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October 2012
COMMENTARYOctober Letters
More opinions on ChE education I would like to contribute… 
Who says ChE careers aren’t adventurous?
According to my version of the story, Robert Kohler said,…
A concept for making gasoline from air
Air Fuel Synthesis Ltd. (AFS; Darlington, U.K.; www.airfuelsynthesis.com) has recently…
Progress for making smart membranes
Last month marked the completion of the three-year, €3.6-million E.U.-funded…New catalysts for Baeyer-Villiger oxidation reactions
Kazuaki Ishihara and his group at Nagoya University (Japan; www.ishihara-lab.net)… A little gold can reduce the Pt loading in fuel cells
A challenge in the development of polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells… Save energy (and more) with this hybrid compressor system for EOR
Last month, Lewa GmbH (Leonberg, Germany; www.lewa.de) and Burckhardt Compression… 
This fully functional Li-ion battery is flexible
A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and…A nano cage made from a stack of benzenes
Professor Kenichoro Itami and his group at Nagoya University (synth.chem.… A polymersome that releases its cargo where needed
Several drug delivery systems have been studied involving the encapsulation… October Chementator Briefs
Flexible aerogels Researchers at the NASA Glenn Research Center… 
A cryogenic turbo mill generates rubber powder from recycled tires
A process developed by Lehigh Technologies (Lehigh; Tucker, Ga.; www.lehightechnologies.com)…Jacobs wins contract from PPL for sulfuric-acid plant expansion
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a… KBR and Southern Company subsidiary announce TRIG cooperation agreement
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Southern Company subsidiary, Southern Generation Technologies,… Technip awarded engineering & design contracts for a new ethylene production plant at Dow Texas Operations
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by The Dow Chemical… Evonik builds new production plant for personal- and household-care ingredients in Brazil
Evonik Industries AG’s (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) endeavor to build a… Dow plans EPDM rubber plant for the U.S. Gulf Coast
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) says that… Chiyoda licenses its acetic-acid process technology
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com/en) has been awarded a licensing… Rafinerija Nafte Brod selects technology from UOP and EMRE
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, and… Praxair China signs contract with Oxiranchem Yangzhou
Praxair China (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a long-term contract with… Algeria plans construction of first solar tower power plant in North Africa
The first solar tower power plant in North Africa will… Samsung Engineering signs contract for major refinery revamp with Luberef
Samsung Engineering Co.(Seoul, Korea; www.samsungengineering.co.kr) was formally awarded the Yanbu… Solvay doubles PVDF production capacity in France
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it is reinforcing its… Praxair starts up ASU in Peru
Praxair Peru (www.praxair.com.pe), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.;… Fluor awarded contract for Udokan copper project in Russia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an initial contract… Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build Europe`s biggest PET plant
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) is to build a polyethylene… MHI awarded concept study for large CO2-recovery facility in Norway
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has been… Lummus Technology awarded PP contract in China
CB&I's (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) Lummus Technology has been awarded… JGC subsidiary awarded ethylene facility expansion project in Saudi Arabia
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) says that its wholly-owned Saudi… Hillenbrand to acquire Coperion
Hillenbrand, Inc. (Batesville, Ind.; www.hillenbrand.com) has agreed to acquire the… Clariant expands production capacity for dehydrogenation catalysts
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) , a world leader in Specialty… Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Lanxess’ Nd-PBR plant in Singapore
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) say that a subsidiary… Uhde to engineer one of the world’s largest liquid fertilizer plants
OCI Construction Group has selected ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Uhde; Dortmund,… Air Products’ Indura opens new liquid plant in Chile
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says that Indura, its… Novasep to build world's largest chromatography plant for the pharmaceutical industry
Novasep (Pompey, France; www.novasep.com) announces today an investment of €30… SNC-Lavalin awarded EPCM contract by Codelco in Chile
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a… Fluor to build Shell’s Quest carbon-capture facility in Canada
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Shell selected… CB&I lands FEED contract for new cracker in the U.S
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded contracts by… Clariant opens new production unit for halogen-free flame retardants in Hürth-Knapsack
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is opening a second production unit… BASF and CSM establish 50-50 JV for biobased succinic acid
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Purac (Diemen, The Netherlands),… Braskem Idesa awards large EPC contract for the Ethylene XXI project
Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. awarded to a joint venture (JV) formed… Toyo awarded a urea production technology contract from Bolivia
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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This article covers permitting and directly related design issues associated…
From Batch to Continuous Processing
Small chemical reactors offer a number of benefits compared to…
Blending, Sampling and Segregation
Blending and segregation are two opposite and competing processes in…
Reduce Hazards in Process Vacuum Systems
Vacuum conditions for many unit operations — including distillation, evaporation,…
Acids Handling
Inorganic acids play a major role in the chemical process…
Fans and Blowers
Fans and blowers are common in air-handling and movement systems…
More opinions on ChE education I would like to contribute…
Who says ChE careers aren’t adventurous?According to my version of the story, Robert Kohler said,…
A concept for making gasoline from airAir Fuel Synthesis Ltd. (AFS; Darlington, U.K.; www.airfuelsynthesis.com) has recently…
Progress for making smart membranesLast month marked the completion of the three-year, €3.6-million E.U.-funded…
Kazuaki Ishihara and his group at Nagoya University (Japan; www.ishihara-lab.net)…
A challenge in the development of polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells…
Last month, Lewa GmbH (Leonberg, Germany; www.lewa.de) and Burckhardt Compression…
This fully functional Li-ion battery is flexibleA team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and…
Professor Kenichoro Itami and his group at Nagoya University (synth.chem.…
Several drug delivery systems have been studied involving the encapsulation…
Flexible aerogels Researchers at the NASA Glenn Research Center…
A cryogenic turbo mill generates rubber powder from recycled tiresA process developed by Lehigh Technologies (Lehigh; Tucker, Ga.; www.lehightechnologies.com)…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) and Southern Company subsidiary, Southern Generation Technologies,…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by The Dow Chemical…
Evonik Industries AG’s (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) endeavor to build a…
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow; Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) says that…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyoda-corp.com/en) has been awarded a licensing…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, and…
Praxair China (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a long-term contract with…
The first solar tower power plant in North Africa will…
Samsung Engineering Co.(Seoul, Korea; www.samsungengineering.co.kr) was formally awarded the Yanbu…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) says it is reinforcing its…
Praxair Peru (www.praxair.com.pe), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.;…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an initial contract…
Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) is to build a polyethylene…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) has been…
CB&I's (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) Lummus Technology has been awarded…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) says that its wholly-owned Saudi…
Hillenbrand, Inc. (Batesville, Ind.; www.hillenbrand.com) has agreed to acquire the…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) , a world leader in Specialty…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) say that a subsidiary…
OCI Construction Group has selected ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Uhde; Dortmund,…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says that Indura, its…
Novasep (Pompey, France; www.novasep.com) announces today an investment of €30…
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that Shell selected…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded contracts by…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is opening a second production unit…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Purac (Diemen, The Netherlands),…
Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. awarded to a joint venture (JV) formed…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) has been awarded…
Proppants Illustrate Environmental Permitting Issues for Dryers and KilnsThis article covers permitting and directly related design issues associated…
From Batch to Continuous ProcessingSmall chemical reactors offer a number of benefits compared to…
Blending, Sampling and SegregationBlending and segregation are two opposite and competing processes in…
Reduce Hazards in Process Vacuum SystemsVacuum conditions for many unit operations — including distillation, evaporation,…
Acids HandlingInorganic acids play a major role in the chemical process…
Fans and BlowersFans and blowers are common in air-handling and movement systems…
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