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New Project Could Replace Petroleum-Based Materials with Vegetable Proteins Written by AZoCleantechMar 2 2021 Proteins, similar to fats, lignin and cellulose, are renewable raw materials but their potential for the chemical sector has not been fully explored. Rapeseed field in bloom: Rapeseed is the most widely grown oilseed in Germany–it ranks third worldwide after oil palm and soy. Image Credit: © Alexas_Fotos/pixabay.com. Now, research teams from the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engi...

Scientists recently invented a new approach for optimizing the electrocatalytic performance of palladium (Pd) in ethanol oxidation reaction, which is the main anodic reaction of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs).

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing Normal University recently reported a strategy for boosting the electrocatalytic performance of palladium (Pd) in ethanol oxidation reaction, thus propelling the development of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs).

ETH researchers are among the first scientists to have succeeded in propelling microvehicles against a fluid flow using ultrasound. In future, these tiny...

Research at ETH in Zurich shows miniature magnetic beads driven and steered in a swarm against the flow of blood using ultrasound

Achieving a safety culture amid a pandemic February 17, 2021 Fire brigade training is an important element of the pellet industry’s safety approach. Credit: Pinnacle Renewable Energy, Every day, WPAC members and their employees work tirelessly to ensure leading safety practices are implemented and embraced. We know we will be measured by our collective efforts as an industry. Our reputation and the trust of regulators, the general public and the families of our employees depend on...

Advertisement Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh) has achieved a 92% catalyst selectivity at the start of the most recent cycle at its 600 000 tpy monoethylene glycol (MEG) production facility in Saudi Arabia. The plant uses the Shell OMEGA process, which is based on the catalytic conversion of both ethylene to ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide to ethylene glycol. Ethylene oxide catalyst selectivity is a key factor in the efficiency of MEG production: a higher selectivity mea...

I-007e recently released a highly informative series of short webinars called Implementing Digital Twin Best Practices from Design Through Manufacturing presented by industry expert Jay Gorajia, the Director of Siemens Global Digital Manufacturing Services. The webinar is an excellent overview how data that is generated using a digital twin model can be effectively utilized to improve business execution using the Siemens tool suite. The presentation is divided into 12 five-to-six-minute easily...

January 25, 2021 Thomas S. Rimel Jr. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — January 25, 2021 — Stockwell Elastomerics Inc. announces today that Thomas S. Rimel Jr. has joined the company as its new president. The announcement was made by company Chairman Bill Stockwell. Rimel is the first executive outside of the 4th generation Stockwell family to lead the business since it was founded in 1919. Stockwell said: “With the addition of Tom Rimel to our leadership team, we move into the next phase of our mission...