Mobile Navigation

Latest News

Member Exclusive

Avenues for Decarbonizing the Steel Industry

Energy- and carbon-intensive, steel production is categorized as one of the most “hard-to-abate” industries, making the scaleup of decarbonization technologies crucial not only for steelmakers themselves, but for every downstream industry in the supply chain Responsible for some 9% of…

Member Exclusive

Carbon dioxide removal combined with desalination

Most existing carbon-dioxide removal (CDR) approaches have focused on air, but the volumetric concentration of dissolved inorganic CO2 in surface water is much higher (150X) than its concentration in the atmosphere. Removing CO2 from water could prove to be a…

Member Exclusive

Process Analytical Technology and the Role of Raman Spectroscopy

Process analytical technology (PAT) approaches allow continuous monitoring and real-time control of processes. Among the key monitoring technologies is Raman spectroscopy, which offers inline measurement that can reduce personnel time and sampling complexity The chemical industry faces new challenges with…

Focus On: Pumps

A dispenser for abrasive and viscous fluids NEMO dispensers (photo) are designed for precise dosing and metering of abrasive and viscous fluids. With the ability to handle a wide range of viscosities, shear-sensitive materials and entrained solids, NEMO dispensers deliver…

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…

CHE Lab

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…