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2019 Kirkpatrick Award Finalists
very two years, Chemical Engineering honors an innovative
technology that has been commercialized with the Kirkpatrick
Chemical Engineering Achievement Award. This year, we
have six finalists who will have the opportunity to present their
technologies at the Chem Show in New York City (October 22-24),
after which the winner will be announced. Here is a brief summary of
the six finalist technologies:
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Braskem - Renewable EVA. A partially renewable ethylene vinyl acetate
(EVA) was co-developed with Allbirds (a shoe company), where
sugarcane, instead of oil was used as a raw material. A process was
developed to produce a wide range of EVA and EVA-rubber products
using a polymer plant that was designed to produce polyethylene. A
commercial product using the new EVA was launched in 2018.
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics - Symbiex adhesive technology.
The trademarked Symbiex technology creates multilayer packaging
for foods and more by gluing together layers of different plastics
to create a laminate. Developed together with Nordmeccanica, this is
a new lamination concept where the two parts are not mixed prior to
application, but are applied independently. The cure starts when the
two coated films are brought together to form the multilayer film.
Johnson Matthey - Catacel SSR Structured Steam Reforming
Catalyst. An increased demand for hydrogen has operators of steam
methane reformers (SMRs) pushing their systems to maximum capacities
and experiencing limitations in temperature, pressure and feed
flows. The patented Catacel SSR is a catalyst-coated metal foil alternative
to catalyst-impregnated pellets that can decrease pressure drop,
and increase heat transfer and catalytic activity. Overall plant throughput
can be increased up to 20% without capital investment for a new plant.
LanzaTech - Gas Fermentation Technology. This process converts
carbon-rich gas streams to products using proprietary microbes that
feed on gases rather than sugars, as in traditional fermentation. The
source of the gases can include industrial emissions and more. LanzaTech's
process takes waste carbon and produces chemicals that serve
as building blocks for products such as rubber, plastics and fuels. Thirdparty
assessments have shown greenhouse-gas-emissions reductions
by over 70% compared to equivalent products from fossil carbon.
Reliance Industries - Simultaneous Production of Benzene and
Gasoline from C-6 Heart Cut of FCC Gasoline. To meet the low
levels of benzene allowed in gasoline, Reliance Industries and the Indian
Institute of Petroleum jointly developed technology for processing
the C6 heart cut of FCC (fluid catalytic cracking) gasoline based
on the principles of extractive distillation without the requirement of a
pre-processing step. Said to be the first of its kind, this technology
produces gasoline that meets U.S. benzene limits, while also recovering
high-purity benzene.
TechnipFMC - Direct Heating Unit (Flameless Combustion). This
technology, jointly developed with support from Total Petrochemical
and Shell Oil, is said to be a groundbreaking technology
for adding heat to high-temperature processes.
Unlike conventional furnace burners where
fuel and air are combined at a single point, in this
process, fuel is added incrementally to a high-velocity
air stream via multiple injections over an extended
reaction zone. As a result, the fuel reacts in
a controlled manner at significantly lower temperatures
than classic combustion.
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