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April Chementator briefs
Recycling copper Steinert Elektromagnetbau GmbH (Cologne, Germany; www.steinert.de) has… 
A low-energy, belt-based solid- liquid separation technology
Engineers at Algaeventure Systems (Marysville, Ohio; www.algaevs.com) have developed a…Supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle system packs efficiency into small footprint
Electricity generation of 240 kW has been demonstrated in a… 
New condenser design for Claus tail gas slashes refrigeration duty
Last month, at the AIChE Spring Meeting in Chicago, Henry…
Commercial testing set for ‘smooth’ emulsification technology
A new emulsification process, known as Smooth, has been developed…A step toward industrial production of perillic acid
Last month, Brain AG (Zwingenberg; www.brain-biotech.de) and Dechema e.V. (Frankfurt… 
Making a polyester feedstock from coal
Ube Industries, Ltd. (UBE; www. ube-ind.co.jp) and HighChem Co. (both…
A lower-energy approach to natural gas ‘sweetening’
A new method for removing hydrogen sulfide from natural gas…New propylene and butadiene process could be utilized next year
By the end of this year, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp.… BUSINESS NEWS
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Srategic partnership forms for acrylonitrile and sodium cyanide in the Middle East
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com), Asahi… A new MTR plant for Koksan in Turkey
Koksan PET Packaging Industry Co., a leading producer of PET… Technip awarded refining contract in Brazil
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in consortium with Tomé Engenharia, was… MHI: Producing biofuel locally at low cost
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has successfully… KBR: EPC contract for biomass-to-crude project
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement… Metso to supply pulp-mill key technology to Suzano
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has concluded an agreement to… Pöyry awarded contract for pulp mill project in Brazil
Pöyry Plc’s (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) Industry Business Group has been… Air Products’ LNG technology selected for Indonesia
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed an agreement… Cobalt Technologies and American Process to build world’s first cellulosic biobutanol refinery
Cobalt Technologies (Mountain View, Calif; www.cobalttech.com) and American Process Inc.… Crystallics: A ‘new’ company in pharma development
Avantium Pharma BV (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com), a leader in… Borealis investes in new butane storage cavern
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealis.com) has invested €7.8 million to… Dorf Ketal acquires Vertec patents and IP
Effective April 1, Dorf Ketal Chemicals Pvt., Ltd. Mumbai, India;… Lanxess to expand capacities for high-performance rubber in U.S.
Leverkusen, Seoul, Texas – Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is… Kobelco opens new compressor plant in Calif.
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.konelco.com) announces that subsidiary Kobelco… Technip: Contract for a methionine plant in China
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing… Air Liquide: New ASU in the Philippines
The Philippines, a newly industrialized country, experienced a record GDP… Kepco & Uhde form coal-gasification JV
Kepco (Seoul; www.kepco.co.kr), the largest utility in South Korea, and… DOE kudos for Dow
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) has been recognized… Lummus lands technology award in Kazakhstan
CB&I ((The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that Lummus Technology,… Haldor Topsøe: Another coal-to-SNG plant in China
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded the… Sulzer to acquire Cardo’s Flow Solutions Business
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) and Assa Abloy AB (Stockholm,… Lonza and Roche: MycoTOOL distribution agreement
Lonza (www.lonza.com) and Roche (both Basel, Switzerland; www.rochemengonline.com) have entered… JGC: Lubricants plant project in Indonesia
JGC Indonesia, JGC Corp.’s (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) Indonesian subsidiary, has… Praxair to build new plant in Argentina
Praxair Argentina, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com)… Evonik: First project house in Taiwan
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is setting up its… Styron: New latex-production unit in China
Styron LLC (Midland, Mich.; www.styron.com) plans to expand its latex… Haldor Topsøe awarded the world’s largest coke-oven gas to SNG plants in China
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded a… Axens and Shaw selected to license 'next-generation' FCC technology
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) and the Shaw Group Inc. (Baton… Air Products collaborates with Tianjin University on advanced chemical-engineering sciences
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has initiated its third… AkzoNobel to boost production of microspheres
With an investment of €30 million, AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands;… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Eliminating Potential Process Hazards
Originally published in the April 1, 1985 issue, this 21… Tips for Selecting Highly Efficient Cyclones
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Time for action: Support has ended for Windows 2000 in industrial automation
All good things come to an end. And so it…
‘I do not believe in entrainment’
It was the Dr. James R. Fair Heritage Distillation Symposium…
PEMS: The Low-Cost Alternative To Emissions Monitoring
Regulatory authorities around the world require continuous emissions monitoring of…
Flexible Heat Exchanger Networks
The ever important aim of energy efficiency in the chemical…
Distillation Back Mixing: Impact on Batch Yields
Manufacturers of specialty chemicals are routinely required to reduce costs…
Designing Safer Process Plants
Many individuals and organizations have made important contributions to the…
Refinery Operators and Maintenance Technicians: Mapping Competencies
A variety of factors — including a shift in the…
Hopper inserts for improved solids flow
Storing solid materials in hoppers, bins and silos is ubiquitous…
Recycling copper Steinert Elektromagnetbau GmbH (Cologne, Germany; www.steinert.de) has…
A low-energy, belt-based solid- liquid separation technologyEngineers at Algaeventure Systems (Marysville, Ohio; www.algaevs.com) have developed a…
Electricity generation of 240 kW has been demonstrated in a…
New condenser design for Claus tail gas slashes refrigeration dutyLast month, at the AIChE Spring Meeting in Chicago, Henry…
Commercial testing set for ‘smooth’ emulsification technologyA new emulsification process, known as Smooth, has been developed…
Last month, Brain AG (Zwingenberg; www.brain-biotech.de) and Dechema e.V. (Frankfurt…
Making a polyester feedstock from coalUbe Industries, Ltd. (UBE; www. ube-ind.co.jp) and HighChem Co. (both…
A lower-energy approach to natural gas ‘sweetening’A new method for removing hydrogen sulfide from natural gas…
By the end of this year, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp.…
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com), Asahi…
Koksan PET Packaging Industry Co., a leading producer of PET…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com), in consortium with Tomé Engenharia, was…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has successfully…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement…
Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) has concluded an agreement to…
Pöyry Plc’s (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) Industry Business Group has been…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed an agreement…
Cobalt Technologies (Mountain View, Calif; www.cobalttech.com) and American Process Inc.…
Avantium Pharma BV (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.avantium.com), a leader in…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealis.com) has invested €7.8 million to…
Effective April 1, Dorf Ketal Chemicals Pvt., Ltd. Mumbai, India;…
Leverkusen, Seoul, Texas – Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is…
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.konelco.com) announces that subsidiary Kobelco…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing…
The Philippines, a newly industrialized country, experienced a record GDP…
Kepco (Seoul; www.kepco.co.kr), the largest utility in South Korea, and…
The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) has been recognized…
CB&I ((The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced today that Lummus Technology,…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded the…
Sulzer Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) and Assa Abloy AB (Stockholm,…
Lonza (www.lonza.com) and Roche (both Basel, Switzerland; www.rochemengonline.com) have entered…
JGC Indonesia, JGC Corp.’s (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) Indonesian subsidiary, has…
Praxair Argentina, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com)…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is setting up its…
Styron LLC (Midland, Mich.; www.styron.com) plans to expand its latex…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has been awarded a…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) and the Shaw Group Inc. (Baton…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has initiated its third…
With an investment of €30 million, AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands;…
Originally published in the April 1, 1985 issue, this 21…
[Originally published in the May 1995 issue of Chemical Engineering]…
Time for action: Support has ended for Windows 2000 in industrial automationAll good things come to an end. And so it…
‘I do not believe in entrainment’It was the Dr. James R. Fair Heritage Distillation Symposium…
PEMS: The Low-Cost Alternative To Emissions MonitoringRegulatory authorities around the world require continuous emissions monitoring of…
Flexible Heat Exchanger NetworksThe ever important aim of energy efficiency in the chemical…
Distillation Back Mixing: Impact on Batch YieldsManufacturers of specialty chemicals are routinely required to reduce costs…
Designing Safer Process PlantsMany individuals and organizations have made important contributions to the…
Refinery Operators and Maintenance Technicians: Mapping CompetenciesA variety of factors — including a shift in the…
Hopper inserts for improved solids flowStoring solid materials in hoppers, bins and silos is ubiquitous…
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