Liquid-liquid separators are also called decanters or settlers. The flow to the settler consists of a dispersed phase and a continuous phase, and the function of a settler is to coalesce and separate the dispersed phase from the continuous phase.

Catalysts change the reaction mechanism and therefore the rate of the reaction. Packed bed catalytic reactors are specially designed reactors that accelerate the rate of reaction by the use of latest technological equipment.

Pultrusion is a continuous process whereby reinforcing fibers are first pulled through a resin bath, then into a shaping and forming guide system and finally into a die where the product is generally heated and cured to its nominal dimensions.

Metal injection molding (MIM) is a form of powder metallurgy process that is ideally suited for the production of small complex parts. Its main advantage lies in its ability to produce finished parts to net-shape, requiring little or no expensive secondary operations.

Sulphonation is the introduction of a sulfonic acid group (–SO3H) into an organic compound as, for example, in the production of an aromatic sulfonic acid from the corresponding aromatic hydrocarbon.