Chemical Engineering
Honeywell completes acquisition Of Air Products’ LNG business
Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced the completion of its acquisition of Air Products' liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business for $1.81 billion in an all-cash transaction. This further expands the comprehensive suite of top-tier solutions Honeywell…
Evonik Oxeno to expand plasticizer production capacity
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that Evonik Oxeno is significantly expanding its production capacities for the INA-based plasticizers, ELATUR CH (DINCH) and ELATUR DINCD. These products, introduced in recent years, have both now established themselves as new standard plasticizers…
Technip Energies passes final performance acceptance test for Long Son Petrochemicals olefins plant in Vietnam
Technip Energies (Paris) announces that the Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (LSP) olefins plant in Long Son Island, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam, passed its final performance acceptance test. Technip Energies provided licensing, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up and initial…
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Process for continuous production of MOFs plans scaleup
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown great potential for a number of applications, including as carbon-capture materials, but their use commercially has been limited by production methods, which are generally expensive batch processes. With the development of a continuous process for…
Recycling mixed medical waste with steam cracking
Currently, medical waste streams are complicated to recycle because these single-use products — such as facemasks, syringes, nitrile gloves and non-woven gowns — consist of multiple materials and must be considered contaminated with potentially infectious particles. Now, researchers at Chalmers…
Comprehensive destruction of airborne contaminants in a compact bioreactor
There are many categories of air contaminants that may be encountered in industry, from volatile organic compounds to aerosols to viruses, as well as a range of particulate matter and ultra-fine particles, which also vary greatly in size and properties.…
Plant Watch: October 2024
Plant Watch SK Energy to start commercial production of SAF September 16, 2024 — SK Energy, a subsidiary of SK Innovation Co. (Seoul, South Korea; www.skinnovation.com), announced the completion of South Korea’s first dedicated production line for sustainable aviation fuel…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Industrial Electrolysis
Industrial electrolysis involves passing a direct electric current through an electrolyte to elicit a range of chemical reactions. Electrolyzers are key pieces of technology for producing many important industrial chemicals. This one-page reference reviews the basic general operation of an…
Lithium Landscape: Activity is Charging Forward in the U.S.
Across several regions of the U.S., new lithium projects are emerging to build up a more localized supply chain Despite growing demand in the U.S. for batteries in consumer electronics and electric vehicles (EV), the vast majority of lithium extraction…