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Energy Saver: Dividing Wall Columns Supercharge Distillation Efficiency

This emerging technology promises up to 40% energy savings while reducing capital costs and carbon footprint in industrial chemical processes.
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MIT Electrode Boosts CO2 Conversion

Researchers say it’s the first work that has progressed into a much larger scale without sacrificing efficiency.
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Red Mesa Hits Hemp Refining with Chemical Industry Rigor

Utah refiner leverages diverse expertise and strategic adaptability to navigate regulatory uncertainty, while its investment in botanical refining positions the company for sustainable...
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Second-Hand Process Plant Market Shifts Gears

As manufacturers return production to their home markets, the used process equipment industry adapts with new opportunities and challenges.

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ORNL Researchers Crack DRM Limitations
ORNL Researchers Crack DRM Limitations

ORNL Researchers Crack DRM Limitations

Jan. 10, 2025
New Oak Ridge National Laboratory catalyst enables efficient methane-to-syngas conversion without rapid deactivation.
Chemists Create Eco-Friendly Chlorination Method

Chemists Create Eco-Friendly Chlorination Method

Jan. 3, 2025
Process uses light-activated catalysts and eliminates the need for harsh chemicals and high temperatures.
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BASF inaugurates new Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center

BASF Opens Catalyst Research Center to Accelerate Green Technology Innovation

Dec. 16, 2024
The company’s new Ludwigshafen facility aims to speed up catalyst development and support global customers' green transformation efforts.
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Alkanes Activate – Form of a New Catalytic Method

Nov. 29, 2024
Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a novel way to activate alkanes with high stereoselectivity.

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eHandbook: Scale Up Your Solids Solutions

July 27, 2023
Small changes in particle shape, composition, moisture or other parameters can have a big and sometimes surprising impact.
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eHandbook: Foil Fluid Flow Frustrations

Dec. 9, 2022
To help you foil fluid flow frustrations, Chemical Processing has put together this eHandbook.
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Bulk Solids Innovation Center Journal: Understand When To Use A Closed-Loop Conveying System

Oct. 26, 2022
Chemical Processing in collaboration with the Bulk Solids Innovation Center has developed this Journal to help you better understand bulk solids processing and solve your challenges...
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eHandbook: Vanquish Flow Vexations

Oct. 6, 2022
Moving raw materials into a process, getting them to pass through specific steps within an operation, transporting intermediate products between steps, and finally sending finished...
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Different stages of a chemical reaction with the samarium diiodide reagent.

Method Improves Nitrogen Fixation Processes, Drug Discoveries

Aug. 23, 2024
Researchers unlocked the samarium–oxygen bond that forms during the reactions and renders the chemical inactive.
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Plant InSites: The Importance of Hot-Oil System Cleaning

One plant’s struggle with an evaporator system could have been avoided with proper maintenance.
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Boiler and Heat Exchanger Failures: The True Cost of Poor Water Treatment

Aug. 13, 2024
Industrial plants risk millions in repairs and lost production by skimping on water chemistry control.
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Tandem Electrochemical Process Transforms CO2 into Acetate and Ethylene

Aug. 6, 2024
Two-step electrochemical process uses a kW scale electrolyzer to convert carbon dioxide into high-quality multi-carbon products.