The recently launched H2@Scale project is integrating a number of elements necessary for the commercial-scale integrated production and use of renewable hydrogen. Hosted by the University of Texas at Austin (www.utexas.edu) and funded through the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy…
Airset regulators are seemingly simple devices, but care must be taken to ensure the right devices are specified, particularly in safety instrumented systems Chemical plants and other heavy industrial facilities typically contain many pneumatically controlled valves, actuators and instruments. Airset…
Ethylene Last month, Linde GmbH (Pullach, Germany; www.linde.com) and Shell (den Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) announced an exclusive collaboration agreement on ethane-oxidative dehydrogenation (E-ODH) technology for ethylene production. The catalytic process is an alternative route to ethane steam cracking, offering…
A patented polymer material developed by Kraton Corp. (Houston; www.kraton.com) has shown rapid antimicrobial capabilities with expected long-lasting self-disinfecting efficacy. Currently pursuing regulatory review in the U.S. and other select countries for use as an antimicrobial agent, Biaxam is a…
A new modular process based on microwave-plasma reactors aims to efficiently convert natural gas into acetylene and H2 without combustion or CO2 formation. Transform Materials LLC (Riviera Beach, Fla.; www.transformmaterials.com) has designed a reactor that overcomes some of the previous…
Magnesia cements have been around for thousands of years, and have been explored extensively over recent decades primarily because of their capacity to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere at ambient temperatures. Until now, however, their use has been limited to…
Linde plc (Guildford, U.K.) announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Samsung Electronics to supply ultra-high purity industrial gases for its latest semiconductor facilities in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Linde is currently the main supplier of industrial…
Amur Gas Chemical Complex, LLC (AGCC), the project being implemented by Sibur (Moscow, Russia), the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia, has selected Univation Technologies’ (Houston) UNIPOL PE Process for three world-scale polyethylene (PE) reactor lines. These three lines will…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) leads the Series B investment in Adaptive3D, an innovative company and premium additive manufacturing photopolymer resin supplier. This investment complements our expertise in UV liquid resin material design and our commitment to accelerate 3D printing manufacturing…
Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) announced that their hydrogen cylinder tank, created for hydrogen-powered drone systems, has received approval from the United States Department of Transportation (DoT). This achievement makes DMI one of the first companies to receive such approval from…