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October 15, 2008 Chementator: A new method for catalyst design A method for identifying less-expensive catalysts, compared to commercial, precious-metal-based ones, is starting to deliver results by researchers at the Center for Atomic-scale... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/4245.html October 15, 2008 Chementator: This graphene-based catalyst speeds cellulose saccrification, without H₂SO₄ waste In order to make ethanol from cellulose, the polysaccharide must first be broken down into sugars (saccharrified) that can be fermented. Normally, this hydrolysis reaction is catalyzed... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/4247.html October 15, 2008 Chementator: Feed sugar to these bacteria and they’ll produce hydrogen Azotobacter are nitrogen-fixing bacteria that do a useful job in soil by converting N 2 to ammonia. As a side reaction they also produce hydrogen, most of which they oxidize for their... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/biochemistry/4252.html September 15, 2008 Chementator: Microreactors Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS GmbH (EMB), a subsidiary of Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS; Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayertechnology.com), has signed a production-and-marketing agreement... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/4196.html September 15, 2008 Chementator: A new F-T catalyst A new metal carbide F-T catalyst has been developed by Oxford Catalysts Limited (Oxford, U.K., www.oxfordcatalysts.com) for making second-generation biofuel in small-scale microchannel... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/4193.html July 15, 2008 Chementator: Add a second riser to boost propylene production from FCC residue Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; edlinks.che.com/7374-534) has commercialized its new Resid Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) PetroRiser technology for the production of high yields of... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/4028.html July 15, 2008 Chementator: A clean, sustainable process for making surfactants Alkylglyceryl ethers (AGEs) are biodegradable nonionic surfactants with excellent foaming and moisturizing properties. Up to now, AGEs have been made in batch reactors whereby the... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/4029.html July 15, 2008 Chementator: Making esters with microwaves A simple, fast and clean process to make esters without a catalyst is being developed by Chemicrea Inc. (Tokyo; edlinks.che.com/7374-539) with the support of New Energy &... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/4033.html July 15, 2008 Chementator: A cost-effective deprotection catalyst The use of palladium on carbon powder supports (Pd-CP) has traditionally been a commercially viable means of catalyzing deprotection reactions, despite also requiring substantive... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/4035.html July 15, 2008 Chementator: New enzymes BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; edlinks.che.com/7374-542) has developed a new class of enzymes, called enoate... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/4037.html June 15, 2008 Chementator: A dynamic way to reduce NOx emissions from FCCs A system for controlling oxides-of-nitrogen (NOx) emissions from catalyst regenerators in fluid catalytic crackers (FCCs) has cut NOx output to below 40 ppm (and as low as 25 ppm under... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/3955.html June 15, 2008 Chementator: Propylene or diesel fuel? Just change the controls Petroleum refiners can have the option to produce more diesel fuel or propylene from their fluid catalytic crackers, depending on the demand, through a new process offered by Shell... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/3964.html June 15, 2008 Chementator: A commercial breakthrough in alcohol oxidation Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; edlinks.che.com/7373-538) is commercializing "ultrahighly active" catalysts, based on the catalyst technology developed by... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/3961.html June 15, 2008 Chementator: Plastics from CO₂? Researchers from the Organic Chemistry Dept. at Newcastle University (U.K.; edlinks.che.com/7373-544) have developed aluminium (salen) complexes that exhibit "exceptional"... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/3967.html June 15, 2008 Chementator: Catalyst loading TubeMaster, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.; edlinks.che.com/7373-547) has filed U.S. and foreign patents for Dog-leg — claimed to be the world’s first articulating... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/3970.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... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/biochemistry/3959.html June 15, 2008 Chementator: Soy polymers may have a future in drug delivery Soy-oil-based hydrogels developed by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) show promise as biodegradable encapsulants for drug delivery. Scientists at ARS’ National Center... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/biochemistry/3962.html May 15, 2008 Chementator: This Catalyst Helps Visible Light Split Water into H₂ and O₂ Normally, only the ultraviolet (higher energy) component of the solar spectrum is usable for the photo-catalytic electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen, which takes place in... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/3876.html May 15, 2008 Chementator: Improving the Performance of HDS Catalysts Researchers at Oxford Catalysts Ltd. (Oxford, U.K.; edlinks.che.com/7372-534) have shown that the method of preparation — rather than the identity or combination of metals used... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/3877.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... http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/biochemistry/3887.html Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next »	FAQ RSS FREE TRIAL
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