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Energy Advances Have Potential to Make the U.S. the Low Cost Leader in the Global Chemical Industry
- February 4, 2011
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Alternative Energy, Chemicals, Energy, News
No CommentsThis week, The Dow Chemical Company announced that its 4th quarter earnings, for 2010, had nearly tripled. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, volume was up 12%, and earnings were at 37 cents per share as compared to 8 cents per share last year. (Dow Chemical Profit Nearly Triples – WSJ.com, February 3, 2011)
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The Low Profile Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Process
- December 23, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Chemicals, Energy, News, Oil & Gas
A new white paper was posted on the SECG web site. This paper documents a significant development in fluid catalytic cracking: the Low-profile Fluid Catalytic Cracker (LPFCC.) This patented innovation is based on the rearrangement of existing technology and the transport mechanism for the catalyst. Because the catalyst moves through a series of lifts and