Environment & Safety
Kinka Kikai valves certified as low emission
All valves manufactured in Kinka Kikai’s South Korea facilities are now certified as “low emission” after passing the stringent API 622 testing at 50 ppm.
Honeywell triples capacity of blowing agent for polystyrene board, notes growing demand
Honeywell has tripled production capacity for its low-global-warming-potential product HFO-1234ze to meet what it says is growing need for the material, used in multiple foam and aerosol applications.
Linde partners with Sapphire on CO2 algae-to-fuel project in US
Technology group Linde says it has entered into a multi-year agreement with algae-based crude oil producer Sapphire Energy to co-develop a low-cost system to deliver carbon dioxide (CO2) to commercial-scale, open-pond, algae-to-fuel cultivation systems.
INEOS JV awards ultrafiltration supply contract for waste-to-fuel facility in Florida
A joint venture between INEOS Bio and New Planet Energy has awarded Membrane Specialists with a contract to supply a membrane ultrafiltration plant to the venture’s new facility in Vero Beach, Fla., the first in the US to produce advanced biofuels from waste.
Ontario government chooses Rentech renewable jet fuel project for biomass supply
Rentech said its proposed renewable energy center (Olympiad project) in White River, Ontario, has been selected by the Canadian province for a proposed supply of up to 1.1mn cubic metres/year (1.3mn US tons/year) of Crown timber.
Bayer invests $120mn in environmental, safety upgrades at Texas chemical site
Bayer MaterialScience will invest $120mn into environmental and safety improvements at its Baytown chemical site in Texas – the company’s largest US manufacturing facility.
Spiral heat exchanger in desalter service solves fouling issues
Technology offers problem-free operation along with considerable maintenance savings
Review unit-wide impacts on closed-drain drums
API 521 standard helps decipher the correct operating pressure for this system
HPIn Europe: Biofuels audience warms to advocate for third industrial revolution
Here is a thesis on energy that’s being expounded at the heart of European policy-making these days: Thirty years after peak oil per capita and at the apex of peak globalization, the machines and..
HP Water Management: Legionella — to test or not to test?
Legionella pneumophila (“legionella”) bacteria cause Legionellosis, a pneumonia-like illness that infects persons with compromised immune systems and can be fatal. These bacteria are common ..
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