Rare earth element extraction bolstered by new research

08-May-2025 - A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and decrease reliance on costly imports. This new method, developed by researchers at The University of ...

thyssenkrupp nucera Partners with Chlorum Solutions USA for Chlor-Alkali Plant in Arizona

Plant aims to set a new standard in proximity-based chemical production

23-Dec-2024 - Chlorum Solutions USA has chosen thyssenkrupp nucera as its partner to develop its first U.S. chlor-alkali plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The project will incorporate advanced processes to modernize chemical manufacturing. The US company specializes in chlor-alkali plants and will use the ...

Evonik further expands production capacity for gas separation membranes

Group invests mid-double-digit million euro amount in Schörfling and Lenzing in Austria

09-Oct-2023 - Evonik will further expand capacity for production of its SEPURAN® hollow fiber membranes in Schörfling and Lenzing, Austria. The specialty chemicals company already put into operation a new hollow fiber spinning facility in Schörfling at the beginning of the year. On the occasion of the ...

New membrane separates small organic molecules

The electrical charge is what makes the difference

05-Mar-2020 - A new membrane developed at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) separates small dye particles or drug substances not only by size but also by their electrical charge. This additional function enables organic molecules with lateral dimensions of one to two nanometres to be such high-efficiently ...

Go with the flow: Scientists design new grid batteries for renewable energy

12-Nov-2019 - How do you store renewable energy so it's there when you need it, even when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing? Giant batteries designed for the electrical grid - called flow batteries, which store electricity in tanks of liquid electrolyte - could be the answer, but so far utilities ...

LANXESS plans to expand its business with membrane elements in Turkey

Distribution agreement signed with Burkut

02-Aug-2018 - The Liquid Purification Technologies (LPT) business unit of the specialty chemicals company LANXESS plans to expand its business with reverse osmosis membrane elements in Turkey. Correspondingly, LPT signed a distribution agreement with the Turkish Burkut INC, Izmir, regarding the sale of ...

New mechanisms discovered to separate air

05-Jun-2018 - Unlike the windows of your house, nanoscale holes in graphene (named as "nanowindows") can selectively choose which type of air molecules can pass through. Scientists from Shinshu University and PSL University, France, theoretically proved concerted motion of the nanowindow-rim to selectively ...

A potentially cheap, efficient and eco-friendly system for purifying natural gas

08-May-2018 - Fundamental researchers at the Colorado School of Mines have proposed a novel two-part system for separating impurities from natural gas. Natural gas primarily contains methane, but impurities in the gaseous mixture need to be removed before the methane can be put into the pipeline. The newly ...

Liquid-metal membrane technology to make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles viable

31-Aug-2017 - While cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells offer clear advantages over the electric vehicles that are growing in popularity (including their longer range, their lower overall environmental impact, and the fact that they can be refueled in minutes, versus hours of charging time), they have yet to ...

Evonik invests in Austria to expand membrane business for gas separation

07-Mar-2016 - Evonik Industries is expanding its promising membrane business. To this end, the specialty chemicals company will further expand its Austrian site in Lenzing/Schörfling to double the existing production capacities for the hollow-fiber membrane modules of its SEPURAN® brand. The membrane offers a ...