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BASF to realign its fuel cell business and more
Siemens gasification technology selected for Taylorville Energy Center November 10, 2009 — Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Fla.; www.siemens.com) has been chosen to provide the coal gasification technology for the Taylorville Energy Center (TEC), the 730-MW (gross) advanced clean-coal generating plant…
‘All-in-one fluegas scrubber cleans up sulfur and particulate matter
A multi-stage wet scrubber that combines the removal of sulfur, hydrogen chloride, sulfuric acid mist (SAM) and particulate matter (PM) in a single unit has reduced sulfur dioxide emissions by an average of 99.7% in its first large-scale commercial installation…
Non-invasive probe measures corrosion inside boiler water tubes in real time
Changes in the rate of corrosion in water tubes have been detected within minutes by an externally mounted monitor developed by the Center for Nuclear Energy Research (CNER, Fredericton, NB, Canada; www.unb.ca/cner). The data were obtained in online tests over…
Higher yields and lower cost are expected for this biomass-to-ethanol process
A process that produces 75–85 gal of ethanol per dry ton of mixed cellulosic waste feed will be commercialized by BlueFire Ethanol (Irvine, Calif.; www.bluefireethanol.com). The plant, to be built in Lancaster, Calif., will convert 130 dry ton/d of feed…
SABIC & Linde: 1st commercialization of LAO
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) and The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) announced today the first successful commercialization of Linear Alpha Olefins (LAO), using α-SABLIN technology developed jointly by SABIC and Linde. Discussions began in 1998…
Honeywell to establish technology center in India
Honeywell (Morris Township, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) will establish a new technology center in Gurgaon, India, to expand its global research capabilities in refining, petrochemical and other technologies in order to better serve customers in the region. The company will invest $34…
Linde & Algenol: algae-to-biofuel R&D
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) and Algenol Biofuels LLC (Bonita Springs, Fla.; www.algenolbiofuels.com) have agreed to collaborate in a joint development project in order to identify the optimum management of carbon dioxide and oxygen for Algenol’s unique algae and…
CB&I wins refinery project in Colombia
CB&I (Houston; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a project valued in excess of $1.4 billion by Refinería de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar) for the engineering, procurement services and construction of a new petroleum refinery, with processing capacity of 165,000 bbl/d, adjacent to…
Praxair to build and operate H2 & N2 system for new Indian Oil refinery
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has received a major order from the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (www.iocl.com) for the long-term supply of hydrogen and nitrogen gases to its new 300,00-bbl/d greenfield oil refinery which is being built at Paradip, Orissa on…
Teijin launches closed-loop, polyester-recycling program
Teijin Fibers Ltd (Osaka, Japan; www.teijin.co.jp) announced today the first-ever program in the marine clothing industry for collecting and recycling used garments, launched in collaboration with Henri Lloyd (Manchester, U.K.; www.henrilloyd.com), a major global brand of marine apparel based in…