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…
Dow Corning considers biomass plant to produce steam and electricity August 20, 2010 — Dow Corning’s (Midland, Mich.; www.dowcorning.com) Midland manufacturing site is considering the installation of a biomass-powered energy facility to provide a renewable, reliable and cost-effective supply of…
ABB (Houston; www.abb.com) has announced that its local company in Oman, ABB Oman LLC has signed a three-year maintenance agreement for Vale’s (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) state-of-the-art iron-ore pellet plant and distribution center in Oman. This maintenance partnership agreement…
Solar Semi Engineering Ltd. (SSE; U.K.; www.solsemi.com) , a solar and semiconductor start-up company, today purchased the business and assets of Edwards Chemical Management Europe Limited (CME; Newhaven, U.K.) for an undisclosed sum. CME is part of Edwards (Crawley, U.K.; www.edwardsvacuum.com),…
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) today announced the start-up of a 1.35-million metric tons per year (m.t./yr) steam cracker at Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.’s (Saudi Kayan) olefins plant located in Saudi Kayan’s Petrochemical Complex at Al-Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. KBR executed…
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.…