Ludwig's Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants, 4th ed., Vol. 2. By A. Kayode Coker. Elsevier Inc. The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, U.K. Web: elsevier.com. 2010. 961 pages. $223.00. Reviewed by Kamal Shah, Aker Solutions,…
Pall Corp. (Port Washington, N.Y.; www.pall.com) has been contracted to supply critical enabling technologies for the Habshan 5 natural-gas (NG) treatment plant being constructed by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (GASCO) in the UAE. A joint venture of Tecnimont S.p.A.…
The first ChemInnovations 2010 Conference and Expo (www.cpievent.com) is designed to provide engineers in the chemical process industries (CPI) with tools and knowledge for solving today’s complicated processing challenges. Scheduled to take place at the Reliant Center in Houston October…
The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.; www.wef.org) will host the 83rd annual Weftec technical exhibition and conference October 2–6 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The largest water-quality conference in North America, Weftec 2010 features 112 technical…
Pagenkemper Roller Tutin Sautter Muzyka James Diamantis becomes director of strategic accounts for Wayne Chemicals (Fort Wayne, Ind.). Bernhard Pagenkemper becomes sales director for the machinery div. of Haver & Boecker (Oelde, Germany). Colfax Corp. (Richmond, Va.), a manufacturer of…
As components of chemical research facilities, fume-hood exhaust systems for laboratory workstations are often taken for granted. Yet the choice of exhaust system, when designing or specifying a laboratory workstation, can have a tremendous impact on the safety of the…
Adding an organic Rankine cycle system to generate power onsite can help operators optimize the overall economics of combustion-related systems and emissions controls The ever-increasing cost of fuel and relentless push for environmental responsibility are constant factors in the profitability…
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that its Downstream business unit has been awarded a contract to provide engineering and procurement services to Chemetall Foote Corp. (www.chemetalllithium.com) — a subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (www.rocksp.com) — for the addition of lithium…
A three-member assessment team led by Johnnie Banks from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB, Washington, D.C.; www.csb.gov) is deploying to the scene of last week's anhydrous ammonia release at the Millard Refrigerated Services, a warehouse and distribution center in…
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) enters the viral based-manufacturing market today with its purchase of Vivante GMP Solutions, Inc. (Houston; www.vivante-gmp.com) The acquisition advances Lonza’s strategy to broaden its biologics custom service offering for the growing viral vaccine and gene therapy…