The gender gap in engineeringEach year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;…
December 2013
COMMENTARYCapital cost calculations, Postscripts, corrections
Capital cost calculations I recently read the article “Capital Costs… IN THE NEWSCHEMENTATOR
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Optimization of a Steam Network
Petroleum refineries generate power from a number of sources, including…New process for monoethylene glycol completes pilot stage
A new process for producing monoethylene glycol (MEG) from synthesis-gas-based… Improving extraction yields of Ni and Co from laterite
Low-grade nickel (less than 1.5 wt.%) laterite ores represent about… 
First commercial process for K2SO4 from polyhalite completes pilot
Pilot plant operation has been completed for a process that…An efficient way to make fermentable sugars from fibrous waste
The National Food Research Institute (NFRI) of the National Agriculture… 
This gasification process turns waste into syngas
Construction of a large-scale waste-to-energy plant will start in the…
A new gas-engine cogeneration system
Last month, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; www.mhi.co.jp) and Tokyo…December Chementator Briefs
Acetic acid from syngas A new process for the… Making biogas from waste with a low organic content
The effluent discharged by domestic industries in Japan amounts to… Metabolic engineering makes plants produce more oils
A research team from the University of Western Australia (Perth;… BUSINESS NEWS
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Outotec wins orders in Turkey
Outotec (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) will deliver technology and services worth… Foster Wheeler awarded contract for hydrogen reformers in Vietnam
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… KBR ammonia technology selected for new fertilizer facility in Indiana
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today that its leading ammonia process… Technip wins new ethylene contract in China
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by CNOOC Oil &… Air Products and SIRE sign liquid CO2 agreement for Iowa facility
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term… BASF and Renmatix agree on a joint development for the production of industrial sugars from biomass
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Renmatix Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.;… Bechtel to design and build complex water system for copper mine in Chile
Bechtel (San Francisco, Calif.; www.bechtel.com) has been selected by BHP… Topsøe builds catalyst plant in China
Haldor Topsøe A/S’ (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) board of directors today… Uhde Inventa-Fischer completes PET MTR plant for Octal Petrochemicals in Oman
The plant engineering and construction company Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland;… Pörner awarded turnkey contract for wax plate plant in Egypt
S.C. Poerner Romania S.r.l. (Bucharest), the Romanian subsidiary of the… Clariant expands its ethoxylation site in Texas
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced the second expansion of… Exterran and Black & Veatch to market natural-gas-processing technology in North America
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) and Exterran Energy… CB&I wins contract for U.S. ethylene plant
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract… Foster Wheeler awarded contract for molybdenum refinery in Chile
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary… Bartec acquires Pixavi
Bartec GmbH (Bad Mergentheim, Germany; www.bartec.de) has acquired Pixavi (Stavanger,… Mitsui Chemicals expands polypropylene capacity in North America, and more business news
Plant Watch Chandra Asri and Michelin partner on synthetic-rubber manufacturing… 
Innovations in Gasification
There is increasing interest in meeting the growing demand for…
Feeling the ‘brunt of prosperity’ on CPI Workforce issues
While staffing issues continue to be a tremendous challenge for…
Plant Revamps and Turnarounds: Some Lessons Learned
A plant turnaround is always challenging in the chemical process…
Butene via Ethylene Dimerization
Olefin dimerization is a reaction where two molecules of a…
The Globally Harmonized System
When the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised…
Calculations in Process Engineering
The topic of carrying out process engineering calculations in the…
Corrosion: the silent killer
CUI — that acronym should be enough to capture your…
Gear Units In CPI Plants
Gear units play a critical role in a diverse array…
Filtration Testing and Slurry Conditioning
Testing in filtration processes is critical for determining the properties…
Capital cost calculations I recently read the article “Capital Costs…
Optimization of a Steam NetworkPetroleum refineries generate power from a number of sources, including…
A new process for producing monoethylene glycol (MEG) from synthesis-gas-based…
Low-grade nickel (less than 1.5 wt.%) laterite ores represent about…
First commercial process for K2SO4 from polyhalite completes pilotPilot plant operation has been completed for a process that…
The National Food Research Institute (NFRI) of the National Agriculture…
This gasification process turns waste into syngasConstruction of a large-scale waste-to-energy plant will start in the…
A new gas-engine cogeneration systemLast month, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; www.mhi.co.jp) and Tokyo…
Acetic acid from syngas A new process for the…
The effluent discharged by domestic industries in Japan amounts to…
A research team from the University of Western Australia (Perth;…
Outotec (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) will deliver technology and services worth…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary…
KBR (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced today that its leading ammonia process…
Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by CNOOC Oil &…
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has signed a long-term…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and Renmatix Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.;…
Bechtel (San Francisco, Calif.; www.bechtel.com) has been selected by BHP…
Haldor Topsøe A/S’ (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) board of directors today…
The plant engineering and construction company Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Domat/Ems, Switzerland;…
S.C. Poerner Romania S.r.l. (Bucharest), the Romanian subsidiary of the…
Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) today announced the second expansion of…
Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) and Exterran Energy…
CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract…
Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) says that a subsidiary…
Bartec GmbH (Bad Mergentheim, Germany; www.bartec.de) has acquired Pixavi (Stavanger,…
Plant Watch Chandra Asri and Michelin partner on synthetic-rubber manufacturing…
Innovations in GasificationThere is increasing interest in meeting the growing demand for…
Feeling the ‘brunt of prosperity’ on CPI Workforce issuesWhile staffing issues continue to be a tremendous challenge for…
Plant Revamps and Turnarounds: Some Lessons LearnedA plant turnaround is always challenging in the chemical process…
Butene via Ethylene DimerizationOlefin dimerization is a reaction where two molecules of a…
The Globally Harmonized SystemWhen the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised…
Calculations in Process EngineeringThe topic of carrying out process engineering calculations in the…
Corrosion: the silent killerCUI — that acronym should be enough to capture your…
Gear Units In CPI PlantsGear units play a critical role in a diverse array…
Filtration Testing and Slurry ConditioningTesting in filtration processes is critical for determining the properties…
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