Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894), widely considered to be one of the earliest chemical engineers, revolutionized sugar processing with the invention of the multiple effect evaporator under vacuum.

Various evaporation techniques are used to concentrate fluids in wide ranging industries including dairy, food, pharmaceutical and chemical. The reason for evaporation or distillation may be to ...

HYDERABAD: In a bid to reduce pollution and upgrade the quality of effluents treatment, the Jeedimetla Effluent Treatment Limited (JETL) plant will begin test operations of its Multiple Effect ...

Chennai: Researchers at IIT Madras have developed a desalination system that uses sunlight and seawater to produce 10,000 litres of potable water a day. A compact version, which will soon be patented, ...

A year after the Madras High Court directed the closure of over 720 dyeing units in Tirupur, the dyers have submitted fresh proposals with the promise of improved technology for achieving zero liquid ...

THE first meeting of the session of the Newcomen Society was held on October 8. Two papers were read, the first by Messrs. N. Deerr and A. Brooks dealing with the “Development of Evaporation in the ...