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New touchscreen coulometer for gas-stream analysis

The CM5016 C/S coulometer (photo) provides highly accurate, absolute determination of carbon or sulfur content in any gas stream containing CO2, SO2 or H2S. The coulometer is used as the detector with a sample-acidification front-end unit, detecting carbon or sulfur…

Enhance EHS compliance and education with this new learning system

This company launched a new learning management system (LMS) with expanded capabilities for increased flexibility, functionality and scalability. The new LMS will also integrate the SAP Litmos tool as part of its offering. With an easy-to-navigate user interface, and simplified…

Waste-based ceramics improve energy-storage economics

Ceramic materials’ high heat resistance makes them a promising media for thermal energy storage, but their high costs have inhibited their widespread use for this application. Now, a new technology offered by Seramic Materials Ltd. (Masdar City, U.A.E.; www.seramic.eco) can…

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Business News: December 2021

Plant Watch Chemours to open new HFO plant in Arkansas November 11, 2021 — The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.; www.chemours.com) announced plans to open a new facility located in El Dorado, Ark. The new plant will be dedicated to Chemours’…

A new spin on ultrasonic algae control in wastewater-treatment applications

Ultrasound treatment is a non-chemical method to control algae using specific sound frequencies emitted through water to cause internal damage to polluting algae cells. Most previous work in the area of ultrasonic algae control has focused on very loud emitted…

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New catalyst technology for methanol synthesis boosts production and extends lifetimes

Newly launched catalyst technology, developed through a collaboration between Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.engineering-airliquide.com) and designed for methanol (MeOH) production, is capable of boosting cumulative MeOH yields by up to…

Linde and Singapore LNG to study CO2-liquefaction facility

Singapore LNG Corp. Pte Ltd (SLNG) and Linde Gas Singapore Pte Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaboratively explore the feasibility and development of a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Liquefaction and Storage Facility, located adjacent to the SLNG…

Sabic and HHI to produce circular polymers from ocean-bound plastic waste

SABIC (Jubail, Saudi Arabia) and Malaysia-based plastic recycling company HHI, have announced a pioneering new collaboration to create the first certified circular polymers produced through the advanced recycling of recovered mixed and used ocean-bound plastic. The certified circular polyolefins from…

Tatneft and KazMunayGas establish butadiene joint venture

PJSC Tatneft (Almetyevsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) and Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas corporation, KazMunayGas, have signed a corporate agreement on the operation of the Butadien LLP joint venture for the project implementation for the production of butadiene rubbers. The…

Lanxess to build new engineering plastics production line in Changzhou

Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany) announced that it will build a second compounding line for Durethan- and Pocan-branded high-tech engineering plastics at its manufacturing site in Changzhou, China. An investment of around €30 million will increase the capacity in Changzhou by…