Chemical engineering

With a demonstrated ability to pick up and thoroughly understand new technologies both quickly and effectively, we have the knowledge and experience to take on any technology within the chemical engineering sector.

We have particular experience with processes and systems for refrigeration; heat transfer; power generation; gas separation and/or purification involving cryogenic distillation, selective adsorption, partial condensation and phase separation, or semi-permeable membranes; gasification; LNG; gas processing including compression and heat exchange; and air-fired or oxyfuel combustion systems and burners.

We also work routinely in the fields of polymer synthesis, chemical deposition, synthesis gas generation, air separation, and production of “green” hydrogen and ammonia, and in the area of carbon capture and storage.

By way of example, we established a global patent portfolio for the “sour compression” process and defended key patents within the portfolio before the Opposition Divisions and Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO) . The process is the first example in the power generation industry of removing the bulk of SOx and NOx impurities from flue gas generated by oxyfuel combustion of coal during compression of the carbon dioxide product for capture and storage.