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From macro to nano

Added: 27 Oct 2005

This month’s Powtech exhibition in Germany embraces the wide range of bulk solids, powder and parti…

Moving bulk solids

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Renowned for its solids handling expertise, Greenwich University’s Wolfson Centre has moved from it…

Piping on a fast-track

Added: 27 Oct 2005

In today’s world of water and wastewater plant, fast-track construction is becoming the rule, not t…

Simulation in operation

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Suresh Sundaram explains how the advent of new modelling environments based on open standards will …

Oiling the wheels with waste plastic

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Recycled plastic bottles could be the source of a reliable supply of lubricating oil.

Bacteria success for succinate process

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Many research teams are trying to create succinate-producing bacteria that can be used on sustainab…

Northern exposure

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Next month sees the launch of the Chemical Engineering Show North 05, a dedicated exhibition aimed …

Improve dosing control

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Chemical dosing to remove phosphate from sewage treatment works’ effluent is an essential part of t…

Ozone truths and myths

Added: 27 Oct 2005

A decade or so ago, ozone generation for hygiene control was greeted with some scepticism. Improvem…

Living with RO systems

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Mark Bosley explains how to get the most from your Reverse osmosis plant after the installation and…

ABB evolves for growth

Added: 27 Oct 2005

As part of its targets for the five-year period from 2005 to 2009, ABB is to restructure its organi…

Making more of plant asset management

Added: 27 Oct 2005

The worldwide market for plant asset management (PAM) systems is set to grow by around 10% a year o…

Safety system

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Last month, Triconex introduced a new communications module that is said to meet user requirements …

Bruce upgrade

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Yokogawa is to design, supply and install a new integrated control and safety system on the Bruce p…

Modelling a clean-up

Added: 25 Oct 2005

Strategies that use microbes to clean up polluted sites are becoming more refined as scientists mer…

Ionic liquids

Added: 25 Oct 2005

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Billions befall Wamsutter

Added: 21 Oct 2005

BP announced recently that it will invest up to $2.2 billion to double production from its acreage …

Computer prospector

Added: 14 Oct 2005

Oil companies could soon harness the power of distant supercomputers to tackle problems such as whe…

Selling purity

Added: 14 Oct 2005

Alcan has received an offer from Praxair for the sale of its high-purity (5N) activity at its Mercu…