The gender gap in engineeringEach year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;…
October 2013
COMMENTARY
A booming interest in separation technologies
Distillation and absorption are back. The AIChE Spring Meeting (San…
Keeping the water flowing
Currently, there are around 13,000 desalination plants in operation or…Pelletizing technology for iron ore improves strength and output
Iron ore is traditionally pelletized using the binding agent bentonite… An inexpensive iron catalyst for efficient hydrogenation reactions
The research group of Yasuhiro Uozumi and Yoichi Yamada at… Scaleup for a CO2 mineralization process
A pilot plant will be established at the University of… Solid-catalyst method for breaking down cellulosic biomass cuts costs
Fermenting sugar is at the heart of many bio-based chemical… A new catalyst promises to cut the cost of the Fischer-Tropsch process
When coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) is converted to liquid fuel… 
A ‘new’ concept for CO2 capture: birds’ lungs
Researchers at the University of California Irvine (UCI, Irvine CA;…Cross-coupling catalyst
A highly active nickel catalyst for performing cross-coupling reactions has… October Chementator Briefs
Strength with stress Shear forces usually break bonds in… These resins make tastier orange juice
A process from Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS; Edina,… Control particle size and morphology with this technique
Lactose has been widely used as a pharmaceutical excipient, where… New approach for biobutanol reaches ‘lab-pilot’ scale
A continuous fermentation process for making biologically derived butanol from… BUSINESS NEWS
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Clariant opens new innovation center in Frankfurt
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is today officially opening its new… Clariant plans to divest Leather Services Business to Stahl
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) plans to sell its Leather Services… Honeywell to build new production facility in China
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) says it will establish a new manufacturing campus… Jacobs receives contract from Codelco in Chile
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) :JEC) announced today… World’s largest SNG plant goes onstream in China
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) says that Qinghua, the… BASF obtains exclusive rights to market magnetocaloric materials
BASF New Business GmbH (Luswigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has entered into… Evonik starts up new production facility in Shanghai
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has opened a new… Eurochem launches mining operations in Kazakhstan
EuroChem (Moscow, Russia; www.eurochem.ru), one of the world's largest fertilizer… WorleyParsons awarded detailed EPCM contract by Invista
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) announces the recent award… Teijin establishes new Thai subsidiary
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.com) has established Teijin Corporation (Thailand)… Foster Wheeler awarded FEED contract from Khurais in Saudi Arabia
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that subsidiaries of… Neste Jacobs signs MoU with Quangang Petroleum and Chemical Industry Park in China
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and Quangang Petroleum and… Praxair starts up ASU in Brazil
White Martins, the Brazil-based subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.;… CB&I awarded technology contract from GS Caltex
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Gazprom Neft, UOP and EMRE finalize technology licensing agreement
UOP LLC (UOP; Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company,… Air Products to build new world-scale H2 plant to support Shell Scotford facility
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com), and its subsidiary Air… ICA Fluor to build vinyl-chloride-monomer plant in Mexico
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) says that its ICA Fluor… Technip awarded contract for ethane cracker in Louisiana
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by Sasol… Clariant divests Detergents & Intermediates Business to ICIG
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has signed an agreement to divest… Wison wins contract for project in Venezuela
Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com), the largest… Cooper Valves acquires Accuseal
Cooper Valves (Stafford, Tex.; www.coopervalves.com) says it has acquired Accuseal… Haldor Topsøe and E.ON to harness excess industrial heat
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) and E.ON, one of… ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions receives fertilizer plant contract from Belarus
Belarus-based Grodno Azot has placed an order with plant engineering… Neste Jacobs to deliver APC technology whey-powder factory
Technology, engineering and project-management company Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland;… Outotec receives minerals-processing-technology orders from Mexico
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded minerals-processing-technology orders… Oman Oil acquires Oxea from Advent International
Advent International www.adventinternational.com), one of the largest and most experienced… Clariant brings new Houdry dehydrogenation catalyst capacity on-stream
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has successfully expanded production capacity for… Lanxess commissions CO2 concentration unit in South Africa
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commissioned a new CO2… Air Products plans liquid N2 facility in Texas
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced plans to build,… Solvay to acquire Chemlogics
As part of its ongoing transformation, Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium;… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL
Ethanol from Sugarcane
Ethanol is a widely used commodity chemical with several applications,…
Biological Wastewater Treatment: Selecting the Process
Chemical, pharmaceutical and related industries produce large amounts of wastewater…
Understanding Boiler Circulation
Boilers generate steam using different methods to circulate the steam-water…
The Owner Role in Capital Projects
Avoid delays, cost overruns and more with significant owner involvement…
Maximizing Fan Efficiency
Optimizing fan performance can help plants reach overall process efficiency…
A booming interest in separation technologiesDistillation and absorption are back. The AIChE Spring Meeting (San…
Keeping the water flowingCurrently, there are around 13,000 desalination plants in operation or…
Iron ore is traditionally pelletized using the binding agent bentonite…
The research group of Yasuhiro Uozumi and Yoichi Yamada at…
A pilot plant will be established at the University of…
Fermenting sugar is at the heart of many bio-based chemical…
When coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas) is converted to liquid fuel…
A ‘new’ concept for CO2 capture: birds’ lungsResearchers at the University of California Irvine (UCI, Irvine CA;…
A highly active nickel catalyst for performing cross-coupling reactions has…
Strength with stress Shear forces usually break bonds in…
A process from Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS; Edina,…
Lactose has been widely used as a pharmaceutical excipient, where…
A continuous fermentation process for making biologically derived butanol from…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) is today officially opening its new…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) plans to sell its Leather Services…
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) says it will establish a new manufacturing campus…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) :JEC) announced today…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) says that Qinghua, the…
BASF New Business GmbH (Luswigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has entered into…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has opened a new…
EuroChem (Moscow, Russia; www.eurochem.ru), one of the world's largest fertilizer…
WorleyParsons Ltd. (North Sydney, Australia; www.worleyparsons.com) announces the recent award…
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.teijin.com) has established Teijin Corporation (Thailand)…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that subsidiaries of…
Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland; www.nestejacobs.com) and Quangang Petroleum and…
White Martins, the Brazil-based subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.;…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract…
UOP LLC (UOP; Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company,…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com), and its subsidiary Air…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) says that its ICA Fluor…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by Sasol…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has signed an agreement to divest…
Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China; www.wison.com), the largest…
Cooper Valves (Stafford, Tex.; www.coopervalves.com) says it has acquired Accuseal…
Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) and E.ON, one of…
Belarus-based Grodno Azot has placed an order with plant engineering…
Technology, engineering and project-management company Neste Jacobs Oy (Porvoo, Finland;…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded minerals-processing-technology orders…
Advent International www.adventinternational.com), one of the largest and most experienced…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) has successfully expanded production capacity for…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commissioned a new CO2…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced plans to build,…
As part of its ongoing transformation, Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium;…
Ethanol from SugarcaneEthanol is a widely used commodity chemical with several applications,…
Biological Wastewater Treatment: Selecting the ProcessChemical, pharmaceutical and related industries produce large amounts of wastewater…
Understanding Boiler CirculationBoilers generate steam using different methods to circulate the steam-water…
The Owner Role in Capital ProjectsAvoid delays, cost overruns and more with significant owner involvement…
Maximizing Fan EfficiencyOptimizing fan performance can help plants reach overall process efficiency…
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