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April 8, 2009
Fluor selected for SaskPower carbon capture engineering
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.fluor.com) announced today that it was awarded front-end engineering for CO2 capture for the SaskPower Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration Demonstration project in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. The contract value for the first quarter award was not disclosed. If the project proceeds as planned, it would be the first commercial-scale carbon-capture system...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Fluor-selected-for-SaskPower-carbon-capture-engineering_4726.html
April 1, 2009
Recycling Cathode Ray Tubes
As CRTs become an obsolete form of video display technology, recycling their lead-filled glass is increasingly important Earlier this decade, liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma screens surpassed cathode ray tubes (CRTs) as the visual display of choice in computers and televisions. While the production of CRTs has dwindled to nearly nothing, we will still deal with end-of-life (EoL) units for years to...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/Recycling-Cathode-Ray-Tubes_4644.html
April 1, 2009
Chementator: EPA proposes national reporting system for greenhouse gases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, Washington D.C.) plans to set up the first U.S. national system for reporting emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. The proposal marks the first step toward a program for climate control. "Through this new reporting we will have comprehensive and accurate data...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Chementator-EPA-proposes-national-reporting-system-for-greenhouse-gases_4679.html
March 27, 2009
CO2 capture now possible for commercial coal-fired power generation
Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent greenhouse gas (GHG) believed to be responsible for global warming. CO2 levels are rising at an accelerated rate with the increasing global demand for transportation fuels and power. Today, worldwide CO2 emissions amount to 7.9 tons per year and are expected to grow 75% to 13.9 tons by 2030. Coal is an abundant and relatively inexpensive energy source. Coal-fired power...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/CO2-capture-now-possible-for-commercial-coal-fired-power-generation_4635.html
March 24, 2009
Siemens develops CO2 capture technology
Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/energy) will adapt its proprietary process for carbon dioxide capture to the special conditions prevalent in and mode of operation of combined-cycle power plants for the Norwegian utility Statkraft. The project kicked off in January 2009 and is scheduled to be completed within two years. This technology will then be available for industrial-scale...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Siemens-develops-CO2-capture-technology_4626.html
February 1, 2009
Chementator: Sonicating slurries speeds soil remediation
Ultrasound has been applied, with limited success, for the remediation of contaminated soil. Up to now, the approach has been to first extract the contaminant from the soil into a liquid, which is then passed through a sono-reactor where the contaminants are destroyed by high temperatures and pressures (more than 5,000K and 1,000 atm) generated by cavitating bubbles. A new process developed by a team from...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/Chementator-Sonicating-slurries-speeds-soil-remediation_4521.html
February 1, 2009
Water reuse and recycling: Taking the Plunge
Globally, water reuse and recycling are not uncommon — with parts of Australia, South Africa and the Middle East rather heartily embracing the practice. Even in Europe, it is estimated that 75 to 80% of water is reused. However, because fresh water is prevalent and plentiful in most parts of the U.S., few domestic chemical processors, or other industrial consumers of water, have yet to take the...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/water_treatment_and_supply/Water-reuse-and-recycling-Taking-the-Plunge_4492.html
January 1, 2009
Controlling Emissions With Ceramic Filters
Ceramic filters are well suited for high-temperature processes that are subject to strict emissions limits, including those for dioxins About Incineration Incineration processes are being widely used more and more to deal with the disposal of waste materials. In many countries, land filling of waste materials is not practical or desirable due to a lack of appropriate sites. Incineration has the benefit of...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/Controlling-Emissions-With-Ceramic-Filters_4445.html
January 1, 2009
Chementator: More efforts to capture CO2 from power plants
Aiming at bringing down the barriers to the commercial deployment of post-combustion capture (PCC) of CO2, an Australian team from CSIRO Energy Technology (Newcastle, New South Wales; www.csiro.au), CSIRO Energy Technology (Clayton South, Victoria), and several other research organizations has developed an integrated PCC R&D and pilot plant program. The program includes four pilot plants: The Latrobe...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Chementator-More-efforts-to-capture-CO2-from-power-plants_4455.html
January 1, 2009
Chementator: This mechanical cleaning process reduces fouling in MBRs without chemicals
For wastewater treatment, membrane bioreactors (MBRs) provide superior effluent quality in a small footprint compared to alternative activated-sludge treatment methods. However, MBRs are prone to fouling, and thus may require frequent membrane cleaning with the associated manpower and chemical costs. Microdyn-Nadir GmbH (Wiesbaden; www.microdyn-nadir.de), in cooperation with Darmstadt University (both...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/water_treatment_and_supply/Chementator-This-mechanical-cleaning-process-reduces-fouling-in-MBRs-without-chemicals_4456.html
December 10, 2008
Essent & Shell take step toward low-CO2 power plant
Arnhem/The Hague, 8 December 2008, Essent Business Development B.V. (Essent) and Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. (Shell; The Hague; www.shell.com)  agreed to study the feasibility of a 1,000-megawatt, low-CO2 power plant. Most of the CO2 produced by the plant would be captured and stored underground. Essent and Shell today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the feasibility study. Shell...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Essent-and-Shell-take-step-toward-low-CO2-power-plant_4406.html
December 8, 2008
Alstom/PGE Elektrownia Belchatow plan Polish CCS project
Alstom (www.power.alstom.com) and PGE Elektrownia Belchatow S.A. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development and implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Belchatow power plant in Poland. In a first phase, Alstom will design and construct a pilot carbon capture plant at the existing Unit 12 of the Belchatow power plant, which would capture approximately...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/AlstomPGE-Elektrownia-Belchatow-plan-Polish-CCS-project_4403.html
December 1, 2008
Newsfront: Dust collection: Clean up your act
When it comes to dust collection in the chemical process industries (CPI), there exists a wide variety of needs. For example, folks in dyes and pigments have a different set of dust collection challenges than those in the pharmaceutical industry, who have differing requirements from processors working with paints and varnishes. However, any and all chemical processors can boost process efficiency by...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/Newsfront-Dust-collection-Clean-up-your-act_4364.html
December 1, 2008
Cleaning syngas at high temperatures
RTI International (Research Triangle Park, N.C.; www.rti.org), in partnership with Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.) and the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE; Washington, D.C.), has developed a modular technology package that removes numerous contaminants — including sulfur, NH3, HCN, HCl and heavy metals — from coal- and petcoke-derived syngas at elevated temperatures (400–1,000°F)...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/Cleaning-syngas-at-high-temperatures_4390.html
December 1, 2008
Newsfront: Capturing CO2
With last month’s proclamation by President-elect Barack Obama that his administration would move to cut U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, it appears that the U.S. may finally get in step with the 182 countries that have signed the Kyoto Protocol. Obama pledged to establish a cap-and-trade system with the goals of lowering emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, then reducing them an additional 80% by 2050...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Newsfront-Capturing-CO2_4363.html
December 1, 2008
Chementator: Two solid ways to remove CO2 from fluegas, one based on Na2CO3 . . .
While monoethanolamine (MEA) is the traditional solvent for scrubbing CO2 from fluegas, more effective methods, including solid absorbents, are being developed (see CE, December 2008, pp. 16–20). Sodium carbonate, for example, is the sorbent in a process being developed, with DOE support, by Research Triangle Institute (RTI, Research Triangle Park, N.C.; www.rti.org). Desulfurized fluegas from a wet...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Chementator-Two-solid-ways-to-remove-CO2-from-fluegas-one-based-on-Na2CO3-_4392.html
December 1, 2008
Chementator: Using membranes to lower the cost of CO2 capture
A new membrane is combined with a novel process design to reduce energy costs in a CO2 recovery system developed by Membrane Technology and Research Inc. (MTR, Menlo Park, Calif.; www.mtrinc.com). The two-step system uses a membrane made of a hydrophilic rubbery polymer, formed into spiral-wound modules. The membrane is 10 times more permeable to CO2 than conventional membranes used for CO2, says...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/Chementator-Using-membranes-to-lower-the-cost-of-CO2-capture_4395.html
December 1, 2008
Chementator: Black liquor treatment
China Energy Recovery, Inc. (CER; Shanghai; www.chinaenergyrecovery.com), in alliance with CMIIC Engineering and Construction Corp. (Beijing; www.cmiic.com), plans to design and build what is claimed to be the world’s largest straw-pulp-alkali...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/water_treatment_and_supply/Chementator-Black-liquor-treatment_4396.html
October 28, 2008
UOP and partners to develop 2nd-generation biofeedstock technology under U.S. DOE award
UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com), a Honeywell company, announced that it was awarded a $1.5-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop economically viable technology to stabilize pyrolysis oil from second-generation biomass feedstocks for use as a renewable fuel source. Biomass pyrolysis oil is made from second-generation feedstocks like the residuals from agricultural and...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/sustainability/UOP-and-partners-to-develop-2nd-generation-biofeedstock-technology-under-U-S-DOE-award_4299.html
October 27, 2008
Lakeside Energy and InEnTec create new company to help build a sustainable future for the CPI
InEnTec LLC (www.inentec.com) and Lakeside Energy LLC (www.lakesideenergy.com) have announced a new partnership to facilitate construction of commercial-scale Plasma Enhanced Melter (PEM) gasification facilities that will convert hazardous waste and chemical residuals into useful chemical products. Under the terms of the agreement, Lakeside Energy will provide all project equity and working capital...
http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/Lakeside-Energy-and-InEnTec-create-new-company-to-help-build-a-sustainable-future-for-the-CPI_4298.html
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