Category Archives: Customer Case Study

A recently published case study highlights Equilibar’s role in clean energy research, a field gaining urgency as countries around the world work to reduce the environmental impact of carbon fuels, with some new regulations going into effect this month. In the oil and gas industry, removing impurities from petroleum fuels is an important way to Read More

For space exploration, the ability to generate enough oxygen for crew members is of primary importance. On board the International Space Station, an Oxygen Generator Assembly uses flow cell electrolysis to make oxygen from water using a flowing water electrolyzer. Flow cell electrolysis is a common way to facilitate a continuous electrochemical reaction while separating Read More

Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) is used throughout the chemical industry as an environmentally friendly oxidizing agent. Unfortunately, the most common method for its production requires significant energy consumption and also generates waste. Direct Synthesis is a newer process being explored to produce hydrogen peroxide more sustainably and economically. Dr. Weifeng Tu and his team are researching Read More

Equilibar has published a new case study that focuses on supercritical water gasification research that is being conducted by Brian Pinkard, a PhD student in the Novosselov Research Group at the University of Washington. Supercritical water gasification is an emerging technology that is useful for multiple environmental efforts. When water becomes supercritical at extremely high Read More

A new white paper explains how an Equilibar® can be used in combination with a mass flow sensor to provide reliable flow control for particularly difficult research applications. While Equilibar’s ability to provide excellent pressure control is well known, fewer scientists and engineers are familiar with using it for flow control, making the paper especially Read More

Bronkhorst High-Tech B.V. is a global manufacturer of fluid handling equipment for a wide range of industries and research areas. In a recent Application Note, they highlighted the successful use of Equilibar’s dome-loaded back pressure regulator paired with a Bronkhorst pressure controller to provide reliable pressure control during catalysis research. Catalysis research is used in a Read More

Researchers at MIT implemented an Equilibar® Back Pressure Regulator to control pressure on a membrane used in reverse osmosis water purification research. The unit helped to eliminate noise in the data collected and allowed for automation of testing to increase practicality and efficiency. The research is part of an effort to improve the desalination and remediation of water. Read Customer Case Read More

Researchers at Duke University and the University of Missouri are using an Equilibar back pressure regulator to develop a Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) system to improve waste water treatment. The system is intended to be used globally, especially in areas that lack infrastructure for centralized waste water treatment. This important environmental research relies on the Read More

Researchers at the Technical University of Delft in The Netherlands are exploring a novel method of using Carbonated Water Flooding to increase the amount of oil that can be recovered from sandstone reservoirs and to improve the environmental impact and safety of the oil extraction process. As part of this endeavor, they used an Equilibar® back pressure regulator that is Read More

The Institute of Chemical Technology at Germany’s University of Stuttgart is leading research efforts to find improved catalysts for the production of phthalic anhydride, a primary precursor for the production of plasticizers. Previous research in this area has been limited by the need to maintain an extremely low concentration of the o-xylene reactant (<1%) in the catalytic reactor to avoid hot Read More