A first-of-its-kind demonstration unit is showcasing hydrogen liquefaction using magnetocaloric cooling, a process that demands much lower energy consumption than conventional methods used in industry. A joint venture between Magnotherm Solutions GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany; www.magnotherm.com) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR; Dresden,…
A unique class of chlorine-resistant membranes is set to enhance the performance of processes requiring zero liquid discharge. NALA Membranes (Morrisville, N.C.; www.nalmembranes.com) has developed highly stable and durable membranes based on sulfonated polysulfone materials that overcome many of the…
Designing plastics that can be broken down easily after their use phase have often required a trade-off between stability and ease of deconstruction. Recent research by scientists at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.; www.rutgers.edu) opens a path to resolve that…
Mantel Capture, a leading provider of energy-efficient and cost-effective carbon capture, announced initiation of a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a commercial-scale project with a Canadian oil and gas producer. The initiative is supported by Alberta Innovates and will…
Technip Energies (Paris) has been awarded a detailed engineering contract for PTTEP’s Arthit Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facilities project in the Gulf of Thailand by Thoresen Jutal Offshore Engineering Heavy Industries Limited (Thailand). PTTEP is leading the Arthit CCS…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Essity AB (Stockholm, Sweden), a global leading hygiene and health company, joined forces with the Technical University of Wien to revolutionize recycling of absorbent hygiene products (AHP). The groundbreaking gasification pilot project proves that used…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo) announced that it has developed technology to scale up a new high-durability, high-selectivity nanofiltration membrane element that can efficiently recover high yields of high-purity lithium when recycling automotive lithium-ion batteries. This advance should significantly increase the…
The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC; Tarragona, Spain) has launched a new pilot line for the manufacturing of ceramic devices using 3D printing for the generation and use of renewable hydrogen via solid-oxide electrolysis. This manufacturing process for complete…
ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria) is now evaluating a patented solvent-based process for food-safe HDPE recycled material at a pilot plant in Heerenveen, the Netherlands in collaboration with the independent technological institute NTCP. The innovation project, which is funded by the…
Palladium is widely used in membrane applications because of its extreme selectivity for hydrogen. However, conventional palladium membranes can be damaged at the high temperatures required for many processes that generate hydrogen for various subsequent uses, including the manufacture of…