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DOE selects Fluor JV to operate the depleted UF6-conversion facilities

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…

Operating Cost Benefits of Oil-Free Vacuum – Part 2

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…

Rockwell Automation acquires systems integrator Maverick Technologies

Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, Wis.; www.rockwellautomation.com) has acquired leading systems integrator Maverick Technologies to expand domain knowledge and help deliver innovative control and information solutions to customers in industries such as chemical, food and beverage, and oil and gas. The acquisition…

Cambrex opens pilot plant at Milan manufacturing site

Cambrex Corp. (East Rutherford, N.J.; www.cambrex.com) the leading manufacturer of small molecule innovator and generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), announced the validation and ISO certification of a new pilot plant at its manufacturing and R&D site in Paullo (Milan), Italy.…

Air Products spinoff Versum Materials becomes independent company

The former Electronic Materials business of Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) is now a separate and independent public company:  Versum Materials, Inc. Versum Materials officially spun off from Air Products on October 1, 2016, and has begun operations as…

Emerson to acquire corrosion-monitoring specialist Permasense

Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) announced it has agreed to acquire U.K.-based Permasense Ltd., a leading provider of non-intrusive corrosion monitoring technologies for the offshore and onshore oil production, refining, chemical, power, pipelines, metals and mining and other industries. Permasense…

Working remotely

With the prevalence of sophisticated mobile devices today, and the almost ubiquitous availability of WiFi — even on airplanes now­— we can almost always be connected to each other and to our jobs. I, for one, enjoy the freedom that…

A Japanese consortium begins a five-year, large-scale carbon-capture project

Toshiba Corp. (www.toshiba.co.jp), Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. (MHIR; both Tokyo, Japan; www.mizuho-ir.co.jp) and 11 other industrial and academic partners have been selected to carry out a five-year project, “Demonstration of Sustainable CCS Technology Project,” sponsored by Japan’s Ministry…

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This new, dual-pressure nitric-acid process is commercially available

Last month, Weatherly Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) introduced its new dual-pressure nitric acid (DPNA) technology, which enables economically viable production of HNO3 in large scale [over 1,000 metric tons per day (m.t./d)], as part…

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This ceramic membrane converts natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons

Converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons can theoretically be accomplished at high temperatures with the help of zeolite catalysts, but the reaction is hindered by two major factors. The conversion to products is thermodynamically limited, and coke formation on the…