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Scaleup of a process that makes an alternative to palm oil

A process to produce an alternative to palm oil for food applications, developed by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore; www.ntu.edu.sg), will be scaled up for commercial production through a partnership with Eves Energy Pte. Ltd. (Singapore; www.eves-energy.com).…

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Membranes and Filters Handle Separation Issues

Tailored separation systems address energy consumption and fouling while supporting sustainability Recently there has been a demand for separation technologies that are better suited to specific applications and a more sustainable world, so providers of filters and membranes have begun…

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An Introduction to Canned Motor Pumps

Canned motor pumps (CMPs) are designed to prevent emissions by eliminating the mechanical seal. Provided here is an overview of CMPs, along with information on common uses Emissions from process equipment not only pose safety and environmental risks, they also…

KBR ammonia technology selected for new project in Indonesia

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its Purifier ammonia technology has been selected by PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang (Pusri), a subsidiary of PT Pupuk Indonesia, for its planned Pusri 3B Ammonia Plant to be built in South Sumatera Province, Indonesia. This…

LyondellBasell polyolefin technology selected for Dongming Shenghai chemical complex in China

LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Dongming Shenghai Co., Ltd. (Dongming Shenghai), will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol, Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) and Lupotech T technologies for its new facility. The process technology will be used for a 350,000…

KBR commissions concentrated nitric acid plant for Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced a milestone in its partnership with Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GNFC) with the successful commissioning of its second plant using KBR’s proprietary MAGNAC concentrated nitric acid (CNA) technology, in Gujarat, India. The plant,…

Lhyfe confirms plans to build green-hydrogen plant for the Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port

Lhyfe (Paris) has announced plans to develop a green hydrogen industrial production and distribution site in Montoir-de-Bretagne (Loire-Atlantique). The call for proposals for the Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port, which was launched on 21 November 2022, concerned the provision of land located…

Repsol upgrades butane plants with ABB control systems

Repsol Butano entered into an agreement with ABB, Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) to upgrade its Distributed Control Systems (DCS) at 12 of the energy company’s butane factories across Spain. The 18 month-long migration project was executed in a systematic manner, with…

TechnipFMC sells Measurement Solutions business for $205 million

TechnipFMC plc (Paris) announced an agreement to sell the company’s Measurement Solutions business to One Equity Partners for $205 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments at the closing of the transaction. As part of the Surface Technologies segment, the…

Röhm’s Acrylic Products business unit and Sabic’s Functional Forms business unit merging to form Polyvantis

Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany) announced that its Acrylic Products business unit and SABIC's (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Functional Forms business unit are going to be merged to form a new firm called Polyvantis. Polyvantis will be a new global player in the…