Green Solvents Firm Hires Former Nova Executive

Switchable Solutions, a green solvents firm, has hired Eric Kelusky, a former Nova Chemicals technology executive, the company says. The firm says it expects to complete pre-pilot testing of a solvent technology useful for bitumen extraction in oil sands and plastic waste recycling this year. The technology, based on a switchable hydrophilicity solvent, is more efficient and environmentally sound that current processes, Switchable says. It was developed by Queen’s University (Kingston, ON) and GreenCentre Canada (Kingston, ON).   Tests of the bitumen...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers