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Consider integrated ethanol-to-EO/EG processes

Scientific Design Co.: Schneider, R.
The Scientific Design Company, Inc.: Goyal, S.

Ethanol-based production of ethylene, ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene glycol (EG) dates back to the 1960s. The process is commercially proven and has been extensively applied industrially. Recent tre..

Schneider Electric touts new software releases at customer conference

Schneider Electric continued its 2014 Software Global Customer Conference with an overview of new product releases from its Avantis, SimSci and Wonderware product lines.

US military to use UOP renewable diesel process

Emerald is being supported by a $70 million contract from the Defense department project, which is focused on creating economically viable production capacity for advanced drop-in biofuels.

Enterprise to build new Texas NGL fractionator

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

When the new fractionator is complete, Enterprise will have gross nameplate NGL fractionation capacity of 755,000 bpd at Mont Belvieu and total capacity of 1.2 million bpd.

Huntsman begins Louisiana MDI expansion work

Huntsman has commenced preliminary engineering to expand production of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) by investment in a new MDI plant at its site in Geismar, Louisiana.

GE unveils membrane wastewater treatment to generate renewables

GE introduced new membrane-based wastewater treatment technology, combining anaerobic digestion technology with its ZeeWeed 500 membranes to create anaerobic membrane bioreactor.

GE Oil & Gas to open new Florida plant for control valves, regulators

The new facility will manufacture GE’s Mooney regulators and Becker control valves for the energy industry, among other oil and gas industry products. It is expected to open in November 2014.

Fluor wins Canadian oil sands work for $1.3 billion

The project will be developed as an open-pit truck and shovel mine, and is planned to yield 180,000 barrels of bitumen per day at full production; first oil is expected as early as Q4 2017.

Formosa to use ThyssenKrupp reforming process on new Texas PDH unit

The contract awarded to ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions includes licensing, basic engineering, detail engineering for the key equipment, delivery of the catalyst and technical support during the project.

Wyoming Refining licenses Technip, ExxonMobil technology on new unit

The unit converts benzene contained in the gasoline pool into high-octane blendstock by reacting the benzene with propylene. The award includes technology license, process design, and start-up services.