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A new way to obtain hydrogen from heavy oil

The volume of heavy, sour crude oil processed by North American refineries is steadily increasing, and along with it a commensurate demand for hydrogen to upgrade that oil. A steam-reforming process that would allow refiners to produce their own H2…

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Low-cost production of PHA from air and greenhouse gases

Newlight Technologies (Irvine, Calif.; www.newlight.com) has launched commercial production of a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) thermoplastic made from air and greenhouse gases, such as methane, that can be manufactured less expensively than conventional petroleum-derived alternatives, using a novel high-efficiency biocatalyst and bioreactor…

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A highly active catalyst for making NH3

The research groups of Hideo Hosono and Michikazu Hara at the Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology (TiTech; Yokohama, Japan; www.msl.titech.ac.jp) have developed a high-performance catalyst for the synthesis of ammonia. In the laboratory, the catalyst is found…

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A photocatalyst for destroying viruses

Meanwhile, professor Kazuhito Hashimoto at the University of Tokyo (Japan; www.light.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) has developed new photocatalyst materials based on copper-titanium oxide, which exhibits superior antiviral effectiveness and enhanced antibacterial properties compared to existing systems. Developed with support from NEDO, this new…

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A patented process produces battery-grade lithium

Lithium producer Galaxy Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.galaxylithium.com) says that lithium carbonate product from its wholly owned Jiangsu Lithium Carbonate Plant has achieved battery grade quality using the company’s patented process (flowsheet). The Jiangsu plant is located in the…

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CPI Machinery: Commissioning, Startup and Piping

When it comes to rotating machinery (pumps, compressors, gas turbines, steam turbines, turbo-expanders, and others) operating in the chemical process industries (CPI), installation, piping, support, pre-commissioning, commissioning and startup play crucial roles. Machinery maintenance and repair can be quite costly,…

Handle heavy-duty abrasive materials with this slide gate

The Titan Series TSG valve is designed to meet the most demanding applications involving heavy-duty abrasive materials, such as sand, gravel, coal, whole grains, metal powders or minerals. The TSG Valve handles dry material in gravity-flow applications where positive material…

Flexibility and abrasion resistance offered by this diaphragm

The new DEPA Nopped S Diaphragm features an innovative “nopped” surface, designed to create advantageous flow conditions emulating the effect of golf-ball dimples. The use of Santoprene as its core material — a substance uniting elastomer (EPDM) and polypropylene —…

Extended service life with this tubing

A new tubing solution for use in chemical dispensing applications is now available in Europe. The Tygon 2375 Ultra Chemical Resistant Tubing replaces the widely used Tygon 2075 line, providing an improved pressure rating, “outstanding” chemical resistance and “superior” flexibility,…

Barcodes track cylinders from this company

The Advanced Cylinder Management (ACM) system is an all-in-one solution for tracking and managing this gas supplier’s entire fleet of gas cylinders. Using specially designed tracking barcodes placed on each gas cylinder, the company is able to scan each asset…