With energy prices on the rise and sustainability in the spotlight, manufacturers are under pressure to do more with less. Rebates for energy-efficient operations are up for grabs — but only if your systems are ready. Enter the Wilden® Pro-Flo®…
Imperial Oil Ltd., a majority-owned affiliate of ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.) has completed construction of a renewable diesel facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Canada, a milestone for Canadian operations. At full capacity, the facility is expected to be…
Thyssenkrupp Polysius is set to provide the kiln system for SMA Mineral’s new pilot plant in Mo i Rana, Norway, the world’s first of its kind to produce quicklime entirely without carbon dioxide emissions. Based on Salt X Technology AB (Hägersten,…
Eneos Corp. (Tokyo) has announced the development of alkylphosphine with a triisobutylene (TIB) backbone (TIB phosphine ligand), a high-performance ligand for nickel-catalyzed coupling reactions, in collaboration with Prof. Kouki Matsubara, Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University. To practically apply this ligand…
Manufacturing traditional cement for concrete is responsible for a sizeable (~8%) portion of overall global CO2 emissions. Meanwhile, anthropogenic global warming is driving the need for housing structures capable of withstanding hurricane-force winds and wildfires. The cement technology company Eco…
In the catering industry, refined cooking oils (those that have undergone a process to remove lower-boiling-point impurities) are used and re-used in frying. Despite the refining process, high temperatures cause the oils to oxidize, creating polar compounds that degrade the…
Due to rising demand and widespread supply-chain turmoil, researchers around the world are investigating creative methods to obtain rare-earth elements (REEs) and other critical minerals and metals (CMMs). The ash from combusting coal has previously been seen as a potential…
Magnesium metal is a critical ingredient for aluminum alloys and it is widely used for desulfurization in steelmaking processes. Most magnesium metal is produced in China via high-energy-consumption processes. Now, technology company Magrathea (San Francisco, Calif.; www.magratheametals.com) has developed a…
Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composites are attractive materials for applications requiring lightweight, strong components, such as aviation and automotive. However, their performance has been partially limited by the bonds between the polymer matrix and the embedded carbon fibers. Now, researchers at Oak…
Wastewater from dairy processing facilities can be extremely challenging to treat — not only does the effluent usually contain high volumes of solids, minerals and organic matter, these loads can vary widely from hour to hour. A large cheese-processing facility…