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Products & Processes Products & Processes Biotreatments Biotreatments News & Views News & Views Phenomenex introduced bioZen™ Series for 10. Edward C. Moretti, 2002, Reduce VOC and HAP Emissions, ence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian Chemical Engineering Pro-gress, June:30-40 President Vladimir Putin in Goa on the sidelines of the characterization of biotherapeutics 11. Rao C.S, 2000, Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, henomenex Inc., a global leader in the research BRICS summit. However, a final decision on the deal New age International Pub-lishers, New Delhi. will be taken by the prime minister’s office as the cen- Pand manufacture of advanced technologies for the 12. Mudliar, S. B. Giri, K. Padoley, D. Satpute, R. Dixit, P. Bhatt, (190+) separation sciences, introduced bioZen – a new series tral security agencies have raised concerns over the R. Pandey, A. Juwarkar, and A. Vaidya 2010. Bioreactors for mega deal citing the proximity of its part to Pakistan of LC solutions for bioseparations in pharmaceutical, treatment of VOCs and odours - a review. Journal of envi- and nearly defence assets . biopharmaceutical and academic research. The series ronmental management, 91(5):1039–54. According to government rules, it is mandatory 13. Van Groenestijn, J.W., Hesselink, P.G.M., 1993. Biotechniques encompasses both proven and entirely new media for air pollution control. Biodegradation 4:283–302. to take security clearance from the home ministry for spanning two particle platforms – core-shell and ther- any foreign investment in the country. The deal cov- 14. Michael C. Flickinger and Stephen W. Drew, 2001, Bioilters: mally modified fully porous – along with new bio- by Mario Zilli and Attilio Converti, Encyclopedia of ers Essar Oil’s 20 million tonne refinery at Vadinar in compatible titanium hardware. The initial product line Bioprocess Technology,Vol-1. Gujarat and its retail outlets for which the Russian con- featured seven chemistries for the UHPLC and HPLC 15. Kiared K, Bibeau L, and Brezezinski R, 1996, Biological characterization of biotherapeutics such as monoclonal sortium will pay $10.9 billion (around `70,000 crore). Elimination of VOC’s in Biofil-ter, Environmental Progress, antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates and biosimilars. 15, 3:148-152. The offering included specific LC chemistries for the 16. Gangagni Rao, A., Ravichnadra, P., Jetty, A., 2006. Operation analysis of aggregates and total mAb, intact mass and ICT Mumbai to videograph and of biofilter with mixed agri-cultural residue as filter mate- disseminate lectures rial: effects of humidification and inlet hydrogen sulphide fragments, peptide mapping and quantitation, and volume fraction on the performance. Chem. Biochem. Eng. glycan mapping. he Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai Q 20 (2):189–196. As an added benefit, all bioZen media, particle siz- Thas selected Mediasite for lecture capture and man- 17. Gandu, B., Sandhya, K., Gangagni Rao, A., Swamy, Y.V., es and phases are available in Phenomenex’s new bio- agement. The selection makes it the first university in compatible titanium hardware, which minimizes sec- 2012. Removal of air containing tri ethyl amine (TEA) using India to deploy a large-scale academic video program. ondary reactions, carryover and other recovery issues vapor phase biofilter packed with wood chips and rice husk. Bonfring Int. J. Ind. Eng. Manage. Sci. 2: 17–20. to provide better overall reproducibility than stainless “We realize the future of education lies in technol- 18. Gandu, B., Sandhya, K., Gangagni Rao, A., Swamy,Y.V., steel hardware. It also minimizes the amount of time ogy that allows learning to be made available to stu- 2013. Gas phase bio-filter for the removal of triethylamine dents when they’re not able to attend classes and for typically spent on column priming and does not inter- (TEA) from air: Microbial diversity analysis with reference review of lectures anytime, anywhere,” said Professor fere with protein or peptide integrity. to design parameters. Bioresource Technology 139: 155–160. 27. Lichuan Zhu, Riyad J. Abumaizar and Walter M. Kocher, Ganapati D. Yadav, Vice Chancellor, of ICT. “Mediasite classrooms in March with plans to capture every lec- 19. HinRich L. Bohn, Karl K. Hohn, 1999, Moisture in Biofilters, Proven for FGDP gypsum dewatering The bioZen thermally modified fully porous me- 1998, Biofiltration of Benzene contaminated Air streams us- makes that a reality for us without disrupting the way ture and make it available for students to review on- dia is produced with Phenomenex’s proprietary post- Environmental Progress, 18, 3:156-161. The VACUBELT® filter belt 2015 has already prov- ing compost-activated carbon filter media, Environmental our instructors teach. Mediasite is fully automated, 20. Simon P. Ottengraph and Van Den Oever A.H..C, 1983, demand. The university will experiment with distance synthetic thermal treatment process, which improves en its worth in the field of FGDP gypsum dewatering Progress, 17, 3:168-172. and instructors don’t even notice the camera.” particle mechanical strength and inertness, providing Kinetics of Organic Compound Removal from Waste Gases learning and flipped instruction. 28. Cox, H.J., Deshusses, M.A., 1999. Chemical removal of bio- with a Biological Filter, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, over many years. Whether in new systems or retrofit- significantly better peak shape and fewer unwanted The university began using Mediasite in all its mass from waste air biotrickling filters: screening of chemi- XXV:3089-3102. ting existing power plants, the belt made of pure poly- secondary interactions than traditional LC media. cals of potential interest. Water Research 33: 2383–2392. 21. Shyh J.H, Hsiu-mu-Tang and Wen C.W, 1997, Modeling of ester monofilaments meets the strictest requirements. The thermally modified media pairs well with high- 29. Rene, E.R., Veiga, M.C. & Kennes, C., 2012. Combined bio- Acetone Biofiltration Process, Environmental Progress, 16, Fast dewatering and robust transverse stability are the logical and physicochemical waste-gas cleaning techniques. efficiency Core-Shell Technology media which delivers main factors contributing to its superiority. During the 3:187-192 RIL commissions last crystallisation unit at its Jamnagar paraxylene complex J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng, increased resolution and sensitivity in shorter reten- 22. Mohseni, M., Allen, D.G., 2000. Biofiltration of mixtures of FILTECH fair, it became clear that the need for more the paraxylene (PX) complex at Jamnagar. This plant eliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has successfully com- 47:920–939. hydrophilic and hydrophobic volatile organic compounds. efficient gypsum dewatering in the field of flue gas de- Rmissioned the last crystallisation train (Train 3) of is built with state-of-the-art crystallisation technology tion time windows. Both particle platforms undergo sulfurization, and thereby interest in this belt type, is Chemical Engineering Science 55:1545–1558. 30. Alonso, C., Zhu, X., Suidan, M.T., Kim, B.R., Kim, B.J., 2000. stringent QC testing to ensure consistent high quality, from British Petroleum (BP) which is highly energy ef- Parameter estimation in-biofilter systems. Environmental 23. Delhomenie, M.C., Bibeau, L., Bredin, N., Roy, S., Brousseau, still on the rise - particularly in South Africa and India. while all individual columns have QC protocols for ficient. With the commissioning of this plant, RIL’s PX Science and Technology 34: 2318–2323. S., Kugelmass, J.L., Brzez-inski, R., Heitz, M., 2002. Numerous users and well-known equipment man- specific biologic applications to confirm product per- 31. Lu, C., Lin, M.-R., Chu, C., 2002. Effects of pH, moisture, Biofiltration of air contaminated with toluene on a compost- capacity has more than doubled making it the world’s formance and reproducibility. second largest producer of paraxylene at 11 percent of and flow pattern on tricklebe-dair biofilter performance for based bed. Advances in Environmental Research 6:239–244. ufacturers discussed concrete issues regarding the Simon Lomas, Senior Manager of Global Product BTEX removal. Advance Environmental Research 6: 99–106. global production. 24. Delhomenie, M.C., Bibeau, L., Gendron, J., Brzezinski, R., design and range of potential applications of the hori- Marketing for Phenomenex, said “The bioZen series zontal filter belts with the GKD experts. Process Belt Heitz, M., 2001b. Influence of nitrogen on the degradation 32. Thalasso, F., Naveau, H., Nyns, E.-J., 1996. Effects of dry pe- Pursuant to installation and mechanical comple- riods in a mist-foambioreactor design for gaseous substrate. springs from our close work with customers who of toluene in a compost-based biofilter. Journal of Chemical Division Manager, Michael Seelert, therefore reflects Environmental Technology 17:909–913 on the trade fair appearance with a sense of satisfac- Technology and Biotechnology 76:997–1006. tion of the entire paraxylene complex in the previous wanted a comprehensive product offering to cover all quarter, Reliance Industries commissioned the second 33. Dolfing, J., Wijngaard, A.J., Janssen, D.B., 1993. of their bioseparations needs. This is an exciting and 25. Beatriz C.G, Sarina J.E, Michael S.S.Z, and Norman P, tion: “FILTECH was a real success for us.” He also be- phase of PX comprising of second crystallisation train Microbiological aspects of theremoval of chlorinated hydro- 1999, Evaluation of Full Scale Biofilter Media Performance, lieves that the excellent networking opportunities are growing portfolio of novel particles, chemistries and carbons from air. Biodegradation 4:261–282. Environmental Progress, 18, 3:205-211 (Train 2), trans-alkylation and aromatic extraction units biocompatible hardware, supported by our industry one of the most important aspects of this trade fair. 34. Janni, K.A., Maier, W.J., Kuehn, T.H., Yang, C.H., Bridges, 26. Nobuyuki Furusawa, Iwao Togasshi, Mitsuyo Hirai, Marota at Jamnagar in April 2017. gurus, that all combine to help our customers over- “We were able to make new and promising contacts B.B., Velsey, D., Nellis, M.A.,2001. Evaluation of biofiltra- Shoda and Hiroshi Kubota, 1994, Removal of Hydrogen and also welcome back visitors looking for more in- come the many challenges associated with the charac- tion of air – an innovative air pollution controltechnol-ogy. Sulfide by a Biofilter with Fibrous Peat, Journal of Fermenta- depth information.” terization of biologics.” tion Technology, 62, 6:589-594. ASHRAE Transactions 107: 198–214. 72 Chemical Industry Digest. May 2018 Chemical Industry Digest. 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