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Facts at your Fingertips: Pressure Measurement for Real Gases
The ideal gas law ( PV = nRT), relating molar volume of a gas to pressure and temperature, is predicated on two assumptions: 1) that the volume occupied by the gas molecules is negligible compared to the volume of the…
Technology Profile: HDPE Production via Slurry-Loop Process
This column is based on “HDPE Production via Slurry Loop Process – Cost Analysis,” published by Intratec. The report can be found at the following URL: www.intratec.us/analysis/hdpe-production-cost. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is one of the three main types of polyethylene, and…
An Investigation of Premature Flooding in a Distillation Column
Surprising observations regarding flooding in the upper fractionation trays of an atmospheric crude-petroleum distillation column are investigated In industial distillation processes, flooding is an abnormal, but relatively common, process condition in which liquid accumulates in the column. The accumulation may…
Commercializing Process Technologies
New technologies can provide competitive advantages compared to established processes, but significant effort is required to transition a promising concept into a commercial reality Many students study chemical engineering with the aspiration of someday inventing an innovative process that could…
JGC awarded high-performance synthetic-resin production plant project in Thailand
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com) has been awarded the contract for the construction of chemical plants that will be the foundation of a high-performance synthetic-resin manufacturing and sales undertaking in Thailand involving Kuraray Co., Ltd., PTT Global Chemical Public Co.…
MilliporeSigma and Kuraray to collaborate on manufacture and supply of PVA
MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.; www.emdmillipore.com) announced it has extended and expanded its collaboration with Kuraray Europe GmbH (www.kuraray.eu) to exclusively supply pharmaceutical polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) grades and improvements to benefit the pharmaceutical market. PVA polymers are used as matrix/drug delivery compounds to…
BASF to expand capacity for methane sulfonic acid at its Ludwigshafen site
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) intends to expand the production capacity for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) at its Ludwigshafen site by around 65% and increase the global capacity to 50,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). With the investment, the company…
Ineos Styrolution progresses plans for new ASA plant in Texas
INEOS Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany; www.ineos-styrolution.com) has announced the final investment decision to construct a new ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) plant at its site in Bayport, Texas. The new plant’s capacity is planned to be 100,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr).…
BP and Socar explore the creation of a new petrochemicals joint venture in Turkey
BP plc (London, U.K.; www.bp.com) and SOCAR Turkey, a subsidiary of The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR; www.socar.az), announced that they have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) to evaluate the creation of a joint venture that would…
TechnipFMC wins EPCM contract for expansion of Neste’s renewable refinery in Singapore
TechnipFMC (Houston; www.technipfmc.com) has been awarded a significant Engineering, Procurement support and Construction management services (EPCM) contract by Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) for the expansion of their renewable products refinery in Singapore. This project will increase the overall Neste…