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The Changing Face of Water Treatment

Modern solutions help processors achieve water-related goals in a more proactive, cost-effective way Although water reuse and recycling began as a necessity in regions where water scarcity was a significant challenge, the increasing cost of water coupled with aggressive sustainability…

Focus on Motors and Drives

On-point configuration for all requirements With the new Flender One platform, this company’s engineers have developed the world’s narrowest gear-ratio range, with 103 stages between 1 and 7.1 per size for applications that require particularly precise speed, such as pumps…

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A new approach to refrigeration with no global-warming potential

Traditional vapor-compression refrigeration relies on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as refrigerant fluids — a class of compounds with global-warming potentials (GWP) thousands of times higher than that of CO2. A new approach from scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL; Berkeley, Calif.;…

E3 Lithium begins operations at direct lithium extraction field pilot plant in Alberta

E3 Lithium Ltd. (Calgary, Alta., Canada) announced that commissioning of its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) field pilot plant is complete and operations have begun. The commissioning process included connecting all major pieces of equipment to the piping and wiring systems…

FuelCell Energy and ExxonMobil continue carbon-capture technology development project

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.) and ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC) have agreed to extend their ongoing joint development agreement through March 31, 2024. The extension enables further development related to manufacturing scale-up and work towards advancing the carbonate…

AGC and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical launch study to commercialize circular carbon methanol from glass production

AGC (Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Tokyo) have agreed to begin the study regarding the production and sale of methanol made from CO2 generated from AGC’s architectural glass production, by applying the methanol production technology developed by…

Lenzing completes upgrade project at its specialty-viscose manufacturing plant in Indonesia

The Lenzing Group (Lenzing, Austria) has made significant technical improvements to its Purwakarta site in Indonesia (PT. South Pacific Viscose). Lenzing has invested more than EUR 100 million since 2021 to convert existing production capacity to specialty viscose. With the…

Sinopec launches production at solar-powered green-hydrogen plant

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) announced that the Green Hydrogen Pilot Project constructed by the company in Kuqa City of Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has commenced operation. The official operation of the plant, which harnesses solar energy…

Mitsui, partners exploring hydrogen and ammonia supply chain in Osaka

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. , Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., IHI Corp. , and The Kansai Electric Power Co. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding a joint study to establish a hydrogen and ammonia supply chain based in the Osaka coastal…

Equinor acquires stake in U.S. Gulf Coast carbon-capture and storage project

Equinor Energy AS (Stavanger, Norway) has acquired a 25% interest in Bayou Bend CCS LLC, positioned to be one of the largest US carbon capture and storage projects located along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas. “Commercial CCS solutions are…