Plant Decommissioning – How to decontaminate, dismantle and decommission process plants
Every plant has a life cycle. There comes a time when a plant has to close down and dismantled. This could also happen because of technological advances making the plant obsolete. In such circumstances the plant has to be decommissioned, which operation has to executed with engineering expertise and safely. This article throws light on various aspects on how to successfully decommission a plant without any impact to the environment.
Solutions for the Caustic Soda-Chlorine Industry
– Prabodh Kumar Maiti, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India) Private Ltd
The caustic soda-chlorine industry is gaining rapid strides. Today there are modern state-of-the-art, environment-friendly membrane plants. Developments in the field of technology have resulted in the reduction in power consumption, and the presence of a strong R&D
team and experienced process engineers have become the hallmark of companies.
Why Pumps & other Shafts Fail?
– S Raghava Chari, Industry Consultant
Pumps have a basic function of pumping water round the clock. They are the heart and soul of numerous process industries. As they function almost non-stop, 365 days a year, there are chances of a break-down, which may result in an instant upset of daily lives. This article analyses why things go wrong, and what basic steps can help in preventing a near-total breakdown.
Indian specialty chemicals sector poised for double-digit growth
– Shohab Rais, Tata Chemicals Ltd
Specialty chemicals are driven by extensive product R&D and innovation, which is a significant differentiator over the commoditised chemical industry. The segment at USD 32 billion in 2019, constitutes about 18 percent of the total chemical industry in India. This article gives the brief overview of the Indian speciality chemicals industry and its potential for growth.
Out of the box – Solutions to Industrial Problems
– S Raghava Chari, Industry Consultant
Any process industry in operation would face some operational problems, equipment problem, etc. The author has taken up case studies from his over 36 years of experience and given how innovatively these problems have been solved. Typical Indian jugaad.
Chemingineering – Ammonia’s new avatar
– K Sahasranaman, Independent Consultant
Hundred years ago, ammonia came to humanity’s rescue as a fertiliser and averted a major food crisis. Now it is poised to return in a new avatar as fuel and bail us out of the looming disaster due to climate change. Green Ammonia produced using renewable energy holds much promise to decarbonise the world economy in the coming decades.
