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December 2012
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I drink tap water
I drink tap water! There, I finally said it. I…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…
A new photocatalyst for VOC destruction
A process for manufacturing fine particles of titanium dioxide that…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… 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… Jacobs receives contract from Aura Minerals for copper mine expansion
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a… 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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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
Compared to petroleum refining, the coal gasification process appears less…
CPI Machinery: Commissioning, Startup and Piping
When it comes to rotating machinery (pumps, compressors, gas turbines,…
Clearing the Air About Respiratory Protection
Airborne respiratory hazards are a very real threat in the…Wet Scrubbers
Wet fluegas desulfurization (FGD), also known as wet-scrubbing, is a…
I drink tap waterI drink tap water! There, I finally said it. I…
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…
A new photocatalyst for VOC destructionA process for manufacturing fine particles of titanium dioxide that…
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…
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…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a…
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…
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,…
Clearing the Air About Respiratory ProtectionAirborne respiratory hazards are a very real threat in the…
Wet fluegas desulfurization (FGD), also known as wet-scrubbing, is a…
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