Chementator: Super-oleophobic materials promise revolutionary membranes
A team of researchers from MIT’s (Cambridge, Mass.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-540) chemical and mechanical engineering departments, in…
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Chementator
Chementator: Pumping hot oil
PCM (Paris, France; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-541) has introduced what is claimed to be the world’s first all-metal…
Chementator: Algae-based biodiesel
Valencent Products, Inc. (El Paso, Tex.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-544) and Global Green Solutions, Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., Canada;…
Chementator: A push for Jatropha
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM; Decatur, Ill.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-547), Bayer CropScience AG (BCS; Leverkusen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-548)…
Chementator: Desalination barges based on reverse osmosis
Transfield Services Ltd. (edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-549) and WorleyParsons Ltd. (both North Sydney, Australia; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-550) have been selected…
Chementator: One less step to make activated carbon with dispersed metal nanoparticles
Nanostructured microporous carbons containing well-dispersed metal nanoparticles have the potential to improve the performance of…
Chementator: New ceramic-membrane system doubles rate and slashes cost for dehydrating ethanol
Hitachi Zosen Corp. (Hitz; Tokyo, Japan; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-531) is commercializing a new membrane for a hybrid-distillation…
Chementator: This platinum-free fuel cell runs on hydrazine
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-532) has designed a fuel cell for powering automobiles,…
Chementator: Commercial production and debut of a new solid-acid catalyst for making biodiesel
Last month, Benefuel, Inc. (Mt. Prospect, Ill.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-533) established an exclusive global agreement with Süd-Chemie…
Chementator: New solid-state heat engine cycles H 2 through MEA like a fuel cell
Johnson ElectroMechanical Systems, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-536) in conjunction with professor Heshmat Aglan of Tuskegee…
Chementator: Maintain pH, even at cyrogenic temperatures, with this buffer
Biotechnology samples, such as proteins, nucleic acids, biological specimens and pharmaceuticals, are typically stored frozen…
Chementator: Bio-based succinic acid
Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, Netherlands; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-542) and the French starch and starch-derivatives company Roquette (Lestrem,…
Chementator: Sensor uses microfluidics to sniff for airborne contaminants
Airborne contaminants can be identified within 2 – 3 s with a new sensor developed…
Business News
Uhde wins clean-fuels contract for Bulgaria
Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.biz) won two major contracts from the Bulgarian company LUKOIL Neftochim…
Lanxess to make record investment in Singapore
Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is set to make the biggest single…
Africa’s largest desalination plant inaugurated
A persistent shortage of potable water in the City of Algiers, Algeria was eased today…
Bayer invests in research center in Aachen
A new catalysis center (www.catalyticcenter.de) has opened today in Aachen, Germany, for which the Bayer…
Lurgi Zimmer wins a another PA 6 contract in China
Lurgi Zimmer GmbH, a company of Lurgi GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.com), has contracted a Polyamide…
Economic Indicators: Business News
Plant Watch Oxea Increases Alcohol Capacity in North America January 24, 2008 — Oxea is…
Dow and Aker Kvaerner selected for PP project in China
PetroChina Petrochemical Co. has selected Dow’s (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) UNIPOL polypropylene (PP) process technology for…
Three mobile reactors for hazardous chemistry
On the international chemicals markets, hazardous chemistry and custom synthesis for the production of active…
Chemical Engineering Launches Online Career Center for Expanding Chemical Web Community
New York, NY - February 8, 2008 - Chemical Engineering, the world’s leading provider of…
Linde receives contract from BASF for H2 plant
The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has signed a contract with BASF…
DuPont Acquires Chemtura Fluorine Chemicals Business
DuPont completed its purchase of Chemtura Corp.’s fluorine chemicals business. The move is part of…
Technical & Practical
Caring for Cooling Water Systems
Hydrocarbon leaks can disrupt recirculated cooling-water systems. Here’s an outline of effects and remedies Water…
Tank Coatings: Covering the Basics of Selection and Specification
The interior surfaces of your storage tanks are constantly at risk. If you walk past…
Pump Hazardous Liquids Safely
Reduce the problems associated with handling hazardous liquids by following these guidelines Pumps are one…
CPI Water & Steam Chemistry
Careful control of water and steam chemistry at CPI facilities can pay off handsomely in…
Causes of Overpressurization
The failure of a device or of a group of components can lead to overpressurization…