Plant Watch BP, ABF and DuPont unveil $400-million investment in U.K. biofuels June 26, 2007 — BP, Associated British Foods (ABF) and DuPont announced investment plans of about $400 million, for the construction of a bioethanol plant alongside a demonstration…
Last month, Rautaruukki Raahe Mills (Finland) started constructing a new pilot-scale acid-regeneration plant, which will regenerate hydrochloric acid used in pickeling hot-rolled steel at the mill. The plant marks the first commercial application of a recycling process developed by Kemira…
Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers. Second edition. By James O. Wilkes. Prentice Hall PTR, 1 Lake St., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. Web: phptr.com. 2005. 784 pages. $120.80. Reviewed by Ron Darby, Texas A&M University, College Station, Tex. This is…
While statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS; Washington, D.C.; www.bls.gov) and trends reported by the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Arlington, Va.; www.americanchemistry.com) suggest chemical engineers seeking work may be singing the blues, chemical processors and…
Jeffrey Johnson is promoted to director of software solutions for AdvantaPure (Southampton, Pa.). Svenja Fröhling is named marketing and sales representative for Amino GmbH (Frellstedt, Germany). BASF (Charlotte, N.C.) elects Drew Rutherford sales manager for the acrylic monomers and superabsorbent…
Last Month, Bayer Innovation GmbH (Leverkusen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6896-551) started a pilot plant for producing a bioresorbable wound dressing in sufficient quantities to enable clinical trials to be carried out. Once the clinical phase of development is sucessfully completed, regulatory approval…
The Shenhau Group (China) and the Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6896-552) signed a cooperative agreement last month and plan to study the feasibility for building a world-scale coal-to-chemicals complex in Shaanxi Provence, China. The study is expected to take…
Bringing recognition to high-quality chemical engineering performance has been a priority for this magazine since its founding more than 105 years ago. To signify this, Chemical Engineering will present its Kirkpatrick Award for Chemical Engineering Achievement at a…
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a commercially available biodegradable polymer used in many nonfood products as an alternative to petrochemical-derived polymers. However, PLA's physical properties limit its use in many applications. Scientists at the USDA’s Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC; Wyndmoor,…
NORTH AMERICA Piping Design and Analysis Seminar. SST Systems, Inc. (San Jose, Calif.). Phone: 408-452-8111; Fax: 408-452-8388; Web: sstusa.com San Jose, Calif. June 26–28 A&WMA 2007 Annual Conference. Air &Waste Management Assn. (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Phone: 412-232-3444; Fax:…