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NEWS 1130 | February 17, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency reported Alaska led the nation in 2018 toxic chemical releases. But a state commissioner contends a large portion should not be categorized as toxic. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune argued that releases caused by unearthed rocks moved at mining sites do not have a significant effect on public health, The Juneau Empire reported Friday. More than 99% of Alaska’s releases, 970.6 million pounds (440.3 million kilogram...

Chemical Processing | January 17, 2020

Specialty chemicals provider Vertellus acquires Bercen Chemicals, a U.S. supplier of alkyl succinic anhydrides and additives used in the fuel, lubricant and paper industries. The acquisition complements Vertellus’ current capabilities and the combined business is better positioned to service global customers, according to the company. Bercen’s gulf coast location with rail access reportedly supports the growing fuel and lube additive market in North America. Pilot facilities will als...

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KBC, Baker Hughes, C3.ai, Inc. | June 09, 2021

Today, Baker Hughes and C3 AI announced that KBC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation, will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology from the BakerHughesC3.ai (BHC3) alliance to enhance KBC’s existing software portfolio for oil and gas process simulation, supply chain optimization, and energy management. KBC is a leading consultancy and software provider for energy, chemical, and offshore oil and gas operations. The company’s process simula...

Phys.org | June 29, 2020

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have probed the chemical composition of a nearby metal-poor star-forming dwarf galaxy known as JKB 18. Results of the new observations indicate that the galaxy is chemically inhomogeneous. The study was published June 18 on the arXiv pre-print server. Studies of spatial distribution of metals in the gas throughout galaxies could be essential to improve our understanding of galaxy evolution in general. However, obtaining detai...