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  • Analytical Experts Blog: Quantum Cascade Lasers for CEMS

    Emerson’s Dave McMillen presents New Developments in CEMS Analysis using Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy at the 4C HSE conference in Austin, Texas. Here is his abstract: The application of Quantum Cascade Laser based analyzers to CEMS [continuous emissions monitoring system] provides improved analyzer availability and reduced maintenance. The stability of QCL and TDL semiconductor Lasers and the inherent nature of…
  • Flow Blog: Quantum Cascade Lasers for CEMS

    Emerson’s Dave McMillen presents New Developments in CEMS Analysis using Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy at the 4C HSE conference in Austin, Texas. Here is his abstract: The application of Quantum Cascade Laser based analyzers to CEMS [continuous emissions monitoring system] provides improved analyzer availability and reduced maintenance. The stability of QCL and TDL semiconductor Lasers and the inherent nature of…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Quantum Cascade Lasers for CEMS

    Emerson’s Dave McMillen presents New Developments in CEMS Analysis using Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy at the 4C HSE conference in Austin, Texas. Here is his abstract: The application of Quantum Cascade Laser based analyzers to CEMS [continuous emissions monitoring system] provides improved analyzer availability and reduced maintenance. The stability of QCL and TDL semiconductor Lasers and the inherent nature of…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Quantum Cascade Lasers for CEMS

    Emerson’s Dave McMillen presents New Developments in CEMS Analysis using Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy at the 4C HSE conference in Austin, Texas. Here is his abstract: The application of Quantum Cascade Laser based analyzers to CEMS [continuous emissions monitoring system] provides improved analyzer availability and reduced maintenance. The stability of QCL and TDL semiconductor Lasers and the inherent nature of…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Quantum Cascade Lasers for CEMS

    Emerson’s Dave McMillen presents New Developments in CEMS Analysis using Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy at the 4C HSE conference in Austin, Texas. Here is his abstract: The application of Quantum Cascade Laser based analyzers to CEMS [continuous emissions monitoring system] provides improved analyzer availability and reduced maintenance. The stability of QCL and TDL semiconductor Lasers and the inherent nature of…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Innovative Toxic Gas Monitoring

    This week I’m at the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) conference here in Austin, Texas recapping the Emerson experts presenting here. Emerson’s Brian Ledeboer presented, A New Way to Measure Toxic Gases with Wireless and IIoT in Fenceline Monitoring. Here is the abstract: The new way to monitor for toxic gases, the challenges behind traditional monitoring methods, and the benefits of using wireless technologies…
  • Flow Blog: Innovative Toxic Gas Monitoring

    This week I’m at the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) conference here in Austin, Texas recapping the Emerson experts presenting here. Emerson’s Brian Ledeboer presented, A New Way to Measure Toxic Gases with Wireless and IIoT in Fenceline Monitoring. Here is the abstract: The new way to monitor for toxic gases, the challenges behind traditional monitoring methods, and the benefits of using wireless technologies…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Innovative Toxic Gas Monitoring

    This week I’m at the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) conference here in Austin, Texas recapping the Emerson experts presenting here. Emerson’s Brian Ledeboer presented, A New Way to Measure Toxic Gases with Wireless and IIoT in Fenceline Monitoring. Here is the abstract: The new way to monitor for toxic gases, the challenges behind traditional monitoring methods, and the benefits of using wireless technologies…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Innovative Toxic Gas Monitoring

    This week I’m at the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) conference here in Austin, Texas recapping the Emerson experts presenting here. Emerson’s Brian Ledeboer presented, A New Way to Measure Toxic Gases with Wireless and IIoT in Fenceline Monitoring. Here is the abstract: The new way to monitor for toxic gases, the challenges behind traditional monitoring methods, and the benefits of using wireless technologies…
  • Analytical Experts Blog: Innovative Toxic Gas Monitoring

    This week I’m at the 4C Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) conference here in Austin, Texas recapping the Emerson experts presenting here. Emerson’s Brian Ledeboer presented, A New Way to Measure Toxic Gases with Wireless and IIoT in Fenceline Monitoring. Here is the abstract: The new way to monitor for toxic gases, the challenges behind traditional monitoring methods, and the benefits of using wireless technologies…
  • Flow Blog: Improving Production, Safety and Reliability in Midstream Lithium Production

    In our continuing series on the lithium supply chain from mining through battery production , we look at the midstream process where the battery cathode, anode and electrolytes are produced. We explored ways to improve production quality in a post, Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production . Today, we’ll look at production optimization, safety, and reliability. One of the challenges expressed by lithium battery…
  • Flow Blog: Face-to-Face Industry Conferences Back in Action

    It’s great to see the return of face-to-face gatherings at industry conferences. Spring is a busy time here in the U.S. I’ll be at the April 6-8 4C Health, Safety & Environmental conference here in Austin next week. Here is a listing of the Emerson presenters and their presentations at the 4C HSE conference Wednesday, April 6 Brian Ledeboer will present A New Way to Measure Toxic Gases with Wireless and IIoT and…
  • Flow Blog: Episodio36: Control volumétrico, lo que necesitas saber para cumplir con las obligaciones fiscales

    Actualmente en México todos los contribuyentes que se dedican a la industria de hidrocarburos o petrolíferos deben cumplir con nuevas obligaciones fiscales de controles volumétricos. En este episodio conversamos con nuestra ingeniera Esther Solano, especialista en soluciones basadas en software sobre qué significa el control volumétrico, qué implica esta regulación y qué consideraciones se deben de tener para estar…
  • Flow Blog: Embedded Tools Drive Better Loop Tuning

    Properly tuned loops are critical to efficient, effective plant performance. However, constant changes in the plant environment mean that proportional-integral-derivative (PID) tuning cannot be a set-and-forget procedure. This poses a problem for many modern plants, as few have the deep bench of experienced personnel they used to. When loops need tuning, that often means other critical tasks must be put on hold. Today…
  • Flow Blog: The Intelligent Multistage Completion Network – A Straightforward, Reliable Solution to a Complex Problem

    What is an Intelligent Multistage Completion Network? Traditionally, oil and gas operators didn’t have much choice in what data they could gather from a downhole environment. High levels of visibility and control in a reservoir might have felt like a pipe dream for a long time. Fortunately, operators can now access reservoir sandface data and make more informed decisions for optimizing production with the help of an…
  • Flow Blog: The Intelligent Multistage Completion Network – A Straightforward, Reliable Solution to a Complex Problem

    What is an Intelligent Multistage Completion Network? Traditionally, oil and gas operators didn’t have much choice in what data they could gather from a downhole environment. High levels of visibility and control in a reservoir might have felt like a pipe dream for a long time. Fortunately, operators can now access reservoir sandface data and make more informed decisions for optimizing production with the help of an…
  • Flow Blog: The Intelligent Multistage Completion Network – A Straightforward, Reliable Solution to a Complex Problem

    What is an Intelligent Multistage Completion Network? Traditionally, oil and gas operators didn’t have much choice in what data they could gather from a downhole environment. High levels of visibility and control in a reservoir might have felt like a pipe dream for a long time. Fortunately, operators can now access reservoir sandface data and make more informed decisions for optimizing production with the help of an…
  • Flow Blog: The Intelligent Multistage Completion Network – A Straightforward, Reliable Solution to a Complex Problem

    What is an Intelligent Multistage Completion Network? Traditionally, oil and gas operators didn’t have much choice in what data they could gather from a downhole environment. High levels of visibility and control in a reservoir might have felt like a pipe dream for a long time. Fortunately, operators can now access reservoir sandface data and make more informed decisions for optimizing production with the help of an…
  • Flow Blog: pH Modeling and Control at AIChE Spring Meeting

    I was always better at physics than chemistry, which is probably why I chose electrical engineering over chemical engineering. But I do appreciate my very smart Emerson chemical engineering colleagues and the contributions they make to safe, reliable and efficient manufacturing plants. I mention this as background for the chemical engineers’ professional organization, AIChE. The 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18 th Global…
  • Flow Blog: Employee Spotlight: 12 Questions with Automation Engineer Maci Prescott

    The halls of Emerson are home to many interests and skills. Through this blog series, we are highlighting those who are currently or have completed the Engineers in Leadership program The Emerson Engineers in Leadership Program is a two-year rotational program for undergraduate engineers to gain experience in a range of functional roles and assignments, including engineering, product development, supply chain, operations…
  • Flow Blog: Water Management Control and Safety in the Cloud

    Water management companies can make significant safety and control gains with Emerson’s Zedi Cloud SCADA platform that quickly and accurately compiles data from any digital monitoring hardware via gateways that support a variety of protocols. Emerson provides end-users with a web interface and the ability to push data to third-party platforms, allowing remote control and optimization via cloud-based data access. Taking…
  • Flow Blog: Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production

    In an earlier post, Solving Battery Production Growth Challenges , we touched on the upstream, midstream, and downstream production from lithium mining to lithium battery production. Today, we’ll focus on the midstream production process. Again, Sung Heon Lee and I collaborated on the content of this post. The midstream part of the lithium value chain involves manufacturing the Cathode, Anode, Electrolyte, and Separator…
  • Flow Blog: Green Diesel: A New Industry Built Entirely on Sustainability

    Authors: Meha Jha and Julie Valentine It isn’t often that we get to see a new industry being born, but in many respects, the growth of green (renewable) diesel is just that event. The idea of manufacturing diesel, indistinguishable from the conventional product, using only non-fossil feedstocks, and in meaningful quantities, is a pretty big deal, especially in terms of sustainability. Green diesel is a post-digital…
  • Flow Blog: Role of Automation in Achieving Environmental Sustainability

    When we think about new large-scale decarbonisation projects in the UK, the focus will be on the coastal manufacturing and power generation clusters. Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) will be a critical element of decarbonisation, together with the transition to low carbon energy sources. Covering industries in Teesside and Humberside, the `East Coast Cluster’ is one of the first projects to be selected for…
  • Flow Blog: The Benefits of Continuous Corrosion Monitoring Over Periodic Manual Inspection

    Whilst manual inspection remains a valuable tool for measuring the plant health, this blog post explains the benefits of continuous monitoring over periodic inspection.  Turning corrosion and erosion data to into true process insights Uncontrolled corrosion and material degradation undeniably leads to hefty safety, environmental, reliability, and operational consequences. Standards, developed by the American Petroleum…