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  1. Unitel's Merlin Process Produces Blue Methanol Using Carbon Dioxide Captured From Ethanol Plants 8/7/2026

    Unitel Technologies, Inc. announced that the company has successfully demonstrated its Merlin process for making methanol with captured carbon dioxide.

  2. Scientists Reveal When Chemical Bonds Form In Molecular Collisions 8/6/2026

    An international research team, which included scientists from the Faculty of Science at Palacký University and the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has succeeded in unraveling the complex mechanism by which a chemical bond is formed during a collision between molecules.

  3. Transforming Wastewater Into Valuable Resources 8/5/2026

    Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for sustaining life on Earth, as plants and animals require it to synthesize amino acids, proteins and nucleic acids. Often, agricultural professionals use nitrogen fertilizers to boost crop growth and production.

  4. Transforming Low-Cost Plastic Waste Into Premium Lubricants 8/5/2026

    A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Texas A&M University, Virginia Tech and the California Institute of Technology has developed a new approach to transform one of the world’s most challenging plastic waste streams into high-performance lubricants with exceptional energy-saving potential, creating a pathway toward more efficient industrial technologies.

  5. Sinopec Commissions 50,000-Ton Specialty PVA Facility, Creating World's Largest Single-Site High-End PVA Production Base 8/5/2026

    China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") has commissioned a specialty polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) resin facility with an annual production capacity of 50,000 metric tons at its subsidiary, Chongqing SVW Chemical Co., Ltd.

  6. IIT Roorkee Develop Sustainable Method For Converting Renewable Alcohols Into High-Value Chemicals 8/4/2026

    Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have developed a sustainable catalytic method that converts renewable alcohols into complex organic molecules, important building blocks used in pharmaceuticals and advanced organic materials.

  7. DGIST–Caltech Joint Research Team Secures Key Photocatalyst Technology For Converting Greenhouse Gases Into Future Fuels 8/4/2026

    A joint research team led by Professor Su-Il In of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) and Professor William A. Goddard III of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has significantly improved the performance of a sunlight-driven photocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into methane by integrating two distinct cocatalysts and elucidating the underlying mechanism.

  8. New Technology Could Turn Dirty Factory Exhaust Directly Into Useful Fuel 8/3/2026

    The breakthrough, published in Nature Communications, overcomes one of the biggest challenges facing carbon capture technologies: the complex mix of gases found in industrial flue, a major source of global COâ‚‚ emissions.

  9. SNU Researchers Enhance Ammonia Selectivity By Controlling Molecular Arrangement: Suppressing Hydrogen While Preserving Nitrogen Reduction 8/3/2026

    A new technology has been developed that can produce ammonia—an essential carrier for storing and transporting clean hydrogen energy—more efficiently.

  10. Development Of A New Catalyst To Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol Using Electricity 8/3/2026

    A research team led by Professor Hyoyoung Lee from the Department of Chemistry has developed a new catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into ethanol with high selectivity.