Tokyo Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd. (TGC) and Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) to Set up JV for Industrial Gas Sales

23-Apr-2004 - Tokyo Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd. (TGC), a consolidated subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and Showa Denko K.K. signed an agreement whereby they will jointly establish a company for sales of industrial gases centering on oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. The 50-50 joint venture, to be named TG Showa ...

Celanese AG forms Venture for Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology

07-Apr-2004 - Celanese AG announced that it has formed the venture PEMEAS Fuel Cell Technologies with a consortium of investors led by Conduit Ventures designed to advance the commercialization of Celanese's fuel cell technology. The venture is effective April 1, 2004. The venture, under which Celanese holds ...

Additive speeds the efficiency of lithium-ion accumulators

05-Apr-2004 - Electric motors will be driving the environmentally friendly vehicles of tomorrow. Whether the power is directly "pumped" from an outlet or is generated on board by a fuel cell, the heart of such a propulsion system will be a high-capacity accumulator that efficiently stores and releases ...

Reactor made of Gold Tubes

Gold nanotubes in polycarbonate films for the investigation of catalytic reactions at gas-liquid phase boundaries

23-Feb-2004 - Fuel cells require hydrogen. Unfortunately, hydrogen produced by standard processes contains large amounts of carbon monoxide (CO), which has a negative effect on the function of the fuel cell and must be removed. Research has shown that gold nanoparticles on a support with a large surface ...

A quantum leap in the manufacture of chlorine from hydrochloric acid

Change in technology brings considerable energy savings

04-Feb-2004 - In the manufacture of chlorine from hydrochloric acid Bayer is exploring new avenues. A process of electrolysis based on the Oxygen Depolarised Cathode (ODC) technology developed by Bayer and a number of partners requires some 30 percent less electricity than the diaphragm process which has ...

HydrogenSource Demonstrates New Noble Metal Water Gas Shift Catalysts for Fuel Processing and Hydrogen Generation Applications

30-Jan-2004 - HydrogenSource LLC, a leading developer of fuel processor systems, announced that it has demonstrated the viability of new advanced noble metal Water Gas Shift (WGS) catalysts as cost effective components in fuel processor systems for fuel cell and hydrogen generation applications. Fuel ...

Nanophase Announces Commercial Availability of Novel New Nanomaterials

12-Jan-2004 - Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a technology leader in nanomaterials and nanoengineered products, announced commercial availability of a new class of cerium-based oxide nanomaterials from the Company's patented NanoArc(TM) technology. The new nanomaterials, termed HSA nanoproducts, are ...

Cabot superior MicroPowders Names Greg Romney General Manager of Electrochemical Materials

19-Dec-2003 - Cabot Corporation announced the appointment of Greg Romney to the position of General Manager, Electrochemical Materials, Cabot Superior MicroPowders (CSMP). In his new position, Mr. Romney will direct the development, manufacture and supply of advanced materials to the fuel cell and battery ...

A new process for the production of hydrogen with a low carbon monoxide content

04-Sep-2003 - Fuel cells are on their way. But their use for apllications such as in vehicles will only become widespread when the expensive process of "refueling" with hydrogen can be made unnecessary. Transportable hydrogen sources are thus under investigation. The problem with this is that hydrogen ...

A new fuel-cell concept for the catalytic production of hydrogen peroxide

08-Aug-2003 - Hydrogen peroxide is an important industrial reagent, which is used in such processes as the environmentally friendly bleaching of paper and wastewater treatment. Current industrial methods for the bulk production of H2O2 are expensive, both in terms of energy and cost. A new method developed ...