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Chementator: This platinum-free fuel cell runs on hydrazine  

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-532) has designed a fuel cell for powering automobiles, using nickel and cobalt for the electrodes (instead of conventional platinum and carbon), and hydrazine hydrate (N 2H4. H2O) as its fuel (instead of hydrogen).…

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Chementator: Commercial production and debut of a new solid-acid catalyst for making biodiesel  

Last month, Benefuel, Inc. (Mt. Prospect, Ill.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-533) established an exclusive global agreement with Süd-Chemie India Pvt. Ltd. (SCIL; New Delhi) whereby SCIL will manufacture proprietary solid-acid catalysts for Benefuel’s biodiesel production facilities around the world. The patent-pending catalysts —…

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Chementator: One less step to make activated carbon with dispersed metal nanoparticles    

Nanostructured microporous carbons containing well-dispersed metal nanoparticles have the potential to improve the performance of fuel cells or catalysis. However, traditional techniques for embedding metal particles in porous carbons (post-synthesis treatment either by impregnation, adsorption, or ion exchange) can lead…

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Chementator: New solid-state heat engine cycles H 2 through MEA like a fuel cell    

Johnson ElectroMechanical Systems, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-536) in conjunction with professor Heshmat Aglan of Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Ala.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/7369-537) has received a $75,000 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.) to further develop the firm’s solid-state heat…

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Chementator: Maintain pH, even at cyrogenic temperatures, with this buffer  

Biotechnology samples, such as proteins, nucleic acids, biological specimens and pharmaceuticals, are typically stored frozen to extend their shelf life. However, a problem that has plagued researchers for decades is that the buffers used to maintain the pH of the…

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Dow and Aker Kvaerner selected for PP project in China

PetroChina Petrochemical Co. has selected Dow’s (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) UNIPOL polypropylene (PP) process technology for its new 300,000-m.t./yr PP facility, and Aker Kvaerner (Oslo, Norway; www.akerkvaerner.com) will provide the extended process design package and technical advisory services.   The plant…

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Three mobile reactors for hazardous chemistry  

On the international chemicals markets, hazardous chemistry and custom synthesis for the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and their precursors represent an attractive combination. Besides the additional capacities, however, customers are also calling for an increasing flexibility regarding the dimensioning…

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Chemical Engineering Launches Online Career Center for Expanding Chemical Web Community

New York, NY - February 8, 2008 - Chemical Engineering, the world’s leading provider of the latest technology pertaining to the chemical process industries, today launched the Chemical Engineering Online Career Center. The new online feature complements the current print…

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Linde receives contract from BASF for H2 plant

The technology group The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has signed a contract with BASF (www.basf.com) to construct a large hydrogen plant for their facility in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Linde will be handling the basic and detail engineering and materials procurement…

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DuPont Acquires Chemtura Fluorine Chemicals Business

DuPont completed its purchase of Chemtura Corp.’s fluorine chemicals business.  The move is part of DuPont’s strategy to expand its fluorochemicals business offerings; enhance its presence in specialty businesses such as the fire extinguishants, pharmaceutical propellants and fluoro-intermediate markets; and…