There might be as many categories of catalysts as there are chemical processing applications. And,…

Technology originally developed for dewatering algae has shown success in separating hydrocarbons from produced water…

  ADN production Nylon-polymer producer Invista (Wichita, Kan.; www.invista.com) has developed new technology for the…

The research group of Masaru Ogura, an associate professor at the Institute of Industrial Science,…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) will begin developing basic technologies for a…

Theres a growing trend toward generating electricity from biogas (see pp. 15–17), but roughly half…

The research groups of professor Yasuyuki Tsuji and assistant professor Tetsuaki Fujihara at Kyoto University…

A group of scientists from Fudan University (Shanghai, China; www.fudan.ac.cn) China, has reported what it…

In the development process for coal-bed methane, water is produced from wells. It is high-salinity…

A consortium of companies — Laricina Energy Ltd., Nexen Inc., Suncor Energy Inc. and Harris…

A recently launched, polymer-coated, fumed silica additive improves the performance of structural adhesives — those…

Microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) reactor technology developed by Velocys, Inc. (Plain City, Ohio; www.velocys.com),, the U.S.-based…

The Shaw Group Inc. (Baton Rouge, La.; www.shawgrp.com) has signed a definitive merger agreement with…

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec; www.sinopec.com) have signed…

The Achema fair crew of Sommer Maschinen- & Anlagenbau (Düsseldorf, Germany), which now belongs to…

Metabolix, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.metabolix.com) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Antibioticos S.A.…

In order to stay ahead of the increasing demand for its liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; www.snclavalin.com) is pleased to announce that SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering (SLFE),…

Matheson (Basking Ridge, N.J.; www.mathesongas.com) and SynGest Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.; www.syngest.com) have agreed to…

ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has won a contract worth over $ 100 million to build…

In the products triallyl cyanurate (TAC) and triallyl isocyanurate (Taicros), Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany;…

Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded by the petrochemical company Al-Jubail Petrochemical Co. (KEMYA) —…

Praxair Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com), has signed a new…

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has formed a new joint venture (JV) with CFPS Engenharia…

Toyo Engineering India Ltd. (Toyo-India), an Indian subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan;…

Styrolution Group GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.styrolution.com), the global leader in styrenics, today announced…

Novasep Pompey, France; www.novasep.com), a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industries,…

Uhde Inventa-Fischer (Berlin, Germany and Domat/Ems, Switzerland; www.uhde-inventa-fischer.com) and Changle Highsun Synthetic Fiber Technology Co.…

Toyo Engineering Corp. (Toyo; Chiba, Japan; www.toyo-eng.co.jp), being a leader of a consortium with Foster…

Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo; www.teijin.co.jp)says it will expand its supply capability for dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), a…

The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com) will be constructing two major air separation units (ASUs)…

Foster Wheeler AG (Zug, Switzerland; www.fwc.com) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering…

Praxair China (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has started up a new air separation plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu…

Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) has begun work on a new project for Sasol Technology…

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has been awarded multiple orders, worth a total of €265…

Pöyry Oyj’s (Vantaa, Finland; www.poyry.com) Industry business group has been awarded a services assignment by…

BP (London, U.K.; www.bp.com) and JBF Petrochemicals (a wholly owned subsidiary of JBF Industries Ltd.)…

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to expand the manufacturing plant for vinylformamide (VFA)…

ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH (Uhde; Dortmund, Germany; www.uhde.eu) is strengthening its capabilities in the global oil-and-gas…

Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai, China; www.praxair.cn) has started up a large air separation plant…

Aquatech International Corp. (Canonsburg, Pa.; www.aquatech.com) has been awarded a contract for the design, engineering,…

Corrosion is a large and complex issue that is critical to the chemical process industries…

Among all the engineers who will be involved in the purchase of a mixer or…

The ability to model a process to see if it meets project requirements and is…

Understanding the inherent limitations of current overpressure protection analyses is key to developing a more…

After a serious accident at a chemical plant, petroleum refinery or other freestanding industrial facility,…