In a study published in Nature Chemical Engineering, a team has developed a kinetic decoupling-recoupling (KDRC) strategy ...

Known as methyl ethyl glycol, 1,2-propanediol, or propane-1,2-diol, propylene glycol, is a synthetic, clear, colorless liquid that is widely used as an additive or antifreeze within the food, chemical ...

LOTTE Chemical Indonesia introduced various polypropylene grades, including J-560S. Enhanced with a Milliken clarifier ...

Propylene is one of the most essential petrochemical feedstocks, used to make high-volume chemicals such as acrylonitrile, propylene oxide, and polypropylene. The three-carbon monomer is produced ...

Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have developed a device that can efficiently convert captured carbon dioxide into ethylene, a plastic precursor material. When run using renewable ...

With an abundance of cheap feedstock, the Middle East is poised to become one of the world’s largest exporters of petrochemicals, targeting markets in Europe and Asia. Currently, several new mega ...

Dow Chemical Co.'s rich plastics history depended on transforming a field of drums into a field of dreams. Midland, Mich.-based Dow had developed its first plastic, ethylene cellulose, in the ...