A new approach to advanced recycling combines heterogeneous catalysis with electromagnetic induction, enabling the conversion of polyolefin-rich waste streams into versatile materials. Developed by bobine (Strasbourg, France; www.bobine-chemistry.com), this fully electric technology can help decarbonize the production of olefins like…
Current recycling methods for recovering platinum-group metals (PGMs) from catalyst-coated membranes (CCMs) used in proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers and fuel cells incinerate the highly valuable membrane material, requiring the manufacture of new material and the management of hydrogen fluoride offgas…
The Global Impact Coalition (GIC; Geneva, Switzerland; www.globalimpactcoalition.com), a CEO-led platform enabling the chemical industry and its value chain to transition to a circular and net-zero chemicals future, announced today that the technology company Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) has…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced the commissioning of a new multi-tech water treatment plant in Baringo, Kenya, serving the rural community of Kampi Ya Samaki with its first reliable source of clean and healthy drinking water. Delivered through its long-running partnership…
Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed a FEED agreement for Hynfra’s green ammonia project located in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. The FEED is the detailed engineering and design of the plant and Topsoe’s ammonia synthesis technology will be part…
Sustainable Molecules Ltd. (SuMo) and Velocys (Houston) have successfully commissioned a U.K.-first Fischer–Tropsch (FT) syncrude production system demonstrating that SuMo's waste-derived syngas can be converted into the liquid hydrocarbon precursors needed to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The milestone strengthens…
Kemira Oyj (Helsinki, Finland; www.kemira.com) a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today announced that it has successfully completed the first US full-scale trial of its chlorine-free wastewater treatment technology, KemConnect® DEX, with Capital Region Water, the advanced…
The RF400 roller feeder is designed specifically to enhance the efficiency and consistency of electrode dry-material feeding in battery manufacturing processes. As the demand for high-performance batteries continues to surge, manufacturers face increasing challenges in ensuring the precise and reliable…
At its Worms site in Germany, Röhm GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) is using an innovative and in-house developed technology for the first time on an industrial scale. It enables the processing and upgrading of chemically recycled methyl methacrylate (MMA). The starting…
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies SE (Paris), and Bernard Fontana, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the EDF Group, signed a Nuclear Production Allocation Contract (Contrat d’Allocation de Production Nucléaire – CAPN) for a duration of…