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Siemens lands a new coal-gasification contract

Siemens Power Generation (Erlangen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6892-542) has received a €-30-million contract from Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co., Ltd. (China) to supply two entrained-flow gasifiers — each with a thermal capacity of 500 MW — and further key equipment for…

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New biofuels

U.S. Sustainable Energy Corp. (Natchez, Miss.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6892-543) has developed a new biofuel, SoyMazia 128, that is claimed to be the first 100% renewable and environmentally friendly replacement for diesel fuel with none of the negative traits associated with traditional biodiesel.…

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Degradable bubblepack

Advanced Excelsior Co. (Houston, Tex.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6892-545) has launched Bio-Bubble, claimed to be the world’s first 100% Oxo-biodegradable bubble wrap. The material contains Degradable Polymer Products' (Toronto, Canada) d2w additive, which causes plastic products, such as those made of polyethylene, polypropylene…

Green chelating agent

Akzo Nobel (Amsterdam; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6892-546) has commercialized a biodegradable chelating agent, Dissolvine GL, as a cost-effective, green alternative to the two most frequently used agents, ethylenediamineetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and nitrotriacetic acid (NTA). The product contains L-glutamic acid (from sugar, molasses, corn…

Operator training

Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd. (Cyprus; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6892-547) has released a new interface for Yokogawa's (Newnan, Ga.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6892-548) Centum CS 3000 DSC for use with operator training simulation (OTS). The new interface is said to aid faster development of OTS systems, leading…

Mixing From Top to Bottom

    Mixing of fluids and pasty materials is one of the most fundamental unit operations in chemical engineering. Traditionally an area in which practical experience is often more reliable than calculation, recent years have seen advances in mixing technology…

A new surge for coal gasification

    Following the dramatic upswing in the global energy prices in the past few years, interest in coal gasification as an "indirect" means of converting coal to power, transportation fuels and chemicals has been gaining new impetus. Environmental considerations,…

On our minds recently

As chemical process technology and the process industries advance, it can be useful to occasionally glance backward, to see what technical issues have preoccupied our readers in the past. In that vein, this is an apt moment to look back…

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Silo Design And Selection

    There are a variety of reasons to consider the purchase of a new tank or silo1. As organizations grow, so does the need for increased storage capacity. Meanwhile, an old tank may become corroded or worn and require…

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Interoperability in control systems

Samson AG (Frankfurt, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6891-545) has started to implement the Vigilant Integration Partners (VIP) initiative, having entered a formal cooperation agreement with Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Tokyo; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6891-546). The VIP initiative is an open and non-exclusive mutual technology cooperation program to…