An electrochemical process for recovering sulfuric acid and metallic iron from iron-rich sulfate wastes, such…

Ultimo Measurement (Providence, R.I.; www.ultimompd.com) has developed technology for measuring density and viscosity of process…

Carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes developed by researchers at Rice University (Houston; www.rice.edu) could have applications…

Kazuhiro Sayama and colleagues at the Solar Light Energy Conversion Group at Energy Technology Research…

Last month at the Global Refining Summit (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; May 17–19), Swapsol Corp. (Monmouth…

A recently developed hydrogen generation unit combines an autothermal, fluidized-bed methane reformer with a metal…

Algae has recently become an R&D focus for making third-generation biofuels because these oil-containing microorganisms…

Oasys Water Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.oasyswater.com) has commercialized a forward-osmosis (FO) membrane as the next…

At the Hannover Messe 2010, Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte; Barcarena, Brazil; www.alunorte.net)…

An new olefins process A 40,000-m.t./yr demonstration plant for a new process that produces olefins…

Siemens Water Technologies Corp. (Warrendale, Pa.; www.water.siemens.com) and Aramco Overseas Company, B.V., a subsidiary of Saudi…

Vale (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) has awarded a significant cost reimbursable contract to a consortium…

Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) will expand the production capacity of its butyl rubber plant in…

Davy Process Technology (DPT; London; www.davyprotech.com), part of Johnson Matthey Plc, is pleased to announce…

Royal DSM N.V. (Heerlen, the Netherlands; www.dsm.com) and Roquette Frères (Lestrem, France; www.roquette.com) have signed a…

Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that a 10-month pilot test conducted with PUB,…

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has reached an agreement with Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l.…

The engineering and construction company M+W Group (formerly M+W Zander; Stuttgart, Germany; www.mwgroup.net) has successfully…

KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Tierra Del Fuego Power &…

Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a multi-year agreement with Evergreen Solar Energy…

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group…

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction…

Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsteredam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) today announced the sale of its National Starch business…

RWE Power (Cologne, Germany; www.rwe.com) and Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH (www.linde-kca.com), a subsidiary of The Linde Group (Munich,…

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and RTI International (Research Triangle Park, N.C.; www.rti.org), are joining…

Bayer MaterialScience (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) will continue in the future to network its activities in…

Pöyry Plc. (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) has been awarded engineering and project services contract by Kevitsa Mining…

Fluor Corp. Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced that Terrane Metals Corp. (British Columbia, Canada) awarded British Columbia…

ABB (Baden, Switzerland; www.abb.com) announced the sale of its cpmPlus Expert Optimizer solution to Nordkalk’s…

BASF S.E. (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has started up a new plant for the production of low-molecular-weight,…

Masdar (Abu Dhabi; www.masdar.ae) has appointed the bidding consortium of Total (Paris, France; www.total.com) and Abengoa Solar…

The multinational engineering company Sener (www.sener.es) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Dept.…

Maag Pump Systems AG (Oberglatt, Switzerland; www.maag.com) is merging with Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH (Grossostheim,…

Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.albemarle.com) announced today it is building a stat-of-the-art kilo laboratory…

Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded three lump-sum turnkey contracts for Mangalore Refinery &…

Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is acquiring the Norwegian FESIL Group’s silicon-metal production site in…

The specialty chemicals Group Altana (Wesel. Germany; www.altana.com) has acquired with immediate effect the polyurethane…

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has acquired the precious metal powder catalysts business of…

Alstom Power Inc. (www.power.alstom.com) acquired the business and facilities of Amstar Surface Technology Ltd. and…

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group…

This table supports the article Using Inserts to Address Solids Flow Problems, CE, July 2010,…

Containing fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) is a…

I have 70 supervisors. It sometimes feels like I am pulled in 70 different directions…

Incorporating fire safety into plant design takes on two fundamental goals: to prevent the occurrence…