Environment & Safety
SunDiesel - second-generation biodiesel backed by oil and car companies
Choren's so-called "SunDiesel" is a bold venture to commercialise second-generation biofuels technology, which has won investment and technology support from Shell. Although Ch..
NExBTL: A biofuel for sensitive city environments and the premium quality market
Neste Oil's Business Development Manager for biofuels and components, Raimo Linnaila, says the company watched carefully the development of the biofuels directive in Europe. "When the first draft was ..
Biofuels on the rise but questions remain
The European biofuels industry may be a young one, but it has been in a vigorous growth stage. The EU estimates that biodiesel production capacity increased by 35% between 2002 and 2005. It may now ha..
DME – the diesel alternative which is easy to dismiss, but hard to beat
Dimethyl-ether (DME) is a product which is better known today as a propellant for hairspray than as a fuel for heavy duty vehicles. DME's advocates point to its clean-burning properties, exceptionally..
A dramatic and dynamic decade for diesel production
Who could have imagined as we celebrated the new millennium that these ten years would find European diesel manufacturing at the heart of such fundamental political, economic and environmental upheava..
Applying instrumented overpressure protection systems
Transient analysis is required to verify their effectiveness
HP Automation Safety: What about the valve?
For a long time, the focus of safety instrumented system design has been on the logic solver. For many, including myself, this started when I first heard about a "certified" safety programmable logic ..
Improve process reliability and reduce emissions with sealless pumps
Several successful applications were implemented at this refinery
Constructing and designing blast-resistant buildings
New technology improves safety and reliability for this critical plant structure
Selecting instrumentation for safety instrumented system applications
Follow these guidelines for the most effective and economical installations
- Malaysia plans to produce sustainable jet fuel in 2027 11/27
- ADNOC launches $80-B low-carbon energy and chemicals investment company 11/27
- Chevron sees California's fuel inventory law raising prices for customers 11/27
- Clariant’s MegaMax™ catalysts to power China’s first biomass-to-green methanol project 11/27
- easyJet, Renavia and WFS sign MoU for long-term supply of SAF 11/27
- Cyclyx to invest in second Cyclyx Circularity Center 11/27
