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  1. LG Chem And Acies Bio Collaborate To Advance Sustainable Production Of Chemicals 12/5/2024

    LG Chem, one of the world’s leading chemical producers, and Acies Bio, a leader in microbial biotechnology, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to jointly develop sustainable solutions for commercial biomanufacturing.

  2. Advanced Hybrid Controller Could Boost Efficiency In Biosynthetic Production 12/5/2024

    In biosynthetic production, controlling engineered bacteria to efficiently produce chemicals is challenging due to mismatches between process models and actual outcomes.

  3. Licensee Of Asahi Kasei Technology Begins Commercial Production Of High-Purity Carbonates Using CO2 As Main Feedstock In China 12/5/2024

    Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical (Sailboat) started commercial operation of a new carbonates plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, the People's Republic of China, in November 2024.

  4. A New Catalyst Can Turn Methane Into Something Useful 12/4/2024

    Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to its molecular structure.

  5. Viridis Chemical Announces Relocation Of Award-Winning Ethyl Acetate Plant To Peoria, IL 12/4/2024

    Viridis Chemical, a leading developer of bio-based, low-carbon chemical technology and recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award, is proud to announce the relocation of its renewable chemicals plant from Columbus, Nebraska, to Peoria, Illinois.

  6. Topsoe To Provide Technology For e-Methanol Project In Galicia, Spain 12/4/2024

    Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has been chosen as a technology provider and engineering partner for the Triskelion project, located in Galicia, Spain.

  7. Chemical Structure's Carbon Capture Ability Doubled By Oregon State University Research 12/3/2024

    Oregon State University scientists have found a way to more than double the uptake ability of a chemical structure that can be used for scrubbing carbon dioxide from factory flues.

  8. SwitcH2 And CorPower Ocean Partner On Wave-Powered Green Ammonia 12/2/2024

    SwitcH2 is partnering with CorPower Ocean to deliver a unique industrial scale floating green ammonia production facility partially powered by wave energy.

  9. Harnessing Multi-Element Perovskites As Catalysts For Selective Oxidation Of Light Alkanes 11/29/2024

    A promising new catalyst could transform selective oxidation processes for light alkanes, as reported by scientists at Science Tokyo. In a recent study, they developed an iron-oxide-based perovskite that can turn isobutane into valuable products like tert-butyl alcohol under mild conditions.

  10. Chemistry Textbooks Need Rewriting After New Research 11/29/2024

    Scientists are calling for changes to chemistry textbooks after discovering a fundamental aspect of structural organic chemistry has been incorrectly described for almost 100 years.