Optoacoustic gas detection determines gas content via the measurement of acoustic pressure waves that are propagated as a gas is irradiated under an appropriately tuned light. A gaseous-mixture sample passes through a membrane into a measurement cell, which contains an…
Plant Watch Metso to supply mining equipment to Anglo American-MMX in Brazil July 1, 2008 — Metso Minerals will supply crushing, screening and feeding equipment to Anglo American-MMX for its Minas Rio Project located in the Minas Gerais state in…
The production of hydrogen by water splitting promises to become less expensive through a solar-energy process being developed at Penn State University (University Park, Pa.; www.psu.edu). Like other photoelectrochemical methods, the process splits water into its two components, generating O2…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is investing in the production of its sustainable complexing agent Trilon M, thereby consolidating its position as one of the world’s leading producers of complexing agents. The construction of a new world-scale plant at Ludwigshafen…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen; www.evonik.com) and SolarWorld AG (Bonn, both Germany; www.solarworld.de) have officially opened their new solar silicon plant in Rheinfelden (Baden, Germany). As part of the joint venture Joint Solar Silicon (JSSI), the two companies are using an…
Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.sud-chemie.com) is to significantly expand its leading position on the European market for bentonite-based speciality chemicals for the foundry and construction industries, and will establish Süd-Chemie IMIC Italia S.r.l., Silvano Pietra/Italien. Süd-Chemie will take over a…
Arabian Industrial Fibres company, an affiliate of SABIC, has selected LyondellBasell Industries (Rotterdam, Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) Spheripol process technology for a new 525,000 ton/yr polypropylene (PP) plant in Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Startup of this largest single Spheripol line ever…
The French chemical group Arkema plans an expansion of its hydrogen peroxide factory in Leuna, Germany. By 2010, the production capacity of the plant will be expanded to 80,000 ton/yr. Arkema Deutschland GmbH has awarded Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH (CAC; Chemnitz,…
PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (PetroChina Sichuan) has selected Unipol Polypropylene Process Technology from Dow Technology Licensing (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com/licensing) for its new 450,000 ton/yr polypropylene (PP) facility in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and Aker Solutions ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.akersolutions.com) will…
Linhuan Coking Co. has selected LyondellBasell’s (Rotterdam, Netherlands; www.lyondellbasell.com) Aromatics Extraction process for a new 80,000 ton/yr plant to be built at Huaibei, Anhui Province, China. Start up is scheduled for 2009. LyondellBasell´s Aromatics Extraction technology is used to produce…