Chemical Engineering
DuPont and Uncountable collaborating on AI-powered labs initiative
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced a strategic collaboration with Uncountable, an AI-driven platform for end-to-end product and application development, to advance its AI-ready labs initiative. The collaboration marks a major step forward in how DuPont scales digital lab workflows, expands access…
Westlake’s Deer Park site receives ISCC PLUS certification for epoxy resins production
Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that its Westlake Epoxy plant in Deer Park, Texas, has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS. The certification covers liquid epoxy resins (LER), solid epoxy resins (SER), and liquid epoxy blends that combine LER…
LyondellBasell completes sale of European olefins and polyolefins assets to Aequita
LyondellBasell Industries (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that it has successfully completed the sale of select European olefins and polyolefins assets, and the associated business and corporate functions, to AEQUITA as a key milestone in the company’s European strategic assessment. The…
Learn how Enhanced Coriolis Control (ECC) helps you avoid common measuring errors
Enhanced Coriolis Control (ECC) mitigates the negative impact of high gas content in your measurement of liquids One of the most common reasons for measuring errors in Coriolis mass flowmeters is the measurement of liquids with significant gas…
INEOS Enterprises to sell sulfur dioxide business to Ecovyst
INEOS Enterprises has agreed to sell its shares in INEOS Calabrian, its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business, to Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.). INEOS Calabrian operates manufacturing sites in Port Neches, Texas, USA and Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Completion is expected…
GEA launches meVap® family to electrify industrial heat and accelerate decarbonization
In industrial plants, the biggest climate gains are often hidden in plain sight. Behind every evaporation step, every distillation column and every crystallization line lies a constant demand for heat — and with it, a major opportunity to cut emissions.…
Gas-fed, solid-state electrolyzer could allow ethylene from waste-derived syngas
Conventional ethylene production via steam cracking of ethane or naphtha leads to the emission of 1 ton of CO2 for every ton of ethylene produced. Given the carbon intensity of the process and the annual volume of ethylene produced (300…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers
Flexible intermediate bulk containers (fIBCs) are large, collapsible woven containers designed for transporting and storing of dry, flowable materials, such as powders, grains and granules, in industrial settings. This one-page reference summarizes the available options for flexible IBCs. Normally made…
Refiners Pursue Flexibility Amid Economic Headwinds
Petroleum refiners are taking steps to support and increase operational flexibility and business agility as logistical challenges and economic headwinds build, and policy certainty is difficult to find Amid the current economic climate, business agility and operational flexibility have emerged…
Fundamentals of Reactor and Vessel Design
This article made available to you by: This article provides an overview of the engineering, design and operational considerations associated with reactors and vessels, bridging the gap between theoretical design codes and applied process engineering Pressure vessels and reactors are…