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Switchable solvent supports freshwater extraction from hypersaline brine
Extremely high-salinity water streams present difficulties for many types of processing equipment, such as membranes and filters, and most commercial treatment methods involve thermal evaporators or crystallization, which are energy-intensive and require special anti-corrosion materials. A new membrane-less, non-evaporative process…
Air Classification of Powdered Materials
Air classification of powdered materials offers a way to control particle size distribution in solids-handling operations. Information on key performance metrics and operating practices of size classification equipment is presented here The handling and processing of solid particulate materials are…
New reactor supports organic-assisted electrolysis for green hydrogen
The production of “green” hydrogen via electrolysis is seen as a key decarbonization pathway for certain industry sectors, but its efficiency can be hampered by a number of factors, including the accumulation of gas bubbles on electrode surfaces within electrolyzers…
GEA commissions new spray dryer at Chugai Pharmaceutical in Japan
GEA (Düesseldorf, Germany; www.gea.com) is supplying Chugai Pharmaceutical in Japan with a cutting-edge pharmaceutical spray dryer designed and built to meet the highest containment standards. The PSD-3 spray dryer was successfully commissioned in the first quarter of 2025 and represents…
Beyond the Datasheet: Common Pitfalls in Specifying Pressure-Relief Valves
Even seasoned engineers can fall into the trap of trusting valve datasheets too much. In real chemical‑processing environments, “on paper” performance can fall short — especially when factors like backpressure, fluid phase, fire exposure, or piping layout are misunderstood. This…
Syzygy Plasmonics to use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch technology for SAF facility
Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.; www.honeywell.com) today announced that Syzygy Plasmonics (Houston, Tex.; www.plasmonics.tech) , a global leader in electrified biogas-to-SAF technology, will use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) UnicrackingTM technology to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from dairy waste and renewable energy at…
Circularix starts up commercial recycling facility in Florida
Circularix (Los Angeles, Calif.; www.circularix.com), a leading U.S.-based producer of food-grade recycled PET (rPET resin), today announced the successful completion and commercial start-up of its new recycling facility in Ocala, Fla. The site complements Circularix's flagship facility in Hatfield, Pa. and significantly expands…
Plastic Energy and SABIC announce production of first batch of TACOIL from waste plastic
Plastic Energy (London, U.K.; www.plasticenergy.com), a global leader in chemical recycling, has announced the production of its first batch of TACOIL™ at its joint venture plant with SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) in Geleen, the Netherlands. This marks a key…
Technip Energies awarded FEED contracts for LNG project in Indonesia
Technip Energies (Paris, France; www.ten.com), in consortium with JGC, has been awarded two significant front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts for INPEX Abadi LNG project, a landmark development for Indonesia’s energy landscape located in the Masela Block. The first contract is…