A collaboration between chemical engineers and animal scientists has created a system for recovering valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste, representing a major step towards circularity and ...

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A team used light and water to convert acetylene into ethylene, a widely used, highly valuable chemical that is a key ingredient in plastics. While this conversion typically requires high temperatures ...

Scientists have discovered a potentially greener way to produce a crucial industrial chemical used to make many everyday products, from plastics and textiles to antifreeze and disinfectants, according ...

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Turning trash into fuel: Scientists are using sunlight to convert plastic waste into hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals, tackling pollution and energy challenges together. Battery acid repurposed: ...

A photo of the Beijing Shougang LanzaTech New Energy Technology (SGLT) ethanol plant in China. SGLT, with an investment from Mitsui, is producing commercial quantities of carbon negative ethanol at ...

Northwestern University researchers have taken inspiration from plants to revolutionize the way an important industrial chemical is made. In a first for the field, the Northwestern team used light and ...