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Technip Energies and Versalis to combine their advanced plastics-recycling technologies

Technip Energies (Paris) and Versalis S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese), Eni’s chemical company, have signed an agreement aimed at integrating Versalis' Hoop and Technip Energies' Pure.rOil and Pure.rGas purification technologies by developing a technological platform for the advanced chemical recycling of…

Recently Published Books for the CPI: September 2023

The following is a list of selected recently published books that may have relevance to professionals in the chemical process industries (CPI):        Advanced Chemical Process Control: Putting Theory into Practice. By Morten Hovd, Wiley-VCH Publishing, 2023, 368 pages, 140.00.…

Comprehensive handling for a variety of water-treatment materials

This company offers a number of pre-packaged chemical feed and mix solutions for various water- and wastewater-treatment applications. Materials such as activated carbon, diatomaceous earth, lime, sod ash and others can be easily and effectively handled with high efficiency and…

Funnels for dispensing and pouring materials into containers

The new Falcon line of stainless-steel funnels (photo) are used for the fast, safe, and efficient pouring of materials into intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), drums plunger cans, spray bottles and other chemical containers. They are well-suited to guide the flow…

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Predictable plant-based production of complex biomolecules

Most plant-based bioprocesses involve growing plants in outdoor fields or greenhouses, but this is hindered by local climates and available space, and typical product yields are very low per plant, especially for natural active molecules used in pharmaceutical and healthcare…

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Direct-air capture of CO2 via a liquid-based, low-temperature, thermochemical system

With global temperatures likely to rise beyond the 1.5°C target set by climate experts, negative emissions technologies — most notably direct air capture (DAC) — become increasingly important for addressing CO2 already in the atmosphere. A new DAC approach is…

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‘Printing’ new catalyst candidates onto a chip

Discovering new catalysts and materials for specific applications can be a tedious and time-consuming process involving labor-intensive tests and expensive samples. Technology developed by Mattiq (Skokie, Ill.; www.mattiq.com) enables the “printing” of tens of thousands of tiny material samples onto…

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A new approach to refrigeration with no global-warming potential

Traditional vapor-compression refrigeration relies on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as refrigerant fluids — a class of compounds with global-warming potentials (GWP) thousands of times higher than that of CO2. A new approach from scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL; Berkeley, Calif.;…

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This electrolysis cell produces high-purity iron

Processing iron ore is the most carbon-intensive step in the steelmaking process, often using coal as an energy source. A new technology, called Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) aims to decarbonize the iron-ore process through electrification. “In the MOE cell, an…

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The Changing Face of Water Treatment

Modern solutions help processors achieve water-related goals in a more proactive, cost-effective way Although water reuse and recycling began as a necessity in regions where water scarcity was a significant challenge, the increasing cost of water coupled with aggressive sustainability…