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Because of the behavior of materials under vacuum, including lowered…
A device for the mass production of lactic acid oligomers,…
Haldor Topsøe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) will demonstrate a new technology…
Aiding crystal growth Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL;…
Recovering energy from fluegasAlcoa of Australia (www.alcoa.com.au) has developed a process to recover…
Koch Membrane Systems Inc. (KMS; Wilmington, Mass.; www.kochmembrane.com) recently unveiled…
‘Super Boiler' achieves higher efficiency through the recovery of waste heatAn advanced heat recovery system (AHRS) that boosts the fuel-to-steam…
A new process for producing the oxidizing agent potassium ferrate…
A two-year collaboration between Ashland Hercules Water Technologies (AHWT; Wilmington,…
Commercialization is set for a new distillation technologyA new distillation device developed by UOP LLC (Des Plaines,…
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Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is building a new chemical…
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Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com ) and ConocoPhillips (Houston; www.conocophillips.com) announce…
ABB (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.abb.com) says its Safety Execution Center in Buenos…
Emerson Process Management (Baar, Switzerland; www.emersonprocess.eu) and Meridium Inc. (Roanoke, Virginia;…
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has brought forward its plans…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH (LKCA; Dresden,…
After 18 months of construction, the new plant expansion for…
Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) has been awarded an engineering…
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