Thanks to their large specific surfaces, microprocessing plants are usually significantly more efficient than conventional technology in terms of the transport of materials and heat. In concrete terms this means: greater selectivity, larger yields and increased safety for fast exothermic reactions. Enough of the theory. How this translates into practice was shown at conference entitled “Industrial use of microprocessing technology” staged by Dechema.

The world’s first green ammonia bunkering terminal will be built under the ‘Ammonia Fuel Bunkering Network’ project by Azane Fuel Solutions. The hefty grant has been granted by the Norwegian Government under its ‘Green platform Initiative’ program.

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has achieved ATEX certification of its Explosion Proof Pressure Transmitters for Class I Zone 0 Exd hazardous locations. The added approvals enhance the ability for equipment manufacturers to specify AST pressure transducers as the sensors can now operate in both North America and Europe.

Honeywell’s UOP Technology to helps Chinese petrochemicals Manufacturer to meet the growing demand from construction and automotive industries. Leading petrochemical process technology will support Cepsa Chemical’s production of building block materials for plastics used for fast-growing industries.

Atul, a major basic chemicals and derivatives manufacturer India, has selected Thyssen Krupp Industrial Solutions (India) to render Engineering, Lumpsum Supply of Cell Elements and Site Supervision Services for its caustic soda conversion project at Valsad, Gujarat.

The Ethylene Oxide and Propylene Oxide (EO/PO) pipelines will distribute feedstock to various business tenants in PlasChem Park, an industrial park in Jubail, Saudi Arabia to produce diversified specialty chemical products.

China’s Wanhua Chemical Group has selected DWE, a subsidiary of Man Energy Solutions to deliver three salt-operated reactors for its new maleic-anhydride plant which produces PBAT (PolyButylene Adipate Terephthalate), a core material used for the production of biodegradable plastics.

Impressive modularisation concepts for the engineering of technical gases plants  — From coolants, protection gas or additive in refreshing drinks — CO2 gets industry experts and customers sparkling with excitement. Also plant engineers have set their sights on this versatile molecule: Technology specialists are turning to modular plant design for the production of technical gases. In fact, LCO2 plants (LCO2 = liquid CO2; liquid carbon dioxide) from the construction kit have several advantages.

The engineering, construction and services company KBR has signed an agreement with Chiyoda, a leading engineering and construction firm in Japan, to license its CT-Acetica technology.

Uponor Infra and Borealis have teamed up to create Ultra Rib 2 Blue, a high-performance plastic sewer pipe made from 50 % renewable raw material which will help to reduce the carbon footprint by up to 70 %. The product is based on Borealis’ Bornewables portfolio in which circular polyolefin products are manufactured with renewable feedstocks.