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41. Mitsui Chemicals Readies Japanese-First Production Of Plastics, Chemicals From Bio-Based Hydrocarbons 12/14/2021

    Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. today announced that it is readying to launch what will be Japan’s first production of biomass derivatives from bio-based hydrocarbons, a move that promises to help further the adoption of biomass plastic and bring society one step closer to carbon neutrality

42. SAS Global Hackathon Continues Push For Curiosity And Innovation 12/13/2021

    At the heart of chemical plants are steam-cracking furnaces that help create products we use every day, including gasoline and ethylene (for plastics)

43. Desert Bloom Hydrogen: Ground-Breaking, Commercial-Scale Green Hydrogen Project To Proceed In NT Outback 12/13/2021

    Technology company Aqua Aerem has announced that its breakthrough $US10.75B 10GW Desert Bloom Hydrogen project has been granted Major Project Status by the Northern Territory government, paving the way for the production of commercial quantities of green hydrogen from 2023

44. One Of The Largest Green Hydrogen Projects In The World: thyssenkrupp Signs Contract To Install Over 2GW Electrolysis Plant For Air Products In NEOM 12/13/2021

    Air Products (NYSE:APD) has awarded thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers a contract to supply a more than two-gigawatt (2 GW) electrolysis plant for one of the world's largest green hydrogen projects at NEOM in Saudi Arabia.

45. Yara, Japan’s Sumitomo Eye Clean Ammonia For Petchem 12/10/2021

    Japanese petrochemical producer Sumitomo Chemical and Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara will explore using clean ammonia for petrochemical production, as part of efforts to cut their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

46. Oregon State Researchers Develop Advanced Catalysts For Clean Hydrogen Production 12/10/2021

    Oregon State University research into the design of catalysts has shown that hydrogen can be cleanly produced with much greater efficiency and at a lower cost than is possible with current commercially available catalysts

47. Monolith Signs Letter Of Intent And Collaboration Agreement With Goodyear On Carbon Black For Its Tire Production 12/9/2021

    Monolith, a leader in clean carbon black production, today announced it has signed a collaboration agreement and letter of intent (LOI) with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear), one of the world's largest tire companies

48. Researchers Propose New Method For Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Of Acetylene To Ethylene Under Room Temperature 12/8/2021

    Ethylene is one of the most important building blocks in chemical synthesis. Traditional thermocatalytic hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene (HAE) requires high temperatures and high pressure, leading to excessive energy consumption. Besides, large amount of H2 consumption makes this process even more costly

49. Researchers Achieve Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Of Acetylene To Ethylene Under Room Temperature 12/8/2021

    Ethylene, as one of the most important building blocks in chemical synthesis, is mainly produced from naphtha cracking at high temperatures of around 800 ℃

50. Catalyst Technology Converts Methane Greenhouse Gas Into Useful, Valuable Chemicals 12/7/2021

    Methane, which produces more warming than other greenhouse gases and is the subject of newly announced U.S. emission restrictions, is hard to break down and keep out of the atmosphere