Lysine (Figure 1) is an α-amino acid used in the biosynthesis of proteins. The compound contains an amino group and a carboxylic acid group. Under biological conditions, the amino group is protonated (–NH3+) and the carboxylic acid group is deprotonated…
This company has introduced a range of ultra-low profile bolt-load washers that is ideal for bolt-load and tensioner tool calibration. Called TensionDisc (photo), the washers are specially designed load sensors that monitor bolt loads in bolted joint assemblies. A simple…
Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.) and Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG; Ames, Iowa) announced a definitive agreement under which Chevron will acquire the outstanding shares of REG in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.15 billion, or $61.50 per share. The…
DuPont Sustainable Solutions, a global operations consulting firm, announced it will operate under a new name: dss+ (pronounced ‘dss plus’). Since DuPont Sustainable Solutions became an independent consulting firm after separating from DuPont in 2019, it has evolved and enhanced its…
Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that bp plc (London) and Honeywell have signed a licensing agreement for Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining technology. bp is undergoing pre-feed engineering for its proposed diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Western Australia.…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Univation Technologies, LLC (Houston) have entered into a cooperation agreement with the purpose of developing improved capital and operating efficiencies for the production of on-purpose linear alpha olefins (LAO) – including both butene-1 and hexene-1 -for…
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) expanded by 0.4% in January following a 1.4% gain in December and a 0.3% gain in November, according to data from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). Chemical output rose…
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.), announced it has made a new investment in Carbon Clean (London), a global leader in cost-effective industrial carbon capture. The size and cost of installing carbon capture technology has…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) has made a final investment decision to expand carbon capture and storage at its LaBarge, Wyoming, facility, which has captured more CO2 than any other facility in the world to date. The expansion project will capture up…
Stora Enso Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) announced that it has signed a letter of intent to divest the Kvarnsveden site in Sweden to Northvolt AB (Stockholm, Sweden). Due to structural decline in demand for graphical paper, in April 2021 Stora Enso…