Chementator: Starch-based additives improve paper quality, reduces weight
The Technical Research Center of Finland (VTT; Rajamäki; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-542) has developed a process to make…
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Chementator: Another one-step route to phenol emerges
A single-step process for making phenol from benzene and carbon monoxide has been developed by…
Chementator: Improved rubber
Teijin Twaron B.V. (Arnhem, Netherlands; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-556) has introduced a new rubber compound ingredient, tradenamed Sulfron…
Chementator: Catalyst agreement
Biotage AB (Uppsala, Sweden; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-557) has signed two agreements with Reaxa Ltd. (Manchester, U.K.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-558)…
Chementator: A direct route to TPAL promises to be less expensive and greener
LG Chem, Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-545) has developed a direct oxidation process for making…
Chementator: This new-generation HPLC system is faster and offers more resolving power
Last month, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-546) launched the 1200 Series liquid chromatography…
Chementator: Converting trees into biodegredation plants
Large tracts of land that have been used for military training, especially in the U.S.,…
Chementator: Reduce gas consumption with this sparging nozzle
A gas-liquid nozzle that reduces the size of the gas bubbles blown into a liquid…
Chementator: Improved catalysts are now ready for hydrotreating petroleum fuel
Haldor Topsøe (Lyngby, Denmark; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-533) has introduced two new hydroprocessing catalysts, which are based on…
Chementator: Catalyst screening
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH (Leverkusen, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-548) has commissioned a parallel reactor for the screening of…
Chementator: Nanotubes
Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Calif.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-549), Boston College (edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-550) and MIT (both…
Chementator: Nanoscopy
The Technical University of Denmark (Lyngby; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-552) has received a grant from the A. P.…
Chementator: Heat exchangers
Last month, Aspen Technology, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-553) launched its new generation of applications for…
Chementator: ...and there’s a new CTL licensee and patent for Rentech
Last month, Rentech, Inc. (Denver, Co.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-539) signed its first domestic license agreement with DKRW…
Chementator: FF granted TÜV approval for SIS specifications
Last month, TÜV Anlagantechnik GmbH, Automation, Software and Information Technology (Cologne, Germany) granted protocol-type approval…
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Westinghouse sale
Last month, British Nuclear Fuels Plc. (BNFL; Daresbury, U.K.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/5826-554) announced plans to sell Westinghouse…
Technical & Practical
Project Success Builds On a Well-Defined Scope
A clear definition of what a project will include can go a long…
Stress Analysis for Piping Systems Resting on Supports
Piping-flexibility and stress analysis are required in the design of most piping systems…
Pneumatic Conveying: Before Stepping the Line, Look Into Air Extraction
Successively larger diameters downstream can raise problems. Physical removal of air is an attractive alternative…
Managing Water Pollution
Groundwater, surface wa-ter, wastewater, drinking water: it’s all essentially the same stuff. Whichever…
Force Majeure? Make the Best of It
In the U.S. last year, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita powerfully demonstrated the ability of nature…
Keeping fast-track projects from going off the rails
Whether working on retrofits or new-plant construction, engineers involved with chemical-process projects nowadays are likely…