Asahi Kasei has commenced the construction of an alkaline water electrolysis pilot test plant for sustainable hydrogen production in Japan. The pilot plant will comprise several ‘Aqualizer’ electrolyzer modules which will help to perform various trial operations.

Making the right decision when it comes to packaging material is a challenge for manufacturers. Factors such as product protection, machine runnability, environmental friendliness, cost-effectiveness and consumer expectations all need to be reconciled. A seemingly sustainable material may not necessarily be the most ecological solution. Packaging machine manufacturer Schubert has been building up comprehensive expertise for several years, which it intends to make increasingly available to its customers in the future.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2022’ from all over the world. Right from the world’s first demo plant for electrically heated steam cracker furnaces taking off to Dow and Mura developing Europe’s largest advanced recycling plant in Germany, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Arcelor Mittal recently held a breaking ground ceremony for its mega decarbonization project at the Arcelor Mittal Dofasco plant in Hamilton, Canada. The sustainable project is expected to lower carbon emissions at the steel production plant by 3 million tonnes.

Adnoc has partnered with Siemens Energy to co-develop blockchain-based low-CO2 energy certificates. This solution will help to certify the carbon intensity of a range of products from Adnoc including Murban crude, ammonia, and aviation fuels.

Evos, Hydrogenious LOHC technologies and the Port of Amsterdam have entered into a MOU under which the partners will develop large-scale hydrogen import facilities at the Port of Amsterdam. The project will include a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) dehydrogenation plant, which will have a capacity of up to 100-500 tonnes of hydrogen daily, as well as related storage and handling facilities.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of September 2022’ from all over the world. Right from the world’s first demo plant for electrically heated steam cracker furnaces taking off to Dow and Mura developing Europe’s largest advanced recycling plant in Germany, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Graforce’s methane electrolysis technology (plasmalysis) makes use of LNG or LPG to produce clean-burning hydrogen and solid, high-purity carbon. The innovative technology is expected to help the EU meet its decarbonization targets.

Solid-state batteries are termed as the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles due to their many plus points over traditional lithium-ion batteries including higher energy density, quick charge and safer operations. The first player in the market to mass-produce these batteries will enjoy a significant advantage over its competitors, thus, chemical companies are also looking to develop unique solutions for these batteries.

A joint project by Toho Gas and Nagoya University aims at the development of technology for CO2 separation, capture, and the like. To support the development and demonstration of this project, JGC Japan will focus on the Cryo-Capture technology which makes use of unused LNG cold energy in CO2 capture from factory exhaust gas.