The new carbon capture and utilization technology will be tested at OMV Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery in Romania. The tests which are a part of a demonstration campaign will be carried out in three countries - Denmark, Romania and Greece.

Linde under its subsidiary White Martins has plans to build, own and operate a second electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen in Brazil. On completion, the plant is expected to supply green hydrogen to glass manufacturer Cebrace to reduce emissions from their glass melting furnaces.

Claimed to be the largest PVDF production facility in North America on completion, Syensqo has broken ground at its Augusta site in Georgia, USA. The project is expected to help create battery materials which are required for the growth of electric vehicles in the region.

Under a global joint development agreement signed between both the parties, Technip Energies and Anellotech will jointly work together to further develop and license Anellotech’s Plas-Tcat process. The thermal-catalytic recycling technology is capable of converting mixed plastic wastes back into its constituent basic chemicals.

GF Piping Systems installed a total of 5,000 valves across seven parallel ion exchangers for OMZ as the firm wanted to expand the volume and efficiency of its 5th-generation ion exchangers.

With the introduction of Tab-Ex 04 Pro DZ2 / D2, Pepperl+Fuchs has expanded its Tab-Ex tablet series. The tablet is based on the Samsung Galaxy Tabactive4 Pro and features a 480 nit 10” touch screen paired with the latest hardware and connectivity options.

Cepsa Química has developed the first renewable energy traceability system for the manufacture of chemical products. This has also been validated by Aenor, the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification.

Fluid Components International’s thermal dispersion mass flow meter can continuously monitor centrifugal gas compressors for dry seal failures.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of April 2024’ from all over the world. Right from the MOL Group inaugurating one of the largest green hydrogen plants in Europe to BASF, Sabic and Linde starting up the world’s first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace, find out all the projects making headlines here.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for polyamides in China, Domo Chemicals has inaugurated a new polyamide production plant in Jiaxing. The company has invested 14 million euros for the project which is expected to double its current capacity of polyamides.

Guangxi Hongkun Biomass has selected Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology for producing sustainable aviation fuel at its plant in the Qinzhou Port Area Free Trade Pilot Zone of Guangxi, China. The project is expected to process 300,000 tons of feedstock annually.

Claimed to be the largest PVDF production facility in North America on completion, Syensqo has broken ground at its Augusta site in Georgia, USA. The project is expected to help create battery materials which are required for the growth of electric vehicles in the region.

Fluid Components International’s thermal dispersion mass flow meter can continuously monitor centrifugal gas compressors for dry seal failures.

Bartec has introduced the new Sp9 Ex1 Smartphone and Sc9ex1 Smartscanner which can be used in hazardous areas. Compact and lightweight, these devices have set a new standard for connectivity and digitalization in dangerous zones by the firm.

Under an agreement signed with Edge, Adnoc has plans to make use of drones that are made in the UAE to lower the emissions of its operations, enhance environmental performance, monitor operations, and also provide support in emergency response situations.

Glatt focused on hygienic design competence, efficient processes and occupational health and safety at the recently held Powtech exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany.

Getinge has introduced Gew 888 neo, a cGMP washer designed to develop cleanroom efficiency. With a smaller footprint along with an exceptional washing capacity, the solution enables biopharmaceutical companies to optimize their installation and make the most of their cleanroom facilities.

Schubert has introduced diverse solutions for food packaging including tog.519 cobots, the all new TLM Comfort Feeder as well as the Flowpacker.

Sabic, Napco and a leading player of the bakery industry in Saudi Arabia Fonte have joined hands and introduced the country’s first ever bread packaging made from fully recycled post-consumer plastic. Sabic’s certified circular polyethylene have been used to package the Oat Arabic Bread.

The same developments happening in the rest of the world are also reshaping laboratories: the increasing use of technology, digital tools and, of course, robots and artificial intelligence (AI). All these trends often go hand in hand with a greater awareness of environmental issues. In this trend report, we present a summary of the fruits these developments are already bearing and will bear in the future.

The Maag Group along with Witte will present their first joint product development at Achema 2024 – the new Chem-X gear pump. The pump features an advanced gear tooth design which has been optimized for minimal hydraulic pulsation and maximum volumetric efficiency.

Additive manufacturing makes its way into the world of fluidics: KSB brings a new 3D-printed containment shroud for mag-drive pumps of the Magnochem type series. Named Magno Protect, the component offers the same safety as a double-walled containment shroud – without the latter’s disadvantages of heating up strongly and having high eddy current losses.

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Using a decanter to produce biofuel from organic waste: Organic waste goes into the air - at least that is Bisviridi's vision. The subsidiary of the British biogas specialist Biotech4 wants to convert oil and fat waste into crude oil for biofuels. Process engineering plays a decisive role in this...

Expected to begin operations this year, the wastewater treatment plant is almost 100 % automated and will handle variable bio-treater wastewater. The plant will make use of Ecolab's ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membrane system.

Bechtel has announced the sustained pilot operations of its proprietary Low Energy Ejector Desalination System (Leeds) which is capable of recovering more than 50 % of treated water.

Eaton has recently introduced multi-filter cartridge housings from the Ecocart series. With this, the firm has expanded the range of applications for industrial cartridge filtration.

Lanxess has recently launched its new macroporous anion exchange resin Lewatit Monoplus TP 109 for the efficient removal of contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water.