Australian researchers have developed a method of cleaning arsenic out of contaminated water by combining…

A high-throughput method for synthesizing ionic-liquid-containing electrolytes developed by Boulder Ionics Corp. (Arvada, Colo.; www.boulderionics.com)…

Offgases containing compounds of chlorine or fluorine are typically burned to enable the recovery of…

Extraction of palm oil generates large amounts of lignocellulose-rich byproduct known as empty fruit bunch…

Professor Takao Masuda and colleagues at Hokkaido University (Sapporo; www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/cse), in collaboration with Idemitsu Kosan…

An Australian team has implemented several changes to the conventional organic rankine cycle, resulting in…

A metal-free catalyst system involving ionic liquids and doped carbon nanofibers can efficiently reduce carbon…

A new method for removing uranium and other heavy metals (HMs) from wastewater has been…

  Sludge dewatering Last month, Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland; www.metso.com) introduced what it claims to…

A stabilized palladium catalyst system that can be used for making materials for organic solar…

Solazyme, Inc.(San Francisco, Calif.; www.solazyme.com) says that commercial operations have commenced at both Archer Daniels…

To address the market demand of increased capacity and volume Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com)…

Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has signed a long-term contract to supply industrial gases to…

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec; Shanghai, China; www.sinopec.com)…

Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has signed a long-term contract with Taewoong Steel Co. Ltd.…

The National Industrialization Co. (Tasnee; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.tansee.com) and The National Titanium Dioxide Company…

To respond to the growing global demand for reliable valve technology, Metso Corp. (Helsinki, Finland;…

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Tata Steel, a major global steel company,…

Plant engineering and construction specialist ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com) has been awarded a…

Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www.global-bioenergies.com) announces the signature of a collaboration with Audi (Ingolstadt, Germany) on…

Recognizing Asia as a major growth market, Bronkhorst High-Tech BV (Ruurlo, the Netherlands; www.bronkhorst.com) has…

The Graphene Research Center (GRC) at the National University of Singapore (NUS; http://graphene.nus.edu.sg) Faculty of…

AEA Investors LP has secured regulatory approvals and closed on an agreement to acquire the…

Today, Sasol Ltd.’s (Sasolburg, South Africa) CEO, David Constable, and the South African Minister of…

As part of its strategic way forward, ThyssenKrupp AG (Essen, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp.com) is strengthening its…

Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com) has received an order from Sinopec Jiujiang Petrochemical Co. for…

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

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) announced today that it has acquired the assets…

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term agreement for the production of…

Propylene — one of the most important petrochemical feedstocks — has traditionally been supplied, together…

Plant Watch Praxair starts up carbon-dioxide purification plant at Honeywell site December 10, 2013 —…

By making it easy to detect heat anomalies, thermal cameras and infrared thermometers support preventive…

Have you ever heard someone say, “The job is a lot easier if you have…

Propylene is the second most important intermediate in the petrochemical industry after ethylene, and its…

Pressure vessels are common in the chemical process industries (CPI) and they range widely in…

Corrosion and deposition in boilers, steam turbines and many types of process equipment are among…