http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:07:13 EDT Because parts made from boron carbide have a higher rigidity and lower weight compared with those made from silicon carbide and alumina, boron carbide parts are important components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other components requiring high-temperature and abrasion resistance, including... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3883.html Thu, 15 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT CSIRO (Melbourne, Australia; edlinks.che.com/7371-547) and China’s Thermal Power Research... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3819.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT High-pressure die-cast (HPDC) aluminum alloys cannot normally be heated to high temperatures due to the presence of pores containing entrapped gases, which lead to the formation of surface blisters. CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering (Melbourne, Australia; edlinks.che.com/7371-548) has found that... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3820.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT Despite challenges created by a building frenzy in the Middle East and Asia, E&C firms continue to deliver new chemical facilities around the world Anyone with an ear to the door of the chemical process industries (CPI) knows that the rising cost of raw materials is forcing processors to chase the cheap... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3716.html Sat, 15 Mar 2008 0:00:00 EDT Nanostructured microporous carbons containing well-dispersed metal nanoparticles have the potential to improve the performance of fuel cells or catalysis. However, traditional techniques for embedding metal particles in porous carbons (post-synthesis treatment either by impregnation, adsorption, or ion... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3685.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Transfield Services Ltd. (edlinks.che.com/7369-549) and WorleyParsons Ltd. (both North Sydney, Australia; edlinks.che.com/7369-550) have been selected to construct two mobile-desalination units (MDU) for contingency use in the Brisbane River. The project is expected to provide 100-million... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3694.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 0:00:00 EST Metallic nanoparticles are usually produced by wet chemical methods, often using toxic and flammable substances, or by physical methods such as evaporation and laser ablation. A group from the Laboratory for Sustainable Technology, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, at the University of Sydney... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3615.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST A plastic membrane that allows CO2 and other small molecules to move through its pores while largely preventing the movement of larger molecules like CH4, has been developed by a team of researchers from CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering and the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship (Melbourne... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3579.html Sat, 15 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Megtec Systems (Glen Waverly, Victoria, Australia; edlinks.che.com/6902-542) has announced the first power plant fueled by methane emissions from coal-mine ventilation air. Traditionally, CH4 released during coal excavation requires... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3585.html Sat, 15 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST A new process to produce titanium, called the TiRO process, has been developed by a team from CSIRO (Melbourne, Australia; edlinks.che.com/6901-538) through its Light Metals Flagship. The process is said to halve the cost of producing titanium metal components by: 1) Replacing the conventional Kroll-batch... http://www.che.com/regions/australia_new_zealand/3512.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST