Chementator: A more efficient way to extract energy from coal
A process that produces hydrogen from coal with close to 80% energy conversion efficiency, plus…
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Chementator
Chementator: Multiscale reactors come of age for making fine chemicals
In the framework of the Impulse project (Integrated Multiscale Process Units with Locally Structured Elements;…
Chementator: A process to make butadiene from under-utilized cracker C4 fractions
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC; Tokyo, Japan; www.m-kagaku.co.jp) has developed a new technology for producing 1,3-butadiene…
Chementator: A new feedstock for carbon and graphite electrodes: coal
A less-expensive way of making the raw materials for carbon anodes (for aluminum smelting) and…
Chementator: Toxic plant yields a potential skin protector
Milkweed, a plant that is toxic to farm animals and other creatures, may be a…
Chementator: Using the sun to keep Australians cool
CSIRO Energy Technology (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; www.csiro.au) is developing a solar-powered air conditioning…
Chementator: Photocatalysts for decomposing VOCs
A photocatalyst that is more active for decomposing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with visible light…
Chementator: Eni orders world’s largest reactors
Last month, GE Oil & Gas (Florence, Italy; www.ge.com/oilandgas) received a contract to supply Eni…
March Chementator Briefs
Bioethanol Ethanol from plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could replace approximately one-third…
Business News
Altana acquires additives business of DyStar group
The specialty chemicals Group Altana AG (Wesel, Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired the high-performance additives business…
IPS provides Waha Oil with technology upgrades
Invensys Process Systems (IPS; London; www.invensys.com), a global technology, software and consulting firm, today announced…
Siemens to supply power and water for the UAE
Siemens Energy Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) has secured an order from Abu Dhabi for construction of…
Linde to supply gases to PV plant in Erfurt
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has been awarded a long-term contract to supply all…
A new advanced amine CO2 capture pilot plant in W.V.
Alstom (Paris, France; www.power.alstom.com) and The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announce the design…
BMS builds polyurethane raw-materials facility in India
Bayer MaterialScience (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) is to invest 20 million euros in a new aromatic…
Emerson wins major valve order for Saudi olefin project
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has been awarded an order for the installation of Fisher…
UOP and Ensyn launch Envergent Technologies
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) and Ensyn Corp. (Wilmington, Del.; www.ensys.com) have launched Envergent…
Air Liquide invests in C02 recovery unit in Australia
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) will invest around €10 million in Australia in a carbon…
Siemens develops CO2 capture technology
Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) will adapt its proprietary process for carbon dioxide capture to…
A record year for German E&C firms
Bookings by members of the German Large Industrial Plant Manufacturer´s Group (AGAB; Frankfurt; www.vdma.org) rose…
Alstom to supply boilers for a 1.6-GW power plant
Alstom (Paris, France; www.alstom.com) has been awarded a contract worth around 500 million euros by…
Siemens to expand competence in solar business
Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) is to acquire a 28% stake in the Italian solar…
Malvern Instruments and SDTech collaboration
Malvern Instruments (Malvern, U.K.; www.malvern.com) has entered into a collaborative agreement with industrial process optimization…
DuPont expects continued revenue growth in global PV market
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) expects to nearly triple its annual photovoltaic sales to more than…
New Chinese JV for phosphorus pentoxide production
In order to secure supply and meet the growing demand for phosphorus pentoxide, Clariant International…
Ineos Technologies wins HDPE license contract in China
Ineos Technologies Ltd. (Runcorn, U.K.; www.ineostechnologies.com) has licensed its Innovene S Process for the manufacture…
Foster Wheeler wins EPCm contract at BP’s Whiting Refinery
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that its Houston-headquartered subsidiary, Foster Wheeler USA…
Roche and Genentech agree to combine the two organizations
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Roche; Basel, Switzerland; www.rokeeponwinking.com) and Genentech, Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.genentech.com)…
Foster Wheeler wins contract for Paradip Refinery in India
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced that subsidiaries in its Global Engineering and Construction…
PSE and Hyperion sign Saudi gPROMS agency agreement
Process Systems Enterprise (PSE; London, England; www.psenterprise.com), providers of the gPROMS advanced process modeling system…
Progress towards an integrated petrochemical complex in Kazakhstan
LyondellBasell Industries (Rotterdam, Netherlands; www. Lyondellbasell.com), a partner with SAT &Co. and KMGEP of Kazakhstan…
SolVin starts new production facility Diofan PVDC latex
SolVin (www.solvinpvc.com), a joint venture of Solvay S.A.(Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany;…
Dow starts up a new SSBR plant in Europe
Dow Europe GmbH (Horgen, Switzerland; www.dow.com) announced today the start up of a new Solution…
Hoerbiger acquires Tritech Compression
Hoerbiger Holding AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.hoerbiger.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% ownership…
BASF/Dow’s HPPO plant in Antwerp completes startup phase
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced today that the world’s largest commercial-scale propylene…
Dresser Masoneilan to supply customized valves to Danieli India
Dresser Masoneilan (Houston, Tex.; www.dresser.com), an international leader in the design, manufacture, and support of…
Cognis sells Botanicals Extracts Business
On February 20, global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.cognis.com) signed…
Economic Indicators: Business News
Plant Watch Dow to close LDPE plant in Freeport, Texas February 12, 2009 — Driven…
Technical & Practical
Combining Rupture Disks with Safety Relief Valves
Protecting process systems from overpressurization is vital throughout the chemical process industries (CPI). Both safety…
Getting the Most Out of Your Rupture Disc
Rupture disc devices provide overpressure protection for a variety of storage and process vessels and…
Feature Report: Industrial Gas Applications
Technical and specialty gases find use in many synthesis processes and a number of unit…
Focus on Milling & Grinding
The patented design of this unit improves grinder efficiency The Annihilator (photo) is a twin-shaft,…
Facts at Your Fingertips
Membrane Configurations
Membrane polymers are packaged into a configuration, commonly called a device or an element.…