Process Engineering

Process Engineering

Siemens Jet Process Enhances Flexibility in Steel Making

With the Jet Process, Siemens Metals Technologies offers a solution for operating converters with up to 100 percent scrap and sponge iron. This enables…

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Magnetic nanoparticles could aid heat dissipation

Cooling systems generally rely on water pumped through pipes to remove unwanted heat. Now, researchers at MIT and in Australia have found a way of enhancing…

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Gentle Microwave Pasteurization: A New Approach to Milk Safety

Hereby, cold milk is first preheated and then further heated in a separate section for a few seconds up to 72°C. The major microorganisms present in the milk…

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New Method Simplifies Zeolite Characterization for Labs

A computational method to quantify the adsorption of gas by porous zeolites should help labs know what to expect before they embark upon slow, costly…

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Turning Vapors Into Foam Polymers: A New Innovation

Polymers that are porous are called foam polymers and are especially useful because they combine light weight with rigid mechanical properties. Now a…

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New Membrane Selectivity: Unlocking Hydrogen and Helium Flow

The selectivity is based on molecular size, the team reported in the journal Science. Hydrogen and helium pass relatively easily through the membrane, but…

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Advancements in Continuous-Wave Terahertz Lasers Explained

Since the first quantum cascade (QC) laser was demonstrated in 1994 and implemented in THz regime in 2002, they have become one of the most important solid…

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Laser treatments yield smoother metal surfaces

Ever since the Bronze Age, metals have been cast in different shapes for different applications. Smooth surfaces that are resistant to corrosion are crucial…

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Turning Obsolete CDs Into Eco-Friendly Sewage Solutions

Audio CDs, all the rage in the ‘90s, seem increasingly obsolete in a world of MP3 files and iPods, leaving many music lovers with the question of what to do…

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Innovative Thin Glass Circuit Boards for Enhanced Miniaturization

However, miniaturization and extreme stress are pushing the limits of printed circuit boards (PCB) made of epoxy-resin, glass-fiber fabrics (FR4) and…

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Measuring Progress in Nanotech Design

Engineers working in the nanoscale will have a new tool at their disposal thanks to an international group of researchers led by Drexel University’s College of…

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LIFTSYS: New Machine for Transferring Biomaterials in Research

Now the scientists in Aachen have managed to manufacture a machine for medical and pharmaceutical research based on the laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT)…

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Siemens and LanzaTech Team Up to Convert Steel Mill Off-Gases

Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel…

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Fraunhofer FEP Launches High-Speed Roll-to-Roll PECVD Process

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP have developed a novel vacuum coating process which in addition to the…

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Recycling Carbon Fibers: Innovating Composite Material Recovery

These lightweight materials consist of two main components with, for example, woven carbon fibers and a polymer matrix material. Current application areas for…

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Purifying Dairy Wastewater While Generating Electricity

The wastewater discharged from the production of dairy products such as cheese, quark and yoghurt typically contain lactose, proteins and milk fats as well as…

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