To form a special oil-coated nickel catalyst, a special pastillation system is used — a technology first developed for the solidification of sulphur in oil and gas refineries, but also used extensively in food and chemical processing.

Praxair has signed a long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s refinery in Garyville, Louisiana.

Methanol – much talked about as a biofuel or fuel additive all arounbd the world – plays a rather different role in India: This simple alcohol fills an important niche in the country's pharmaceutical sector. Now traditional, modern and alternative uses of methanol drive the market: The methanol race has just begun, insiders say...

Explosion protection techniques have been undergoing several refinements as a result of the implementation of legislative requirements and innovative product development. The extended use of explosion protection standards and demands from industry resulted in additional products with improved performance.

The plant comprises a new carbon monoxide purification train with a capacity to handle more than 13 million cubic feet per day. The facility also leverages proprietary technologies to improve the overall efficiency of the Geismar site.

Under the agreement, Aker Solutions has been appointed by Preem to perform tests and studies of its carbon capture technology at Scandinavia’s biggest oil refinery in Lysekil on the Swedish west coast.

The company will build, own and operate the steam methane reformer which is expected to start up in 2021. The plant is also expected to have a capacity in excess of 170 million standard cubic feet per day of high-purity hydrogen.

They are green, they grow fast, they are powerful — microalgae are, so to say, small versions of the incredible Hulk. And they have their superhero story, too. Follow us on a trip to a biobased micro-world …

Technip FMC has recently completed all the required conditions for carrying out expansion and modernisation of Midor’s refinery in Egypt. On completion, the modernised complex is expected to produce Euro V products.

Exact and reliable chemical analysis of feedstocks and products is very important in the manufacture of fine chemicals. Laboratory gas chromatographs are among the techniques traditionally used for this task, but pressure to improve process operations has brought change. Online process gas chromatography now provides significant benefits, as shown on a naphtha cracker.