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A new gasification process moves a step closer to commercialization
Next year IHI Corp. (IHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.ihi.co.jp) plans to construct…Pilot plant to demonstrate advanced vapor-compression desalination nears completion
Researchers at Texas A&M University (College Station, Tex.; www.tamu.edu) are… A highly efficient microwave reactor continuously produces metallic nanoparticles
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Professor Tetsu Yonezawa at the Materials Science Div. of Hokkaido… 
Catalytic process cuts the cost of biodiesel fuel
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A less risky way to manufacture and transport nanoparticle products
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An instrument called the Cottonscope, which automatically measures cotton maturity… Commercial production of carbon nanotubes
This month, Showa Denko K. K. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) will… A CO2-to-fuel process demonstrated
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Together with E.ON AG (Düsseldorf; www.eon.com) and Hitachi Power Europe… Boliden acquires sulfuric acid plant from Kemira
Boliden AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.boliden.com) has acquired Kemira’s sulfuric acid… Neste Jacobs & Eesti Energia to build a shale-oil condensation unit in Estonia
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and Eesti Energia (Tallinn, Estonia; www.energia.ee)… CDTech awarded gasoline desulfurization contract
Catalytic Distillation Technologies (CDTech; Pasadena, Tex.; www.cdtech.com) has been awarded a… Solvay starts up RDF cogeneration plant
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today that the construction of… AkzoNobel to add new plant at Ningbo site
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands;www.akzonobel.com) is to build an additional plant… Biotage acquires MIP Technologies
Biotage AB (Uppsala, Sweden; www.biotage.com) and the owners of MIP… ZeaChem validates its core biorefining technology
ZeaChem Inc. (Lakewood, Col.; www.zeachem.com today announced it has produced commercial… Borouge inaugurates its first manufacturing plant in China
Borouge (Abu Dhabi, UAE; and Singapore; www.borouge.com) — a joint… BASF’s Catalysts division strengthens its capabilities
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Catalysts division has completed a… Polysilicon facilities start up at Wacker’s Burghausen site
Additional polycrystalline-silicon production facilities officially came on stream at Wacker… HPD to supply evaporation and crystallization technology to Alkim
Alkim Alkali Kimya A.S. (Alkim; Istanbul, Turkey), one of the… Lurgi starts up ethanol plant in California
Lurgi, Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.; www.lurgi.com), a member of the Air… Outotec to deliver technology for Bhushan Power & Steel Plant
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Bhushan Power… Teijin & Yixing to collaborate in wastewater treatment
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that it has signed… TÜV SÜD steps up its activities in the global CPI
International provider of testing and certification services TÜV SÜD AG… Joint development of new organic semiconductors
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt; www.merck.de) and Plastic Logic GmbH (Dresden, both… Grace and Borealis sign catalyst agreement
W. R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) today announced… Pöyry awarded biomass boiler engineering project in U.S.
We Energies (Milwaukee, Wisc.; www.we-energies.com) has awarded Pöyry Oyj (Hessinki,… SGL & BMW: New carbon fiber plant for U.S.
SGL Group SE (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglcarbon.com) and BMW Group (Munich,… Technip wins two contracts for Indian refinery
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded two contracts by… 
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Non-Chemical Water Treatment
Non-chemical methods for conditioning water for use in cooling towers…
A Safety-Centered Approach To Industrial Lighting
The use of appropriate hazardous-area lighting in the chemical process…
Full-Length Sleeving for Process Heat Exchanger Tubes
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Measurement guide for replacement seals
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A hard biomaterial Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing…
A new gasification process moves a step closer to commercializationNext year IHI Corp. (IHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.ihi.co.jp) plans to construct…
Researchers at Texas A&M University (College Station, Tex.; www.tamu.edu) are…
The process, developed by Masateru Nishioka at the Research Center…
Professor Tetsu Yonezawa at the Materials Science Div. of Hokkaido…
Catalytic process cuts the cost of biodiesel fuelBiodiesel fuel is being produced for under $2/gal from product…
A less risky way to manufacture and transport nanoparticle productsAs producers continue to develop new applications for nanoparticles, the…
The cleanup of nuclear waste could be simplified by a…
An instrument called the Cottonscope, which automatically measures cotton maturity…
This month, Showa Denko K. K. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) will…
Scientists at Carbon Sciences Inc. (Santa Barbara, Calif.; www.carbonsciences.com) have…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has acquired all shares in…
Together with E.ON AG (Düsseldorf; www.eon.com) and Hitachi Power Europe…
Boliden AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.boliden.com) has acquired Kemira’s sulfuric acid…
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and Eesti Energia (Tallinn, Estonia; www.energia.ee)…
Catalytic Distillation Technologies (CDTech; Pasadena, Tex.; www.cdtech.com) has been awarded a…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today that the construction of…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands;www.akzonobel.com) is to build an additional plant…
Biotage AB (Uppsala, Sweden; www.biotage.com) and the owners of MIP…
ZeaChem Inc. (Lakewood, Col.; www.zeachem.com today announced it has produced commercial…
Borouge (Abu Dhabi, UAE; and Singapore; www.borouge.com) — a joint…
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Catalysts division has completed a…
Additional polycrystalline-silicon production facilities officially came on stream at Wacker…
Alkim Alkali Kimya A.S. (Alkim; Istanbul, Turkey), one of the…
Lurgi, Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.; www.lurgi.com), a member of the Air…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Bhushan Power…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today that it has signed…
International provider of testing and certification services TÜV SÜD AG…
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt; www.merck.de) and Plastic Logic GmbH (Dresden, both…
W. R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) today announced…
We Energies (Milwaukee, Wisc.; www.we-energies.com) has awarded Pöyry Oyj (Hessinki,…
SGL Group SE (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglcarbon.com) and BMW Group (Munich,…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) has been awarded two contracts by…
The Road to RecoveryLike most other businesses, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms…
Outotec to deliver a copper smelter for plant in China…
Eldorado Celulose e Papel Ltda (Brazil) has awarded Pöyry Plc.…
Non-Chemical Water TreatmentNon-chemical methods for conditioning water for use in cooling towers…
A Safety-Centered Approach To Industrial LightingThe use of appropriate hazardous-area lighting in the chemical process…
Full-Length Sleeving for Process Heat Exchanger TubesAs heat exchangers age, their tube thickness decreases because of…
Mechanical Design Aspects for High-Performance Agitated ReactorsThe stirred tank reactor with rotating mixers remains the backbone…
Particle Sizing Across the CPIParticulate systems are everywhere; they are responsible for bright red…
Measurement guide for replacement sealsMechanical seals play a pivotal role in the chemical process…
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