Sustainability Archives - Chemical Engineering https://www.chemengonline.com/category/sustainability/ Chemical Engineering essentials for the global chemical processing industries (CPI) Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:50:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Next Hydrogen to supply electrolysis technology for University of Minnesota’s West Central Research and Outreach Center https://www.chemengonline.com/next-hydrogen-to-supply-electrolysis-technology-for-university-of-minnesotas-west-central-research-and-outreach-center/ https://www.chemengonline.com/next-hydrogen-to-supply-electrolysis-technology-for-university-of-minnesotas-west-central-research-and-outreach-center/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:50:34 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=280323 Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (Mississauga, Ont.) a designer and manufacturer of electrolyzers, has been awarded a contract by the University of Minnesota (UMN) for its latest generation electrolysis technology to be installed at the UMN West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC). The WCROC project is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/next-hydrogen-to-supply-electrolysis-technology-for-university-of-minnesotas-west-central-research-and-outreach-center/feed/ 0 Covestro to supply bio-based MDI for Carlisle Construction Chemicals https://www.chemengonline.com/covestro-to-supply-bio-based-mdi-for-carlisle-construction-chemicals/ https://www.chemengonline.com/covestro-to-supply-bio-based-mdi-for-carlisle-construction-chemicals/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:50:03 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=280237 Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and Carlisle Construction Materials (Carlisle) are collaborating to bring bio-circular products to the construction industry. Covestro will supply Carlisle with methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) that is based on ISCC PLUS certified mass balanced bio-circular raw materials and features up to a 99% lower product carbon footprint than fossil-based MDI. It specifically […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/covestro-to-supply-bio-based-mdi-for-carlisle-construction-chemicals/feed/ 0 Chemical Engineering In Conversation: Cemvita’s Path to Commercialization https://www.chemengonline.com/chemical-engineering-in-conversation-cemvitas-path-to-commercialization/ https://www.chemengonline.com/chemical-engineering-in-conversation-cemvitas-path-to-commercialization/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:30:44 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=280225 On the heels of several technology breakthroughs in 2024, Phil Garcia, vice president of commercialization at synthetic biology specialist Cemvita (Houston), discusses what’s next for the company.  Cemvita operates an integrated laboratory and pilot facility in Houston converting carbon waste into sustainable oils via its proprietary, microbial waste-to-oil process. “In the last six to eight […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/chemical-engineering-in-conversation-cemvitas-path-to-commercialization/feed/ 0 Topsoe chosen as technology provider for Holborn’s Hamburg renewable fuels refinery https://www.chemengonline.com/topsoe-chosen-as-technology-provider-for-holborns-hamburg-renewable-fuels-refinery/ https://www.chemengonline.com/topsoe-chosen-as-technology-provider-for-holborns-hamburg-renewable-fuels-refinery/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:37:48 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=280209 Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark) has signed an agreement with HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH (HOLBORN), to provide its HydroFlex technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel at its plant in Hamburg. HOLBORN is a successful oil refinery that supplies Hamburg and northern Germany with fuels and heating oil. The production will serve to address […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/topsoe-chosen-as-technology-provider-for-holborns-hamburg-renewable-fuels-refinery/feed/ 0 Saipem receives certifications for qualification of subsea hydrogen pipelines https://www.chemengonline.com/saipem-receives-certifications-for-qualification-of-subsea-hydrogen-pipelines/ https://www.chemengonline.com/saipem-receives-certifications-for-qualification-of-subsea-hydrogen-pipelines/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:19:42 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=280204 Saipem S.p.A. (San Donato Milanese, Italy) has obtained from RINA, the multinational inspection, certification and engineering consultancy group, two significant certifications for the performance qualification methodology of materials used in the construction of subsea pipelines for the transportation of gaseous hydrogen. One of the challenges of transporting hydrogen through converted or newly constructed pipelines is […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/saipem-receives-certifications-for-qualification-of-subsea-hydrogen-pipelines/feed/ 0 ITM Power to supply hydrogen electrolyzers for Shell’s Refhyne II project in Germany https://www.chemengonline.com/itm-power-to-supply-hydrogen-electrolyzers-for-shells-refhyne-ii-project-in-germany/ https://www.chemengonline.com/itm-power-to-supply-hydrogen-electrolyzers-for-shells-refhyne-ii-project-in-germany/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:29:40 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=280130 ITM Power plc (Sheffield, U.K.) signed a contract for the REFHYNE II project, following Shell‘s recent positive Final Investment Decision (FID). ITM will supply 100MW of TRIDENT stacks and skids to the Shell Rheinland Energy and Chemicals Park in Germany. Linde Engineering has been chosen as the EPC integrator and will collaborate closely with ITM. […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/itm-power-to-supply-hydrogen-electrolyzers-for-shells-refhyne-ii-project-in-germany/feed/ 0 Zymatic, Perstorp and RISE exploring enzyme-based treatment technology for water reuse https://www.chemengonline.com/zymatic-perstorp-and-rise-exploring-enzyme-based-treatment-technology-for-water-reuse/ https://www.chemengonline.com/zymatic-perstorp-and-rise-exploring-enzyme-based-treatment-technology-for-water-reuse/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:39:43 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=279999 In a collaboration aimed at addressing the global challenge of water scarcity, Zymatic (Södertälje, Sweden), Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden), and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) announced a partnership to implement an innovative enzyme-based solution for water reuse. This initiative, called EnZircle and funded by Vinnova, brings together industry-leading expertise from each organization, leveraging advanced biotechnological […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/zymatic-perstorp-and-rise-exploring-enzyme-based-treatment-technology-for-water-reuse/feed/ 0 Honeywell and Repsol to collaborate on renewable fuel development https://www.chemengonline.com/honeywell-and-repsol-to-collaborate-on-renewable-fuel-development/ https://www.chemengonline.com/honeywell-and-repsol-to-collaborate-on-renewable-fuel-development/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:31:17 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=279971 Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) and Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) announced a collaboration to create new production pathways for biofuels and circular materials. The two will also explore the possible integration of these methods into Repsol’s existing facilities. The companies plan to scale and commercialize Honeywell’s technologies, which use various wastes like fats, oils, greases, […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/honeywell-and-repsol-to-collaborate-on-renewable-fuel-development/feed/ 0 CE Podcast: Plastics Circularity with Dow Chemical Leaders https://www.chemengonline.com/podcast-plastics-circularity-with-dow-chemical-leaders/ https://www.chemengonline.com/podcast-plastics-circularity-with-dow-chemical-leaders/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:01:11 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=279880 In this episode of the Chemical Engineering Podcast, our guests are Heather Turner and Jesus Atias, two leaders of Dow Chemical’s Packaging & Specialty Plastics business. Heather and Jesus, the marketing director and product director for North America, respectively, for Circular and Renewable Solutions at Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, discuss the state of plastics […]

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]]> https://www.chemengonline.com/podcast-plastics-circularity-with-dow-chemical-leaders/feed/ 0 Wood to deliver pre-FEED for Shell’s blue hydrogen project in Oman https://www.chemengonline.com/wood-to-deliver-pre-feed-for-shells-blue-hydrogen-project-in-oman/ https://www.chemengonline.com/wood-to-deliver-pre-feed-for-shells-blue-hydrogen-project-in-oman/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:16:24 +0000 https://www.chemengonline.com/?p=279843 Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) has been selected by Shell to deliver pre-FEED services for Oman’s ‘Blue Horizons’ project. The project will produce low-carbon blue hydrogen and ammonia for local and international markets and will capture and store CO2 from production. The pioneering development is expected to be the first large-scale project of its kind in […]

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