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March 28, 2011
These new resins are an alternative to metal boiler components
In wall-hung condensing boilers for residential use, high-performance Noryl, Ultem and Cycoloy resins can replace traditional metals such as copper and brass used in boiler components, including condenser housings and manifolds. In high-efficiency condensing boilers...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/These-new-resins-are-an-alternative-to-metal-boiler-components_7102.html
March 28, 2011
A purging compound effective for biodegradeable resins
The commercial purging componPurgex 461 Plus is effective for purging new biodegradeable and compostable polyethylene resins. The...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/A-purging-compound-effective-for-biodegradeable-resins_7207.html
March 28, 2011
This lubricant is ideal for heavy-duty applications
Silicone Lube is designed to provide lubrication and protection on a wide range of surfaces in heavy-duty applications. The product is highly concentrated and is...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/This-lubricant-is-ideal-for-heavy-duty-applications_7317.html
March 28, 2011
The launch of a ‘next generation’ coalescing agent
Oxfilm 351 is a virtually odorless coalescing agent with a boiling point of 351°C, so it has negligible contribution to a coating’s VOC (volatile organic compound) content...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/The-launch-of-a-next-generation-coalescing-agent_7477.html
March 28, 2011
Keep surfaces clean with this sterilized isopropanol solution
Contec Manufactured in France for the European market, Contec Sterile 70% Isopropanol (photo) is adapted for use in critical clean environments and...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Keep-surfaces-clean-with-this-sterilized-isopropanol-solution_7559.html
March 28, 2011
Castor oil is used to make new polyamides greener
This firm will launch two new innovations at the K-Show: Technyl eXten is an environmentally friendly polyamide 6.10 solution, produced in part from castor oil...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Castor-oil-is-used-to-make-new-polyamides-greener_7591.html
March 28, 2011
Specialized polymer materials for improving products
Among the new innovations launched at the K-Show are Edgetek AM Flame Retardant, Non-Halogen compounds, a new line of RoHS-compliant, high-temperature polyamide compounds...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Specialized-polymer-materials-for-improving-products_7593.html
January 1, 2011
Streamlined terephthalic acid process lowers capital and operating costs
A simplified and streamlined new process for producing purified terephthalic acid (PTA), trademarked as Compress PTA and co-developed by The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Davy Process Technology (DPT; London, U.K.; www.davyprotech.com), requires 15% lower capital spending, 20% lower utilities consumption and allows a 25% smaller processing space than conventional processes.  ...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Streamlined-terephthalic-acid-process-lowers-capital-and-operating-costs_6272.html
January 1, 2011
Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP)
In recent years, a number of factors have further emphasized the importance of solvent selection in the chemical process industries (CPI). These include the increasing regulatory scrutiny leveled on industrial solvents, and an effort by CPI companies to reduce the environmental, health and safety (EHS) impact of their solvent use. In addition, specialized, high-performance solvents are available for some...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Hansen-Solubility-Parameters-HSP_6281.html
November 1, 2010
2010 CE Personal Achievement Award
Much attention over the past two years has been focused on alternative energy and green chemistry. So it is particularly appropriate that Chemical Engineering’s (CE) 2010 Personal Achievement Award recognizes two individuals with expertise in those fields. Last month, at an award ceremony held at the ChemInnovations Conference and Exhibition in Houston, Tom McGowan, a longtime consultant in biomass...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/2010-CE-Personal-Achievement-Award_6107.html
March 1, 2010
Solubility of Water in Benzene Derivatives
The solubility of water in the hydrocarbons that comprise crude oil is an increasingly important issue in view of processing, safety and environmental considerations surrounding product quality and equipment sustainability. Water in the reacting hydrocarbon species may result in the formation of undesirable by-products. The presence of water in the product may be detrimental to quality. Water content at...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Solubility-of-Water-in-Benzene-Derivatives_5499.html
February 1, 2010
Supercritical CO2: A Green Solvent
Many reactions, extractions, separations and other operations in the chemical process industries (CPI) involve the use of organic solvents. In addition to handling and disposal issues, organic solvents can pose a number of environmental concerns, such as atmospheric and land toxicity. In many cases, conventional organic solvents are regulated as volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In addition, certain...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Supercritical-CO2-A-Green-Solvent_5449.html
January 1, 2009
Chementator: Commercialization is set for a methanol-to-olefins technology
  Lummus Technology, a CB&I company (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) and SYN Energy Technology Co. (Dalian, China; www.syn.ac.cn) have signed a global, cooperative market agreement to license a methanol-to-olefins (MTO) process. The technology, called DMTO, was developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Dalian, China), which has a controlling interest in...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Chementator-Commercialization-is-set-for-a-methanol-to-olefins-technology_4454.html
January 1, 2009
Chementator: Continued commercial success for a new MEG process
When completed in early 2010, Shell Chemicals’ B.V. (The Hague, Netherlands; www.shell.com) 750,000-m.t./yr facility at the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex in Singapore will be the world’s largest plant to produce mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) using Shell’s Omega process. This plant marks the fifth license of the Omega technology since the first commercial application came on stream...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Chementator-Continued-commercial-success-for-a-new-MEG-process_4459.html
December 1, 2008
Chementator: A ‘smart’ fertilizer
Last month, Uralchem OJSC (Moscow, Russia; www.uralchem.com) started production of a new fertilizer, called ASN 32:0:0:5, at Kirov-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OSJ. Granules of the new ASN formulation have a gradient structure with a high concentration of ammonium sulfate on the surface and a high concentration of ammonium nitrate...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Chementator-A-smart-fertilizer_4398.html
October 15, 2008
Newsfront: Spotlight on Ammonia and Urea
  Although ammonia is still made by the near-century-old Haber-Bosch process, today’s ammonia plants bear little resemblance to those early units — now literally decorating the lawns outside BASF in Ludwigshafen, and Dechema in Frankfurt, Germany. For one thing, the efficiencies of this energy-intensive, brute-force reaction of hydrogen and nitrogen have increased dramatically, especially...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Newsfront-Spotlight-on-Ammonia-and-Urea_4235.html
June 15, 2008
Chementator: A propane-based AN process makes its commercial debut
This summer, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. (AKCC; Tokyo, Japan; edlinks.che.com/7373-532) plans to begin construction on a plant for producing 200,000 m.t./yr of acrylonitrile (AN) and a plant for making 70,000 m.t./yr of methyl methacrylate (MMA), at Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand. The $80-million investment...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Chementator-A-propane-based-AN-process-makes-its-commercial-debut_3956.html
June 15, 2008
Making vegetable plants to produce useful fatty scids
Scientists from CSIRO (Melbourne, Australia; edlinks.che.com/7373-536) have succeeded in engineering the model plant Arabidopsis to produce 30 wt.% of vernolic acid, an unusual fatty acid (UFA), in its seed oil. The project’s leader, Allan Green — who presented the findings at the Fifth Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing (Chicago, April 27 – 30) —...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Making-vegetable-plants-to-produce-useful-fatty-scids_3959.html
May 15, 2008
Chementator: Hot Potatoes
CLC bio (Aarhus, Denmark; edlinks.che.com/7372-550) and partners from Danish research institutions and crop-enhancing firms have started a project to develop potatoes into a...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Chementator-Hot-Potatoes_3887.html
March 15, 2008
Chementator: Ceramic ethane-to-ethylene membrane could replace pyrolysis
Ateam of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory (ANL, Argonne, Ill.; edlinks.che.com/7370-568) has developed a membrane capable of producing olefins from alkanes, and reducing wasted energy and pollutants while improving selectivity and yield. Steam cracking, or pyrolysis, has long been the widespread production method for olefins including ethylene, propylene, and...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/process_chemicals/Chementator-Ceramic-ethane-to-ethylene-membrane-could-replace-pyrolysis_3740.html
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