Microsoft announced that it has entered into an agreement with Irish power company ESB that will see its data-center power control and administration building in Dublin be powered by zero emissions green hydrogen power. The landmark pilot project is the…
Advanced materials provider Momentive Technologies (Strongsville, Ohio) has completed the acquisition of Sibelco’s spherical alumina and spherical silica businesses located in South Korea. The acquisition broadens Momentive Technologies’ ceramics powder product portfolio and strengthens its innovative work on thermal fillers…
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 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 (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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Optimizing electrical conductivity in next-generation batteries depends on carefully controlling process variables, such as mixing, particle-size distribution and temperature. Presented here is a discussion of how these process variables affect battery performance In the evolving landscape of energy storage technologies,…
Onsite recycling proved cost-effective for an aerospace supplier. With real-time feedback and control, a new automation upgrade takes process efficiency to the next level Throughout the chemical process industries (CPI), efficient and affordable approaches to wastewater treatment are of paramount…
Last month, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE, www.energy.gov) announced that two Energy Innovation Hub teams would receive a total of $125 million ($62.5 million to each team) in funding over five years to “seed and accelerate next-generation technologies beyond…
Tire recycling The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG; Tokyo, Japan; www.mcgc.com) has demonstrated chemical recycling of end-of-life tires (ELTs) using the coke ovens at its Kagawa Plant (Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture). The company is able to feed crushed ELTs as raw…