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Fugitive Emission Control Unit Eliminates Harmful Emissions From Analyzers And GC Vents At Chemical And Gas Processing Plant
2/13/2020
Chemical plants and gas processing facilities use chemical analysis instrumentation that vent samples to the atmosphere. These fugitive emissions are air pollutants that contribute to worldwide pollution problems
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MGC To Build Integrated Production From Raw To Super-Pure Hydrogen Peroxide In Taiwan: Accelerating Global Strategy For Super-Pure Hydrogen Peroxide Business For The Electronics Industry
2/13/2020
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. is decided to build a production facility for industrial hydrogen peroxide (IHP) at its Taiwanese subsidiary in order to further develop the company’s business for super-pure hydrogen peroxide (SPHP) used in semiconductor production processes
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From Petroleum To Wood In The Chemical Industry: Cost-Efficient And More Sustainable
2/13/2020
An interdisciplinary team of bio-engineers and economists from KU Leuven has mapped out how wood could replace petroleum in the chemical industry. They not only looked at the technological requirements, but also whether that scenario would be financially viable. A shift from petroleum to wood would lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions, the researchers state in Science
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Licensed Process Technology From Dow And Johnson Matthey Selected For New Butanol Facility In China
2/13/2020
Dow (NYSE: DOW) and Johnson Matthey (LSE: JMAT) today announced China-based company, Guangxi Huayi New Material Company Ltd. (Huayi) has selected LP OxoSM SELECTORTM 10 Technology to produce butanol at a new manufacturing facility
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SDK Develops AI-Based Image Analysis System To Improve Spherical Alumina Production
2/12/2020
Showa Denko (SDK) has developed an artificial-intelligence-based image analysis system for spherical alumina production in cooperation with BLUE TAG. SDK will start using the system at its production line in April this year
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CIRCOR, RTK Introduces All-In-One REflex Quick Change Seat Control Valve
2/12/2020
RTK, a CIRCOR International brand, and an international leader in the design and manufacture of control valves and actuators, introduces the REflex Quick Change Seat Control Valve with REact 30 DC-PoP smart actuator, a flexible all-in-one solution for noise reduction and high pressure drop applications
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Linde Starts Up New Air Separation Plant, Further Expanding Capacity In The U.S. Gulf Coast
2/12/2020
Linde today announced it has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) in Freeport, Texas, as part of a long-term agreement to supply MEGlobal's new ethylene glycol (EG) plant in Oyster Creek, Texas
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Elsevier Launches Chemtiva To Solve Commercial Feasibility, Compliance And Safety Challenges In The Chemical Industry
2/11/2020
Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health, announced today the launch of Chemtiva, a digital solution designed to enable chemical industry professionals to make more informed decisions across the product lifecycle
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Air Liquide Strengthens Its Partnership With BASF In Antwerp With Three New Long-Term Contracts
2/10/2020
Air Liquide and BASF, a world-leading chemical company, have recently signed three new long-term contracts in the Antwerp basin (Belgium). Air Liquide has been supplying BASF with gas for over 50 years in this major industrial basin, and is currently operating five production plants on site
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CCNY Chemists Develop Safer Hydrogenation Processes
2/10/2020
Safe and environmentally-friendly hydrogen gas on demand could be on the horizon following a new "hydrogenation" chemical process in development at The City College of New York. Led by Mahesh K. Lakshman, the research uniquely bypasses the need for an external source of hydrogen gas to accomplish a wide range of hydrogenations