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Givaudan inaugurates expanded production facility in Mexico

Givaudan (Zurich, Switzerland) announced the inauguration of its newly expanded production facility at the Pedro Escobedo site in Mexico.  The investment in the new extension underscores Givaudan’s commitment to enhancing its encapsulation technologies and meeting the growing demands of its…

Topsoe and Aramco to jointly develop blue-hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia

Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) and Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to produce low-carbon hydrogen, also referred to as blue hydrogen, using Topsoe’s ground-breaking eREACT technology in Aramco’s Shaybah NGL facility. The JDA underlines the…

Corteva and bp plan JV for biofuel feedstocks

Corteva Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.) announced a collaboration with bp (London) on the companies’ shared intent to form a crop-based biofuel feedstock joint venture (JV). The JV envisaged by Corteva and bp would produce and deliver crop-based biofuel feedstocks to help…

BASF and Shenergy Group enter cooperation to accelerate international biomethane projects

BASF SE (Ludiwgshafen, Germany) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shenergy Group through its subsidiaries Shanghai Gas Co. and Shanghai Shenji Environmental Technology Co.. This strategic partnership aims to foster long-term collaboration among the three parties in the commercialization…

Efficiency Redefined: The Role of Heat Pumps and MVR in Sustainable Distillation Practices

Sulzer’s VoltaSplit™ technology redefines distillation by integrating MVR and heat-pump systems for exceptional energy efficiency and significant direct CO2 savings. What’s inside the whitepaper? Insights into electrified distillation technology, showcasing its performance and sustainability benefits. Practical guidance on integrating VoltaSplit™…

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Tower Doctor: The Case of the Lying Gamma Scan

Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers This conversation started in a course I was presenting in Sydney, Australia. I was about 15 minutes into my presentation when a delegate from a major petroleum refinery stopped me. “How…

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Electrochemical Processes for the Chemical Industry

The push toward decarbonization is driving an increased interest in electrochemical processes. Here, the authors share their experience in industrializing these processes The field of electrochemistry offers a disruptive methodology to revolutionize the chemical process industries (CPI) by electrifying processes.…

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Modern Level-Measurement Technologies for CPI Applications

Advanced level measurement devices enhanced with intelligence solve CPI challenges Chemical processes often require handling media that is corrosive, flammable, explosive or toxic with wide ranges in temperature and pressure and characteristics that include steam, dust, foam, turbulence and condensation.…

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Upgrading organic wastewater into fuel feedstocks

Although wastewater streams with high organic content — such as those from breweries and dairy facilities — can be difficult to treat and expensive to dispose of, there is potential to valorize their carbon content with the right process. Based…

Focus: Packaging

This packaging film is water soluble EcoSol® is a PVOH (polyvinyl alcohol) film (photo) that dissolves in water in minutes. It can be made into bags, pouches and sachets of many different sizes to create an efficient delivery system for…