Chemical Engineering Students Society (ChESS)

PR Newswire | January 14, 2020

The new LDPE unit had not yet achieved beneficial operation (BO) as planned for in December 2019. The unit was in the final stages of commissioning and startup when the incident occurred. The unit has been shut down and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident, the extent of the damage and resulting impact on the LDPE unit's BO schedule. All other Lake Charles units and previously commissioned LCCP units, namely the ethane cracker, ethylene glycol/ethylene oxide an...

Drug Target Review | February 26, 2020

The latest file format of the Unified Data Model (UDM) has been released by the Pistoria Alliance, a global, not-for-profit organisation. According to the alliance, this update delivers a stable foundation for the collection and exchange of chemical reaction data and empowers the R&D community to move forward with its adoption. The release is built upon standard (Allotrope-compatible) vocabularies for units of measure and analytical methods, allowing the systems to be interoperable. The alli...

arkansasonline | February 28, 2020

A company that owns a suburban Houston chemical plant jeopardized public safety when it failed to remove dangerous chemicals ahead of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, resulting in a blaze that sent toxic smoke into the air and injured first responders, prosecutors told jurors on Thursday. Arkema Inc., a subsidiary of a French chemical manufacturer, and three of its senior employees are on trial over charges accusing them of releasing toxic pollutants and injuring two sheriff's deputies. During open...

Chemical Technology, Chemical Management

CPChem and Charter Next Generation | February 21, 2023

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem), in collaboration with Charter Next Generation (CNG), has announced that overwrap film containing CPChem's Marlex® AnewTM Circular Polyethylene is destined for U.S. retail shelves. Multifunctional and efficient, overwrap films aid in food preservation, maintain medical devices' security and sterility and provide lightweight and resilient product packaging. CPChem uses its established advanced recycling program to manufacture Marlex&...