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November 2013

Commentary

A repeat near miss

It is with extreme reticence that I author this page, even though I received permission…

In The News

Chementator

A new proppant

Last month, Carbo Ceramics Inc. (Houston; www.carboceramics.com) introduced KryptoSphere, an ultra-conductive, high-strength proppant technology designed…

Dandelion rubber

Last month saw the start of a five-year joint research project to extract rubber from…

Transporting more H2 gas

The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has developed a new storage technology that will enable…

November Chementator Briefs

  Reforming catalyst Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) has introduced a new alkali-promoted steam-reforming…

Business News

Technical & Practical

Ethanol from Woodchips

Ethanol is widely produced by fermentation of sugars from agriculture feedstocks, such as corn and…