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December 2011
COMMENTARYBetter styrene science needed
The following letter originally appeared in Chemical Engineering, December 2011,… IN THE NEWSCHEMENTATOR
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December Chementator Briefs
Bio bisabolene Through genetic engineering of microbes, scientists from Lawrence… 
Heat-exchanger 'fusion'
Last month at the Brau Beviale 2011 Exhibition (November 9–11;…Making amides with high yield, less waste
A catalyst for making amides from alcohols and amines under… Optical cavity furnace can boost solar cell efficiency
Using an array of lamps inside a highly reflective chamber,… First working FDI prototype
Last month at the Namur Annual General Meeting in Bad… A car company moves closer to making cellulosic ethanol ecomomically
Using gene recombination technology, Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC; Toyota City,… Control the fuel-to-air ratio in combustion with varying fuels
In combustion, the ratio of fuel to air is key… 
Commercialization is set for a new alkylation process
An improved sulfuric-acid alkylation process that reduces acid consumption by…Detecting steam-trap leaks gets easier
Steam traps are designed to allow condensate, but not steam,… Recover oil from messy spills with this mesh
A novel mesh for oil-water separation with opposite wettability to… 
An in-pipe turbine system generates energy from water effluent
Hydrofoil turbines mounted inside gravity-fed water-effluent conduits can generate significant…KBR: License and BED for Egyptian ammonia plant
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Tecnimont S.p.A.… MHI delivers large-capacity energy storage system
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has delivered… SNC-Lavalin awarded SAGD oil-sands project in Alberta
SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a contract… KBR to revamp North Fertilizer Plant in Iraq
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by First… Topsøe signs contract with Russian JSC Acron
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed a contract… Jacobs receives contract from Honeywell for Baton Rouge manufacturing plant
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has been awarded… Jacobs awarded contract by Aurubis Bulgaria
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) says its Chemetics… Evonik to build a new methionine production complex in Singapore
With the largest of its chemical investments to date, Evonik… Air Products: Largest single onsite ASU order ever
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term… World’s largest onsite high-purity ammonia plant comes onstream in China
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says it has brought… Technip awarded a GTL contract in Uzbekistan
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by Uzbekistan GTL LLC… Topsøe to supply grassroots diesel hydrotreater for Rosneft
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has won the contract… BASF investing $20 million in Vidalia, La., plant improvements
BASF Corp. (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) will be investing $20 million… Jacobs awarded contract from Honeywell and Sinochem
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a… Qatar Petroleum and Shell to develop a world-scale petrochemicals complex in Qatar
Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of… Toyo-Canada awarded EDS work of oil sands refinery project
Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd. (Toyo-Canada)*, a Canadian subsidiary of Toyo… Linde to build hydrogen plant for chemical complex in China
The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) is… Lanxess and BioAmber partner to produce phthalate-free plasticizers and more business news
Plant Watch Oxea to build its first production plant in… Georg Fischer acquires Harvel Plastics
Georg Fischer AG (Shaffhausen, Switzerland; www.georgfischer.com) announced today that it… Outotec to acquire all interests in Energy Products of Idaho
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) strengthens its portfolio of energy… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Preventing Tank Corrosion
The interior surfaces of your storage tanks are constantly at…
Solubility of Water in Benzenes As a Function of Temperature
The solubility of water in hydrocarbons contained in crude oil…
Turnarounds: Shorter, Safer, Simpler
Today’s plant turnarounds bear little resemblance to those of the…
Thermal Fluid Systems: Design Considerations
Thermal fluid systems that both heat and cool are often…
Troubleshooting Heat Transfer Fluid Systems
Articles about thermal fluid systems often start with a variation…
Using Rupture Disks with Pressure Relief Valves
Protecting process systems from overpressurization is a critical task in…
The following letter originally appeared in Chemical Engineering, December 2011,…
Bio bisabolene Through genetic engineering of microbes, scientists from Lawrence…
Heat-exchanger 'fusion'Last month at the Brau Beviale 2011 Exhibition (November 9–11;…
A catalyst for making amides from alcohols and amines under…
Using an array of lamps inside a highly reflective chamber,…
Last month at the Namur Annual General Meeting in Bad…
Using gene recombination technology, Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC; Toyota City,…
In combustion, the ratio of fuel to air is key…
Commercialization is set for a new alkylation processAn improved sulfuric-acid alkylation process that reduces acid consumption by…
Steam traps are designed to allow condensate, but not steam,…
A novel mesh for oil-water separation with opposite wettability to…
An in-pipe turbine system generates energy from water effluentHydrofoil turbines mounted inside gravity-fed water-effluent conduits can generate significant…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Tecnimont S.p.A.…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has delivered…
SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a contract…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract by First…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has signed a contract…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has been awarded…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) says its Chemetics…
With the largest of its chemical investments to date, Evonik…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says it has brought…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by Uzbekistan GTL LLC…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has won the contract…
BASF Corp. (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.com) will be investing $20 million…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a…
Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of…
Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd. (Toyo-Canada)*, a Canadian subsidiary of Toyo…
The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) is…
Plant Watch Oxea to build its first production plant in…
Georg Fischer AG (Shaffhausen, Switzerland; www.georgfischer.com) announced today that it…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) strengthens its portfolio of energy…
Preventing Tank CorrosionThe interior surfaces of your storage tanks are constantly at…
Solubility of Water in Benzenes As a Function of TemperatureThe solubility of water in hydrocarbons contained in crude oil…
Turnarounds: Shorter, Safer, SimplerToday’s plant turnarounds bear little resemblance to those of the…
Thermal Fluid Systems: Design ConsiderationsThermal fluid systems that both heat and cool are often…
Troubleshooting Heat Transfer Fluid SystemsArticles about thermal fluid systems often start with a variation…
Using Rupture Disks with Pressure Relief ValvesProtecting process systems from overpressurization is a critical task in…
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