The blood-cholesterol-lowering effects of beta-glucan — the soluble oat fiber — is well known, but…

NRG Energy, Inc. (Princeton, N.J.) and Powerspan Corp. (Portsmouth, N.H.; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6902-541) plan to demonstrate, at…

In Malaysia, the raw material for biodiesel production has been palm oil. However, making biodiesel…

Megtec Systems (Glen Waverly, Victoria, Australia; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6902-542) has announced the first power plant fueled by…

Traditionally, the cogeneration of steam and electricity has been restricted to plants that generate superheated…

At the Chem Show last month (New York; Oct. 30 – Nov. 1), Resodyn Acoustic…

A pressure-swing-adsorption (PSA) system for hydrogen purification that operates at "tens of cycles per minute,"…

Ethanol production is an energy-intensive process in which about 50% of the cost is for…

Japan Oil, Gas, & Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC; Kawasaki; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6902-534) and six private companies have…

The standard temperature range for waste-rubber pyrolysis has been reported as 480 – 1,740ºF. Within…

The amount of crude oil remaining in depleted oil fields has been estimated to be…

A plastic membrane that allows CO2 and other small molecules to move through its pores…

Süd-Chemie Zeolites GmbH, a subsidiary of Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; edlinks.chemengonline.com/6902-539) has begun to expand…

First firing of the world’s largest and most powerful gas turbine, developed by Siemens (Erlangen,…

The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) has secured a long-term contract with Ningbo Wanhua Polyurethane,…

Kureha Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.kureha.co.jp/en ) says it will invest more than $100 million to…

BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and OAO Gazprom (Moscow, Russia) today officially launched production operations…

Oxea GmbH, (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) one of the world’s leading manufacturers of oxo products and…

Two European refining majors – Slovnaft in Slovakia and OVM/Petrom in Romania - have signed…

The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S; Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/cement) has received an order…

Last month at a gala dinner at New York’s Rainbow Room, Chemical Engineering (CE) had…

Plant Watch Clean gasoline technologies planned for SPRC in Thailand November 14, 2007 — The…

KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) has been awarded a $57-million contract by MAN Ferrostaal AG (MFS)…

HPD (Plainfield, Ill.; www.veoliawater.com HPD — a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company — has…

Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) announces today that the Board of its affiliate Solvay Indupa…

Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomations.co.uk), a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions…

UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop,com), a Honeywell company, announced today that it will partner…

Total (Paris, France; www.total.com) announces the startup of a new distillate hydrocracker at the Wepec…

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp., and its subsidiary, Dynamotive USA, Inc., announced plans to build a…

Newfoundland & Labrador Refining Corp. (NLRC) has selected UOP LLC (Des Plains, Ill.; www.uop.com) a…

Lurgi AG (Frankfurt, Germany; www.lurgi.com) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction  (EPC) contract…

Effective December 1 2007, the Grundfos Group (www.grundfos.com; Denmark) has acquired Peerless Pump Co. Peerless…

Although current process simulators contain an extensive library of thermodynamic models and unit operations, they…

This article introduces a simple yet accurate way to calculate the wetted surface area of…

Scales are available in a dizzying array of types and sizes to suit different needs.…

Seals are assemblies of elements that prevent the passage of a solid, liquid, gas or…

Chemical products and processes make modern life possible. The systems that provide housing, transportation, health…

What we can do to support its goals Green engineering, as explained by chemists and…

Demanding application requirements coupled with improved downstream control devices and enhanced instrument diagnostics have led…