http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:14 EDT Evonik Industries AG (Essen; www.evonik.com) and OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (OPXBio; Boulder, Colo.; www.opxbio.com)... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/sustainability/10534.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Regardless of whether one is producing acrylic acid, butanediol, tetrahydrofuran or other chemicals, residues will arise that need to be disposed of. This company delivers turnkey thermal utilization plants for these and other production facilities that... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/10488.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) and Valero have successfully implemented Praxair’s new CONOx emissions-control technology at Valero’s petroleum refinery in Ardmore, Oklahoma. This technology has helped the refinery meet its fluid-catalytic cracking (FCC) unit oxides-of-nitrogen... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/10440.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), has reached an agreement with the FutureGen Industrial Alliance to begin initial engineering and preparation for full front-end... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/10327.html Thu, 7 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST One of the most unsettling experiences in a company’s existence may be the surprise regulatory inspection by a representative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a State Environmental Agency. What if you refuse to let them in? What are your rights? How can you best ensure that the inspection goes smoothly? This article briefly summarizes the government’s environmental inspection authority and provides some practical tips on how to prepare for and survive an environmental inspection.... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/regulatory/10297.html Fri, 1 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST The Microdynamics Series OCS721 is a microwave-powered, open-channel ultraviolet (UV) system for water disinfection in municipal wastewater and water reuse applications. The device uses microwaves to energize low-pressure, high-output... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/water_treatment_and_supply/10291.html Fri, 1 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST Ten of the world’s largest chemical companies, together with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD; Geneva, Switzerland; www.wbcsd.org), released today an accounting and reporting guide to help the sector consistently account and report climate impacts in the corporate value... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/10309.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST  Figure 1. A handful of ceramic proppants is shown here Carbo Ceramics This article covers permitting and directly related design issues associated with thermal processes using drying and calcining for the production of both proppant sand and ceramic proppants (Figure 1) as an illustrative example (see... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/10180.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Unlike fossil fuels or precious metals, phosphorus has no alternatives — we (and all other life forms on the planet) need phosphorus; it’s in our DNA, our bones and our energy-producing chemicals (ATP). We get it from our food — meat, grains and vegetables — so it’s not surprising that phosphorus is a key ingredient in fertilizer, as well as a component of sewage, manure and slaughterhouse waste (bone meal).... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/sustainability/10144.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Non-chemical water treatment methods generally utilize electricity to prevent scale formation, mitigate corrosion and control microbial growth. When properly applied, non-chemical water-treatment technologies help plants reduce chemical consumption, minimize waste and possibly save water and energy. The following descriptions outline several types of non-chemical water-treatment methods... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/water_treatment_and_supply/10055.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST