The Mobile Minor MM 100 spray dryer (photo) is equipped with the Cyclone CEE mechanical powder separator. This cyclone helps operators overcome challenges in spray drying, such as smearing due to powder settling in the cyclone, as well as abrasion…
Tailored separation systems address energy consumption and fouling while supporting sustainability Recently there has been a demand for separation technologies that are better suited to specific applications and a more sustainable world, so providers of filters and membranes have begun…
Adhering to API 682 guidelines will create safe, efficient and effective mechanical-seal supports in pumping systems In the 1980s, mechanical seals became the most frequently used sealing technology in petroleum refineries and chemical plants. The American Petroleum Institute (API; Washington,…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) signed licensing and engineering agreements with Santa Maria to develop a project, focusing on the production of renewable fuels from various renewable feedstocks. The proposed project, located in East Texas, plans to produce a combination of…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed an MoU with Standard Gas, a decarbonization technology company, to collaborate on a U.K.-based project to produce renewable natural gas and methanol from residual waste feedstocks. Under the terms of the MoU, Topsoe will…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that its Purifier ammonia technology has been selected by PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang (Pusri), a subsidiary of PT Pupuk Indonesia, for its planned Pusri 3B Ammonia Plant to be built in South Sumatera Province, Indonesia. This…
Metso Corp. (Espoo, Finland) has modernized its Ausmelt TSL smelting pilot testwork facility in Melbourne, Australia, to enable testing of gaseous hydrogen as both a fuel and chemical reductant in pyrometallurgical processes. Regulatory approvals enabling the use of gaseous hydrogen…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria) signed an agreement for the acquisition of Integra Plastics AD, a Bulgarian advanced mechanical recycling player. Closing of this transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Based in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Integra Plastics AD operates a…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Dongming Shenghai Co., Ltd. (Dongming Shenghai), will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol, Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) and Lupotech T technologies for its new facility. The process technology will be used for a 350,000…
KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced a milestone in its partnership with Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GNFC) with the successful commissioning of its second plant using KBR’s proprietary MAGNAC concentrated nitric acid (CNA) technology, in Gujarat, India. The plant,…