Biodiesel catalyst ranks to expand. (renewable) 160303

Growth in the biodiesel market is spurring two small companies to invest in U.S. production of
sodium methylate , a catalyst used to convert fats and oils into the renewable fuel. These Davids will be going up against two biodiesel catalyst Goliaths , the German chemical maker BASF and Evonik
industries.
U.S.biodiesel consumption has enjoy a meteoric rise from less than 100 million L in 2004 to almost
8 billion L in 2015.
From : CEN April 18,2016

Air products retreats from waste-to-energy. 160302

Air products & chemicals is ending a costly foray into the waste -to-energy business. Because of technical issues, it will not commission a pair of plasma gasification plants in tees Valley, England, and will instead write down as much as $ 1 billion in cost.
....The largest of these, in Wuhan , China, can process 150 metric tons of wood waste per day.
Combustion plants, however, are cheaper.  One that turns 1,000 tons of waste per day into 35MW
cost about $ 250 million to build.
From : CEN APRIL 11,2016.      By : ALEX Tullo       Same 160106




















































































Combustion plants , however, are cheaper.

Ineos begins shipping U.S. ethane to Europe. 160301

Ineos has shipped its first load of shale-gas-derived ethane from the port of Philadelphia to its


ethylene cracker in rafines,Norway. the Ineos Intrepid, the world's largest liquid natural gas ship,


set out earlier this month carry 27,500 m3 of ethane . the gas is cooled to -90 C for the 3,800KM


journey , which took about 10 days. "we know that shale gas economics revitalized U.S.


manufacturing, and for the first time, Europe can access this important energy and raw material


source too",says Ineos Chairman Jim Ratcliffe.


 From : C & EN MARCH 21,2016