Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it has recently closed the sale to its Thai affiliate Vinythai of all shares in Solvay Biochemical Thailand for a total value of €7 million. This subsidiary of Solvay is now continuing the development…
Synthetic heat transfer fluid from Solutia Inc. (St. Louis, Mo.; www.solutia.com) will be used at Solnova 4, a new 50-MW concentrating solar power plant in Sevilla, Spain. The Solnova 4 power plant is managed by Abener Energia SA (Sevilla, Spain; www.abener.es), and is…
Intergraph (Atlanta, Ga.; www.intergraph.com) has acquired COADE Holdings Inc. (Houston; www.coade.com), provider of CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK products, the industry’s most widely used software for pipe stress, pressure vessel and storage tank analysis, as well as its popular…
Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has acquired the Nipacide PTAP product line from Clariant (www.clariant.com) effective January 1, 2010. The active ingredient p-tert-amylphenol (PTAP) complements the phenolic active ingredients portfolio of Lanxess’ Material Protection Products (MPP) business…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded, by Polimerica, a reimbursable contract to perform the front-end engineering design (FEED) for a new ethylene plant. The plant, which will have a capacity of 1.3-million ton/yr, will be part of a new petrochemical…
On January 1, 2010, specialty chemicals supplier Cognis (Monheim, Germany; www.cognis.com) opened an affiliate in Selangor, Malaysia. Cognis Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cognis Group. The aim is to accelerate the group’s growth in the…
Brooks Instrument (Hatfield, Penn.; www.brooksinstrument.com), a provider of advanced flow measurement, control and level solutions, has launched the redesign of its website to provide visitors with information about Brooks Instrument’s products, as well as access to experts who can help…
To convert carbon dioxide into microbial biomass or biomolecules: such is the goal of a cooperative research agreed between RWE Power AG (Essen; www.rwe.com) and Brain AG (Zwingenberg, both Germany; www.brain-biotech.de). The power-generation firm and the biotech company want to…
Typical wastewater-treatment plants (WWTP) — both industrial and municipal — consume large amounts of energy, which can represent 50% or more of the facility’s variable operating and maintenance costs. Most employ biological processes that rely on energy-intensive aeration systems whose…
The Nalco Water Handbook, 3rd ed. By Daniel Flynn. McGraw Hill Co., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10121. Web: http://www.mcgrawhill.com. 2009. 1,280 pages. $125.00. Reviewed by Brad Buecker,technical support specialist AEC PowerFlow, Kansas City, Mo. The third…