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Driving environmental progress The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court limiting the… COVER STORY Scrolling or Pushing? Choosing the Right Type of Filtration Centrifuge Understanding the working principles of scrolling and pushing centrifuges can… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Achieving Balance in Combustion New hardware combined with monitoring technologies can help optimize combustion… CHEMENTATOR
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Hybrid membrane separates CO2 with both high permeability and selectivity Conventional gas-separation membranes normally exhibit a trade-off between selectivity and… Biodegradable corn-based adhesive is non-toxic, with tunable properties A new class of adhesives being developed by the startup… Chementator Briefs Biomethane Last month, NextChem, a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.… Commercial debut for sand-based thermal-energy storage Last month, operation began at Polar Night Energy Oy’s (Tampere,… A more-sensitive way to differentiate chiral compounds Circular dichroism (CD) is the established method for distinguishing between… Upcycling of waste ABS into 3D-printable material with enhanced properties In an advancement toward circularity for commodity plastics, researchers at… Extending the operating temperature of biological phosphorus removal Currently, enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) techniques in municipal wastewater-treatment… Limpet tooth inspires strongest biomaterial An interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists and engineers from the… Biosynthesis of renewable, high-energy-density, cyclopropane-based fuels Cyclopropane-functionalized hydrocarbons can be excellent fuels because of their high… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: August 2022 Plant Watch Johnson Matthey to build U.K. gigafactory for H2… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL TOWER DOCTOR Tower Doctor: X-Raying The Patient: Gamma Scanning Vapor Cross-Flow Channeling Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers In… FEATURE REPORT Ethernet-APL: The Future of Field Connectivity Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (APL) provides connectivity between field-generated data… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Heat-Transfer Fluid System Venting Heat transfer fluids (HTFs) provide heating and cooling of process… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Magnetic-Drive Positive-Displacement Pumps for Chemical Processing Applications Advances in sliding-vane and internal-gear seal-less pump technologies can provide… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Steps to Improve Safety Challenges in Hazardous Environments Compliance with industry- and machinery-specific safety standards and classifications is… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Pipes, Tubes and Fittings A portable pipe beveling tool prepares pipe for welding The… SHOW PREVIEWS Achema Show 2022 Show Preview Achema (www.achema.de), the global forum for the chemical engineering and… DEPARTMENTS CHEM CHRONICLES ChemChronicles: 'Eye it Before You Buy It,' The Invention of Cellophane Transparent polymer film started with an accident . . .…
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Soy polyurethanes Scientists at Battelle (Columbus, Ohio; www.battelle.org) have… A low-cost route to ultrathin Pt films Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology… Nanoparticles help generate hydrogen A research team is using clusters of gold atoms at… Scale up planned for a new CO2-capture process Plans are underway to field-test a process that removes more… Membrane reactor may reduce wastage of natural gas A small-scale ceramic membrane reactor to convert natural gas to… Using sunlight to incorporate CO2 into alpha-amino ketones The research group of Masahiro Murakami at Kyoto University (Kyoto,… A starch-based cationic polymer for oil recovery Cationic polymers have been used in the petroleum industry as… A step towards artificial photosynthesis A photocatalyst that reduces CO2 into carbon monoxide is being… Nanoscale particles help produce steam A research group at Rice University (Houston; www.rice.edu) has developed… This reactor will produce methanol directly from methane Under an ARPA contract Gas Technology Institute (GTI, Des Plaines,… Improved bioleaching for nickel recovery An Indian team from the Institute of Minerals & Materials… BUSINESS NEWS
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Outotec to provide a renewable energy solution for a bio-ethanol facility in Iowa
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with a major… Shell and Kinder Morgan plan to export LNG from the U.S.
Shell US Gas & Power LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of… UOP technology selected for petrochemical production in China
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced… Fluor to provide engineering services for PDH project in Canada
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded a contract by… Uhde wins another fertilizer contract in Turkey
Bandirma Gübre Fabrikaları A.Åž. (BAGFAS; Bandirma, Turkey) has awarded ThyssenKrupp… Jacobs receives contract for boron expansion project Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) says it was… Technip awarded contracts for ethylene plant expansion in Kentucky
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded engineering and procurement contracts… Bechtel completes construction of chemical weapons demilitarization facility
Bechtel (Houston; www.bechtel.com) announced today the Bechtel Pueblo Team (BPT)… Air Products’ Phase One Carbon Capture Project onstream in Texas
Described by the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.;… Bechtel acquires Chevron’s WWT Process
Bechtel (Houston; www.bechtel.com) has purchased Chevron’s Waste Water Treatment (WWT)… Lanxess to build new pigment plant in China
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is expanding its global production… Messer produces pure CO2 from waste gas in China
The largest privately managed industrial gas specialist, Messer Group GmbH… Lanxess expands dichlorobenzene capacity at Leverkusen facility
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has increased its dichlorobenzene capacity… Technip awarded PTA-contract contract by JBF Petrochemicals
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by JBF Petrochemicals, a… Linde and Forest BtL sign licensing agreement for Carbo-V technology
Linde Engineering Dresden GmbH, a subsidiary of The Linde Group… Petronas and Evonik sign LoI for projects in ‘Rapid Project’
Petronas (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; www.petronas.com.my) and Evonik Industries AG Essen,… BASF and Sinopec move towards a world-scale isononanol plant in Maoming
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical… Praxair India expands supply to JSW Steel
Praxair India Pvt- Ltd. (Bangalore), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc.,… Evonik signs MoU with government of Rostov region
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik) and the government of… Bilfinger to acquire Johnson Screens
Engineering and services group Bilfinger SE (Mannheim, Germany; www.bilfinger.com) has… Praxair starts up new ASU in India
Praxair India Private Ltd. (Bangalore), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc.… KBR awarded Veba Combi Cracker license and engineering services contract in Cambodia
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) was awarded a contract by Cambodian Petrochemical… JGC-led JV awarded contract for petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex in Vietnam
A joint venture (JV) consisting of JGC Corp. (www.jgc.co.jp), with… KBR wins ammonia-plant-revamp project in Hungary
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a contract to provide… Praxair China signs contract with Jinlong Copper
Praxair China Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a new contract to… SNC-Lavalin awarded EPCM contract for Élénore gold project in Canada
SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a… KBR selected by CRI Catalyst to develop engineering packages for IH2 process KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) says it was selected by CRI Catalyst… Jacobs wins another contract from Reliance Industries
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today it… Oxea to increase production capacities in Texas, with optimized processes
The chemical company Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has developed… Evonik expands its market position for C4-based products
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is further expanding its… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Waste Heat Recovery Methods And Technologies Waste heat recovery (WHR) is essential for increasing energy efficiency… Design and Specification of A Compressed Air System An industrial compressed-air system is expected to supply air of… Use Simplified Lifecycle-Cost Computations to Justify Upgrades Virtually every process-plant manager pursues the commendable goals of safely… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Non-chemical Water Treatment Non-chemical water treatment methods generally utilize electricity to prevent scale…
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