67429495 E-mail: sagar.chavan@thermofisher.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 24

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Products CEW Tube Bundle Dryers

Magnetic Level Switch

In this dryer, tube bundle is rotating inside stationary housing. Heating media are passed through the tubes of tube bundle. Material to be dried is fed into the stationary dryer housing at suitable location at one end. The material gets lifted up and showered on tubes with the help of specially designed lifters provided on tube bundle periphery. Material gets dried by conduction heat transfer and discharged from the other end. For details contact: New AVM Systech Pvt Ltd AVM House, 3B+3 Part, 1/3 Akurdi Indl Estate, Opp: Ador Welding Ltd D-1 Block, MIDC, Chinchwad Pune, Maharashtra 411 019 Tel: 020-27459986, 27459987, Fax: 91-020-27459988 E-mail: avmtechnologies@vsnl.net or Circle Readers’ Service Card 26

Magnetic level switch consist of nonabrasive float carrying performance magnet and non-ferrous stem carryng one, two or multiple reed switches. The float glides along the stem and when the float nears the vicinity of reed switch, the magnetic field of permanent magnet forces the reed contact to close. The reed switch output is provided as potential-free contacts. It finds application in water, cooling tower, hydraulic oil, diesel, edible oil, chemicals and pharma. For details contact: Filpro Sensors Pvt Ltd 130, 10 th Cross, Petechennappa Indl Estate Kamakshipalya Magadi Main Road Bengaluru, Karnataka 560 079 Tel: 080-23286463 E-mail: sales@filprosensors.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 27

SS Seamless & Welded Pipes, Tubes, “U” Tubes, Instrumentation Tubes, Foil, Coil, Flanges & Fittings Suraj Ltd, an ISO-9001, 14000, BS OHS 18001 Certified Company are one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of SS seamless and welded pipes, tubes, “U” tubes, instrumentation tubes, foil, coil, flanges and fittings in various sizes, specifications and grades, and also as per customer’s requirements. Suraj has strong presence in the global market. Materials are all austenitic, ferritic, duplex and super duplex SS; specification as per ASTM, ASME, EN, NFA, JIS Standard; size range from 6.0 to 323.9 mm OD; thickness 0.8 to 25 mm; pipe length up to 12 metre long; and tube length up to 30 metre long. Specialization - heat exchangers, heating elements, surface condensers, automotive digestors, instrumentation tubing and fluid piping. It finds application in refinery, petrochemical, LP HP heaters, food, pharma, fertilizer, oil and gas, breweries sugar and ship building. Suraj also holds various Certificates for quality in accordance with AD2000 MERKBLATT W0 and Pressure Equipment Directives (PED) 97/23/EC from TUV, NORD and supply their above products under all national and international third party inspection authorities. Suraj also have their own testing laboratories to undertake various tests such as hydro, eddy current, PMI, IGC, UT, RT, spectro-analysis, mechanical properties and many others as per customers’ specification and requirements. For details contact: Suraj Ltd Suraj House, Opp: Usmanpura Garden Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380 014 Tel: 079-27540720, 27540721 Fax: 91-079-27540722 E-mail: suraj@surajgroup.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 28

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CEW Products Online/Offline Carton Handling System Sundaram Technologies offers online/offline carton handling system with negligible vibration. The company provides a vacuum belt (offline) from start to end to hold the cartons at their place to avoid them from moving while printing the batch code/barcode. The complete system is without any change of parts and can print at a high speed of 200 cartons per minute. One can print cartons of 50 to 250 mm size on the same belt without any change of parts and guide adjustment. For details contact: Sundaram Technologies F-339 Raghuleela Mega Mall Boraspada Road, Kandivli (W) Mumbai 400 067 Tel: 022-42661121 E-maiil: info@makesure.org or Circle Readers’ Service Card 29

Ultrasonic Level Transmitter Ultrasonic level transmitters are used to measure level of all kinds of liquids. The sensor generates ultrasonic sound waves which strikes the medium and returns. The electronics measures the time taken and then computes the distance of measured surface to the sensor. The transmitter generates a 4 to 20 mA current signal proportional to the liquid level or to the distance of liquid from sensor. For details contact: Filpro Sensors Pvt Ltd No: 130, 10th Cross Petechennappa Indl Estate Kamakshipalya, Magadei Main Road Bengaluru, Karnataka 560 079 Tel: 080-23286463 E-mail: sales@filprosensors.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 30

Solid State Relay in numerous application where electro mechanical relays together with protective components used to be installed in power semiconductor devices with corresponding protective electronics circuits so-called solid state relays are used. As SSR does not incorporate any moving parts in the load switching circuit and is therefore insensitive to shock and vibration. As long as it is not exposed to excessive thermal stress and SSR will outlast an electromechanical relay by millions of operation. The advantages include no contact arcing, long life and high reliability - more than 10 operation, low emi high surge capability, high resistance to shock and vibration, high resistance to aggressive chemicals and dust, no electro mechanical noise, logic compatibility, fast switching, and low coupling capacitance. The applications include controlling of temperature in electric over plastic processing system, injection moulding machine, packaging industry, electro systems, heating application, furnace, traffic lighting controls and many more. These are available in DC – AC (input DC and output AC) in single-phase as well as three-phase versions up to 250 amps, AC-AC version in single as well as three-phases available up to 175 amps, Linear voltage control version available up to 150 amps, Linear current control 4-20 mA version available up to 100 amps, DIN-mounted SSR relay module up to 36 relays having current rating up to 5 amps, PCB-mounted DC-AC as well as AC-AC relay available up to 5 amps. DIN-mounted heat-sink suitable for all types of SSR for heat dissipation are also available. For details contact: MRK Engineers 15/1A2, Plot III, Lakshminagar Ramamoorthy St Moondramkattalai Chennai 600 128 E-mail: ramakrishnan252008@yahoo.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 15 31

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Products CEW Vacuum Tray Dryers

Three-dimensional Mixer

S2 Engg offers vacuum tray dryers that are easy to use and consume less power than other traditional types of dryers. S2 Engg supply VTDs from laboratory to production scale and can meet sterile process requirements for drying highly toxic or sensitive products.S2 Engg can customise their VTDs where needed and have both circular and rectangular drying systems along with a vacuum pump system to fulfil all types of operational requirements. S2 Engg products are typically manufactured from SS but where required, the contact and vapour parts can be finished with high corrosion resistant materials including Teflon plastic coating, StanCoat and Alloy C22. S2 Engg can also supply a full barrier isolator system with half suit technology for total operator safety and comfort when processing hazardous substances. For details contact: S2 Engg Services Survey No: 53/4, Bahadurpally Village Qutabullapur Mandal, R R District Hyderabad, Telangana 500 043 E-mail: info@s2engineeringindia.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 32

The motion of ALPHIE is baxed on the kinematic inversion principle. The unusual threedimensional mixing motion quickly and efficiently produces a homogeneous substance regardless of specific weight of the substances being mixed. This makes it an ideal powder blender or liquid mixer. This is a complex, highly-ordered, 3-dimensional motion producing mixing results that are far superior to those obtainable with techniques used for barrel mixers, v-blenders, double cone blenders or ribbon mixers, which have segregation zones and longer mixing and cleaning times. For details contact: Hexagon Product Development Pvt Ltd A-201 Arihant Super Market Lalbaug, Vadodara Gujarat 390 011 Tel: 0265-65499835 E-mail: sales@hexagondesign.net or Circle Readers’ Service Card 33

Magnetic Agitators The big advantage of ZETA magnetic agitator is the complete separation of the interior of the tank from the outside. In contrast to conventional agitator, there is no shaft penetrating the tank and therefore no mechanical seal. This eliminates the risks of leaks and microbial contamination and the need for special maintenance that are associated with conventional agitators. ZETA Biopharma offers magnetic agitators with special exphasis on optimising their cleanability, which is essential for sterile processes. Independent tests, eg, EHEDG confirm that these agitators can be qualified for such applications. ZETA Biopharma offer various types of bottom mounted and top mounted magnetic agitators. Bottom mounted magnetic agitators are state of the art for low viscosity liquids in pharma and bio technology production. The compact design, low maintenance and high reliability guarantee trouble-free production. As well as ZETA Biopharma standard range of agitators, also make customized versions to order. Features including the dimensions of the impeller, rotational speed or the type of impeller can be modified to perform customer specific mixing tasks. With monitoring of the liquid level and rotational speed, and using a type-approved motor, the agitators can be used for vessels in ATEX Zones 0 or 1 according to the directive 2014/34/EU. For details contact: ZETA Biopharma Zetaplatz 1, 8501 Lieboch/Graz Austria Tel: + 43 3136 90 100 E-mail: info@zeta.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 34

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CEW Project Update

New Contracts/Expansions/Revamps The following list is a brief insight into the latest new projects by various companies in India.

CHEMICALS Coal India is planning a `10,000-crore joint venture along with GAIL India, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) and The Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) to set up a urea and ammonium nitrate chemicals complex that will run on gasified coal. Coal India has appointed Projects and Development India (PDIL) to conduct a feasibility study on the project. The plan is to use around 6 million tonnes of coal from coalfields at Talcher in Odisha and manufacture about 3 lakh tonnes of urea annually and around 300-400 tonnes of ammonium nitrate per day. Ammonium nitrate is the principal ingredient for making explosives used as blasting material at coal mines. The country is facing a crunch in the supply of ammonium nitrate and explosive suppliers often jack up prices, resulting in higher input costs for the company. Songwon Industrial Co Ltd of South Korea has launched its new pilot plant in Panoli, Gujarat, thereby strengthening the organisation’s overall specialty chemicals development capability. Built on Songwon’s Indian site with all the necessary main unit operations, the new plant is equipped with the most up-to-date technologies and materials for producing a wide range of chemicals for a broad spectrum of applications - from one kilo up to several hundred kilo samples. To reinforce the organisation’s position in existing areas of business and enhance its ability to enter new areas, the new pilot plant will be supported by the Songwon’s strong local R&D team in Panoli, as well as its central technology innovation center located in Maeam, Korea. AkzoNobel and Atul Ltd have agreed to jointly set up a manufacturing plant for monochloroacetic acid (MCA) at Atul’s facility in Gujarat. Each partner will hold a 50 per cent stake in the venture. The partnership will build on Atul’s status as a leading global supplier of the herbicide 2,4D (which uses MCA as a key raw material), and AkzoNobel’s leading global position in MCA market, with plants in the Netherlands, China, Japan and the US. The investment is subject to regulatory approvals and signing of final agreements. The partnership will use chlorine and hydrogen manufactured by Atul to produce the monochloroacetic acid, taking advantage of both Atul’s existing infrastructure and the leading eco-friendly hydrogenation technology supplied by AkzoNobel. From an initial annual capacity of 32 kilo-tonnes (KT) at start-up, the plant has been designed for future expansion to 60 KT. The plant will produce enough MCA to meet the captive requirement of Atul; AkzoNobel will market the rest of it, primarily in India. Monochloroacetic acid is an essential building block in the chemical industry and is used in a wide variety of chemicals. Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd, which offers shelf-life solutions (anti-oxidants and intermediates), performance chemicals and aroma chemicals, has received environmental clearance from the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority of Gujarat for setting up a manufacturing facility for hydroquinone (HQ) and catechol and their down-stream products at Dahej SEZ. The Dahej plant will expand capacities and provide CFS with a base to manufacture hydroquinone and catechol in India. The plant will also help Camlin Fine Sciences to add capacity for manufacturing of vanillin, for which catechol is a key raw material. 66 • January 2018

The company expects to commission the Dahej plant in FY18. The plant will have capacity to produce 9,000 metric tonne per annum (MTPA) and 6,000 MTPA of HQ and catechol, respectively. SRF is planning to invest ` 3,500 crore over the next four years, 70 per cent of which would go into its fast-growing chemicals business, to cater to rising global demand. SRF, which exports 90 per cent of its chemicals and counts Syngenta, BASFBSE 0.08 per cent, BayerBSE -0.04 per cent CropScience and other global biggies as its clients, has over the years steered its focus away from technical textiles to chemicals, where it has witnessed a rapid revenue growth and fat operating margin. LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, completed the previously announced acquisition of the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys Pvt Ltd. The company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zylog’s PP compounding assets in November 2015. LyondellBasell has supplied the Indian market through imports and tolling arrangements since 2009. In October 2015, LyondellBasell acquired SJS Plastiblends Pvt Ltd’s PP compounding business which is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. With the acquisition of Zylog’s manufacturing operations in Sinnar, Maharashtra, and Chennai, Tamil Nadu, LyondellBasell is now the third largest producer of PP compounds in India with an annual capacity of 44,000 metric tonnes. In addition to the already existing product lines offered at these sites, LyondellBasell will produce its Hostacom glass fibre-reinforced, mineral filled and unfilled coloured grades as well as Hifax high impact thermoplastic olefins. These compounds are used to manufacture automotive parts, home appliances and other products. Bodal Chemicals of Ahmedabad has received environmental clearance (EC) from the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change for the expansion of dyes and dyes intermediates manufacturing facility located at Vadodara, Gujarat. The company is expanding its dyes and intermediates manufacturing capacity from 2,200 metric tonne per month (MTPM) to 6,000 MTPM, and set up a co-generation power plant (5-MW) in Gujarat. Bodal Chemicals, one of the leading manufacturers of dyes and dyes intermediates in the country, has the capacity to manufacture over 25 varieties of dye intermediates and around 150 variants in dyestuff which are mainly used as raw material in textile, leather, paper and other dye consuming industries. Out of the total production, the company exports about 40 per cent to more than 35 countries across the world. Perstorp of Swedish a specialty chemicals firm is planning to set up a manufacturing facility for pentaerythritol (penta) in Maharashtra. To evaluate the opportunity to invest in a new world scale production plant for penta in India, the company has signed an MoU with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). Pentaerythritol, a white crystalline polyhydric alcohol containing four primary hydroxyl groups, is used as building blocks in alkyd resins for coatings, radiation curing monomers, polyurethanes, rosin esters, synthetic lubricants and explosives. Perstorp currently manufactures producing penta in three different production plants in Germany, the US and Sweden. The related Chemical Engineering World

Project Update CEW market for coatings in India is growing fast in the country. Building a world scale production plant will be yet another important part of Perstorp’s ambitious plan to strengthen the position in the Asian market. In July 2015, Perstorp acquired the penta business from Koei Chemical Co Ltd, a Japanese chemicals producer. IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (IOLCP), a producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), has increased the production capacity of ibuprofen to 6,200 tonnes per annum (TPA) at Barnala plant in Punjab. Expansion follows a de-bottlenecking project undertaken by the company at an estimated cost of `24 crores. IOL Chemicals already exports ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used as painkiller, to regulated and emerging markets, ie, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, etc. With the recent approval from US FDA, the company is expanding its ibuprofen business in the US as well. Being the only integrated ibuprofen player globally, IOL Chemicals aims to build and sustain the growth of its APIs business in coming years by exploring the higher value regulated markets. MINING NTPC Ltd the state-owned power generator hopes its captive coal production will reach 100 million tonne (MT) as soon as its five coal blocks commence operations, aided by faster regulatory clearances and the part-privatization model of Mine Development and Operator (MDO). The success of the plan would determine fuel security of the operations of India’s largest power producer. KIOCL will revive iron ore mining after a decade in Karnataka, after the State granted the company a lease of over 474 hectares at Devadaru hills in Ballari. KIOCL had suspended mining in the eco-sensitive Western Ghats following a Supreme Court directive in 2006. The company has already prepared an action plan and initiated the process for obtaining the necessary statutory clearances. Once approvals are given, it would invest `1,500 crore in a pellet plant and also a unit to enrich iron ore from the mines. After suspension of mining, KIOCL had shifted to operating 3.5 million tonne per annum pellet plant in Mangaluru. Last year, it produced 1.46 million tonnes, utilising half its capacity, as against almost nil production in the previous year. Under the Make-In-India programme, International agencies have already implemented pilot projects by bringing high grade iron ore from South America, Iran and other parts of the world and utilising KIOCL’s facility, have taken away pellets facilitating better utilisation of its plant capacity and profitability utilising its manpower.The company’s blast furnace Unit having a capacity of 216,000 tonnes of pig iron which was put under suspension since 2009 has been taken for repair and the Unit is ready for operation for producing foundry grade pig iron adding towards its profitability in the coming financial year. The firm earned a profit of`47.93 crore in FY17 as against a loss of ` 80.15 crore the previous year. Revenues grew 353 per cent to ` 929.36 crore from `205.57 crore in the previous fiscal. JSW Energy, part of the Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group, is believed to be in the race for buying out the thermal power assets of Monnet Power and Jindal India Thermal Power Ltd (JITPL) in Odisha. Monnet Power’s 1,050-MW coal-based power plant near Angul was in advanced stage of commissioning. Monnet Power’s parent company, Monnet Ispat & Energy had won the Mandakini coal block in Odisha in competitive bidding, it surrendered the block later on grounds of economic unviability. Monnet Power had accumulated debt in excess of `5,000 crore. Though Chemical Engineering World

lenders had earlier denied a haircut in JSW Energy’s prospective deal to acquire majority equity in Monnet Power, the Sajjan Jindal-owned firm is still believed to be in the hunt for the asset. Besides Monnet Power, JSW Energy is also eyeing takeover of BC Jindal controlled JITPL’s 1,200-MW coal-based plant at Derang near Angul. The first unit (600-MW) of the 1,200-MW plant had begun commercial operations and started power supplies to the Odisha grid. But, coal paucity and absence of firm linkages had caused disruptions in the operations of the power plant. This project has been completed at a cost of `7537 crore which includes a debt component of `5,900 crore. JITPL has power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Odisha’s Gridco Ltd, Kerala State Electricity Board and Tata Power Trading Corporation. Apart from JSW Energy, JITPL also had competing offers from Adani Power and Singapore’s SembCorp.. NLC India (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation) which is in the hunt for buying out power assets is understood to have shown interest in the 700-MW Odisha plant of Hyderabad-based Ind-Barath Power Infra Ltd (IBPIL). The power plant located at Sahajbahal, near Jharsuguda, has commenced commercial operations. Though the exact size of the potential deal is not known, the valuation could be anywhere in the range of ` 5000-5,500 crore. In August last year, NLC India had floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) from companies owning coal and lignite-based power projects, for a possible acquisition. NLC India’s installed thermal power capacity is 3, 240-MW. It runs a 10-MW solar power unit and wind power assets with a capacity totalling 37.5-MW. Western Coalfields, state-run Coal India arm, has received the environment clearance for its `263 crore expansion project in Nagpur district, Maharashtra.The proposal is to enhance the production capacity of the Gokul open cast mine to 1.875-million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the existing 1-MTPA. The mine, located in 767.17-hectare, has a mineable reserve of 14.50-million tonnes. Among the conditions specified, the company has been asked to get ‘Consent to Operate’ Certificate from the State Pollution Control Board for the existing production capacity of 1-MTPA and also the ‘Consent to Establish’ for the proposed capacity of 1.875-MTPA prior to enhancing the production capacity. With regard to transportation of coal, the company has been asked to carry out by covered trucks and take mitigative measures to control dust and other fugitive emissions all along the roads by providing sufficient number of water sprinklers. The company has been informed to adopt controlled blasting techniques to control ground vibration and flying rocks. It has also been told to implement a progressive afforestation plan covering an area of 376.04-hectare at the end of mining. Of the total quarry area of 231.73-hectare (on floor) and 291.21-hectare (on surface), the backfilled quarry area of 115.39-hectare should be reclaimed with plantation and there will be no void left at the end of the mining operations. The land after mining should be restored for agriculture purpose. OIL & GAS Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), India’s second biggest state-run refiner, plans to spend about `13,000 crore on expanding its Numaligarh refinery in Assam by 2017-18.The company plans to expand the Numaligarh refinery to 9 million tonnes from the current 3 million tonnes. January 2018 • 67

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