Clear advantages: Integrating metal microstructures in glass

21-Jul-2022 - Safe from harsh environmental conditions, electrically and thermally conductive, and with great lithographic resolution: Embedding thin metal microstructures in glass promises exceptional properties for a range of applications. The technology could be used to create sensor components that are ...

Röhm to build innovation center in Worms

Pooling of research activity in Germany - Research also strengthened in China and the USA

01-Feb-2022 - With the construction of a new state-of-the-art innovation center in Worms (Germany), Röhm intends to further expand its technology leadership. In future, around 100 scientists of the chemical company will work on the development of new products and processes under one roof. “By pooling our ...

BASF opens research center for catalysts and processes in Ludwigshafen

Highly automated testing facilities for continuous data supply

27-Mar-2019 - BASF officially opened a pioneering research center at the heart of the Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, close to the famous Ammonia Lab. This new pilot plant facility for catalyst and process development will be operated by the global research unit Process Research & Chemical Engineering. It houses ...

More efficient and cheaper synthetic fuels with 3D printing

26-Sep-2018 - Co-electrolysis is a new and very efficient way of producing synthetic fuels and chemicals from CO2 and water. Diesel and petrol cars as well as trucks, airplanes, and ships could run on such fuels in a climate neutral manner. They can also be used as energy storage systems, which could help ...

Reaction calorimetry in microreactors

12-Jun-2018 - At Achema 2018 the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology will demonstrate the latest gen-eration of continuous reaction calorimeters. These permit rapid screening of thermokinetic data, making kinetic constants and safety-relevant data available in the early stages of process ...

Agilyx Corporation and INEOS Styrolution sign development agreement for polystyrene recycling

Process is based on “chemical recycling”

30-Apr-2018 - Agilyx Corporation and INEOS Styrolution have signed a joint development agreement to develop a recycling process for polystyrene based on “chemical recycling” in the USA. This collaboration is aimed at achieving a circular economy, where polystyrene waste is recycled into virgin, high-quality ...

STA Pharmaceutical to open new transition metal catalysis center

19-Oct-2017 - The center will allow STA to introduce transition metal catalyst-screening technology to their existing small molecule process development and manufacturing platform. STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company, has announced plans to launch a new transition metal catalysis center at their ...

BASF Group inaugurates new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai, India

BASF Group’s biggest R&D investment in South Asia

07-Mar-2017 - BASF Group inaugurated its new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific, located in Mumbai, India. The project will involve a total expected investment of up to €50 million from BASF Group, and marks the Group’s largest research and development (R&D) investment in South Asia. All global research operations ...

New test center for up to 100 customer trials per year

23-Sep-2013 - Following an intensive planning and construction phase, Coperion GmbH, recently opened the world’s largest compounding test center. It replaces the existing test center and serves to provide customers both the optimum system design for required throughput rate capacity of compounding lines – ...

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Evonik is operating a pilot plant for bio-based amino lauric acid

31-Jul-2013 - In early 2013, Evonik Industries began operating a pilot plant for amino lauric acid (ALS) in Slovenska Lupca, Slovakia. The effort represents Evonik’s next step forward in the production of sustainable high-performance plastics. The biobased amino-lauric acid is an alternative to petroleum-based ...