Kobe Steel announced that its subsidiary company, Kobelco Machinery do Brazil, has begun full-scale marketing of nonstandard compressors in the region of South America.
Hancock, J. M., Nalco Champion;
Van Zijl, A. W.,
Robson, I.,
Vachon, J.,
Hashmi, A., SABIC Technology & Innovation
Since organic fouling cannot be completely eliminated, ethylene producers must use operational, chemical and mechanical methods to minimize heat transfer losses and equipment downtime.
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