C2H2 hydrogenation Last month, Clariant (Munich, Germany; www.clariant.com) launched OleMax…
Cooling-tower motor A new electric motor for driving cooling-tower fans…
Biobutanol milestones Last month, Cobalt Technologies (Cobalt; Mountain View,…
Biomass to sugar Plans are underway to build a commercial-scale…
Ultrafiltration A new ultrafiltration fiber can increase permeability by 35%…
Heavy crude UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com) plans…
Li-ion batteries Over the course of several battery charge/discharge cycles,…
Water treatment The recently introduced FoodPro ST line of water-treatment…
Nylon Recycling Validation has been completed, and construction is underway…
PET recycling Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) can be quickly depolymerized into…