Equipment

Coolbrook's pilot plant successfully cracks 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil

Coolbrook has achieved a major breakthrough in circular plastics and materials by successfully cracking 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil at its large-scale pilot facility using the RotoDynamic Reactor™ technology. 

Digital Exclusive: Heat exchanger body flange: The gasket is not always tight enough

Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are used abundantly throughout the chemical, oil and gas, and fertilizer industries. Their service is essential to numerous processes—it can be said that without them, it is impossible to successfully build and operate a plant. Body flanges, also referred to as girth flanges, are critical elements of STHEs, and are incorporated to help with maintenance, cleaning and inspection of STHEs during service.

Emerson unveils new safety controller for emergency shutdown systems

Emerson has announced the new PACSystems RX3i CPS400 safety controller, designed to enable Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL2) strategies for infrastructure, fire and gas, burner management systems, and other emergency shutdown systems.

Solvay doubles Zhenjiang production capacity of high-purity electronic grade hydrogen peroxide

Solvay officially opened a significant expansion at its Zhenjiang, China, facility, doubling its production capacity for electronic grade hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) annually.

Veolia to supply technologies for the largest complex industrial water project in the Middle East for SATORP

Sulzer signs multi-year framework agreement with Veolia

Sulzer has signed a 5-yr global purchasing framework agreement with Veolia, a global environmental specialist in water, waste and energy management.

Sanctions-hit Nayara seeks Indian govt help to get refinery repair equipment

The private refiner has approached the Centre for High Technology, an advisory body under India's oil ministry, seeking assistance in sourcing specialized equipment, catalysts and other raw materials.

BlackRock-led group in talks to raise around $10.3 billion for Aramco deal

ABS approves blue ammonia FPSO concept from SBM Offshore

A new design from SBM Offshore of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit focused on the production of blue ammonia has earned approval in principle from ABS.

Valero overhauling FCCU at Tennessee (U.S.) refinery

The refinery’s flare gas recovery unit was also shut for work and a hydrotreater was taken out of production for a catalyst change.