chemical-engineering

To bypass fossil fuel and BEV limits, this research offers an Mg/Si metal-water and biogenic gas hybrid engine blueprint. Precise chemical feeding and internal air intakes reduce drag while enabling full solid waste recovery.

Fujifilm Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has announced the completion of a new production facility for post-CMP cleaners at the Oita Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), the core company leading Fujifilm’s semiconductor materials business. The facility began operations in August 2026. This investment will significantly expand production capacity for post-CMP cleaners used in the […] Th…

For more information, contact Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for propulsion system analysis. It provides equilibrium chemistry, rocket performance, shock, and detonation calculations used across NASA and the broader aerospace community. NASA Engineering and Safety …

A research team has developed an inert-particle tracking method that makes volatile transport inside a fixed-bed coal pyrolysis reactor directly visible. By adding internal heating plates and a central gas-gathering tube, the researchers redirected volatile compounds from the reactor's hot outer wall toward its cooler core.

Messer SE & Co. KGaA (Bad Soden, Germany) has announced two major projects in Thai Nguyen Province to expand its production network in Northern Vietnam. At its existing site in Yen Binh, the company will build a new air separation unit (ASU) capable of producing 600 m.t./d of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. Additionally, Messer will […] The post Messer to expand industrial-gas production capacity in…

Manufacturers are preparing for the next generation of electric vehicles, grid storage systems and high-performance computing infrastructure, and attention is beginning to shift from laboratory performance to industrial execution. That shift has renewed interest in dry electrode processing alongside the conventional wet-coating methods that have dominated lithium-ion battery manufacturing for dec…

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is partnering with Oxylus, a Yale spinout focused on CO2 electrolysis technology, to develop and, potentially, commercialize a reactor that could convert carbon waste to methanol without alkali cations. LLNL won $2 million from the DOE’s Industrial Technologies Office through the Technology Commercialization Fund with the aim of advancing the technolo…

dc.title: Ionic liquid-based membranes for light paraffin and CO₂ separations dc.description.abstract: Gas separation membranes can offer significant advantages over traditional separation technologies, such as distillation, including substantially lower energy consumption, modular design, and scalability with surface area rather than volume. Membranes for gas separations are broadly classified a…

A team of researchers from the U.S. and South Korea have developed a potentially more sustainable way to refine crude oil, reducing the energy needed for the process by 31.6% in process simulations. The team published their findings in Nature. The scientists investigated the use of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) membranes, which are commonly used as a non-selective… The post New process could reduce ene…

Dear All, I would like to seek opinion/feedback on the water draw off arrangement for the condensate stabilizer column. Please refer the attached sketch. In the Condensate stabilizer column, water draw offs are routed to separate Side vessel (top entry); the decanted water is removed via LV-200 from bottom. There is no liquid Hydrocarbon outlet provided. I am not sure whether this arrangement wil…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-60175-9 Experimental study on enhanced oil recovery by advanced CO 2 flooding in tight oil of ordos basin using nuclear magnetic resonance technology

Blast furnace (BF) operation involves strongly coupled thermal and chemical processes governed by nonlinear heat transfer, gas–solid reactions, and dynamic operational control. Accurate real-time prediction of key thermal and gas parameters is essential for maintaining furnace stability, improving energy efficiency, and reducing carbon emissions. However, most existing studies focus on single-par…

using activated MDEA + PZ solution for natural gas decarbonization, what is the typical packing height for common structured and random packings, such as Pall rings or 250Y structured packing? Also, where can I find or look up empirical HETP (Height Equivalent to a Theoretical Plate) data。

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is welcoming its first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, marking a milestone in the university's international engagement, while opening new opportunities for global engineering education, research collaboration and student exchange. Professor Giovanni Morales Medina of the Universidad Industrial de Santander…

Nature Communications, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76638-6 A conductive packed-bed reactor integrates continuous catalytic oxidation with in-situ electrochemical regeneration. The system uses electrically switchable wettability to reduce foulant adhesion and enhance the conversion and separation of •OH-mediated polymeric products.

Nature Communications, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76345-2 Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) emerged as promising candidates for singlet oxygen generation, yet their structure-property-activity relationships remain poorly understood. Here the authors construct three constitutionally isomeric donor-acceptor COFs which involves precise modulation of the imine and pyrid…

Hsueh-Chia Chang, Bayer Corporation Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received two significant honors this summer—one national and one local. Nationally, in recognition of sustained excellence in the field of engineering, Chang was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). AIChE …

Transport-induced thermodynamic irreversibilities remain one of the primary factors limiting the efficiency and high-load performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, the complex interactions among flow-field architecture, coupled transport phenomena, electrochemical reactions, and exergy destruction are not yet fully understood. This study presents an exergy-guided three…