Addressing water scarcityThe threat of water scarcity may not be a top…
June 2014
COMMENTARY
Counterintuitive revamp results
At the 2011 Spring AIChE meeting (Chicago, Ill.), Sean Hennigan…Reduce energy costs by combining wastewater treatment and desalination
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO; Kawasaki, Japan;… Imitating nature leads to a better catalyst
An inexpensive and scalable composite catalyst that is said to… 
A process that recovers rare-earth elements from ‘urban mining’
Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.electrochem-technologies.com) has recently…Using algae to make beta-1,3- glucan
With a separate algae-based technology, Algal Scientific has invented a… Using algae to clean wastewater
Technology developed by Algal Scientific Corp. (Northville, Mich.; www.algalscientific.com) uses… This PEM fuel cell has H2 storage built-in
Conventional hydrogen-based systems designed to store electrical energy (from solar… 
This demonstration plant makes bioethanol from tapioca residue
In April, a demonstration plant started up that makes bioethanol…June Chementator Briefs
Pilot bioreactor A next-generation photobioreactor is scheduled to be… 
Recover waste heat with ORC technology
Last April, Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) introduced the Siemens…Ineos to acquire BASF’s share in Styrolution
Ineos (www.ineos.com) will acquire BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) 50%… Solvay and Ineos to create chlorovinyls producer, Inovyn
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has signed a definitive agreement… Foster Wheeler awarded contract for steam-reformer heater in Russia
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says today that a… Outotec to provide smelting technology for Nyrstar's Port Pirie redevelopment in Australia
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Nyrstar, a… Jacobs Awarded Contract by Ashta Chemicals
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) says that it… Oxea completes specialty esters plant in Nanjing
Oxea (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) says that its specialty esters plant… ExxonMobil Chemical Co. begins multi-billion dollar expansion project in Baytown
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston; www.exxonmobile.com) says that it has started… Lanxess opens new rubber-production line in Dormagen
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has completed the expansion of… Novasep-MIE consortium to construct the first sorbitol production plant in Vietnam
Novasep (Pompey, France; www.novasep.com), a leading supplier of services and… Kobe Steel’s compressor company opens in Brazil
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) announces that its subsidiary… Solvay opens R&I center at Korea's Ewha Womans University
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has opened its new Research… Linde and BASF intend to jointly develop on-purpose butadiene technology
The Linde Group (Pullach, Germany; www.linde.com) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen,… Topsoe lays foundation for first ever integrated methanol and ammonia plant in Russia
On May 20, a foundation stone laying ceremony was held… AkzoNobel inaugurates membrane-electrolysis plant in Germany, and more business news
Plant Watch Kemira to build sodium chlorate plant for pulp… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Bio-based adipic acid
Adipic acid is a dicarboxylic acid that is widely applied…
Fine Tune the Design of Sour-water Strippers Using Rate-based Simulation
Sour-water strippers (SWSs) are common in petroleum refineries, as well…
Combining the use of Rupture Discs with Relief Valves
Pressure-relief solutions are commonly used in the chemical process industries…
Industrial Control Systems Security: The Owner-Operator’s Challenge
Ensuring the security of industrial control systems (ICS) can be…
Compressors for Specialized Applications
Compressors for specialized chemical process industries (CPI) applications — particularly…
Construction-Cost Indices
Cost estimation is a critical dimension of project planning in…
Counterintuitive revamp resultsAt the 2011 Spring AIChE meeting (Chicago, Ill.), Sean Hennigan…
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO; Kawasaki, Japan;…
An inexpensive and scalable composite catalyst that is said to…
A process that recovers rare-earth elements from ‘urban mining’Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. (Montreal, Canada; www.electrochem-technologies.com) has recently…
With a separate algae-based technology, Algal Scientific has invented a…
Technology developed by Algal Scientific Corp. (Northville, Mich.; www.algalscientific.com) uses…
Conventional hydrogen-based systems designed to store electrical energy (from solar…
This demonstration plant makes bioethanol from tapioca residueIn April, a demonstration plant started up that makes bioethanol…
Pilot bioreactor A next-generation photobioreactor is scheduled to be…
Recover waste heat with ORC technologyLast April, Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) introduced the Siemens…
Ineos (www.ineos.com) will acquire BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) 50%…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has signed a definitive agreement…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says today that a…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Nyrstar, a…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) says that it…
Oxea (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) says that its specialty esters plant…
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston; www.exxonmobile.com) says that it has started…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has completed the expansion of…
Novasep (Pompey, France; www.novasep.com), a leading supplier of services and…
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kobelco.com) announces that its subsidiary…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) has opened its new Research…
The Linde Group (Pullach, Germany; www.linde.com) and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen,…
On May 20, a foundation stone laying ceremony was held…
Plant Watch Kemira to build sodium chlorate plant for pulp…
Bio-based adipic acidAdipic acid is a dicarboxylic acid that is widely applied…
Fine Tune the Design of Sour-water Strippers Using Rate-based SimulationSour-water strippers (SWSs) are common in petroleum refineries, as well…
Combining the use of Rupture Discs with Relief ValvesPressure-relief solutions are commonly used in the chemical process industries…
Industrial Control Systems Security: The Owner-Operator’s ChallengeEnsuring the security of industrial control systems (ICS) can be…
Compressors for Specialized ApplicationsCompressors for specialized chemical process industries (CPI) applications — particularly…
Construction-Cost IndicesCost estimation is a critical dimension of project planning in…
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