http://che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2008 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:33:20 EDT As regulatory issues, environmental sensitivity, and longterm water supply concerns increase, the chemical process industries (CPI) are considering ways to reduce their water discharges. In fact, more and more companies are evaluating the viability of zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) processes.... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/4243.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT A new activated-sludge-treatment process that promises to slash energy consumption is being developed by... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/4248.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Liberty Engineering (Hamburg, N.Y.; www.libertypsa.com) has developed a bioremediation system that fully removes carcinogens from soil in... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/4251.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT As environmental regulations continue to get tighter regarding oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other emissions, makers of burners and incinerators are working to develop equipment that not only meets or exceeds permissible emission levels, but also surpasses traditional operational capabilities... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/4233.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Last month, Donaldson Torit (Minneapolis, Minn.; www.donaldson.com) launched the Torit PowerCore dust collectors, which are up to 50% smaller than traditional baghouses. An extension of the... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/air_pollution_control/4256.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Last month, what is claimed as the first pilot plant in the world to demonstrate carbon-dioxide capture and storage (CCS) based on oxy-combustion came onstream next to Vattenfall´s... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/greenhouse_gases_and_climate_change/4254.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Genencor, a div. of Danisco A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark; www.danisco.com) and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio; www.goodyear.com) have started a research collaboration to develop a... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/sustainability/4255.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT As part of the European BioDME project, Haldor Topsøe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) and Chemrec will design and build a new plant for producing dimethyl ether (DME). Located at the... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/sustainability/4259.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT The CPI, both as providers and users of underlying water-treatment technologies, are pooling resources with the goal of keeping the water-supply balance in the green.... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/water_treatment_and_supply/4229.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Siemens (Erlangen, Germany; www.siemens.com/industry) announced the acquisition of the German company SG Wasseraufbereitung und Regenerierstation GmbH (SG Water). The Hamburg-based supplier... http://che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/environmental_mgmt/water_treatment_and_supply/4263.html Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT