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  • Modernizing Cold/Dry Emissions Monitoring in Chemical and Refining Operations

    Jim Cahill
    CEMS reporting is mandatory and enforced by local authorities, with fines or penalties when reporting is interrupted. Plants must balance upfront and lifetime cost against regulations that vary by region, emitter type, and gas list. Reliability and serviceability carry as much weight as raw measurement accuracy, because any unplanned downtime is a compliance risk. The post Modernizing Cold/Dry Emissions Monitoring in…

  • Comprehensive Multi-Component Gas Analysis

    Jim Cahill
    I saw the recent news of a first for continuous gas analyzers that combines laser and paramagnetic detection methods. The Rosemount QX1000 Continuous Gas Analyzer is designed for comprehensive multi-component gas analysis for various industrial applications. The post Comprehensive Multi-Component Gas Analysis appeared first on the Emerson Automation Experts blog.

  • Precisely Measuring Watercut in Crude Oil

    Jim Cahill
    In a Fluid Handling Pro article, “Achieving Precision Measurement with the Roxar Watercut Meter from Emerson” Kelda Dinsdale shares the story of a Chinese refinery that needed to monitor and analyze the crude oil and water going into the desalter unit. The post Precisely Measuring Watercut in Crude Oil appeared first on the Emerson Automation Experts blog.

  • Continuous Emission Monitoring in Natural Gas Turbine Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Keith Linsley presented Extract for Emerson Solution for CEMS and Performance Testing in Natural Gas Turbine Applications at the 2025 Emerson Exchange in San Antonio, Texas. Here is the presentation abstract: The Natural Gas turbine market is witnessing stunning growth globally to meet energy and electricity demands. In the United States alone, 133 new turbine plants are at various phases of planning and…

  • Sensing Hydrocarbon Gas Leaks and Avoiding False Alarms

    Jim Cahill
    Posts that describe advanced measurement technologies are pretty popular with our readers. That’s why I wanted to highlight a recent press release, Emerson’s New Fixed Point Gas Detector Provides Fast and Reliable Detection without False Alarms . Rosemount 625IR Fixed Gas Detector This fixed gas detector uses advanced optical absorption detection technology to provide reliable and fast gas detection in all plant environments…

  • Simplifying Natural Gas Analysis

    Jim Cahill
    Gas chromatographs (GCs) separate and analyze the various components in a mixture. Natural gas analysis applications often use these to identify the hydrocarbon components of varying carbon chain lengths. For instance, C6 refers to a carbon molecule consisting of six carbon atoms. The Rosemount 470XA Gas Chromatograph is a compact, economical, and reliable solution that simplifies natural gas analysis in fiscal and…

  • Managing Biofuel Processing Corrosion Risks

    Jim Cahill
    Several advancements are being made to reduce carbon emissions, including the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. However, there are significant challenges in the production and storage of these biofuels, particularly concerning corrosion risks. In a Decarbonisation Technology article, Managing corrosion risk in SAF and renewable diesel processes , Emerson’s William Fazackerley describes…

  • Mitigating Risks with Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detection

    Jim Cahill
    Leak detection technology is critical for safe and reliable operations for producers and process manufacturers who handle combustible and other hazardous gases. It’s vital to stay ahead of potential safety risks with early detection of gas leaks. Rosemount Incus Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detector One leak detection technology, ultrasonic noise detection, can provide constant monitoring across a wide area as it “listens…

  • Detect, Distinguish and Defend with Flame and Gas Detection

    Jim Cahill
    Manufacturing and production facilities with hazardous locations due to the possibility of combustible and/or toxic gases require effective flame and gas detection systems. It’s important to develop and implement a sound strategy to keep personnel and plant assets safe. Click to view Developing a risk mitigation strategy that enables the different response levels needed to support your site is critical for the health…

  • Greg McMillan’s pH Measurement Best Practices

    Jim Cahill
    Greg McMillan presented pH Measurement Best Practices at the recent Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference as part of the 79th Annual Instrumentation and Automation Symposium For the Process Industries. Here is the abstract from the pH Measurement Best Practices paper that Greg also submitted. pH measurement has the greatest sensitivity and rangeability by far of any ion composition measurement. However, there are…

  • How To Video—Calibrating pH Sensors with Two Buffer Solutions

    Jim Cahill
    Last week we featured a “How to” video on smart antenna installations and here you can find other “How to” videos we done throughout the years. An Emerson colleague, Charu Pandey , alerted me to one published this week. In the video, How to Calibrate pH Sensors with Two Buffer Solutions | Emerson (run-time 4:01), Charu demonstrates this calibration process. It’s recommended that before you begin, you have the Rosemount…

  • Achieving Ethylene Purity Calls for Selecting Right Gas Analyzer

    Jim Cahill
    More than 100 years ago, Ivory Soap started claiming, and still says, its bar of soap is “ninety-nine and forty-four-one-hundredths percent pure.” At the time, that was an astonishing figure, but in much of the chemical manufacturing industry today, 99.44% purity doesn’t cut it. With ethylene manufacturing, producers want 99.99% purity. This sounds like a challenging goal, but with a stable and effective process, it’s…

  • Achieving Ethylene Purity Calls for Selecting Right Gas Analyzer

    Jim Cahill
    More than 100 years ago, Ivory Soap started claiming, and still says, its bar of soap is “ninety-nine and forty-four-one-hundredths percent pure.” At the time, that was an astonishing figure, but in much of the chemical manufacturing industry today, 99.44% purity doesn’t cut it. With ethylene manufacturing, producers want 99.99% purity. This sounds like a challenging goal, but with a stable and effective process, it’s…

  • Achieving Ethylene Purity Calls for Selecting Right Gas Analyzer

    Jim Cahill
    More than 100 years ago, Ivory Soap started claiming, and still says, its bar of soap is “ninety-nine and forty-four-one-hundredths percent pure.” At the time, that was an astonishing figure, but in much of the chemical manufacturing industry today, 99.44% purity doesn’t cut it. With ethylene manufacturing, producers want 99.99% purity. This sounds like a challenging goal, but with a stable and effective process, it’s…

  • Achieving Ethylene Purity Calls for Selecting Right Gas Analyzer

    Jim Cahill
    More than 100 years ago, Ivory Soap started claiming, and still says, its bar of soap is “ninety-nine and forty-four-one-hundredths percent pure.” At the time, that was an astonishing figure, but in much of the chemical manufacturing industry today, 99.44% purity doesn’t cut it. With ethylene manufacturing, producers want 99.99% purity. This sounds like a challenging goal, but with a stable and effective process, it’s…

  • How Pure Does Hydrogen Need to Be? And How Do We Measure It?

    Jim Cahill
    One of the interesting aspects of our growing hydrogen economy is the way that it is turning up in all sorts of new places and applications. Ammonia plants and refineries have been handling hydrogen for decades, but the proliferation of electrolyzers, fuel cells, and various residential uses has all sorts of people needing to learn a lot about hydrogen very quickly. For example, one common question: “How pure does hydrogen…

  • How Pure Does Hydrogen Need to Be? And How Do We Measure It?

    Jim Cahill
    One of the interesting aspects of our growing hydrogen economy is the way that it is turning up in all sorts of new places and applications. Ammonia plants and refineries have been handling hydrogen for decades, but the proliferation of electrolyzers, fuel cells, and various residential uses has all sorts of people needing to learn a lot about hydrogen very quickly. For example, one common question: “How pure does hydrogen…

  • How Pure Does Hydrogen Need to Be? And How Do We Measure It?

    Jim Cahill
    One of the interesting aspects of our growing hydrogen economy is the way that it is turning up in all sorts of new places and applications. Ammonia plants and refineries have been handling hydrogen for decades, but the proliferation of electrolyzers, fuel cells, and various residential uses has all sorts of people needing to learn a lot about hydrogen very quickly. For example, one common question: “How pure does hydrogen…

  • How Pure Does Hydrogen Need to Be? And How Do We Measure It?

    Jim Cahill
    One of the interesting aspects of our growing hydrogen economy is the way that it is turning up in all sorts of new places and applications. Ammonia plants and refineries have been handling hydrogen for decades, but the proliferation of electrolyzers, fuel cells, and various residential uses has all sorts of people needing to learn a lot about hydrogen very quickly. For example, one common question: “How pure does hydrogen…

  • Laser-based Microleak Detection Improves Aerosol Production Efficiency and Product Safety

    Jim Cahill
    The aerosol manufacturing industry has come a long way since the introduction of “bug bombs” during WWII. To meet today’s high demand for aerosol products, assembly lines must produce copious volumes in a wide variety of packaging, while upholding high standards of safety and quality. Any product defects—including split gaskets in valves, pinholes in cans, molding flash on valve components, and clinch or crimp failures…

  • Laser-based Microleak Detection Improves Aerosol Production Efficiency and Product Safety

    Jim Cahill
    The aerosol manufacturing industry has come a long way since the introduction of “bug bombs” during WWII. To meet today’s high demand for aerosol products, assembly lines must produce copious volumes in a wide variety of packaging, while upholding high standards of safety and quality. Any product defects—including split gaskets in valves, pinholes in cans, molding flash on valve components, and clinch or crimp failures…

  • Laser-based Microleak Detection Improves Aerosol Production Efficiency and Product Safety

    Jim Cahill
    The aerosol manufacturing industry has come a long way since the introduction of “bug bombs” during WWII. To meet today’s high demand for aerosol products, assembly lines must produce copious volumes in a wide variety of packaging, while upholding high standards of safety and quality. Any product defects—including split gaskets in valves, pinholes in cans, molding flash on valve components, and clinch or crimp failures…

  • Laser-based Microleak Detection Improves Aerosol Production Efficiency and Product Safety

    Jim Cahill
    The aerosol manufacturing industry has come a long way since the introduction of “bug bombs” during WWII. To meet today’s high demand for aerosol products, assembly lines must produce copious volumes in a wide variety of packaging, while upholding high standards of safety and quality. Any product defects—including split gaskets in valves, pinholes in cans, molding flash on valve components, and clinch or crimp failures…

  • Reducing Emergency Response Times

    Jim Cahill
    This week at the EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) Seminar in Galveston, Texas, Emerson’s Michael Machuca had two presentations to give. In today’s post, I’ll cover the first, Digital Solutions to Reduce Emergency Response Time. He opened by noting how response time is critical in an emergency. Injuries are reduced the quicker people are out of harm’s way. Location awareness mustering digital technology can help…

  • Reducing Emergency Response Times

    Jim Cahill
    This week at the EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) Seminar in Galveston, Texas, Emerson’s Michael Machuca had two presentations to give. In today’s post, I’ll cover the first, Digital Solutions to Reduce Emergency Response Time. He opened by noting how response time is critical in an emergency. Injuries are reduced the quicker people are out of harm’s way. Location awareness mustering digital technology can help…

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