The VHSC range (photo) of standalone or integrated dust collectors and vacuum cleanup conveyors are designed for high-volume air movement, providing dust control that meets ATEX-certified and explosion-proof standards for any powder having a minimum ignition energy (MIE) greater than…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has acquired the patent rights for Bayqik quasi-isothermal sulfuric acid converter technology and other related technology from Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayer.com). Under the terms of the agreement, the technology transfer includes all…
Global Bioenergies (Evry, France; www.global-bioenergies.com) and Cristal Union have announced that their subsidiary, IBN-One has awarded the first engineering contracts for its bio-isobutene plant to Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) and IPSB. Following a consultation process by IBN-One in spring 2016,…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) says that Placid Refining Company LLC has successfully started up a grassroots dividing wall column (DWC) reformate splitter at their Port Allen, Louisiana, refinery. KBR's Distill-Max DWC technology was selected for this application during Placid Refining…
In one of our prior posts, we talked about the key differences between direct and indirect vacuum gauges. One of the most common direct gauge technologies is the capacitive gauge. This post will review how these gauges are constructed and…
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has broken ground on its new powder coatings plant in Mumbai, India. The investment of €9 million will allow the company to increase capacity in the region, which forms an important part of…
Sadara Chemical Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; www.sadara.com) started up its mixed-feed cracker (MFC) on August 28, 2016. The MFC is the only one of its kind in Saudi Arabia and will allow Sadara to produce a diversified range of plastics…
In a further step to expand its participation in the agricultural market in the Brazilian Midwest, Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of the fertilizers blending unit of Adubos Sudoeste in…
During the celebration of the five-year anniversary of the Lewabrane membrane-elements plant operated by IAB Ionenaustauscher GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals company Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com), LANXESS also announced plans to double production capacity in the…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) has officially opened the world’s first modular ammonium nitrate plant. The plant’s location is remote, in the desert-like landscape of Western Australia, northeast of Perth. Ammonium nitrate is the main component of explosives used…