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Chemical Technology

Schlumberger | October 18, 2022

Schlumberger announced today that it has entered into an agreement with RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, to accelerate the industrialization and scale-up of its proprietary non-aqueous solvent (NAS) technology, which enhances the efficiency of absorption-based carbon capture. The NAS technology will be applicable to capture CO2 across a broad variety of industrial emissions. “With the world’s carbon budget running out, reducing e...

Chemical Management

Trinseo | January 04, 2022

Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, announced today the completion of the acquisition of Heathland B.V. a leading collector and recycler of post-consumer and post-industrial plastic wastes in Europe. As a plastic waste collector and recycler based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Heathland is focused on converting PCR and PIR polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polystyrene (PS) a...

Chemical Management

PRNewswire | May 11, 2023

Allkem and Livent announced the signing of a definitive agreement to combine the two companies to create a leading global lithium chemicals producer. The Transaction is expected to close by the end of calendar year 2023, and upon closing of the all-stock merger of equals, Allkem shareholders will own approximately 56% and Livent shareholders will own approximately 44% of NewCo4. Allkem and Livent, two global lithium chemicals companies, will combine their highly complementary ra...

Chemical Technology

Phys | November 11, 2020

Though we usually think of ethanol as fuel for the gas tank, it can also be transformed into valuable chemicals that could help replace a variety of petroleum-based products beyond just gasoline. However, evolving ethanol for a broader range of industries requires chemical processes that are more efficient than what is available today. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a novel catalyst that converts ethanol into C5+ ketones that can serve as building block...