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  1. Nanosilver As An Electrocatalyst For CO2 Reduction 9/24/2026

    Via electrolysis, CO2 can be reduced to CO, a raw material for further chemical products such as fuels. Within the GreenQuest Project, an internation team led by HZB chemist Prashanth Menezes has now systematically investigated catalyst layers made of silver nanoparticles, varying both the size of the particles and their density.

  2. Unveiling The Mechanism Of A Next-Generation Method For Ammonia Synthesis: Experiment And Theory Reveal Full Catalytic Mechanism 9/24/2026

    A research team led by Prof. Kazunari Yoshizawa of Kyoto University, Prof. Yoshiaki Nishibayashi of The University of Tokyo, Prof. Hiromasa Tanaka of Daido University, and Dr. Taiji Nakamura of Kyoto Institute of Technology has elucidated the previously unresolved catalytic mechanism of a next-generation ammonia synthesis method using a molecular molybdenum catalyst※1.

  3. INEOS Idles Europe's Last World-Scale Acetyls Plant As Energy Prices Hit 12 Times US Level 9/22/2026

    INEOS in Hull operates three world scale chemical intermediate plants producing the building blocks for a wide range of industries throughout Europe including pharmaceuticals, food products, clothing, cosmetics, detergents, construction materials and high energy military explosives.

  4. U-M Chemists Develop Method To Break Down Stubborn Pollutant 9/22/2026

    The molecular culprit behind harmful algal blooms and some contamination in groundwater is the same thing that’s kept civilization fed for millennia: a stable form of nitrogen called nitrate.

  5. 3D-Printed, Solid-State Bioreactor Converts Methane Waste To Useful Chemicals 9/22/2026

    When landfills and wastewater treatment plants create methane as a byproduct, much of it is simply burned and its value is lost. But the gas is an energy-rich resource, and it could be recycled as a fuel, chemical feedstock or bioproduct.

  6. Making Ammonia At Lower Temperatures: The World's First Air-Stable Surface Electrene 9/22/2026

    Ammonia (NH₃), an essential ingredient in fertilizers and many other products, is made from nitrogen (N₂) and hydrogen (H₂). However, nitrogen—which makes up about 80% of the air—is extremely unreactive.

  7. Century Lithium Advances Plans For Chlor-Alkali Plant 9/22/2026

    Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) ("Century Lithium" or "the Company") is pleased to announce its plans to develop a commercial-scale chlor-alkali plant ("CA Plant").

  8. KAIST Develops A Strategy To Balance Radical Generation And Catalyst Regeneration, Enabling Challenging Chemical Reactions 9/21/2026

    Radicals, atoms or molecules that readily react with other substances to form new bonds, are useful tools for building complex substances such as pharmaceuticals.

  9. SiC Systems Applies Multi-Agent AI To First-Of-A-Kind Methane-To-Hydrogen And Carbon Nanotube Plants Under Teaming Agreement With CarbonLume 9/18/2026

    SiC Systems, a pioneer in multi-agent AI for process manufacturing, today announced a teaming agreement with CarbonLume Inc., developer of the world’s first patented, light-driven (photocatalytic) methane conversion platform, to advance next-generation plant designs for converting methane into clean hydrogen and tunable carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a single reaction step.

  10. Pourkargar To Modernize Integrated Chemical Manufacturing And Energy Systems 9/17/2026

    A growing variety of everyday essential items depend heavily on modern chemical manufacturing. Fuels, fertilizers, medicines, plastics and other advanced materials rely on complex, energy-intensive production networks, which face growing threats from cyberattacks, supply chain bottlenecks and volatile market shifts.