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A new Kraft pulp Weyerhaeuser Co. (Federal Way,… 
Slash energy consumption with this steam reformer reactor
Steam reforming of methane into hydrogen takes place in catalyst-packed…A new approach to flexible energy converting material
A research team at Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.; www.princeton.edu) led… 
A next-generation ironmaking process makes its commercial debut
In January, the world’s first commercial plant to use the…Nanofiber cartridge filters achieve 0.03-micron rating at high flow and low pressure
A 1.5-mm-thick layer of a new filter material based on… Combined membrane separation and electrokinetics speeds soil remediation
Toxic heavy metals can be drawn out of soils far… 
Ethanol and other chemicals from biomass
The ethanol yield from biomass has been increased by about…Furnace tube coatings reduce carbon formation and increase efficiency in olefins plants
Coating technology that essentially eliminates carbon buildup on the interior… The cost of producing bioethanol takes a nosedive
Last month at the National Ethanol Conference at Orlando, Fla.,… BUSINESS NEWS
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Lonza: new manufacturing facility for L-Carnitine products
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) announced today its expansion of capacities for… Beckhoff acquires Hayes Control Systems
Beckhoff Automation GmbH (Verl, Germany; www.beckhoff.com) has been present in Great… BPCL selects Axens’ Octanizing technology
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL; www.bharatpetroleum.com) has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France;… ABB wins $20-million metals order in China
ABB (www.abb.com) has won a $20 million order from Shandong… LyondellBasell to license olefins recover-and-conversion technologies
LyondellBasell Industries (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lyondellbasell.com) has expanded its licensing portfolio of… Uhde and Praxair sign global H2 alliance agreement
In December 2009, Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) and its… Air Liquide to build ASU in China for steel producer
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has signed another major long-term contract… Outotec to deliver a copper smelter in China
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by… FWC: EPCm contract for Sasol’s Wax Expansion Project
Foster Wheeler AG (FWC; Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that… Fluor & B&W to market carbon-capture technology
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) and Babcock & Wilcox Power… Caloric to build 3rd H2-generation plant for Malaysia
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won the contract… DOE: $40 million to develop next-generation nuclear plant
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced selections for… BMS acquires Artificial Muscle
Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS; www.bayermaterialscience.com), a subsidiary of Bayer AG… Lanxess to expand capacity of high-performance rubber
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has decided to expand the global… Foster Wheeler lands CFB boiler contract for CO2-capture-development plant in Spain
Foster Wheeler AG (FW; Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says a subsidiary of… Wacker: new production facility for pharma proteins
Wacker Chemie AG Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) officially opened a new… Uhde’s Prenflo process to be part of joint R&D project BioTfueL in France
BioTfueL is a new joint project launched by five French… Toyo, Modec and Petrobras cooperate to verify small- and medium-scale GTL plant
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) and Modec, Inc. (both Tokyo,… Outotec to supply sinter plant to South Africa
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with South African Kalagadi… After 13 years, starchy potatoes approved
Today the European Commission approved Amflora, BASF’s genetically-optimized starch potato,… 
Disposable equipment
Not long ago, single-use bioprocessing equipment, such as disposable bags…Outotec to deliver copper plant for Codelco in Chile
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… Merck KGaA to acquire Millipore
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merck.de) Millipore Corp.; Billerica, Mass.; www.millipore.com) have… Evonik acquires catalyst business from H.C. Starck
On February 26, 2010 Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com)… Evonik developing the world’s largest Li-ceramic battery
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and its partners are developing… Abbott completes acquisition of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and more business news
KBR to provide licensing of its Purifer Ammonia technology February… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Agglomeration Technology: Mechanisms
Powder agglomeration is used in a wide variety of the…
Purifying Coke-Cooling Wastewater
The delayed coking process is a fundamental part of the…
Solubility of Water in Benzene Derivatives
The solubility of water in the hydrocarbons that comprise crude…
Saving Energy In Regenerative Oxidizers
Oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in regenerative thermal oxidizers…
Would You Use a Safety PLC for Process Control?
With today’s state-of-the-art digital technology, the sky seems to be…
Steam Tracer Lines and Traps
Steam tracer lines are designed to maintain the fluid in…
A new Kraft pulp Weyerhaeuser Co. (Federal Way,…
Slash energy consumption with this steam reformer reactorSteam reforming of methane into hydrogen takes place in catalyst-packed…
A research team at Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.; www.princeton.edu) led…
A next-generation ironmaking process makes its commercial debutIn January, the world’s first commercial plant to use the…
A 1.5-mm-thick layer of a new filter material based on…
Toxic heavy metals can be drawn out of soils far…
Ethanol and other chemicals from biomassThe ethanol yield from biomass has been increased by about…
Coating technology that essentially eliminates carbon buildup on the interior…
Last month at the National Ethanol Conference at Orlando, Fla.,…
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) announced today its expansion of capacities for…
Beckhoff Automation GmbH (Verl, Germany; www.beckhoff.com) has been present in Great…
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL; www.bharatpetroleum.com) has selected Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France;…
ABB (www.abb.com) has won a $20 million order from Shandong…
LyondellBasell Industries (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lyondellbasell.com) has expanded its licensing portfolio of…
In December 2009, Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) and its…
Air Liquide (Paris; www.airliquide.com) has signed another major long-term contract…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded a contract by…
Foster Wheeler AG (FWC; Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) and Babcock & Wilcox Power…
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won the contract…
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced selections for…
Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS; www.bayermaterialscience.com), a subsidiary of Bayer AG…
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has decided to expand the global…
Foster Wheeler AG (FW; Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says a subsidiary of…
Wacker Chemie AG Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) officially opened a new…
BioTfueL is a new joint project launched by five French…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) and Modec, Inc. (both Tokyo,…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with South African Kalagadi…
Today the European Commission approved Amflora, BASF’s genetically-optimized starch potato,…
Disposable equipmentNot long ago, single-use bioprocessing equipment, such as disposable bags…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with…
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merck.de) Millipore Corp.; Billerica, Mass.; www.millipore.com) have…
On February 26, 2010 Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com)…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and its partners are developing…
KBR to provide licensing of its Purifer Ammonia technology February…
Agglomeration Technology: MechanismsPowder agglomeration is used in a wide variety of the…
Purifying Coke-Cooling WastewaterThe delayed coking process is a fundamental part of the…
Solubility of Water in Benzene DerivativesThe solubility of water in the hydrocarbons that comprise crude…
Saving Energy In Regenerative OxidizersOxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in regenerative thermal oxidizers…
Would You Use a Safety PLC for Process Control?With today’s state-of-the-art digital technology, the sky seems to be…
Steam Tracer Lines and TrapsSteam tracer lines are designed to maintain the fluid in…
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