All Chemicals


DuPont Tychem coveralls

Protecting against chemicals

Added: 2 Jul 2013

Ian Samson, training specialist for DuPont, offers his insight into protective equipment for those …

Shale gas fracking

Does hydrofracking contaminate water?

Added: 1 Jul 2013

A study led by experts at Duke University has found that those living near shale gas wells are at r…

Electrochemical emissions reduction

Cleaning up carbon dioxide

Added: 26 Jun 2013

Researchers at MIT have proposed a method that ‘scrubs’ the harmful emissions from fossil-fuel powe…

Sadara project bidding scheme

Export agency backs British bidding

Added: 26 Jun 2013

The UK Export Finance has announced a guarantee of £450 million to companies bidding for Saudi Arab…

Molecular sieves

Molecular ‘sieves’ provide greener power generation

Added: 13 Jun 2013

Polymer molecular sieve membranes, when exposed to UV irradiation, could improve processes such as …

CCS crop22

£3.25m funding aims to speed up CCS development

Added: 10 Jun 2013

EPSRC-funded research will look into how carbon dioxide can be stored underground.

Chemicals processing 1

The REACH initiative gains further approval

Added: 29 May 2013

BASF has completed the second phase of registration for REACH under EU chemical law.

Dalkia wood

'Ultraselective' process creates p-xylene from biomass

Added: 29 May 2013

Chemical engineers have discovered a new process for making p-xylene from biomass.

Hydrogen

Process produces hydrogen at lower temperatures

Added: 22 May 2013

Duke University has produced hydrogen with less than 0.002% of carbon monoxide.

Camera

Single-pixel camera creates affordable 3D images

Added: 20 May 2013

Single-pixel technique could be used in the process industries to detect gases.

gif2

Algorithm isolates attacks on control systems

Added: 15 May 2013

US researchers have developed an algorithm that detects and isolates attacks on networked control s…

Joint BioEnergy Institute

Technique to reduce the cost of biofuels

Added: 10 May 2013

A technique for pre-treating cellulosic biomass could cut the cost of biofuel processing.

Fluid flow

Method simplifies fluid flow design

Added: 9 May 2013

UCLA engineers have developed a way to shape fluid flow through pipes without the need to solve com…

Andrew Liveris - Dow

The new reality

Added: 8 May 2013

Dow boss Andrew Liveris sees a potentially bright future for the UK’s chemical and pharmaceuticals …

Finex2

Finex separator boosts zinc oxide production at Umicore

Added: 7 Apr 2013

Umicore increases production capacity and improves the quality of zinc oxide granules by replacing …

e-houses

ABB to design Australian e-houses

Added: 4 Apr 2013

Madrid, Spain – ABB has been awarded a project worth $10 million by Técnicas Reunidas for the elect…

BSP

Flush fitted stainless steel

Added: 27 Mar 2013

Thanks to the flush welded stainless steel membrane, the sensors have no dead space and are easy to…

Eni chemicals plant

Plastics heat exchangers

Added: 8 Mar 2013

Nanomaterials could revolutionise current technology

PSM is deemed by the HSE to be a ‘hot topic’ for high-hazard sites

Valves for China energy/chemcials project

Added: 20 Feb 2013

Shaanxi Yanchang ChinaCoal selects Metso ball and butterfly valves

Helsinki – Metso is supplying bal…

INEOS Hull2

Chemical makers more upbeat

Added: 18 Feb 2013

London – Chemical businesses are now upbeat about the prospects for sale volumes over the next 12 m…