Microwave digestion for the analysis of PM10 fraction of airborne particles — Particulate matter and suspended particles are a major health risk and must be reatined and controlled thoroughly. Monitoring them is, nevertheless, not easy. Elaborate digestion methods are needed to ensure reliable and robust retaining and determination o these substances...

As global leaders gathered at COP 23 in Bonn, 18 key leaders in their industry verticals, united in the Hydrogen Council coalition, came together to launch first ever globally quantified vision of the role of hydrogen, developed with support from McKinsey.

Sumitomo Chemical has begun construction of a plant at Sumika Electronic Materials, a recently-incorporated company in Changzhou City, China, to produce high-purity chemicals for semiconductors. The new facility, the company's second high-purity chemicals facility in China after its first plant in Xi’an, is scheduled to start commercial production in March 2019.

Bayer bags first order for new ODC chlorine production technology from China. Now the German chemicals company also hopes for the coveted German Industry Innovation Prize.

Plant specialist Thyssen Krupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers and energy company McPhy Energy form an alliance forhydrogen generation. McPhy will supply Thyssen Krupp with high-capacity, high-pressure hydrogen generation equipment.

Thyssen Krupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, a world leader for chlor-alkali and hydrochloric acid electrolysis plants, and McPhy Energy, a leading developer of hydrogen-based solutions for industry and energy markets, have signed a strategic commercial agreement in the area of hydrogen generation.

Although, many methods are used for reducing the number of microorganisms from food and food products by using both physical and chemical principles, success of any such preservation method is greatly influenced by effective, efficient and ecological plant sanitation methods.

The industrial gas specialists of Air Liquide have big plans in China: Not only does the company plan the country's largest air separation unit, it also announces further investments.

Clariant has signed two key agreements with Sinopec in Beijing. In the first agreement, Sinopec licenses its FCAS series of S-Zorb sorbent to Clariant. The second agreement is the FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) Agency Agreement between Sinopec Catalyst Company (SCC) and Clariant Qatar W.L.L. stating that Clariant Qatar W.L.L. will be the representative for Sinopec’s FCC catalysts to oil refineries in Qatar.

The application of high pressure and steam is a proven method for the mobilisation of valuable components from biomass. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research is contributing to the project "Production of butanol and hydrogen by fermentation techniques using steam treated municipal solid waste (MSWBH)" with its expertise on fermentation and the use of anaerobic bacteria for the production of biobased chemicals.