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Tailgas Considerations for Biogas Upgrading
Thermal oxidation is used to destroy tailgas from biogas-upgrading facilities. Presented here are guidelines for selecting the proper method With the evolving economics of renewable energy credits comes increased interest in biogas-upgrading facilities. Renewable natural gas (RNG) plants are being…
Considerations for Industrial Gas Purification
Purity requirements and gas properties require different methods for the purification of industrial gases. Provided here are key considerations for selecting gas purification technology Industrial gases are critical for a wide range of applications throughout the chemical process industries (CPI).…
Beyond Simple Mixing
Five different examples are presented in which specialty mixers are used to perform tasks more efficiently than conventional approaches Specialty mixers serve a vast range of applications throughout the chemical process industries (CPI). The approach to mixer selection invariably starts…
Liquid Mixing in Stirred Tanks
A method of quantifying mixing according to a mixing index is presented. This index can evaluate and predict mixing intensity related to fluid velocities in stirred tanks The stirred tank is one of the most common and versatile pieces of…
Fluor wins FEED contract for Ineos’ new VAM processing plant
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for INEOS’ new processing plant at the Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull, UK. The plant will produce vinyl acetate monomer, (VAM) a key component for laminated wind…
Emerson opens industrial cybersecurity hub in India
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) opened its newest cybersecurity lab to help manufacturers confidently adopt digital transformation strategies, while protecting the integrity of their plant operations, networks, systems and data. The facility, part of Emerson’s larger global cybersecurity network, reinforces…
Covestro, Vopak and Mitsubishi among new investors in liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology
Royal Vopak (Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.vopak.com), Mitsubishi Corp., Covestro AG and AP Ventures have invested Euro 17 million into Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH and its Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology for hydrogen logistics. Storing hydrogen, using dibenzyltoluene as the Liquid Organic…
Fluor awarded EPCM contract for copper and silver project in Botswana
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Cupric Canyon Capital for its Khoemacau copper and silver project in northwest Botswana. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the second quarter of…
Linde starts up high-purity nitrogen supply at Shanghai EverDisplay
Linde (www.linde.com) announced that it has started up its new air separation plants to supply a combined 720 tons per day of high-purity nitrogen to Shanghai EverDisplay Optronics Co., Ltd. (EDO) supporting its sixth-generation AMOLED project. Under the terms of…
SNC-Lavalin awarded commissioning services contract for ExxonMobil-SABIC petrochemicals project
SNC-Lavalin (Montreal, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) has been awarded a major commissioning services contract with ExxonMobil/SABIC for their Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) petrochemical facility in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The chemical facility consists of a 1.8 million metric ton…