Chemical Engineering
Software Powers the CPI
IIoT technologies have enabled software platforms that are more powerful than ever, but fundamental engineering principles are still at the heart of next-generation digital transformation It is clear that the emergence of industrial internet of things (IIoT) technologies has greatly…
Design of Bulk-Solids Moving-Bed Heat Exchangers
Presented here are equations governing heat transfer in a moving-bed heat exchanger, along with a numerical method for solving them Moving-bed heat exchangers (MBHE) represent an efficient method for heating or cooling bulk-solid materials compared to other technologies, such as…
Linde signs long-term agreement to supply high-purity gases to Samsung Electronics
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…
Sibur selects Univation to provide PE process technology for Amur mega-project
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 invests in photopolymer 3D-printing specialist Adaptive3D
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 gains U.S. DoT approval for H2 cylinder tank for drones
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…
Huntsman to divest adhesives business in India
Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its India based Do-It-Yourself (DIY) consumer adhesives business, part of the Advanced Materials division, to Pidilite Industries Ltd. in an all-cash transaction valued at…
Merck invests €20 million to expand OLED capacity
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) announced a €20-million expansion of its OLED (organic light-emitting diode) manufacturing capacity at its sites in Pyeongtaek, Korea and Shanghai, China. Additional sublimation units will be built to help meet customer demand in the growing OLED…
Trinseo signs collaboration agreement with Tyre Recycling Solutions
Trinseo (Berwyn,. Pa.), a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has reached definitive agreements with Tyre Recycling Solutions (TRS) on a commercial collaboration and an equity investment in TRS. The transaction is expected…
BASF expands its Lavergy enzyme product line
With the latest expansion of its enzyme portfolio, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is stepping up its game as an innovation leader and provider of key ingredients for the home care and industrial & institutional cleaning (I&I) industry. Enzymes are essential…