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SiC Detectors for High Energy UV Water Treatment
Description: IFW's silicon carbide (SiC) UV photodetectors are extremely durable and withstand prolonged high energy UV exposure like in water treatment applications. These silicon carbide (SiC) photodetectors / ...
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Technical Note: New Tools & Accessories for Monitoring Algal Growth in Test Tubes
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: The In-Line Adaptor accessory P/N 2820-530 for C-FLUOR probes can be used to help users monitor algal growth in test tubes without affecting algal cultures. This demonstration shows how these tools ...
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Tiny Ultrasound Sensors Could Monitor EV Batteries
Description: Ultrasound sensors as small as a thumbnail can scan lithium-ion batteries to check their charge, health, and safety, a new study finds. ...
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Siemens, Gecko Robotics Develop Ultrasonic Maintenance Robots
Description: Siemens has announced a three-year collaboration with Gecko Robotics to develop and roll out ultrasonic robotic inspection services across Europe. ...
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Application Brief: Hydropower - Custom Control Panel
From: Arjay EngineeringDescription: Hydropower facility installs custom control panel ensuring functionality of oil water separator ...
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Application Brief: Transportation - 2852-OWS Oil/Water Separator Alarm
From: Arjay EngineeringDescription: Bus garage installs Oil/Water Separator Alarm to meet water regulations and standards ...
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On and Off-Target Spray Deposition from a Solid Set Canopy Delivery System and an Axial-Fan Airblast
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: Off-target drift from airblast sprayers in vineyards and high-density tree-fruit orchards is a key concern among the growers and other stakeholders. A solid set canopy delivery system (SSCDS) is a ...
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Real-Time Oil Seep Surveillance in the Gulf of Mexico
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: In the Gulf of Mexico’s Mississippi Canyon, you’ll find undersea salt domes and mud volcanoes, known sources of natural oil seeps that rise to the surface of the ocean, producing oil ...
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The Nearshore Network - Instrumenting Lake Tahoe
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) has been working to launch the world’s first, real-time Nearshore Network comprised of approximately 20 sites around the Tahoe basin. The ...
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Coastal Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring via a Sustainable, Sail-Powered Mobile Platform
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: Harmful algae blooms (HABs) in coastal marine environments are increasing in number and duration, pressuring local resource managers to implement mitigation solutions to protect human and ecosystem ...
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Aquatic Insect Community Functional Responses to Canopy Cover Changes Along Gradients of Elevation a
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: Growing levels of human-induced changes on mountainous streams around the globe demand for an understanding of how species diversity and ecosystem function are affected by increasing water temperature ...
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Enhanced Carbon Metabolism Downstream of a Stream Confluence Mixing Zone
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: Stream confluences are ubiquitous features in freshwater networks and are known for distinct hydrogeomorphic characteristics relative to upstream tributaries and downstream reaches. However, the role ...
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How Phytoplankton Endangers Fish Farms - and the Best Way to Combat the Threat
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: Did you know that 99 percent of all biomass in the ocean is invisible to the human eye? To help put that in perspective, a teaspoon of seawater can hold over a million different living organisms ...
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Turner Designs partners with WSS to sell Ballast-Check 2 for quick, indicative compliance monitoring
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: Turner Designs is very excited to partner with Wilhelmsen Ship Services (WSS) to supply the ballast water community with Ballast-Check 2, a small, hand-held fluorometer which enables quick, indicative ...
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Using Turner Designs C-FLUOR for Algal Culture Growth Monitoring
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: Monitoring algal growth in test tubes without affecting algal cultures is a challenge for researchers. Turner Designs recently demonstrated an excellent solution to this concern using two of our ...
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AK2 Ultrasonic Sensor
Description: AK2 digital ultrasonic sensor is a new generation of intelligent sensor based on ultrasonic ranging principle for car, compared with other vehicle radars on the market, it has longer ranging and ...
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Questions & Answers: The Importance of Soiling Monitoring & Mitigation
From: OTT HydrometDescription: Have you watched the pv magazine webinar on #PV module cleaning and the importance of #soiling monitoring? On our blog we share the recording and compiled a selection of questions and answers. ...
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Spectral Selectivity vs. Spectral Error: Shedding Light on ISO 9060:2018
From: OTT HydrometDescription: In late 2018, the ISO 9060 standard for solar radiometers underwent a remarkable update that brought significant changes on the classification of solar radiation measurement quality. At first glance, ...
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How Much Purge Air Does My Opacity Monitor Need?
From: AMETEK LandDescription: Opacity monitors are used to measure emissions of smoke and dust from combustion sources. It is a non-contact measurement, with only a light beam penetrating into the combustion gases in the stack or ...
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How to Automatically Monitor the Condition of Vessels and Furnaces to Avoid Leaks or Identify Dangerous Outbreaks
From: AMETEK LandDescription: Refractory-lined vessels and furnaces are common in industrial applications such as petrochemicals, steel production, processing, and heat treatment. However, over time, refractory deteriorates to a ...
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Encouraging Solar Energy in South Africa with SAURAN
From: OTT HydrometDescription: Six universities from South Africa, and one each from Ile de la Reunion (Reunion Island) and Botswana, are cooperating in the Southern African Universities Radiometric Network (SAURAN), to promote the ...
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Leading PV in Datong, Shanxi with 14 Solar Monitoring Stations
From: OTT HydrometDescription: China's National Energy Administration (NEA) announced a total PV installation target of 18.1GW for 2016, within which 12.6 GW are for standard types of PV installations, including both ground-mounted ...
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Novel Estimation of Albedo Using a Drone Pyranometer
From: OTT HydrometDescription: Understanding global climate change is a complex process, because small variations in hard to measure variables can turn into major impacts on a global scale. Albedo is a measure of the reflectiveness ...
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Solar Radiation Measurement - WMO
From: OTT HydrometDescription: Why Do We Need Data on Solar Energy? ...
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Don't Bark Up the Wrong Tree-Meeting Changes in Wood Treatment with LAB-X5000
Description: Utility poles can be found all around the country and are an often-overlooked necessity for modern day power, cable and data transmission. Due to their importance in critical infrastructure, it is ...
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Why Choose a STA Instrument Over Standalone TGA?
Description: Simultaneous thermogravimetric analyzers (STA) have DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) and TGA (thermogravimetric analysis) capabilities within a single instrument. In this post we look at why ...
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3 Ways the Rock-solid Handheld X-MET XRF Analyzer Delivers Rapid ROI
Description: Meeting regulations, controlling quality, sorting scrap, conducting safety inspection, verifying precious metals, screening soil for contamination ...even conducting archaeometry and detecting art ...
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Case Study: Powell Valves Streamlines PMI and Quality Assurance while Saving Money
Description: To introduce high-end valves into critical performance situations, it's critical to follow a comprehensive quality assurance programme. To ensure complete confidence that their high quality valves ...
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Considerations for Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Process Development
From: VaisalaDescription: In our recent webinar, "Achieving Effective H2O2 Bio-decontamination in Facilities & Containment Systems" we did not have time to answer all questions, so we answered by email afterward. In this blog, ...
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Safe and Efficient Airport Operations: Kenya Meteorological Department
From: VaisalaDescription: Weather affects the efficiency and safety of almost every operation at an airport, regardless of its size or location. The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) offices at various airports across the ...
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STERIS Provides Efficient, Effective Bio-decontamination with Accurate Vaporized H2O2 Sensors
From: VaisalaDescription: STERIS provides a wide range of vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP®) bio-decontamination systems and services, utilizing Vaprox® Sterilant for broad spectrum efficacy against viruses, ...
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A Toxic Odor Problem is Reduced to Almost Nothing
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: The Water District for a coastal resort community provides freshwater and sewer service to more than 40,000 residents and two million visitors a year. The district delivers 6 million gallons of water ...
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Comprehensive Isolation Room Monitoring
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Isolation rooms are used to hold patients that could possibly emit biological pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, or other potentially harmful substances through coughing, sneezing, or just turbulent ...
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Museum Environmental Monitoring Protects Exhibits
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Eltek has supplied the next-generation museum environmental monitoring solution for the interior of a prestigious museum located in Cambridge, England to ensure that the exhibits are in a controlled ...
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OPACITY AND PM MONITORING IN EMISSION STACKS
From: AMETEK LandDescription: Smoke and dust emissions from industrial plants, such as coal-fired power stations and industrial incinerators, damage the environment and pose a health hazard to humans. Subsequently these emissions ...
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HVAC Performance Testing and Wireless Building Monitoring
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Do you need to validate or improve your energy efficiency systems with HVAC performance testing in an office complex? T&D wireless data loggers, which automatically monitor several environmental ...
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Water Leak Monitoring Helps Preserve Rare Books
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided a water leak monitoring system for a library housing several rare books and documents in their basement storage area. ...
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Shipping Container Monitoring to Guarantee Quality of Perishables
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided a shipping container monitoring system to record environmental levels during the exportation of paprika peppers and various fruits. ...
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Generator Emissions Testing to Maintain EPA Standards
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A large retailer uses a data logger to conduct generator emissions testing to ensure that the exhaust temperature is in compliance with EPA regulations. ...
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Wireless Environmental Monitoring for a Tortoise Sanctuary
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers is proud to have recently provided a wireless environmental monitoring solution to a tortoise sanctuary in California. ...
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Pharmaceutical Clean Room Qualification Verifies Secure Operation
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Pharmaceutical clean room qualification verifies secure operation of environmental conditions in labs storing temperature-sensitive substances. ...
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Agricultural Soil Testing to Increase Farmer Efficiency & Crop Yields
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A custom high-speed data logging system provided to The Leibniz Institute of Vegetable & Ornamental Crops helped run proper agricultural soil testing. ...
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Heat Soak Test Verifies Prototype Vehicles
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A vehicle manufacturer uses a data logging solution to help perform a series of rigorous tests, including a heat soak test on its prototype vehicles. ...
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Structural Monitoring of the Copper Mining Process
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: For the safety of both miners and machinery, structural monitoring is essential for identifying any potentially dangerous situations early on. ...
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Comprehensive Hospital Monitoring to Protect Patients
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: For reliable and accurate data in surgical suites and cleanrooms, the Accsense system is a choice of many facilities for hospital monitoring. ...
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Data Monitoring System for Rural Development Charity
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A data monitoring system was used to measure 22 different parameters to help improve living conditions of the impoverished communities in Nepal. ...
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Wireless Data Loggers Monitor Cheese Aging Process
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides the environmental monitoring solution for a creamery's cheese aging process to ensure safety and quality. ...
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Energy Startup Uses Data Logger to Monitor Innovative Solar Tracking Device
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: An intelligent and rugged dataTaker data logger monitors, records and validates data for an innovative solar tracking device project. ...
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Monitoring a Radon Mitigation System for Better Home Air Levels
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: ADU-500 offers a cost-effective, wireless solution for continuous monitoring of a radon mitigation system that will reduce harmful radon gas. ...
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HVAC Monitoring Saves School Building Significant Costs
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A wireless T&D data logging system provided a school building with reliable and cost-effective HVAC monitoring to record energy usage and save costs. ...
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Preserving the Magna Carta with Temperature and Humidity Monitoring
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Temperature and humidity monitoring of the Magna Carta with a data logger demonstrates a reliable and affordable solution for museums. ...
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Simple Monitoring Setup Optimizes Greenhouse Temperature Control""
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Greenhouse temperature control is monitored using temperature and humidity data loggers to find cooler zones and maintain crops. ...
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Acoustic Monitoring System for Endangered Species
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: An acoustic monitoring solution helps pinpoint endangered species location using a variety of input channels to connect with each array's microphone. ...
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The Importance of Piano Humidity Control
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides the piano humidity control solution for a company passionate about the importance of maintaining valuable instruments. ...
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Water Quality Monitoring & Testing for Many Different Sensor Types
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided the dataTaker DT82E for water quality monitoring and testing of a dam's overflow catchment area requiring many sensor types. ...
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Complete Cleanroom Environmental Monitoring Solution in a Single System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Accsense Monitoring systems are ideal Cleanroom environmental monitoring applications, ISO 5 product fill cleanrooms, test sample incubation, and more. ...
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Collecting Meteorological Data Using a Weather Station Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: To determine how roofing tile performs in various weather conditions, a construction company utilizes a weather station data logger to monitor data. ...
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Real-Time Monitoring & Warning Systems for Cyclones
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: In remote tropical northwest Australia, a shipping company requested a single, rugged solution to monitor cyclone formations. ...
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Construction Environmental Monitoring Solution Documents Quality
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers supplied the construction environmental monitoring solution looking to monitor quality control as well as have easy access to data. ...
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Environmental Monitoring Equipment In Production Plant
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides environmental monitoring equipment for a production plant that needs to measure temperature and humidity. ...
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How To Set Up an SDI-12 Weather Station with a Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: In this video, we show how easy it is to set up an SDI-12 weather station with a dataTaker DT82E, featuring the vaisala WXT520 weather transmitter. ...
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Workplace Environmental Monitoring Methods
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A factory looking for a workplace environmental monitoring solution installs TandD data loggers in the offices to prevent potential health problems. ...
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Performance Verification System Saves Nursing Home Considerable Energy Costs
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: The dataTaker DT80 works as a performance verification system saving a nursing home considerable energy costs by collecting accurate data. ...
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Server Room Monitoring System Protects Server Electronics
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A wireless server room monitoring system can detect early leaks, monitor temp & humidity and alert staff of changes providing them with a comprehensive solution. ...
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Greenhouse Monitoring System Uses Wireless Temperature Loggers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides a greenhouse monitoring system for installation in a large hoop greenhouse sheltering berries to maintain proper temperature. ...
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Energy Usage Monitoring and Efficiency Measurement in a Display Home
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A versatile energy usage monitoring solution using a dataTaker DT85 helps demonstrate the cost benefits of a highly energy-efficient home. ...
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Flow Rate Monitoring to Minimize Water Pollution
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: With a dataTaker DT82, a wastewater management district was able to cost-effectively minimize water pollution with a flow rate monitoring solution. ...
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Soil Moisture Monitoring Maximizes Plant Growth For Farmers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: See how these farmers can rely on the ADU-500 for accurate soil moisture monitoring and reliable measurements to ensure crop quality and maximize plant growth. ...
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Greenhouse Climate Control Using Wireless Data Loggers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: See how the TandD wireless data loggers automate data collection of a greenhouse climate control system to improve product quality and increase profits. ...
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Make Your Own Weathering Monitoring System Using a DataTaker DT80M
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers show you how to put together your own weather station using a dataTaker DT80M modem universal input data logger. ...
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Continuously Monitoring a Radon Mitigation System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers is here to show you how the ADU-500 offers a cost-effective, wireless solution for continuous monitoring of a radon mitigation system that will reduce harmful radon gas. ...
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CEMS for Cogeneration Facilities
Description: Cogeneration facilities produce electrical energy as a by-product of their steam production. The steam is produced either for heat or as a requirement of a manufacturing process. ...
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CEMS Systems Capabilities for the Hydrocarbon Processing Industry
Description: The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has many potential sources of combustion gas emissions. These include process heaters, fluid catalytic crackers (FCC), power boilers and sulfur recovery units ...
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Certificate Testing for CEMS
Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires that a continuous emissions monitoring system must perform according to the performance specifications contained in Title 40 of the Code of Federal ...
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Certificate Testing Vs. Compliance Testing
Description: Typically, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires two types of tests; a certification test and a compliance test, for facilities which must monitor stack emissions. The certification and ...
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Coagulation and Flocculation
Description: Water is clarified using the processes of coagulation and flocculation, which remove suspended solids (turbidity) from water by causing the suspended particles to aggregate into a slime, that settles ...
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Combustion Analysis Solutions
Description: With combustion analysis from Emerson, you'll create a more efficient operation with lower operating costs while meeting regulatory compliance. No one offers a more complete, trouble free solution ...
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Conductivity Measurement in Oil Drilling
Description: Oil drillers search for oil by drilling deep holes into the earth in locations where substantial deposits of petroleum are expected. The petroleum deposits are generally found within certain ...
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Continuous Emissions Monitoring Solutions
Description: With our continuous emissions monitoring systems, Rosemount Analytical designs and engineers the right system for your specific needs, and provides startup and commissioning support, training, and ...
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Controlling Alumina/Caustic Ratio
Description: Aluminum is refined from raw bauxite ore in an energy intensive process that uses substantial amounts of caustic soda (NaOH) as the dissolving agent. Caustic is used because it is readily available ...
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Controlling/Monitoring Chlorination of Cooling Water
Description: Many manufacturing processes require large amounts of water to provide cooling. Most notable of these are electric power generation plants for steam, oil refining, and petro-chemical manufacturing. In ...
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Cost Effective Analytical Solutions Optimize Chromatography & Purification Systems
Description: Biopharmaceutical Chromatography Systems are designed for separating and purifying proteins and bio-engineered products. Flow systems are compact in design to maximize throughput. No dead legs in ...
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Cyanide Destruction Monitoring with pH and ORP
Description: Mining and electroplating processes generate waste materials containing alkaline, rare earth metals, and other heavy metals such as iron, nickel, zinc, cadmium, copper, silver, and gold. The wastes ...
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Cyberpax Increased Product quality and Safety Using Cascade Aerosol Microleak Detection System
Description: Cyberpax Co. Ltd was formed in May 2001 through a technical agreement between Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd. (the largest in Japan) and Packserv Co., Ltd. (the largest in Thailand). It is one of the ...
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Emerson Solutions to Petroleum Refinery Flare Regulations 40 CFR Part 63
Description: By January 30, 2019, 40 CFR Part 63 requires Petroleum Refinery owners or operators of flares used as control devices for emissions point to meet the requirements of §63.670, regardless of the ...
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Emerson™ Solutions Improve Regulatory Compliance while Reducing Hydrocarbon Waste
Description: Traditionally, the company assigned an operator to perform tank draining on a quarterly basis. In the draining process, the water is pumped through a drain pipe. If the operator sees the oil start to ...
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FMC Biopolymer Reduces Operating Expenses More Than 80% with PERpH-X Sensors
Description: FMC makes ingredients for consumer products such as toothpaste, baking mixes, and other food products. The plant makes carrageenan out of seaweed using a sequence of chemical processing steps that ...
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Korsnas Gavle Meets Environmental Requirements Using Smart Wireless Technology
Description: Environmental legislation required that water from heat exchangers must be carefully monitored for contamination before it is returned to the sea. Failure to comply could require production to be ...
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Lime Kiln Improves Throughput with Smart Wireless Solution
Description: A Pulp and Paper Mill in North America struggled to properly control calcining in the lime kiln. In fact, the kiln was operating so poorly that it had become a choke point. The mill bought a new ...
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Lime/Limestone Wet Scrubbing System for Flue Gas Desulfurization
Description: Wet scrubbers are used in utilities, paper mills, and chemical plants to remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) and other pollutants from gas streams. Undesirable pollutants are removed by contacting the gases ...
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Liquid Analytical Solutions
Description: Emerson has online liquid analytical solutions for many industries. ...
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Magnesium Oxide Wet Scrubbing System for Flue Gas Desulfurization
Description: Wet scrubbers are used in utilities, paper mills, and chemical plants to remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) and other pollutants from gas streams. Undesirable pollutants are removed by contacting the gases ...
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Measuring pH in Bacterial Oxidation of Metal Ores
Description: Some gold ore deposits can be processed by simple grinding, followed by extraction with cyanide, but many refractory deposits contain gold that cannot be so easily separated. The most common example ...
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Medium Purity Condensate Monitoring
Description: In high pressure boilers, it is necessary to monitor the return condensate before it goes back to the boiler to ensure that it is not contaminated beyond acceptable limits. In smaller boilers, the ...
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Monitoring Steam Purity in Power Plants Part 1: Using Conductivity
Description: Utility operators have long known that contaminated steam can cause severe damage to the turbine, leading to lengthy unplanned outages, expensive repairs, and loss of revenue. Every plant has ...
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Monroe County Waste Treatment Facilities Improve Reliability of Centrifuges and Odor Control Fans with Wireless Vibration Monitoring
Description: Monroe County Pure Waters, Van Lare plant in Rochester NY and the Northwest Quadrant (NWQ) plant in Hilton, NY. These wastewater plants are located on the south shore of Lake Ontario. Van Lare dates ...
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Monroe County Waste Treatment Facility Brings Stranded Flow Measurements On-line
Description: Monroe County Pure Waters, Van Lare plant in Rochester NY and the Northwest Quadrant (NWQ) plant in Hilton, NY. These wastewater plants are located on the south shore of Lake Ontario. Van Lare dates ...
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On-Line Electrode Impedance Measurement
Description: When glass electrode impedance is measured by imposing a voltage, the glass electrode polarizes in proportion to the applied voltage. This polarization sets up an opposing voltage, which increases the ...
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pH and ORP Monitoring for the Indigo Dye Process
Description: Indigo dye is used for dyeing cotton and other cellulosic fibers such as rayon. In its pure form, indigo dye is not soluble in water, so the dye bath contains additives to solubilize it. ...
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pH Control for Pigment Production
Description: In pigmentation process applications, the liquor influent entering a process tank is composed primarily of ferrous sulphate (FeSO 4), in addition to manganese, zinc, cadmium, and other alloying ...
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