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31. Department Of Electrical Engineering Proposes Green Flexible Chemical Electrification To Align Decarbonization With Power System Security 8/22/2025

    On the road to achieving carbon neutrality, the chemical industry has consistently been a "hard nut to crack," especially in the production of ammonia and methanol, which are not only major products of the industry but also significant sources of carbon emissions.

32. Dynamic Evolution Of Fe-N-C Catalysts For Oxygen Reduction In Acid 8/22/2025

    Researchers at Tohoku University have created a new catalyst that can partly renew itself while working, opening possibilities for more durable materials in energy and chemical applications.

33. Enhancing Hydrogen Production Using Modified Ilmenite Oxygen Carriers 8/21/2025

    Potassium- and calcium-modified ilmenite oxygen carriers, developed by Institute of Science Tokyo, significantly improve hydrogen yields and redox reaction efficiency in chemical looping systems.

34. SEKISUI CHEMICAL And Velocys Form A Strategic Partnership To Advance CO₂-Derived e-SAF Production Technology 8/21/2025

    SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (President and Representative Director: Keita Kato; hereafter, “SEKISUI CHEMICAL”) and Velocys Inc. (CEO: Matthew Viergutz; hereafter, “Velocys”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic partnership to advance production technology for electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (e-SAF), a CO2-derived synthetic fuel.

35. One Catalyst, Two Reactions: Toward More Efficient Chemical Synthesis 8/21/2025

    Researchers leverage the unique properties of cerium to perform multiple reaction steps in a single vessel Most high-performance materials and pharmaceuticals require multiple chemical reaction steps during synthesis, each needing different conditions, reagents, and catalysts.

36. Wood To Provide Project Management Consultancy Services On Turkey's Largest Polypropylene Plant 8/21/2025

    Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, is providing project management consultancy (PMC) services to develop Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility as part of the Ceyhan project.

37. New 'In And Out' Mechanism Reveals How Carbon Dioxide Reacts At Water's Surface 8/20/2025

    Recent research has unveiled a new mechanism that explains how carbon dioxide (CO_₂) can react directly at water’s surface instead of fully dissolving first.

38. Researchers Track The Motion Of A Single Electron During A Chemical Reaction 8/20/2025

    Valence electrons, located in the outermost shell of an atom, play an important role in driving chemical reactions and forming bonds with other atoms.

39. 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.

40. 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.