Last month, Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama; www.chiyoda-corp.com) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (Tokyo, both Japan; www.mhi.com) received approval in principle (AIP) for a jointly developed floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility for the production of H2 and CO2 from associated…
A coating that can protect turbine-engine and waste-incinerator components against heat and oxidation has been developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT; Pfinztal, Germany; www.ict.fraunhofer.de). The coating consists of an outer topcoat made from hollow, aluminum-oxide…
These days, the term electrochemistry has become almost synonymous with advanced batteries and energy-storage devices, and considerable R&D efforts abound for both batteries (Chem. Eng., October 2013, pp. 17–23) and energy storage (Chem. Eng., December 2011, pp. 19–23). Nevertheless, traditional,…
Since 2010, Kaneka Corp. (www.kaneka.co.jp) and Kansai University (both Osaka, Japan; www.kansai-u.ac.jp) have been collaborating on the development of special antifreeze materials for applications in the food industry. In 2012, the group developed an antifreeze based on a protein derived…
Changing markets and new applications are putting more demands on the protective coatings industry than ever before. While developing environmentally friendlier and less labor-intensive corrosion- and chemical-resistant paints and coatings is always a major goal, new formulations are needed to…
Last month, Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, www.toyo-eng.co.jp) was awarded a contract for a distillation column in a methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) production plant of Maruzen Petrochemical Co. (Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan). The contract marks the first commercial application of…
Lödige Maschinenbau Designed for the preparation of bulk material, the Ploughshare batch mixer FKM 2000 features a low-maintenance mixer that delivers short mixing times, good mixing quality and high batch reproducibility. Even pumpable materials can be processed using this versatile…
Now available in ½- to 36-in. sizes, the Pacific Wedgeplug valves range has been expanded to increase the breadth of solutions for users in the petroleum refining, petrochemical and power generation industries. The valve’s unique design offers users a number…
The Frymix II Lab vacuum-processing unit is suitable for developing new formulations and producing very small batch sizes. The laboratory version has a usable volume of 4–12 L. The machine complies with all cGMP (current good manufacturing practices) and GAMP…
A HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) interface option is now available for this company’s AC.2 and ACExC.2 controls. The adoption of the HART protocol is said to strengthen the company’s position as a provider of a comprehensive range of leading-edge…