The Latest News in Steel & Metals
In order to serve the steel and metals industry, we have to know the steel and metals industry. Here are some of the latest news stories. Copper is Killing the Coronavirus Researchers reported last...
View ArticleManaging Your Plant During a Crisis: 5 Tips
When it comes to the manufacturing sector, and many others, proper crisis management can make the difference between extended and expensive disruption, and bouncing back quickly to resume operations....
View ArticleMade in the USA
At ProcessBarron, we’re incredibly proud to be able to say “made in the USA” when it comes to our products. All of our fabrication is done in America. Many of our competitors utilize engineering from...
View ArticleThe Latest News in Biomass
In order to serve our industries in the best ways possible, we have to keep up with them. Keep reading for the latest news in biomass. New Solutions for Biomass Corrosion Biomass fuel can come from a...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Can’t Stop Global Pulp Shipments
According to a recent report from Wood Resources International, the forest products industry has been surprisingly resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus has negatively impacted the...
View ArticleBiomass Plays Key Role in EU’s Biodiversity Strategy
Europe is trying to make sustainable decisions now for their current and future biodiversity goals. Biomass is playing a huge role in these decisions. Keep reading for more. Biomass Plays Key Role in...
View ArticleGrowing a Successful Steel and Metals Manufacturing Business
Last quarter, steel was one of the most sourced products on certain platforms—and that doesn’t surprise us. The steel and metals industry has been supplying essential materials to the aerospace,...
View ArticleU.S. DOE Plans to Fund New Projects Involving Gasified Coal & Biomass
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy announced plans to offer funding for new projects that gasify a mix of coal and biomass to generate electric power and a carbon-free hydrogen...
View ArticleBiomass Helps Accomplish Goal of Reduced Carbon Emissions
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency recently released a new study, concluding that biomass does, in fact, play “a significant role in a climate-neutral, circular economy.” The study is...
View ArticleU.S. Engineering Firm Makes Larch Chips More Appealing to Pulp Mills
Harmick Engineering, an American firm, has been granted patents in Canada, the United States, and Russia for the extraction of arabinogalactan and taxifolin from larch (tamarack) wood chips. Keep...
View ArticleBetter Biomass Breakup Achieved Through Rocky Relationship Between Water and...
Recently, scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, or ORNL, have used neutron scattering and supercomputing to better understand how an organic solvent and water work...
View ArticleSkills Gap Pain Points Eased Through Mentorship Opportunities
There are a lot of amazing organizations out there today looking to help recruit the next generation of industry professionals through collaborations and partnerships—like Chicago Women in Trades,...
View ArticleLignin: The Latest Developments in the Biorefinery World
This class of polymers may just overtake petroleum as the principal agent in the chemical industry: lignin. A natural, plant-based polymer, lignin ascribes to 30% of lignocellulose biomass. For...
View ArticleBio-Based Additives May Improve Papermaking
The pulp and paper industry is no stranger to renewable resources; bio-based raw materials continually blip onto the market’s radar. Now, leading research has set the industry abuzz with potential...
View ArticleKeeping Boilers & Burners Optimized Saves You Money—Here’s How
Time’s passage carries a sting to it in a number of applications—and that certainly rings true in industrial processes. However, there are remedies to help ensure continued application efficiency and...
View ArticleDiesel Biofuel Blendstock Produced Via New Catalytic Process
A breakthrough in catalytic science has swept onto the scene: a less risky, more cost-effective sustainable diesel biofuel solution. Produced through a joint effort, the recently pioneered, one-phase...
View ArticleAvoid Overheating Plant Outages with AI-Supported Thermal Tagging
Heat in excess carries a penchant to cause things to go haywire. And summer offers heat in abundance. Summer also ushers in the Atlantic hurricane season, which can prove crippling to the utility...
View ArticleBiomass Fuel Produced from Canadian Construction Waste Wood
Leftover wood from the construction of a large hydroelectric project in Labrador, Canada will be used as biomass fuel. This 824 MW hydroelectric generating facility, called the Muskrat Falls project,...
View ArticleRelocating a Paper Mill? Here’s How to Do It Well
There’s quite a bit to consider when planning to relocate a paper mill, with moving parts aplenty—both literally and figuratively. But relocation doesn’t have to be a complete headache—not if adequate...
View ArticleEven in a Global Pandemic, The Biomass Industry Continues to Run
As with many industries, from hospitality to healthcare, biomass has shouldered some of COVID-19’s broad impact. The immediate aftershock when the pandemic hit levied a hefty economic toll, as...
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