A new system warns of runaway reactions

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A new device that is capable of warning operators about uncontrollable chemical reactions has been developed by the Institute of the Industrial Environment and Risks (Ineris, Verneuil-en-Halatte) of France. The detector device, which has undergone a year of testing at a site near Paris, France, is also capable of predicting the amount of time prior to an explosion so operators can decide whether they are still able to stop the disaster or to begin leaving the premises. The device, which can be adapted to any process, cost about $100,000 each.

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France: A new device that is capable of warning operators about uncontrollable chemical reactions has been developed

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables, Product information, Process Chemical Sensors, Process control equipment, Chemical detectors

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A European tryout is scheduled for a U.S. biocatalytic desulfurization method

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Total Raffinage Distribution S.A. of Paris, France, will construct and manage a pilot plant of around 1-bbl/d for biocatalytic desulfurization (BDS) of diesel fuel at one of its industrial locations in 1999. Total has been cooperating with Energy BioSystems Corp. of The Woodlands, TX, which owns the patent on the technology and signed its first commercial license deal earlier in 1998. BDS employs genetically modified bacteria to turn sulfur to sulfates. The bacteria are expected to cut sulfur levels to 50 ppm for diesel fuel.

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Will construct & manage pilot plant of around 1-bbl/d for biocatalytic desulfurization of diesel fuel in 1999

New capacity, new plant construction, Biocatalysts, Total Raffinage Distribution S.A.

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Custom-manufacturing in biocatalysis

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A growing number of chemical and pharmaceutical companies are outsourcing their product development requirements to biocatalysis firms. These firms work with their clients to develop biologically catalyzed processes that produce the desired products with higher selectivities, less waste generation and lower energy consumption. A large part of the work also includes the identification and engineering of a new enzyme to perform cost-effectively in a given process.

United States, Production management, Biological Products

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