Last month saw the start of a five-year joint research project to extract rubber from dandelion plants to make tires. In collaboration with Continental AG (Hannover, Germany; www.continental-tires.com), the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME; Aachen, Germany;…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has developed a new storage technology that will enable a much more efficient transport of larger amounts of hydrogen. The new solution works at a higher pressure of 500 bars (7,250 psi) and uses…
An international team of researchers claims to have developed carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes with an ultrahigh specific-adsorption capacity for salt that is two orders of magnitude higher than that found in current activated-carbon-based water-treatment systems. The team includes researchers from…
Last month, the synthesis stage of the bioliq (biomass to liquid Karlsruhe) pilot plant produced gasoline for the first time at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; Germany; www.kit.edu). The achievement is a milestone in that all stages of the…
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU; Canberra; www.anu.edu.au), and the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia; www.unsw.edu.au) claim to have obtained a temperature- and frequency-independent colossal permittivity (CP) material with a low dielectric loss, making it strikingly superior…
A continuous fermentation process for making biologically derived butanol from a variety of sugar feedstocks is operating at what developers call “lab-pilot” scale, producing 2.5 liters per day. Engineering studies conducted by the research team forecast that it could be…
The Kleerband Flange Protectors provide a quick and easy way to apply protection and prevent corrosion. The devices are simple to install with a worm-gear connection, without the need for special tools. They feature a positive-loading relief-valve vent and plug…
The CSD Aseptic Series of hygienic centrifugal pumps is suitable for transferring liquids in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, ultra-pure and other process applications where hygiene is critical. The mechanical seal is internal and balanced, fitted with EN 12756/ISO 3069 seats protected…
The Type 6624 TwinPower rocker valve consumes no energy after the switching process. The standard rocker valve has two seats, which are opened and closed with electric current. They return to the original state if the current is turned off.…
The new TMP-X2905/X3405 Series of turbo-molecular pumps (TMP) has integrated power supplies and 3,000 L/s class pumping speeds for the semiconductor and flat-panel-display manufacturers. Integrating the power supply into the pump reduces the height of the new pump by 15%…