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Sciencedaily | August 31, 2020

Ethylene is the most important chemical precursor for ethanol and polyethylene and is mainly produced by steam cracking. Although the ethylene fraction is usually very pure (more than 99%), remaining traces of acetylene contaminants can destroy the catalysts used in downstream processes. As ethylene and acetylene are very similar and only differ in the amount of hydrogen atoms -- ethylene has four hydrogen atoms bound to two carbon atoms, acetylene has two -- the separation of both gases is elab...

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Lummus Technology, LLC | June 18, 2022

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven solutions, announced the launch of its Polaris™ breech-lock closure, a new technological upgrade applicable to its high-pressure heat exchanger equipment. This advanced design of breech-lock closure provides a host of operational benefits including safe, reliable and secure sealing under all conditions, a simplified assembly and easier maintenance. "The Polaris breech-loc...

Chemical Watch | March 11, 2020

Regulators from the US and Canada have laid out plans to coordinate efforts on workplace hazard communication standards as the two countries implement updates to the UN's Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS). According to the US-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) 2019-20 workplan, released this week, the council expects to roll out joint guidance on the implementation of GHS and interpreting requirements for safety data sheets (SDSs) and comm...

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PureCycle Technologies | July 30, 2021

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. has agreed to establish its first U.S. cluster plant to make ultra-pure recycled polypropylene (rPP) from waste polypropylene with The Augusta Economic Development Authority (PP). The 200-acre site at Augusta Corporate Park will produce over 80 manufacturing jobs, with an initial $440 million investment largely funding three lines with a capacity of 130mm pounds during Phase 1 of the project. Augusta-Richmond County was chosen because of its feed and product delivery...