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Thyssenkrupp Uhde and Johnson Matthey join forces to offer an integrated solution for ‘blue’ ammonia technology

Thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany) and Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London, U.K.) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer a fully integrated low-carbon (blue) ammonia technology, building on a nearly 25-year ammonia relationship between the companies. In the…

Cepsa selects Siemens Energy’s PEM technology for 100-MW of electrolysis capacity for the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley

Cespa (Madrid, Spain) has selected Siemens Energy AG (Munich, Germany) for the supply of 100 MW) of proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis technology for green hydrogen production at its La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva), southern Spain.…

Cepsa selects thyssenkrupp nucera as preferred supplier of a 300-MW electrolyzer for a ‘green’ hydrogen plant in Spain

Thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) is the preferred supplier of a 300-MW electrolyzer for Cepsa’s (Madrid, Spain) green hydrogen plant in Spain. Under an agreement, announced at the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, the Spanish energy company…

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Design Considerations for Steam-Heated Storage Tanks

Steam-heated storage tanks are critical to manufacturing processes, and prioritizing reliability in tank-system design and operations can mitigate unwanted issues Storage tanks are essential to the chemical process industries (CPI), and they require significant capital investment to ensure optimal installation…

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A faster way to manufacture bipolar plates

Bipolar plates (BPPs) are a key component in electrolyzers and fuel cells. BPPs include two key components: the membrane electrode assembly (MEA), in a fuel-cell system; and the catalyst-coated membrane (CCM), in an electrolyzer. In a fuel-cell stack, for example,…

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Functionalized ceramic particles allow for heat-rejecting coatings

NanoTech Materials Inc. (Houston; www.nanotechmaterials.com) is expanding its commercial partnerships for the use the company’s Insulative Ceramic Particle (ICP) technology, which can be used in fireproof coatings, as well as in a range of applications for roof coatings that lower…

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Chementator Briefs

RO Membranes Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan; www.toray.com) has developed a highly durable reverse osmosis (RO) membrane that is said to offer double the resistance to cleaning chemicals of conventional counterparts. This reduces performance degradation from membrane wear and simplifies…

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Storing and processing anhydrous hydrogen chloride as an ionic liquid

Hydrogen chloride is an important byproduct of the chemical industry, with over 9-million ton/yr generated by industrial chlorination processes, such as the production of chloromethanes and polymers (polyurethanes and polycarbonates). Although HCl can be easily recovered by gas scrubbing with…

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Improving sodium-ion batteries with nanocellular graphene

Nanocellular graphene (NCG) is a specialized form of graphene that achieves a large specific surface area by stacking multiple layers of graphene and controlling its internal structure with a nanoscale cellular morphology. Although the material has the potential to improve…

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Solid-state synthesis simplifies cathode manufacture

The production and processing of cathode active materials (CAM) are among the largest contributors to the cost of lithium-ion battery manufacturing. Typical CAM manufacture involves multiple, multi-phase steps in a co-precipitation process that requires a large amount of water and…