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Verbio starts up ethanol production at biorefinery in Iowa

Verbio has commenced the commercial production of corn-based ethanol at its biorefinery facility in Nevada, Iowa. The plant, a subsidiary of Europe's leading biofuels and bioenergy producer Verbio SE, underwent a thorough commissioning process over the past six months resulting…

OCI Global to sell Texas clean-ammonia project to Woodside for $2.35 billion

OCI Global N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of its equity interests in its Clean Ammonia project under construction in Beaumont, Texas (OCI Clean Ammonia), to Woodside Energy Group Ltd.…

Case Study: HRSG LP Evaporator Failure and Risk Assessment – Oklahoma USA

      Overview: Tube leak was found in Low Pressure (LP) Steam Evaporator at a combined cycle power plant in Oklahoma. This leak was suspected and proved to be Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) damage. This raised concerns about the…

Lubrizol to invest $200 million to construct its largest manufacturing plant in India

The Lubrizol Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase a 120-acre plot in Aurangabad, India, where it plans to construct a new manufacturing facility to initially support the region’s growing transportation and industrial fluid…

Veolia North America sells its acid-regeneration business for $620 million

Veolia (Paris) announced that its subsidiary Veolia North America has signed an agreement for the divestment of Veolia North America Regeneration Services, which includes its sulfuric acid and hydrofluoric acid regeneration activities for refineries, to private equity firm American Industrial…

Rising heat concerns

This summer is proving to be a hot one across much of the U.S. as heat waves grip many regions with little relief from nighttime cooling. If it seems like it has been getting hotter, there are data to support…

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Effective Dust Collection: Capturing Dust and Accounting for Loading

Three of the critical aspects of dust collection systems are properly identifying necessary dust capture points, effectively capturing dust at each point and accounting for solids loading in the ductwork. Key considerations for these aspects are presented here Dust collection…

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New structured packing introduced at Achema

At Achema 2024 (Frankfurt, Germany; June 10–15), Sulzer Chemtech (Winterthur, Switzerland; www.sulzer.com) revealed MellapakEvo (photo), the latest addition to its structured-packing product family. The MellapakEvo structured packing has been developed to enhance the efficiency and capacity of distillation columns, maximizing…

Efficient mixing and drying of battery recyclables

The Solidmix technology (photo) is suitable for the pre-drying of shredded battery scrap and has been optimized for the separation of the solvents contained in the batteries. By means of vacuum drying, the solvents can be quickly and reliably separated…

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Improving PRV Cost of Ownership with Upstream Rupture Discs

The costs associated with installing and maintaining pressure-relief valves (PRVs) can often be reduced by equipping systems with upstream rupture discs Reclosing pressure-relief devices, commonly referred to as pressure relief valves (PRVs), are designed to allow for the release of…