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Water reclamation Last month, a new water-reclamation process for… 
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What is said to be the first grassroots lignite-fueled power… Scaleup slated for a ‘greener’ cement
This summer, Celitement GmbH (Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; www.celitement.de) will begin construction… Printed electronics made possible by this carbon-nanotube-production process
A recently commercialized method for growing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNs)… Making a ring of eight benzenes
Professor Shigeru Yamago and colleagues at the Institute for Chemical… 
Microbubble generator enhances performance of airlift bioreactor
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In Malaysia, about 2-million metric tons (m.t.) of rice husk… Seal selection for handling and storage of biofuels
Results of 12-mo immersion tests in biodiesel and bioethanol of… Hydrogen from a can
A newly marketed portable reactor system for generating hydrogen is… Oxygen separation membranes made in China
Researchers from the Center for Membrane Technology, Beijing University of… BUSINESS NEWS
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Study highlights sustainable footprint of chemical companies
Global chemical companies could release at least €1 billion in… Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS to exclusively manufacture and market Lonza microreactors
Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS (EMB; Wendelsheim; www.ehrfeld.com), a Bayer Technology Services… KBR to provide licensing of its Purifer Ammonia technology
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Matix Fertilisers… Kobe Steel opens large compressor-test facility
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) announces that its new… Air Liquide: two contracts for China steel
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has signed long-term contracts with two steel… BASF & Niro: cGMP spray drying for custom synthesis
BASF’s Business Unit Pharma Ingredients & Services (Evionnaz, Switzerland; www.pharma-ingredients.basf.com )… Solvay launches three RD&T centers in Asia
The Solvay Group (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today it is… Solvay to build 1-MW fuel cell at Antwerp site
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it will invest over €5… M+W acquires Global Automation Partners
The global engineering and construction company M+W Group (formerly M+W… GTL: Smaller hardware brings big benefits
The gas-to-liquids (GTL) process offers a promising option for producing… DuPont Opens PV-application facility in Geneva
To address the needs for the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) market,… Pöyry awarded board-mill engineering for SAICA
Pöyry Plc. (Helsinki; www.poyry.com) has been awarded an engineering contract… Brain and Bayer Schering Pharma cooperation
Brain AG (Zwingenberg; www.brain-biotech.de) Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Bergkamen, both… Lanxess builds a new membrane-filtration-technology plant in Germany; and more plant and business news...
Plant Watch Outotec to deliver precious-metals plant in China January…
BMS opens world’s largest CNT pilot facility
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) has opened a new… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Variable Frequency Drives: An Algorithm for Selecting VFDs for Centrifugal Pumps
This article describes an algorithm that end users can use…
Kettle Troubleshooting
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Today’s high costs of energy make an energy audit evaluation… 
The ‘BIST’ In Electronic Valve Actuators
For valves operating in hazardous environments, certification testing is critical…
Positive Displacement Pumps
Pumps are essential equipment in the chemical process industries (CPI).…
Water reclamation Last month, a new water-reclamation process for…
Tryout set for biomass- to-gasoline processA demonstration plant that will produce transportation fuels from cellulosic…
What is said to be the first grassroots lignite-fueled power…
This summer, Celitement GmbH (Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; www.celitement.de) will begin construction…
A recently commercialized method for growing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNs)…
Professor Shigeru Yamago and colleagues at the Institute for Chemical…
Microbubble generator enhances performance of airlift bioreactorA patented (WO 2008/053174), fluidic-oscillator-driven device that generates microbubbles has…
In Malaysia, about 2-million metric tons (m.t.) of rice husk…
Results of 12-mo immersion tests in biodiesel and bioethanol of…
A newly marketed portable reactor system for generating hydrogen is…
Researchers from the Center for Membrane Technology, Beijing University of…
Global chemical companies could release at least €1 billion in…
Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS (EMB; Wendelsheim; www.ehrfeld.com), a Bayer Technology Services…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Matix Fertilisers…
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) announces that its new…
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has signed long-term contracts with two steel…
BASF’s Business Unit Pharma Ingredients & Services (Evionnaz, Switzerland; www.pharma-ingredients.basf.com )…
The Solvay Group (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today it is…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it will invest over €5…
The global engineering and construction company M+W Group (formerly M+W…
The gas-to-liquids (GTL) process offers a promising option for producing…
To address the needs for the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) market,…
Pöyry Plc. (Helsinki; www.poyry.com) has been awarded an engineering contract…
Brain AG (Zwingenberg; www.brain-biotech.de) Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Bergkamen, both…
Plant Watch Outotec to deliver precious-metals plant in China January…
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayermaterialscience.com) has opened a new…
Variable Frequency Drives: An Algorithm for Selecting VFDs for Centrifugal PumpsThis article describes an algorithm that end users can use…
Kettle TroubleshootingA survey of tower failures [ 1 ] ranks kettle…
Today’s high costs of energy make an energy audit evaluation…
The ‘BIST’ In Electronic Valve ActuatorsFor valves operating in hazardous environments, certification testing is critical…
Positive Displacement PumpsPumps are essential equipment in the chemical process industries (CPI).…
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