Carbon-based organic micropollutants in water can be removed by treatment with high-intensity pulses of light in a procedure developed and demonstrated by researchers at Kaust University.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) reached a mutual agreement with Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Shell Chemicals (Shell) to license its production technology of oxo alcohols through Mitsubishi Chemical Engineering Corporation, the sub licensor of the oxo technology.

Specialty chemicals group Lanxess has announced the successful completion of a project which increases the capacity of its Emerald Innovation 3000 flame retardant production unit from 10,000 to 14,000 mt per year.

A biotech company producing highly nutritious, all-wild algae replaced inaccurate sight meters with Vogtlin red-y smart high-precision thermal mass flow meters and mass flow controllers to more accurately monitor gas flow within the very sensitive bioreactor process that cultures the algae. As biotechnology is a sensitive science, small differences in process conditions make a substantial difference in results.

A contract manufacturer archives more flexibility implementing a flexible and mobile Fillingssystem: For the first time, Bosch implemented a movable peristaltic pump filling system with Prevas in China. This allows the customer, a leading pharmaceutical contract developing and manufacturing service provider, to get Fast-track-market-release. Thanks to the new design, the company is able to switch between the existing piston pump filling station and the new peristaltic pump filling system.

The carbon capture and storage project, Northern Lights is expected to be the maiden storage project site across the globe to receive CO2 from industrial sources located in different European countries.

The High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) lab is claimed to the first of its kind facility to support the oil & gas industry. Expected to offer innovative solutions, the new laboratory aims to provide optimised formulations in a rapid timeframe.

Dow and SCG have entered into an agreement to develop recycling solutions with an aim to tackle plastic waste. The deal also intends to create a circular economy for plastic in Thailand.

The use of Kynar Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) is gaining traction across industries where chemicals are extensively used, thanks to the special attributes of this material that have proven its viability in various applications.

Shell has begun operations of a 20 MW hydrogen electrolyzer in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China. The electrolyzer will produce green hydrogen which will be supplied to fuel cell vehicles for the upcoming Olympic Games. Post the games, hydrogen will be supplied to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region’s public and commercial transport which will help to decarbonize its mobility sector.