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Low-cost graphene-encapsulation technology improves cathode lifetimes
Battery performance tends to degrade over time due to the natural wear that occurs when, for example, cathode active materials (CAMs) expand and contract while shuttling ions for the reversible storage and release of electrical energy. CAMs also degrade due…
New Packaging Technologies Ensure Chemical Safety
Robotics and smart systems contribute efficiency to chemical packaging Preparing chemicals and pharmaceuticals for distribution, transport, storage and use is a demanding operation. Fortunately, modern packaging solutions with advanced technologies and smart systems can increase the efficiency of packaging operations,…
Low-energy, application-specific carbon nanotube manufacturing with hydrogen co-product
Due to their strength, electrical conductivity and surface area, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are increasingly finding application in advanced electronics, energy-storage installations, batteries, medical devices, separation processes and much more. A new CNT production technology developed by the SPICE division of…
Preserving federal statistics
Since its introduction in 1963, the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index® (CEPCI) has been tracking changes to construction costs for chemical manufacturing and related process facilities. The data from which the CEPCI is calculated come from a carefully selected and…
Accelerating Speed to Market and Sustainability Outcomes Using Digital Twins
An AI-driven digital twin has fundamentally altered the way new products are developed in the automotive sector Your product might be a game changer. But if it takes two years longer than your competitors to bring it to market, that’s…
New techniques improve abilities of hybrid quantum-classical computer systems in catalyst design
By leveraging the peculiar laws of quantum physics, quantum computing aims to render currently intractable scientific problems feasible. Using quantum-enhanced simulations for accelerating catalyst design is an example of an area where quantum computers could be brought to bear on…
Show Preview: K 2025
Over 3,200 exhibitors from around the globe will be showing their products and services during K 2025 (Düsseldorf, Germany; October 8–15; www.k-online.com), the world’s largest tradefair for plastics and rubber. This year’s event will feature the K 2025 Start-up Zone…
October 2025 Editorial Roundup Video
Watch the Chemical Engineering editorial staff discuss what to expect from the October issue https://youtu.be/oPBwls6CSt0
Energy Vault, PG&E complete world’s first ultra-long-duration hybrid battery +hydrogen energy-storage microgrid
Energy Vault Holdings Inc., a leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage solutions, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), today announced the successful completion and commercial operation of the Calistoga Resiliency Center (CRC),…
MilliporeSigma opens filtration manufacturing facility in Ireland
MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.), the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, announces the opening of a €150 million filtration manufacturing facility in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland. The site is…