Focusing on the workplaceThe results of a recent survey (2018 Pulse of Engineering…
December 2012
COMMENTARY
I drink tap water
I drink tap water! There, I finally said it. I…
A new photocatalyst for VOC destruction
A process for manufacturing fine particles of titanium dioxide that…December Chementator Briefs
Rotary atomizer Engineers at Dedert Inc. (Homewood, Ill.; www.dedert.com)… A boost for bio-butanol production
Lately there has been much renewed interest in fermentative production… Scaleup for a microbial process that produces acetic acid from offgases
A demonstration plant for the production of acetic acid from… A new way to obtain hydrogen from heavy oil
The volume of heavy, sour crude oil processed by North… Low-cost production of PHA from air and greenhouse gases
Newlight Technologies (Irvine, Calif.; www.newlight.com) has launched commercial production of… 
A highly active catalyst for making NH3
The research groups of Hideo Hosono and Michikazu Hara at…A photocatalyst for destroying viruses
Meanwhile, professor Kazuhito Hashimoto at the University of Tokyo (Japan;… 
A patented process produces battery-grade lithium
Lithium producer Galaxy Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.galaxylithium.com) says…KBR’s first VCC-technology processing unit in Russia enters construction phase
In February 2012, KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) signed an agreement with… BASF to sell Meyco Equipment business to Atlas Copco
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has signed a contract with… Evonik expands U.S. production of precipitated silica
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) plans to increase its… Jacobs receives contract from Aura Minerals for copper mine expansion
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a… MHI, Sojitz and RC receive order for acrylic acid plant from Gazprom
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) and Sojitz… Oregon to have its first in-pipe hydroelectric system
The City of Portland, Oregon and Lucid Energy (Portland, Ore.;… Technip awarded EPC contract by BASF
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip), in a consortium with Asahi Kasei… Caloric to supply H2-generating plant to the Czech Republic
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won the contract… Foster Wheeler awarded PMC contract for clean-fuels project in Kuwait
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that its Global… Outotec to provide gas cleaning, sulfuric acid and effluent-treatment technologies for Namibia Custom Smelters
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Namibia Custom Smelters have… Toyo wins fertilizer plant order in Indonesia
The consortium of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp)… AkzoNobel to divest its North American Decorative Paints business
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) today announced the divestment of… KBR awarded ammonia-technology license agreement by Indorama
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today that Indorama Eleme Fertilizer &… Outotec gets marketing rights for Ausmelt TSL zinc fuming technology
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has received the global marketing… CP Kelco announces CMC capacity expansion plans
CP Kelco (Atlanta, Ga.; www.cpkelco.com), a world-leading carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)… Stamicarbon wins licensing and supply contracts for urea plant in China
Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, The Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), the Licensing and IP… AMEC awarded PMC contract for a new refinery in Kuwait
AMEC (London, U.K.; www.amec.com) has been awarded a $528 million… Tecnimont lands LDPE contract in Mexico
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) says that its main… Fluor wins contract for new Ma'aden phosphate project in Saudi Arabia
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded a new project… Toyo wins world’s largest single-train urea plant in Nigeria
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) and its consortium… BASF building production plant in Poland for emissions catalysts and more business news
Plant Watch BASF building production plant in Poland for emissions… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
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Airborne respiratory hazards are a very real threat in the…
Avoiding Project Failures
Companies in the chemical process industries (CPI) spend billions of…
Selection of an Optimum Gasification Product
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Batch Control: Controller- Versus Server-Based Sequencers
When designing a batch system, engineers often select the control…
Coal Gasification For Chemicals
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CPI Machinery: Commissioning, Startup and Piping
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Wet fluegas desulfurization (FGD), also known as wet-scrubbing, is a…
I drink tap waterI drink tap water! There, I finally said it. I…
A new photocatalyst for VOC destructionA process for manufacturing fine particles of titanium dioxide that…
Rotary atomizer Engineers at Dedert Inc. (Homewood, Ill.; www.dedert.com)…
Lately there has been much renewed interest in fermentative production…
A demonstration plant for the production of acetic acid from…
The volume of heavy, sour crude oil processed by North…
Newlight Technologies (Irvine, Calif.; www.newlight.com) has launched commercial production of…
A highly active catalyst for making NH3The research groups of Hideo Hosono and Michikazu Hara at…
Meanwhile, professor Kazuhito Hashimoto at the University of Tokyo (Japan;…
A patented process produces battery-grade lithiumLithium producer Galaxy Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.galaxylithium.com) says…
In February 2012, KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) signed an agreement with…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has signed a contract with…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) plans to increase its…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) and Sojitz…
The City of Portland, Oregon and Lucid Energy (Portland, Ore.;…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip), in a consortium with Asahi Kasei…
Caloric Anlagenbau GmbH (Gräfelfing, Germany; www.caloric.com) has won the contract…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that its Global…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Namibia Custom Smelters have…
The consortium of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp)…
AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) today announced the divestment of…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today that Indorama Eleme Fertilizer &…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has received the global marketing…
CP Kelco (Atlanta, Ga.; www.cpkelco.com), a world-leading carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)…
Stamicarbon B.V. (Sittard, The Netherlands; www.stamicarbon.com), the Licensing and IP…
AMEC (London, U.K.; www.amec.com) has been awarded a $528 million…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) says that its main…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded a new project…
Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp) and its consortium…
Plant Watch BASF building production plant in Poland for emissions…
Clearing the Air About Respiratory ProtectionAirborne respiratory hazards are a very real threat in the…
Avoiding Project FailuresCompanies in the chemical process industries (CPI) spend billions of…
Selection of an Optimum Gasification ProductEquipment for generating synthesis gas (syngas; mostly CO and H2)…
Batch Control: Controller- Versus Server-Based SequencersWhen designing a batch system, engineers often select the control…
Coal Gasification For ChemicalsCompared to petroleum refining, the coal gasification process appears less…
CPI Machinery: Commissioning, Startup and PipingWhen it comes to rotating machinery (pumps, compressors, gas turbines,…
Wet fluegas desulfurization (FGD), also known as wet-scrubbing, is a…
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