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How can automated amine filtration improve reliability in sour gas treatment plants? The effective and efficient removal of H2S, CO2 and other contaminants from gas streams is a key issue in the Oil & Gas industry. This is normally achieved by wet scrubbing using a proprietary alkanol amine (for example, MEA. MDEA. DEA, OASE) to “sweeten” […]

How can you prevent clogging in sintered metal filters during high-temperature solid liquid separation? For liquid filtration at high temperatures the material of choice is often sintered metal powder (PM) type filter. Tubular elements are available in a range of alloys and with pore sizes below 1 micron. The operational life of the media can […]

How does a clampless candle design improve filter media fixation in FUNDABAC® plastic elements? Ever since the introduction of the FUNDABAC® Filter various kinds of clamps have been applied to securely fix the filter flexible media to the FUNDABAC® filter element. The clamps come in various forms, such as plastic wedge rings, one way clamps […]

What can pilot filtration tests tell you about flux, cake behavior, and cloth selection? In many chemical processes, the filtration step is considered a bottleneck. Therefore a properly designed filter that factors in its sizing is critical for successful plant operation. In addition to DrM’s extensive filtration experience and know-how in hundreds of different processes […]

Water has become a scarce product in many parts of the World. Once an abundantly available resource, supply is running low and demand both for private and industrial use has constantly increased over the years. While historically we have never given too much attention to conservation of this valuable product, we today find ourselves increasingly […]

The extraction of natural gas requires the removal of suspended solids from the feed stream. Generally, these streams can be grouped as follows: Produced Water (PW) and dirty liquid streams resulting from pipeline pigging operations Rich monoethylene glycol (MEG) recycle streams which contain various salts from the produced water. The injection of MEG at the well head […]

In the aftermath of the explosions at the port of Tianjin China and at a chemical plant in Shandong, we are once again reminded of the reality of the dangers involved in handling combustible and toxic chemicals. When running an automated production facility with a team of experienced operators, risks of incidents can be minimized. […]

DrM expands regional footprint with DrM South East Asia division in Malaysia DrM AG has created a new division called DrM South East Asia (SEA). Its office will be located in Seri Kembangan, in the Southern suburbs of Kuala Lumpur. The purpose of establishing the office here is to provide better regional support for regional […]

DrM develops the CONTIBAC® RX filter for thickening of fine solids in low concentration. Background In Solid-Liquid Separation fine particles often appear as suspensions of large volumes with a low solid s concentration. The large filtration area required to handle such streams is resulting in large filter housings, structures, plant footprints and corresponding high CAPEX and OPEX. […]

DrM develops the CONTIBAC® XF SIKA Crossflow filter for continuous catalyst recycle from slurry hydrogenation reactors. The ideal combination with FUNDABAC® R for catalyst purge removal. Background Heterogeneous hydrogenation is widely applied in many fine chemical, pharmaceutical, and food sectors and is one of many process steps in chemical synthesis. Often, such processes are batch oriented where each batch is […]