How does a user know that degradation is taking place in a pump and that it will eventually lead to a major fault? Manufacturers are working hard to develop intelligent diagnostic systems. The goal is to develop simple solutions which are cost-effective even on small pumps. Suppliers are developing early fault detection strategies which are designed to enhance pump availability. PROCESS takes a look at the latest developments.

NRG Energy and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX Nippon) have completed construction, on-budget and on-schedule, of Petra Nova, the world’s largest post-combustion carbon capture system.

MIT chemical engineers have devised an alternative approach to synthesizing epoxides, a type of chemical that is used to manufacture diverse products, including plastics, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Their new approach, which uses electricity to run the reaction, can be done at room temperature and atmospheric pressure while eliminating carbon dioxide as a byproduct.

Oil is - and will remain - the key fuel for transport and industries, a valuable raw material for plastics and polymers and the most important commodity. But the reserves that can be developed economically are limited and production cost intensive. Using a new gas/oil separation plant system, it is possible to fully tap natural oil reserves.

Perkadox GB-50 is a fresh version of dibenzoyl peroxide and is the maiden dry BPO in the market that does not comprise dicyclohexyl phthalate. The production of the new version will be carried out in Los Reyes, Mexico.

The move to build a new production site comes in the backdrop of growing customer demand. Stylight is Ineos Styrolution’s aesthetic thermoplastic composite product line and is gaining ground in the automotive, electronics and sports industry.

The new Evonik group structure is close to its implementation. In this article you read which segments are centralized under which legal entitie and who will manage their business dealings from the January 1, 2015.

After nearly a decade in plant engineering, the name Uhde ceases to exist: Uhde's Mother company Thyssen Krupp is strengthening its plant technology business by combining its plant technology companies under the roof of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions.

Reliance Petroleum has ordered a Rotoform sulfur pastillation plant from Sandvik Process Systems for its Jamnagar refinery complex in Gujarat, western India.

German chemicals giant BASF invests more than 200 million Euro to boost the production of several key fungicides, including F 500 and Xemium in both the US and Germany. This investment, one of the largest of BASF's Crop Protection division division in recent years, is a reaction to an expected rising demand for these substances, company speakers explained.