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The Fine Chemicals Div. of Takasago International Corp. (Takasago; Tokyo,…Silicon passes a test in water-splitting
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Last month, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) launched a new… A promising new forward-osmosis membrane
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GE Power & Water (Trevose, Penn.; ge.com) has introduced an… Green honors
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UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has… Evonik Industries will increase its methyl methacrylate production
Evonik Industries AG (Essen; www.evonik.com) is increasing the production capabilities… Solvay develops on-site F2 production units as alternative to NF3
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is going to test a… BASF to invest in a world-scale acrylic acid complex in Brazil
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will invest in a world-scale… Evonik builds specialty chemical facility for electronic chips
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has begun building a… KBR’s phenol technology for LG Chem
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by LG Chem… Fluor wins new polymers-plant contract in Saudi Arabia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has been awarded an engineering,… World's first H2- fueling station to be supplied from municipal wastewater
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) today officially opened its… BASF increasing production capacity for copper and copper-chrome catalysts
BASF’s Catalyst Div. (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has announced a new… Start up of PET MTR plant in Kaliningrad, Russia
In the spring of 2011 Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com)… SNC-Lavalin wins EPCM contract for aluminum smelter in Abu Dhabi
SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded an engineering,… KBR: FGD and SCR equipment for large coal-fired power plant in the U.S.
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Southern… Lonza to build formulation plant for Meta metaldehyde
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) is investing CHF 5.8 million ($8… Lummus Technology wins contract for propane-dehydrogenation unit in China
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced today that Lummus Technology has… UOP & Foster Wheeler technology selected for Oman refinery expansion
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill: www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced… Air Products: Hydrogen-supply agreement in Texas
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) today announced a long-term… Commissioning of first large-scale plant for climate-friendly chlorine production
In March 2010 Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) and Bayer… UOP and ExxonMobil Research & Engineering: Licensing Alliance on lubes and fuels
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has… Outotec: Aluminum smelter technology for Emirates Aluminium
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Emirates Aluminium PJSC (EMAL)… Ineos Technologies’ VCM and PVC technologies for Qingdao Haijing Chemical
Qingdao Haijing Chemical(Group) Co. has selected Ineos Technologies… KBR technology for two ammonia-synthesis-loop units for China National Coal
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by China National… Shell Global Solutions expands presence in Middle East
Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (www.shell.com/globalsolutions) has signed an agreement… UOP’s Oleflex technology selected for propylene production in China
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says… Outotec to deliver world's largest iron-ore pelletizing plant in Brazil
Plant Watch Outotec to deliver the world’s largest iron-ore pelletizing… BASF and CSM explore a bio-based succinic acid JV
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Preventing Self-Heating and Ignition in Drying Operations
Many solid materials can exhibit self-heating, which — if unchecked…
Heat transfer system cleaning
A well designed and operated heat-transfer-fluid system is a key…
Commercial launch of a new asymmetric hydrogenation catalystThe Fine Chemicals Div. of Takasago International Corp. (Takasago; Tokyo,…
The use of solar energy to split water into hydrogen…
Last month, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) launched a new…
Forward osmosis (FO) has been recognized as a valuable technology…
Practically all of the coal-fired power plants in the U.S.…
A new anode material with nanostructured interfaces between barium oxide…
Three-mechanism grinding mill achieves finer, more uniform particlesA newly introduced cryogenic grinding mill from Air Products and…
Graphene from dry ice Researchers at Northern Illinois University…
The properties of gold nanoparticles could be combined with those…
An alternative desalination process that reduces energy consumption by over…
GE Power & Water (Trevose, Penn.; ge.com) has introduced an…
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; Washington, D.C.;…
Practice Green Chemical EngineeringAlmost by definition, chemical engineering is a “green” discipline today,…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Jaiprakash Associates…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen; www.evonik.com) is increasing the production capabilities…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is going to test a…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will invest in a world-scale…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has begun building a…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by LG Chem…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has been awarded an engineering,…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) today officially opened its…
BASF’s Catalyst Div. (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) has announced a new…
In the spring of 2011 Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com)…
SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded an engineering,…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by Southern…
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) is investing CHF 5.8 million ($8…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.) announced today that Lummus Technology has…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill: www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) today announced a long-term…
In March 2010 Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) and Bayer…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, has…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Emirates Aluminium PJSC (EMAL)…
Qingdao Haijing Chemical(Group) Co. has selected Ineos Technologies…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by China National…
Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (www.shell.com/globalsolutions) has signed an agreement…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says…
Plant Watch Outotec to deliver the world’s largest iron-ore pelletizing…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Purac (www.purac.com), a subsidiary…
Todays Process Automation WorldsModern industrial-automation systems rely entirely on digital technology, that is,…
Evaluating Capital Cost Estimation ProgramsCapital cost assessment is an integral part of process design…
How long does it take to reach steady state?How long does it take a six-tray, 4-ft dia. deisobutanizer…
Preventing Self-Heating and Ignition in Drying OperationsMany solid materials can exhibit self-heating, which — if unchecked…
Heat transfer system cleaningA well designed and operated heat-transfer-fluid system is a key…
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