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Facts At Your Fingertips: Comparing Steam and Heat-Transfer-Fluid Utility Systems
While modern steam systems trace their history to James Watt’s steam engine in 1776, heat-transfer-fluid (HTF) systems are more recent, dating to 1926 with the use of diphenyl oxide as a heat recovery agent in power plants [1]. This one-page…
Autonomous chemistry system identifies high-performing and tunable catalysts
Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU; Raleigh; www.ncsu.edu) and the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill; www.unc.edu), with the support of Eastman Chemical Co. (www.eastman.com), have developed a closed-loop autonomous catalysis platform for identifying high-performing catalyst formulations and for…
Application-Specific Valves Deliver Reliability
Engineering valves for a specific application increases performance in challenging and complex chemical processes Valves play a critical role in the chemical process industries (CPI). They help manage capital-intensive operations, protect equipment and support environmental compliance. Rather than relying on…
Drum Screen Evolution: Eliminating Trunnion Wheels Reduces Downtime and Cost
Through a trunnion-free drum-screen technology, fine screening applications with high solids loading can achieve their goals while controlling costs and reducing risk For fine screening and small-particle removal in applications like wastewater treatment, few technologies offer as much value as…
Linde awarded contract to supply industrial gases to semiconductor-manufacturing complex in Arizona
Linde (Woking, U.K.; www.linde.com) today announced that it has been awarded a new long-term agreement to supply ultra-high-purity industrial gases to one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. The agreement will support the expansion of the customer’s semiconductor manufacturing…
This portfolio of heavy-duty lubricants has been expanded for broader application coverage
The recently expanded BioMax line of environmentally acceptable lubricants for demanding marine and industrial applications addresses the needs of users in demanding industrial sectors that require strong lubricant performance, environmental compliance and application-specific technical support in one solution. BioMax lubricants are…
INEOS takes delivery of module delayed by war in Iran
INEOS (London, U.K.; www.ineos.com) has taken delivery of the first of the last two modules, at the Port of Antwerp, to complete the Project ONE (project-one.ineos.com) cracker. The modules were built in Abu Dhabi, but their transport to Antwerp was…
Construction begins on expansion of heavy-rare-earth-oxides production project in Utah
Energy Fuels Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.; www.energyfuels.com), a leading U.S.-based critical materials company, today announced that construction has begun on an expansion of its White Mesa Mill in Utah, to enable the large-scale production of heavy rare earth oxides, which are…
Fuhua starts Evonik-licensed hydrogen peroxide megaplant in Leshan, China
Production has begun at the new hydrogen peroxide megaplant operated by Fuhua (Leshan City, China; ccdp-ac.com) and licensed by Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. With an annual capacity of 200 kilotons, the facility is one of…
Veolia to operate microgrid to power AI data center campus in Ohio
Veolia (Aubervilliers, France; www.veolia.com), a global leader in environmental services, has been selected by a major project developer to operate and maintain a 350-megawatt microgrid to power an AI data center campus. This contract builds on Veolia's Data Center Resource…