Researchers from the U.S. Dept. of Energys Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI; Emeryville, Calif.; www.jbei.org) have…

AMT International Inc. (Plano, Texas; www.amtintl.com) and LG Chem, Ltd. (Seoul, Korea; www.lgchem.com) have successfully…

Cement manufacturing is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions due to two factors: carbon…

The selective, one-step biocatalytic hydroxylation of benzene to phenol — at ambient pressure and temperature…

Solar steam The Middle East’s first solar enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) project was recently commissioned by Petroleum…

Although the inactivation of bacteria by high-power ultrasound has been extensively studied, the relationship between…

Launched this month at drinktec (Trade Fair for the Beverage and Liquid Food Industry; September…

Many investigations are ongoing to achieve ammonia synthesis at energy-saving mild conditions instead of the…

High fluxes and micro-contaminant reduction have been achieved in a 2.5-m3/h pilot plant to test…

Researchers from EMPA, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (St. Gallen, Switzerland;…

The petroleum refining sector in India plays a vital role in the country’s industrial development…

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced that it has acquired the Organic Pigment business of…

Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, U.K.; www.malvernpanalytical.com/en), a leading global provider of instrumentation and expertise for…

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) plans to build South-East Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate plant. Located…

Shell Cansolv (Montreal, Canada; www.cansolv.com) and Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) have signed an agreement to…

Biesterfeld France Produits Spéciaux EURL (Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France), the French subsidiary of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie…

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com)says that its U.S. affiliate, BASF Corp., has entered into an…

SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) says that Phase II of the Emirates Aluminum Smelter…

Wendelsheim (Germany), September 18, 2013 – Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS GmbH (EMB; Wendelsheim; www.ehrfeld.com), a subsidiary…

Fauske & Associates, LLC (FAI; Burr Ridge, Ill.; www.fauske.com), a leader in nuclear, industrial and…

After seven years of research, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) unveiled its new high- performance…

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an engineering and design services contract by South…

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) is expanding its portfolio of phosphorus-based chemicals by taking over…

Endress+Hauser (Switzerland; www.endress.com) is set to serve its customers in North and South Americawith more…

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has selected Black & Veatch (B&V;…

K-Tron (Pitman, N.J.; www.ktron.com) , a global leader in feeding, dosing and pneumatic-conveying equipment and…

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) now produces its new cost-efficient binders (CEBs) based on styrene-acrylics…

Praxair India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has signed two…

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering…

Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp), through its Canadian subsidiary Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd.,…

Teijin Frontier Co. (www2.teijin-frontier.com) — the Teijin Group's (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.com) fiber-products converting company —…

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) and Hatch Ltd. (Mississauga, Ont., Canada; www.hatch.ca), as an unincorporated…

Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has received the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) for its…

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has decided to build the country’s first combined…

Saudi Hydrogen Peroxide Co., a newly created joint venture (JV) between Sadara Chemical Co. (Sadara;…

Modular construction is slowly, but surely becoming a buzzword in the design/build industry because it…

Plant Watch Chevron Phillips receives key permits for large Gulf Coast project August 14, 2013…

Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic polymer formed by the polymerization of 10,000–20,000 monomers of propylene.…

Proper steam-trap sizing is critical to efficient and reliable steam-trap operation. Incorrect steam trap sizing…

Rotary equipment, such as centrifugal pumps, often represent the heart of plants in the chemical…

Mixing and blending of bulk solids is a common processing step in many industries. For…

Solid and serrated fins (Figure 1) are widely used as heat transfer surfaces in boilers…