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Chemical Technology

Buckeye Partners L.P. | July 16, 2022

Buckeye Partners, L.P. announced that it closed on the previously announced acquisition of Bear Head Energy, Inc. which is developing a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production, storage and export project in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia with hydrogen electrolyzer capacity of over two gigawatts. “Buckeye’s intention with this acquisition is to develop a large-scale green energy production, distribution and export hub. Given the project&...

Wfmj | June 20, 2020

The FDA is warning against certain brands of hand sanitizers that were manufactured by a company out of Mexico. The release says consumers should not use hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV due to the potential of methanol being in the product. Methanol can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or if it is ingested. The following products were included in the FDA warning: Those that have been exposed to hand sanitizers that contain methanol should seek medical treatment. The FD...

Chemical Management

Sasol & Haldor Topsoe A/S | September 16, 2021

Haldor Topsøe and Sasol have expanded collaboration to jointly license and develop their technologies for sustainable liquid fuels and chemicals production through Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology. Sasol and Topsøe currently offer integrated end-to-end solutions to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals. Topsøe's SynCOR™ and Sasol's Low Temperature Fischer-TropschTM technologies have been licensed into Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) ventures, most recently Uz...

Bloomberg Environment | February 26, 2020

Philadelphia leaders hope their attempt to ban hydrogen fluoride from oil refinery processes within city limits will spark other regulation of the chemical compound across the country. The city’s proposal comes after a fire and explosion at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ Girard Point Refinery in June 2019, where 5,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid—a mixture of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and water—was released. No workers or residents were hurt, though the company has sinc...