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June 2012
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A very confined space
Circa 1978, Reese and I visited a petrochemical plant in…
Manufacturing bee silk with bacteria
A partnership between Australian research agency CSIRO (Melbourne, Australia; www.csiro.au)…A non-crop-based sugar feedstock for bio-based chemicals and biofuels
Proterro Inc. (Princeton, N.J.; www. proterro.com) has demonstrated technology for… Detecting VOCs with a quantum-tunneling composite
A sensor that detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at levels… 
The first synthesis and isolation of a ‘heavy ketone’
For the first time, researchers from Riken (Saitama, Japan; www.riken.go.jp)…Chlorine dioxide single-stage NOx scrubbing technology lowers costs
A new process for removing oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from… 
A new process for making screens
After eight years of R&D work, Inflotek B.V. (Beringe, The…
Distillation: Avoid Problems During Tower Startup
A variety of performance problems can arise in distillation towers…Winning copper from low-grade ore
India holds large reserves of low-grade sulfide copper ore containing… 
Convert wastewater and CO2 into chemicals with this technology
Electrochemical and chemical-precipitation technology from New Sky Energy (Boulder, Colo.;…June Chementator Briefs
Metals recovery Dinnissen Process Technology B.V. (Sevenum, The Netherlands; www.dinnissen.nl)… 
A less-expensive process to recover CO2 from PSA offgas
At Achema 2012 (June 18–22; Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Union…‘Visible’ photocatalyst
The research groups of Masahiro Miyauchi at Tokyo Institute of… BUSINESS NEWS
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Wison wins Puerto la Cruz oil refinery in Venezuela
Wison Engineering Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com ), China’s largest private… Kobe Steel to set up compressor companies in Europe and the Middle East
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) says it will establish… Technip awarded two contracts for a petrochemical complex in Russia
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by ZapSibNeftekhim LLC (an… Linde wins contract for ethylene plant in Russia
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has received an engineering… Pompetravaini to acquire 80% of NSB Gas Processing
Pompetravaini S.p.A. (Castano, Italy; www.pompetravaini.it) has entered into a share… Dow and DPT license new LP Oxo Technology to Yan’an Energy in China
Davy Process Technology Ltd. (DPT; London; www.davyprotech.com), a Johnson Matthey… Celanese plans methanol plant for Houston area
Celanese Corp. Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) plans to construct and operate… Topsøe signs agreement to purchase land in China for a new catalyst plant
On June 15, 2012 Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby. Denmark; www.topsoe.com)… Lotte Chemical UK orders MTR plant from Uhde Inventa-Fischer
PTA (pure terephthalic acid) and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) producer Lotte… Solvay to build bio-based epichlorohydrin plant in China
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today its Thai affiliate… 
Chemical Engineering Education Evolution
A host of conditions, including globalization of industry, expanding access…Chevron Phillips Chemical selects site for new PE facilities, and more business news
Plant Watch Outotec’s EOS process is selected for sinter project… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Dynamic Modeling for Steam System Control
One of the most energy-intensive utilities for many facilities in…
CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer From Flares
A gas flare is an elevated vertical conveyance found…
Draining Vessels
Throughout the chemical process industries (CPI), the need to drain…
Spray Drying Parameters
Among the most widely used technologies in the chemical process…
A very confined spaceCirca 1978, Reese and I visited a petrochemical plant in…
Manufacturing bee silk with bacteriaA partnership between Australian research agency CSIRO (Melbourne, Australia; www.csiro.au)…
Proterro Inc. (Princeton, N.J.; www. proterro.com) has demonstrated technology for…
A sensor that detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at levels…
The first synthesis and isolation of a ‘heavy ketone’For the first time, researchers from Riken (Saitama, Japan; www.riken.go.jp)…
A new process for removing oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from…
A new process for making screensAfter eight years of R&D work, Inflotek B.V. (Beringe, The…
Distillation: Avoid Problems During Tower StartupA variety of performance problems can arise in distillation towers…
India holds large reserves of low-grade sulfide copper ore containing…
Convert wastewater and CO2 into chemicals with this technologyElectrochemical and chemical-precipitation technology from New Sky Energy (Boulder, Colo.;…
Metals recovery Dinnissen Process Technology B.V. (Sevenum, The Netherlands; www.dinnissen.nl)…
A less-expensive process to recover CO2 from PSA offgasAt Achema 2012 (June 18–22; Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Union…
The research groups of Masahiro Miyauchi at Tokyo Institute of…
Wison Engineering Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com ), China’s largest private…
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) says it will establish…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by ZapSibNeftekhim LLC (an…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has received an engineering…
Pompetravaini S.p.A. (Castano, Italy; www.pompetravaini.it) has entered into a share…
Davy Process Technology Ltd. (DPT; London; www.davyprotech.com), a Johnson Matthey…
Celanese Corp. Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) plans to construct and operate…
On June 15, 2012 Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby. Denmark; www.topsoe.com)…
PTA (pure terephthalic acid) and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) producer Lotte…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced today its Thai affiliate…
Chemical Engineering Education EvolutionA host of conditions, including globalization of industry, expanding access…
Plant Watch Outotec’s EOS process is selected for sinter project…
Dynamic Modeling for Steam System ControlOne of the most energy-intensive utilities for many facilities in…
CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer From FlaresA gas flare is an elevated vertical conveyance found…
Draining VesselsThroughout the chemical process industries (CPI), the need to drain…
Spray Drying ParametersAmong the most widely used technologies in the chemical process…
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