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31. Enhancing Copper's Role In CO₂ Conversion To Valuable Fuels 8/20/2025

    Scientists from the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute have studied how applying pulsed electric potential treatments to copper single crystal surfaces as model catalysts can improve their ability to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) into fuels like ethylene and ethanol.

32. Sumitomo Chemical Achieves Scale-Up Of Its Proprietary Process For Producing Propylene Directly From Ethanol 8/20/2025

    Sumitomo Chemical has constructed and begun operation of a pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works for its new proprietary process to produce propylene directly from ethanol.

33. Developing An Energy-Saving, Carbon-Capturing Method For Making Ethylene Glycol 8/18/2025

    The chemical production industry is looking for reductions in numerous areas. One is cost, another is the energy required to produce chemicals. Perhaps most importantly, the industry is seeking ways to decarbonize, minimizing its environmental impact through reducing the output of carbon dioxide.

34. OCOchem And ADM Partner To Build Innovative New CO₂ Conversion Facility 8/18/2025

    OCOchem, a rapidly scaling pioneer of CO₂ electrolysis and conversion technologies, today announced a production partnership agreement with ADM, a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, to build a groundbreaking field demonstration plant using OCOchem’s Carbon FluX Electrolyzer technology.

35. SNF To Acquire Obsidian Chemical Solutions LLC 8/15/2025

    SNF, the global leader in water-soluble polymers, today announced the acquisition of Obsidian Chemical Solutions LLC ("Obsidian"), a leading provider of specialty chemical solutions primarily for completion operations in the oil and gas industry.

36. Johnson Matthey's Technology Enables Successful Start-Up Of The World's Largest Single Train Methanol Plant 8/15/2025

    Johnson Matthey (JM) is pleased to announce that the three methanol production trains of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group, were successfully commissioned in November 2024, February 2025, and March 2025, respectively.

37. Synthesising A New Allotrope Of Carbon 8/15/2025

    In a new study led by Oxford University’s Department of Chemistry, chemists have demonstrated the synthesis of a cyclocarbon that is stable enough for spectroscopic characterisation in solution at room temperature.

38. Magnetic Nanowires Take Hydrogen Production To The Next Level 8/14/2025

    As the world looks for cleaner ways to produce energy, green hydrogen (fuel made from water and renewable electricity) is gaining attention as a promising solution.

39. Transition Industries Signs Heads Of Agreement With Bonatti S.p.A For Critical Infrastructure On Pacifico Mexinol Project 8/14/2025

    Transition Industries LLC, a developer of world-scale, net-zero carbon emissions methanol and green hydrogen projects, signed a Heads of Agreement contract with Bonatti, an international contractor specializing in the energy sector, for critical infrastructure on the Pacifico Mexinol project in Sinaloa, Mexico.

40. Plastic From Plants: FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering Professor Uses Material In Plant Cell Walls To Make Versatile Polymer 8/14/2025

    In new research, Chung, an associate professor in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, showed for the first time the possibility of using lignin, a material found in plant cell walls, and carbon dioxide to create a new kind of polyurethane, a polymer used in various applications for its ability to regulate heat, flexibility during processing and strength as a finished product.