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1. FDA-50 Fixed Tank Dual Shaft Mixer/Pressure Reactor Ideal For Wide Range For Formulations And Viscosities 9/9/2024

   Built to handle a wide range of formulations and viscosities, the ROSS FDA-50 Fixed Tank Dual Shaft Mixer is a custom-design agitated pressure reactor ideal for processes that require meticulous control over mixing, temperature, and pressure in a compact and portable module. The stainless steel type 316 dished bottom vessel and removable dished cover can accommodate internal pressures up to 100 psi, stamped according to ASME Section VIII, Div. I.

2. Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited (KCI) Inaugurates New Formaldehyde Manufacturing Plant In Ankleshwar, Gujarat 9/6/2024

   Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited (KCI) is pleased to announce the inauguration of a new Formaldehyde manufacturing facility at its existing manufacturing site in GIDC, Ankleshwar. The new state-of-the-art plant, with a capacity of 345 Metric Tons per Day (MTPD), will significantly boost KCI's total Formaldehyde production to 763 MTPD.

3. Making Valuable Molecules From The Air 9/5/2024

   A critical chemical bond can be assembled using dinitrogen (N₂)—a molecule freely available in the air around us—chemists at RIKEN have shown. This demonstration has the potential to make the synthesis of industrially important compounds such as polymers and drugs much more energy efficient.

4. Shin-Etsu Chemical To Develop A QST Substrate For 300-mm GaN 9/5/2024

   Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh; hereinafter, “Shin-Etsu Chemical”) has created a 300-mm (12-inch) QSTTM substrate, which is a substrate dedicated to GaN epitaxial growth, and recently started supplying samples.

5. Probing The Depths Of Complex Electron Shells 9/5/2024

   The heavy metal uranium is, besides its radioactive reputation, known for its intricate chemistry and diverse bonding behaviors. Now, an international team of scientists utilized synchrotron light at the Rossendorf Beamline (ROBL) to explore the unique properties of low-valent uranium compounds, as the researchers report in the journal Nature Communications (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50924-7).

6. Auramarine Launches Ammonia Fuel System For Marine Engines 9/4/2024

   Auramarine, the leading fuel supply systems pioneer for the marine, power and process industries, has launched an Ammonia System to accelerate the energy transition and support the industry in meeting its decarbonisation targets.

7. MOL Started Production In The Largest Capacity Green Hydrogen Plant Of The Region 9/4/2024

   At the Százhalombatta refinery of MOL, a 10 megawatt capacity green hydrogen plant, the largest in Central and Eastern Europe has started producing.

8. LanzaTech Signs Master License Agreement With SEKISUI To Develop Multiple Commercial Scale Waste-To-Ethanol Plants Across Japan 9/3/2024

   LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNZA) (LanzaTech), the carbon recycling company transforming waste carbon into sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials, has signed a Master License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (TSE: 4204) (SEKISUI) to deploy, at commercial scale, a jointly developed platform that converts syngas derived from municipal solid waste (“MSW”) and industrial solid waste into ethanol.

9. Eni And Snam Launch Ravenna CCS, Italy's First Carbon Capture And Storage Project 9/3/2024

   Eni and Snam, within the framework of the equal Joint Venture set up for the purpose, today announce the commencement of CO₂ injection activities in the reservoir for Phase 1 of Ravenna CCS.

10. Discovery Of Glass-Forming Liquid Electrolytes As A New Liquid Category: Specific Lithium-Ion Conduction And Assignment Of Key Dissolved Chemical Species 9/2/2024

    As the world shifts towards a more sustainable future, the development of advanced electrochemical devices, such as rechargeable batteries with higher energy densities and efficient electrodeposition capabilities, has become increasingly crucial.