Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), through its Brazilian subsidiary White Martins, has signed a long-term agreement expanding its supply of oxygen to Fibria Celulose S/A (www.fibria.com.br) in Três Lagoas, Brazil. Fibria is the world’s largest producer of eucalyptus pulp, exporting…
Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) is expanding its research and development (R&D) facilities for silicones by establishing a new R&D center located in Ann Arbor, Mich. The facility is dedicated to support Wacker’s overall business and product development in…
Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Co. (SRC), a joint venture between Singapore Petroleum Company and Chevron, to undertake Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and Detailed Engineering Services for upgrade of…
DETECTION One of the simplest leak detectors for thermal fluid is the smoke that shows up when the hot fluid is exposed to air. The amount of smoke depends on the size of the leak, the temperature of the fluid and…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has started up a hydrogen plant for Repsol, one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon fuels and petrochemicals. The new 12 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day steam methane reformer (SMR) is located at Repsol’s La Pampilla Refinery in…
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) has decided to further advance the global development of its polypropylene (PP) compound business by establishing a new marketing base in Mexico and providing manufacturing capabilities in India. These moves represent a significant step forward…
The technology company The Linde Group (Munich; www.linde.com) and the specialty chemicals group Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) have intensified their collaboration in the area of membrane-based gas separation within the framework of the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion…
Strategic Precious Metals Processing (SPMP) has contracted WorleyParsons Oman Engineering, with support from WorleyParsons RSA, to execute the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for the world’s first world's first major antimony roaster outside of China in decades, designed to…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) says that that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC (MCS), a joint venture (JV) comprised of Atkins, Fluor and Westinghouse, to operate the depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) conversion facilities at…
In part 1 of this white paper, we reviewed the general advantages of using dry, chemical-resistant diaphragm pumps for process scale-up applications. In part 2, we will delve into the process of configuring the mini-plant in order to realize the…