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December 2014
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Redesigning our look
Technology continues to change at a rapid pace — particularly…
Improve Your Contingency Estimates for More Realistic Project Budgets
The average large project in the chemical process industries (CPI)…
Winning with Electrochemistry
These days, the term electrochemistry has become almost synonymous with…
This methane-to-methanol process operates at low temperatures
A process that continuously produces methanol from methane is being…Efficient distillation
Last month, Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, www.toyo-eng.co.jp) was awarded… These batteries charge faster, last longer
A new lithium-ion battery that can be recharged in only… Explosion-proof enclosure for world’s largest gas-to-urea plant
Protective-enclosure maker Intertec Inc. (Sarnia, Ont.; www.intertec.info) is building a… A new method for making beryllium-aluminum alloys expands accessibility
New techniques and equipment for manufacturing cast components made from… 
A new metals-recovery process moves to the pilot scale
Significant improvements to a process to extract vanadium, titanium and…Carbon mineralization process monetizes CO2 from fluegas
The Capitol SkyMine project in San Antonio, Tex. utilizes fluegas… Commercial debut for a new bioleaching process
Division Radomiro Tomic of Codelco (Codelco Corporación Nacional del Cobre… H2 and CO2 from APG
Last month, Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama; www.chiyoda-corp.com) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries… Coating for extremes
A coating that can protect turbine-engine and waste-incinerator components against… 
Advanced Coatings for New Applications
Changing markets and new applications are putting more demands on…Sweet surfactants
A new range of sugar-based surfactants for skin- and hair-care… Synthesizing omega-3 lipids from waste gases and algae
A collaboration between LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.; www.lanzatech.com) and the IOC-DBT… This antifreeze is edible
Since 2010, Kaneka Corp. (www.kaneka.co.jp) and Kansai University (both Osaka,… BUSINESS NEWSKBR signs ammonia technology alliance with PT Rekayasa Industri
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has signed an agreement with PT… KBR awarded catalytic olefins technology contract
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) recently won a contract, by Lotte… Solvay boosts resin production capacity in India
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is increasing resin production capacity… BASF launches FCC catalysts testing and research laboratory in Heidelberg
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Refining Catalysts business today launched… KBR awarded FEED contract for butadiene expansion project in Saudi Arabia; and more business news
Plant Watch Momentive to construct two formaldehyde plants in… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Fire-Water Pumps for CPI Facilities
FIGURE 1 Fire-water pump assemblies are typically skid-mounted to ease…
Solids Handling: Using Flowsheet Simulation to Improve Process Design
Using flowsheet simulation to model processes involving granular solids —…
Achieving Excellence in Energy Efficiency
In today’s environmentally conscious world, industrial energy management is increasingly…
Distillation Column Modeling
Process simulation methods are used to evaluate the performance of…
n-Butanol from Lignocellulosic Feedstock
The alcohol n-butanol is applied in the production of butyl…Current Trends
The preliminary value for the October CE Plant Cost Index…
Redesigning our lookTechnology continues to change at a rapid pace — particularly…
Improve Your Contingency Estimates for More Realistic Project BudgetsThe average large project in the chemical process industries (CPI)…
Winning with ElectrochemistryThese days, the term electrochemistry has become almost synonymous with…
This methane-to-methanol process operates at low temperaturesA process that continuously produces methanol from methane is being…
Last month, Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, www.toyo-eng.co.jp) was awarded…
A new lithium-ion battery that can be recharged in only…
Protective-enclosure maker Intertec Inc. (Sarnia, Ont.; www.intertec.info) is building a…
New techniques and equipment for manufacturing cast components made from…
A new metals-recovery process moves to the pilot scaleSignificant improvements to a process to extract vanadium, titanium and…
The Capitol SkyMine project in San Antonio, Tex. utilizes fluegas…
Division Radomiro Tomic of Codelco (Codelco Corporación Nacional del Cobre…
Last month, Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama; www.chiyoda-corp.com) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…
A coating that can protect turbine-engine and waste-incinerator components against…
Advanced Coatings for New ApplicationsChanging markets and new applications are putting more demands on…
A new range of sugar-based surfactants for skin- and hair-care…
A collaboration between LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.; www.lanzatech.com) and the IOC-DBT…
Since 2010, Kaneka Corp. (www.kaneka.co.jp) and Kansai University (both Osaka,…
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) has signed an agreement with PT…
KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) recently won a contract, by Lotte…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) is increasing resin production capacity…
BASF SE’s (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) Refining Catalysts business today launched…
Plant Watch Momentive to construct two formaldehyde plants in…
Fire-Water Pumps for CPI FacilitiesFIGURE 1 Fire-water pump assemblies are typically skid-mounted to ease…
Solids Handling: Using Flowsheet Simulation to Improve Process Design Using flowsheet simulation to model processes involving granular solids —…
Achieving Excellence in Energy EfficiencyIn today’s environmentally conscious world, industrial energy management is increasingly…
Distillation Column ModelingProcess simulation methods are used to evaluate the performance of…
n-Butanol from Lignocellulosic FeedstockThe alcohol n-butanol is applied in the production of butyl…
The preliminary value for the October CE Plant Cost Index…
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