Ben Franklin Center identifies shale gas innovations with potential
The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center has announced the winners of its Shale Gas Innovation Competition. The two best shale gas innovations related to new products and services or new technologies were:
Although monetary prizes were awarded to the top two finalists, 12 technologies were actually identified. Rounding out the list of finalists: • Aither Chemicals developed a process to convert ethane to petrochemicals • EMS Energy Institute identified a process for converting natural gas to Dimethyl Ether (DME) as a transportation fuel • Greenways, Inc. developed a flowback water filter press treatment system for shale wastewater • HydroConfidence developed a hydrocarbon and cement integrity detection for groundwater and the freshwater casing • J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers developed a patent-pending dust control technology for existing sand equipment • MicroEnergies developed a Microchannel Fischer Tropsh natural gas to liquid fuel well head application • OsComp developed a rotary compressor that allows natural gas and NGL to be piped together from the well head • ProChem Tech International developed sequential precipitation and fractional crystallization treatment of shale wastewater • Seraph Energy developed an engine conversion system from diesel to all natural gas • S4 Worldwide developed a mobile real-time site monitoring and security system For more: Related Articles:
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