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November 2012
COMMENTARY
I treat my body like a distillation column
My personal physician looks at me like I am a…
Demonstration for a process that makes H2 from sewage sludge
Japan Blue Energy Co. (JBEC; Tokyo, Japan; www.jpo-net.co.jp), Daiwa Lease…Chementator briefs
Water treatment The recently introduced FoodPro ST line of water-treatment… Microbial processing of ore
Extraction of metals, such as lithium, from laterite ores is… Catalytic ethane-cracking process allows lower-temperature operation
Aither Chemicals LLC (South Charleston, W.Va.; www.aitherchemicals.com) is planning to… 
This filtration system saves space, time and money
In the production of deionized (DI) water from river water,…
Two technologies combined to treat oil and gas wastewater
A partnership between New Sky Energy (Boulder, Colo.; www.newskyenergy.com) and…A new catalyst enables lower-temperature H2 production using the sulfur-iodine cycle
Among the many different ways being investigated for making hydrogen… Quick-charging lithium ion batteries on the horizon
Conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are unsuitable for high power applications… Odor control in small doses
A team headed by professor Zhiguo Yuan, from the Advanced… BUSINESS NEWS
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JGC awarded contract for CO2 capture, storage and compression facilities
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) has received a contract from… UOP technology selected by Petrobras for offshore natural gas processing
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says… Jacobs receives contract from Viru Keemia Grupp
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a… Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Lanxess’ EPDM plant in China
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… KBR to execute oil-sands tailings-management project in Canada
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded two contracts for Syncrude Canada… Siemens and Bentley Systems initiate strategic collaboration
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) and Bentley Systems (Exton, Pa.;… New plant revamp contract awarded to EDL Anlagenbau
On November 7, 2012 the CEOs of Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland… Bechtel’s ThruPlus Coking technology to be used in Kazakhstan refinery
Bechtel (Houston; www.bechtel.com) has signed a license agreement with JSC… Toyo awarded EO/EG project in Korea
Toyo Engineering Korea Ltd., a subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp.… Siemens to reorganize its water business
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has decided to reorganize its… Outotec to build the largest sewage-sludge thermal-treatment plant in Switzerland
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with… UOP wins third license for MTO technology
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced… Air Products supplying ASUs for copper-smelter project in Zambia
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has been awarded the… BASF building its largest European production plant for emissions catalysts in Poland
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is investing approximately €90 million… Uhde wins mega contract for fertilizer plants in the U.S.
ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Uhde; Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) has, through its… 
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Preventing dust explosions is not rocket science, and still these…
Anti-surge Valves for Dynamic Compressors
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The prices of low-voltage variable frequency drives (VFDs) have declined…
Designing Chemical-Injection Systems
Many CPI applications require the injection of chemicals, such as…
Particle-size reduction
For most solids-processing operations in the chemical process industries (CPI),…
I treat my body like a distillation columnMy personal physician looks at me like I am a…
Demonstration for a process that makes H2 from sewage sludgeJapan Blue Energy Co. (JBEC; Tokyo, Japan; www.jpo-net.co.jp), Daiwa Lease…
Water treatment The recently introduced FoodPro ST line of water-treatment…
Extraction of metals, such as lithium, from laterite ores is…
Aither Chemicals LLC (South Charleston, W.Va.; www.aitherchemicals.com) is planning to…
This filtration system saves space, time and moneyIn the production of deionized (DI) water from river water,…
Two technologies combined to treat oil and gas wastewaterA partnership between New Sky Energy (Boulder, Colo.; www.newskyenergy.com) and…
Among the many different ways being investigated for making hydrogen…
Conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are unsuitable for high power applications…
A team headed by professor Zhiguo Yuan, from the Advanced…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.co.jp) has received a contract from…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, says…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has received a…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded two contracts for Syncrude Canada…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) and Bentley Systems (Exton, Pa.;…
On November 7, 2012 the CEOs of Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland…
Bechtel (Houston; www.bechtel.com) has signed a license agreement with JSC…
Toyo Engineering Korea Ltd., a subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp.…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has decided to reorganize its…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with…
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has been awarded the…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is investing approximately €90 million…
ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Uhde; Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) has, through its…
Wanted: CPI EngineersA number of factors, including plans for new plants and…
Plant Watch Novasep to build world’s largest chromatography plant for…
Dust Explosions: Prevention & ProtectionPreventing dust explosions is not rocket science, and still these…
Anti-surge Valves for Dynamic CompressorsOne of the most significant limitations on the operation of…
Variable Frequency Drives for Centrifugal PumpsThe prices of low-voltage variable frequency drives (VFDs) have declined…
Designing Chemical-Injection SystemsMany CPI applications require the injection of chemicals, such as…
Particle-size reductionFor most solids-processing operations in the chemical process industries (CPI),…
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