Linde Gases (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) today announced agreements with two large Thai petrochemical companies to supply high-purity gases for product development and process control. The first agreement, with the Thai state-owned PTT Group (Bangkok, Thailand; www.pttplc.com), is being touted as the…
BASF announces its intention to cease activities in Feluy, Belgium October 22, 2009 — BASF Antwerpen N.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; http://www.basf.com) has announced its intention to close its 115,000-ton/yr maleic anhydride (MA) production facility…
The call for papers process for the 2010 AIChE Spring Meeting (San Antonio, Tex., March 21–25, 2010) is now open. Professionals working in all areas of chemical engineering and related disciplines are invited to submit proposals. Submissions in the following…
Biomass and Alternate Fuel Systems: An Engineering and Economic Guide. Edited by Thomas F. McGowan. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030. Web: http://www.wiley.com. 2009. 264 pages. $89.95 Reviewed by Thomas B. Reed, The Biomass Energy…
Barlow Mink LaSelle Fowler Mayhew GE Water (The Woodlands, Tex.) names Buzz Barlow global general manager — hydrocarbon processes. Kim Ann Mink becomes president and CEO of Dow Chemical subsidiary Angus Chemical Co. (Buffalo Grove, Ill.). She also serves as…
Boerger This rotary lobe pump features pulsation-free operation This positive displacement pump (photo) operates without pulsing, and contains several additional technical features, such as a flow range of up to 5,000 gal/min. The self-priming rotary lobe pump has a maintenance-in-place…
Piping represents a major cost for projects in the chemical process industries (CPI). Larger pipe diameters increase upfront capital costs for a project, but the lower pressure drops afforded by large pipes mean less power is required to move the…
The success of industrial R&D activities has a direct impact on a company’s long-term commercial profitability. Today, a variety of market forces, including the drive for growth, the search for new ideas and innovative products, and the increasingly competitive pressures…
Federal and state government officials today joined executives from American Electric Power (AEP; Columbus, Ohio; www.aep.com) and Alstom (Paris, France; www.alstom.com) at AEP’s Mountaineer Plant to formally commission the world’s first project to both capture and store carbon dioxide from…
Aquatech Corp. (Canonsburg, Pa.; www.aquatech.com) has been awarded a contract to design and supply a multiple effect distillation (MED) seawater desalination system for the Abu Qir Thermal Power Plant in Egypt. The client, West Delta Electricity Production Co., and consultant,…