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January 15, 2008
Chementator: A New Offshore GTL Production System Takes Advantage of Microchannel Reactors
Toyo Engineering Corp. (TEC; Narashino, Japan; edlinks.che.com/7368-532), Modec Inc. (Tokyo, both Japan) and Velocys Inc., (Plain City, Ohio) have agreed to jointly develop a commercial gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant to be installed on a mobile platform or ship for monetizing small-to-medium sized natural gas fields. The project has the potential to utilize more than 3,000-trillion ft3 of natural gas that is...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/Chementator-A-New-Offshore-GTL-Production-System-Takes-Advantage-of-Microchannel-Reactors_3613.html
January 15, 2008
Chementator: This Solar Reactor Will Recycle Carbon Dioxide
A prototype solar reactor that will break carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen, or split water into hydrogen and oxygen, will be started up this spring by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, N.M.; edlinks.che.com/7368-535). The ultimate goal of the so-called "Sunshine to Petrol" project is to recycle sequestered CO2 and combine the CO product with H2 to synthesize...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/Chementator-This-Solar-Reactor-Will-Recycle-Carbon-Dioxide_3616.html
January 15, 2008
Newsfront: Cleaning up with Catalysts
As long as the chemical process industries (CPI) have existed, catalysts have been backstage supporting, if not leading, their progress. And, as much of the chemical industry’s current research efforts center around producing cleaner products, such as transportation fuels and energy sources in a greener way, the same can be said about catalyst development. Certainly, a major reason for the clean and...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/Newsfront-Cleaning-up-with-Catalysts_3599.html
December 15, 2007
Chementator: A Way to Convert Depleted Oil Wells into Natural-Gas Wells
The amount of crude oil remaining in depleted oil fields has been estimated to be about 50 – 80% of the total estimated oil reserves. In the past, CO2 has been injected into such wells for enhanced-oil recovery — a technique that displaces the oil and stores the greenhouse gas. Now, a completely different approach to monetizing the carbon is being considered by Inpex Holdings Inc. (Tokyo...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/Chementator-A-Way-to-Convert-Depleted-Oil-Wells-into-Natural-Gas-Wells_3578.html
December 15, 2007
Chementator: New Zeolite Catalyst
Süd-Chemie Zeolites GmbH, a subsidiary of Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; edlinks.che.com/6902-539) has begun to expand its production plant for new specialty zeolites, and also construct a new wastewater processing plant, at its Bitterfeld site in Germany. The...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/Chementator-New-Zeolite-Catalyst_3581.html
December 15, 2007
Chementator: Beta-Glucan Separation
The blood-cholesterol-lowering effects of beta-glucan — the soluble oat fiber — is well known, but up to now it has been difficult to obtain beta-glucan-rich fractions that are feasible for food applications, according to VTT Technical Research Center (Espoo, Finland...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/Chementator-Beta-Glucan-Separation_3582.html
December 15, 2007
Chementator: Fuel from Rubber Seeds
In Malaysia, the raw material for biodiesel production has been palm oil. However, making biodiesel can conflict with the oil’s use as food, and growing palm oil (even for food) has caused the destruction of tropical forests in Borneo, Sumatra and other regions. A team from the Dept. of Chem. Eng. at the Universiti Teknologi Petronas, (Perak, Malaysia...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/Chementator-Fuel-from-Rubber-Seeds_3584.html
November 30, 2007
Lonza inaugurates Shawinigan Facility
Yesterday, Lonza AG (Basel, Switzerland; www.lonza.com) formally launched its newly acquired plant in Shawinigan, Canada. The facility is dedicated to the production of Pro-KTM — a new addition to Lonza's nutrition portfolio. The plant recently passed its ISO-9001-2000 and FAMI-QS...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/electrochemistry/Lonza-inaugurates-Shawinigan-Facility_3528.html
November 23, 2007
Süd-Chemie to expand catalyst production
Süd-Chemie Zeolites GmbH, a subsidiary of Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.sud-chemie.com) has begun to expand its production plant for new specialty zeolites, and also construct a new wastewater processing plant, at its Bitterfeld site in Germany. The investment amounts to double-digit...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/Sud-Chemie-to-expand-catalyst-production_3523.html
November 15, 2007
Microbial testing
A molecular testing method that attains a viable count of microbial organisms in as little as 4 h compared to the typical 3–14...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/biochemistry/Microbial-testing_3506.html
November 15, 2007
Solar cells
A program to develop ionic liquids and formulations to improve the performance and efficiency of solar cells has been initiated by BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and G24 Innovations, Ltd...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/electrochemistry/Solar-cells_3514.html
November 6, 2007
Plans for biodiesel plant in Argentina
Integrated Biodiesel Industries, Ltd (IBI; Sao Paulo) has signed a Letter of Intent with port operator Terminal Puerto Rosario S.A. (TPR) to build a 60,000-m.t./yr biodiesel plant inside its facilities in the city of Rosario, Argentina. TPR will offer existent infrastructure such as land, storage tanks with...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/biochemistry/Plans-for-biodiesel-plant-in-Argentina_3459.html
November 1, 2007
BASF Catalysts expands plant for polypropylene catalysts
BASF Catalysts (Iselin, N.J.; www.basf.catalysts.com) is expanding production at its facility in Tarragona, Spain, which manufactures catalysts used to make polypropylene. Once complete by September 2008, the project will increase capacity...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/BASF-Catalysts-expands-plant-for-polypropylene-catalysts_3448.html
October 1, 2007
This hydrotreating process saves hydrogen, catalyst and energy
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; edlinks.che.com/6900-531) has acquired hydrotreating technology for desulfurizing motor fuels and hydrocracking intermediate refinery streams from Process Dynamics, Inc. (Fayetteville, Ark.). The IsoTherming Hydroprocessing Technology differs from other hydrotreating processes in that hydrogen is dissolved in the liquid feed before the liquid enters the reactor, so the reactors...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/This-hydrotreating-process-saves-hydrogen-catalyst-and-energy_3378.html
October 1, 2007
Making use of ozone-depleting halons
Although halons (brominated or chlorinated fluorocarbons) are widely used as fire suppressants and foaming agents, they also contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion. However, halons are potentially valuable chemicals that should not be destroyed, but rather converted to reusable chemicals, says Bogdan Dlugogorski, professor of chemical engineering in the school of...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/Making-use-of-ozone-depleting-halons_3380.html
October 1, 2007
A new catalyst ligand promises to cut costs for making chiral compounds
Asahi Kasei Finechem Co. (Osaka, Japan; edlinks.che.com/6900-538) has commercialized a new type of catalyst for performing asymmetric oxidation reactions. The catalyst is based on ligands having the structure of a chiral-bis-hydroxamic acid (CBHA; diagram), which was first developed by Professor Hisashi Yamamoto at the University of Chicago; Asahi Kasei Finechem subsequently developed an industrial process...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/A-new-catalyst-ligand-promises-to-cut-costs-for-making-chiral-compounds_3381.html
October 1, 2007
A step closer for a 'greener' route to adipic acid
  Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; edlinks.che.com/6900-540) is further developing an oxidation catalyst based on N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI), which was first discovered by Professor Yasutaka Ishii of Kansai University several years ago (CE, September 2000, p. 23). The catalyst, together with a small amount of metal salts (Mn or Co), can be used for the...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/A-step-closer-for-a-greener-route-to-adipic-acid_3384.html
October 1, 2007
A new type of internally cooled reactor for selective synthesis
Rigorous temperature control is required for performing selective catalytic reactions, such as hydrogenation and oxidation (ethylene oxide production, for example), and in reactions where the chemical equilibrium is strongly temperature dependent (Claus sulfur recovery or the CO-shift reaction, for example). Up to now, catalyst-filled, straight-tube reactors have typically been used for such reactions. But...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/A-new-type-of-internally-cooled-reactor-for-selective-synthesis_3387.html
October 1, 2007
Nanoholes improve the light absorption of TiO2
  The ability of titanium dioxide to absorb ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) solar radiation has been increased 25% by researchers at the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, NY...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/Nanoholes-improve-the-light-absorption-of-TiO2_3375.html
October 1, 2007
Capacity increase for carbon nanotubes
Bayer MaterialScience AG (BMS; Leverkusen, Germany; edlinks.che.com/6900-541) is opening a second production facility for Baytubes, its carbon nanotubes product, at H.C. Starck GmbH (Laufenburg, Germany). When...
http://www.che.com/processing_and_handling/reaction_engineering/catalysis/Capacity-increase-for-carbon-nanotubes_3383.html
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