Green tires
Today, nearly all car tires in Europe are equipped with treads consisting of silica-silane technology.…
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Acid regeneration
Last month, Rautaruukki Raahe Mills (Finland) started constructing a new pilot-scale acid-regeneration plant, which will…
July Plant Watch & Mergers
Plant Watch BP, ABF and DuPont unveil $400-million investment in U.K. biofuels June 26, 2007…
This pyrolysis process coproduces hydrogen and carbon dioxide
Hydrogen is produced directly from biomass and other carbonaceous materials, with simultaneous capture of carbon…
An emissions-free recycling machine that converts auto scrap into fuel
Global Resource Corp. (GRC; West Berlin, N.J.; edlinks.keeponwinking.com/6897-534) is commercializing a technology that converts auto…
Basell-Huntsman
Basell (Hoofddorp, Netherlands; edlinks.keeponwinking.com/6897-541), a global leader in polyolefins’ technology, production and marketing, and Huntsman…
Jet spinning
At the end of May, Teijin Twaron B.V. (Arnhem, Netherlands; edlinks.keeponwinking.com/6897-543) opened a new pilot-production…
Technical & Practical
Causes and Prevention of Packing Fires
Most columns shut down without fires. Yet most refineries and chemical plants at…
Emergency Pressure Relief For External Fire Scenarios
Emergency pressure relief is a dynamic event with rapidly changing physical properties. Available utilities aren’t…
Piping Design, Part 3 - Design Elements
Piping design is the job of configuring the physical aspects of pipe and…
Nanoparticles:Mild Dispersion
As the nanoparticle market continues to swell, expertise is surfacing about nanoparticle grinding…