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Particle Size Characterization and Analysis

Several methods and calculations are available for determining particle size and particle-size distribution. This article provides and overview on how to use them The behavior of particulate material is greatly dependent on its geometric properties, including particle size, shape and…

Focus on Pumps

Self-priming, liquid-ring pumps enable hygienic operation The CFS AS/ASH Series of pumps (photo) use a self-priming, liquid-ring hygienic design. They are manufactured in cast 316L stainless steel and are electropolished as standard, so they have no “dead spots” that could…

Saudi Aramco and Hyosung agree to explore more carbon-fiber plants

Hyosung Chemical (Seoul, South Korea; www.hyosungchemical.com) chairman Cho Hyun-Joon signed a memorandum of understanding with Amin H. Nasser, president and CEO of Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.saudiaramco.com) a global petrochemical company of Saudi Arabia, at Conrad Seoul in Yeouido,…

World’s only natural gas-to-gasoline plant in operation in Turkmenistan

Today, a grand event marked the official opening of the world’s only natural gas-to-gasoline plant close to Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. His Excellency President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and a large number of dignitaries attended the event. Start-up of the plant…

Standard Lithium breaks ground on lithium-extraction demonstration plant

Standard Lithium Ltd. (Vancouver, B.C.; www.standardlithium.com), today announced that it has broken ground in El Dorado, Arkansas for its first-of-a-kind direct lithium extraction demonstration plant that selectively extracts lithium from the tail brine that is a byproduct of the existing…

SABIC launches sustainable development goals roadmap

SABIC (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com) a global leader in the chemical industry has today launched its Sustainability Roadmap aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), outlining ambitious targets relating to resource efficiency, climate change, the circular economy, food…

BASF to reshape organization — cut 6,000 positions worldwide

With an organizational realignment, BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is creating the conditions for greater customer proximity, increased competitiveness and more profitable growth. BASF is streamlining its administration, sharpening the roles of services and regions and simplifying procedures and processes.…

Siemens commissions wet-air oxidation unit for olefins plant

Siemens Water Solutions (Rothschild, Wisc.; www.siemens.com) has successfully installed and started up a Zimpro wet-air oxidation (WAO) system at a global petrochemical company’s olefins plant in the Southern U.S. The order, received in November 2017, is the second Zimpro WAO…

Veolia to expand sulfuric acid regeneration facility in Louisiana

  Today, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Veolia North America (Boston, Mass.; www.veolia.com) President and CEO Bill DiCroce announced the company will expand its regeneration plant in Darrow, Louisiana. Known as the Burnside facility, the Veolia plant converts spent…

Evonik expands fumed silica capacity

Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has started up on schedule its new plant complex in Antwerp, Belgium for production of fumed silica. With this, the specialty chemicals company can now serve the high demand for fumed silicas marketed under…