Chementator: Longer-lasting batteries
QuantumSphere, Inc. (Santa Ana, Calif.; www.qsinano.com) has filed a key patent for technology it has…
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Chementator
Chementator: Oxy-combustion
Last month, what is claimed as the first pilot plant in the world to demonstrate…
Chementator: Bio-based isoprene
Genencor, a div. of Danisco A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark; www.danisco.com) and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber…
Chementator: Smaller baghouses
Last month, Donaldson Torit (Minneapolis, Minn.; www.donaldson.com) launched the Torit PowerCore dust collectors, which are…
Chementator: Faster predictive control
Cutler Technology Corp. (San Antonio, Tex.; www.cutler-tech.com) has launched ADMC 64, its most-advanced model-predictive controller…
Chementator: Enhanced gas detection
Launched at ISA Expo 2008 this month (Houston, Tex.; October 14 – 16), the ELDS…
Chementator: Biomass-to-DME
As part of the European BioDME project, Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) and Chemrec…
Chementator: Improving leather
Last month, Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) launched Levotan X-Cel, an polymer mixture based on…
Chementator: A new method for catalyst design
A method for identifying less-expensive catalysts, compared to commercial, precious-metal-based ones, is starting to deliver…
Chementator: Decontaminate soil using electrons to make microbe’s meals
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL; Berkeley, Calif.; www.lbl.gov) has developed a new xenobiotics bioremediation…
Chementator: This graphene-based catalyst speeds cellulose saccrification, without H2SO4 waste
In order to make ethanol from cellulose, the polysaccharide must first be broken down into…
Chementator: A process that requires less energy to treat sludge efficiently
A new activated-sludge-treatment process that promises to slash energy consumption is being developed by Sanki…
Chementator: Eye washing takes a new direction
Since the original invention of the steady-stream eyewash over 50 years ago, the accepted practice…
Chementator: Joint venture will produce transportation fuels from agricultural and forest residues
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) will form a joint venture (JV) with Ensyn Corp.…
Chementator: A faster way to decontaminate soil
Liberty Engineering (Hamburg, N.Y.; www.libertypsa.com) has developed a bioremediation system that fully removes carcinogens from…
Chementator: Feed sugar to these bacteria and they’ll produce hydrogen
Azotobacter are nitrogen-fixing bacteria that do a useful job in soil by converting N 2…
Business News
Nestlé orders aseptic filling line from GEA
GEA Procomac, a company of GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany; www.geagroup.com) specialized in aseptic filling…
Evonik plans more investment in Brazil
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) plans to build a new facility for producing hydrogen…
UOP and partners to develop 2nd-generation biofeedstock technology under U.S. DOE award
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced that it was awarded a…
PanGas to build a new air separation plant
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com), via its Swiss subsidiary PanGas AG (Dagmersellen, Switzerland; www.pangas.ch),…
The Linde Group expands gases supply in Ningbo
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has entered into two new contracts for the on-site…
Honeywell to acquire combustion equipment vendor Callidus Technologies
Honeywell has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Callidus Technologies (Tulsa, Oklahoma; www.callidus.com), a manufacturer…
IPS to supply control technology to world's first H2 power plant
Invensys Process Systems (IPS; Plano, Tex.; www.invensys.com), a global technology, software and consulting firm, today…
GTC Technology selected for large aromatics project at Rafo
Petrochemical Holding GmbH (Vienna, Austria), has chosen eight proprietary process technologies of GTC Technology (Houston,…
Metso’s automation for renewable diesel plants
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) will deliver comprehensive automation and safety solutions for two greenfield…
Solvay acquires ASCC in Egypt
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has entered into a final agreement for the acquisition of…
Wacker expands polysilicon production
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) plans to construct a new polysilicon production plant at its…
GEA invests in the future
GEA Group AG (Bochum, Germany; www.geagroup.com) has decided to implement a multi-year investment program for…
DuPont, Danisco JV breaks ground for biofuels facility
The DuPont cellulosic ethanol joint venture (JV), DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE; Itasca, Ill.;…
Economic Indicators: Business News
Plant Watch LyondellBasell grants license for new plant in the Slovak Republic September 23, 2008…
Oxea expands N.A. carboxylic-acids production, adds butyric acid
In an effort to increase its operational flexibility, Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has decided…
BASF completes capacity expansion at facility in Spain
BASF Catalysts LLC (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has completed a significant debottlenecking project that has increased…
Caloric wins contract for another H2 plant in France
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Munich, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won the contract for another Hydrogen Generation Plant…
IDEX acquires Richter Chemie-Technik
IDEX Corp. (Northbrook, Ill.; www.idexcorp.com) today announced the acquisition of Richter Chemie-Technik (Kempen, Germany), a…
ExxonMobil’s MTG technology selected for CTL projects
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (Fairfax, Va.; www.exxonmobil.com/refiningtechnologies) has entered into an agreement with Synthesis…
HPD to supply salt production and caustic facility to Shintech
Shintech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. of Japan, has selected…
Evonik grants exclusive license to Solvias
Evonik Degussa GmbH (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com), has granted an exclusive license to Solvias AG (Basel,…
Uhde wins two contracts for coke plants in Japan
OTTO Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has commissioned Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) to provide comprehensive engineering…
Total inaugurates MTO demonstration unit
At its petrochemicals complex in Feluy, Belgium, Total S.A. (Paris; www.total.com) today inaugurated a demonstration…
Technical & Practical
Engineering Practice: Discharge Coefficients and Flow Resistance Factors
This article presents the fundamental concepts of the discharge coefficient, KD, of a relief valve…
Strategies to Minimize Wastewater Discharge
As regulatory issues, environmental sensitivity, and longterm water supply concerns increase, the chemical process industries…
Facts at Your Fingertips: Heat Transfer System Design
Pumps Centrifugal pumps with cast or forged steel casings are typically appropriate for systems with…
Feature Report: Part 1: Using Installed Gain to Improve Valve Selection
The perfect valve to control your process has been selected. The valve will pass…
Valves and Specialty Metal Materials
The role of valves in a process is far from insignificant. These components enable engineers…
Feature Report: Spray Technology Fundamentals & Applications: Game Winning Strategies
Spray technology is a powerful tool used to achieve higher levels of overall process performance.…