Lummus Technology (Houston, Tex.; www.lummustechnology.com), a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Versalis (San Donato Milanese, Italy; www.versalis.eni.com), Eni's chemical company, announced a strategic partnership to license all of Versalis' technologies in the phenolics value chain.…
Earlier this week, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) announced that it is launching a new initiative to give the public more details about the serious chemical incidents that have been reported to the…
On this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, senior editor Scott Jenkins talks with Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition, a collaboration among leading global chemical companies to advance progress toward a net-zero-emissions chemicals industry. Among the topics…
In late December, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.; www.energy.gov) announced $179 million in funding for three Microelectronics Science Research Centers (MSRCs). These three MSRCs will perform basic research in microelectronics materials, device and system design, and manufacturing…
The following is a list of recently published books for the CPI (January 2025): Biomass Conversion Through Nanomaterials, Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science. Edited by Inamuddin, Tariq Altalhi and Jibran Iqbal, Elsevier Press, 2025,…
Meeting climate-change goals requires steep reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions from existing power plants and hard-to-abate industry operations. However, the energy required to release captured CO2 from sorbent material is a challenge for the economic viability of these efforts. Also, retrofitting…
Dry reforming of methane (DRM), in which carbon dioxide and methane are combined to form synthesis gas (H2 and CO), is an attractive route to making syngas because it does not require consumption of water and does not produce CO2…
Surfactants can stabilize oil and water in an emulsion, a useful mechanism in many industrial processes and in cleaning up oil spills. But separating and recovering the oil and water, such as for eliminating waste discharge, can be difficult. A…
Electrochemically converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals or fuels is a promising CO2-utilization strategy, but scaling up the process is a challenge. One reason is that the gas-diffusion electrodes (GDEs) used to facilitate contact between gaseous CO2, solid catalyst and…
Shell Catalysts & Technologies (Houston, Tex.; www.shell.com) is pleased to announce that the CANSOLV CO2 Capture System will play a key role in Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power), after the landmark U.K. project took its final investment decision (FID)…