New chemical reactor efficiently makes propylene from shale gas. Hydrogen gas separation allows for higher propane pressures and more propylene production. A plant producing 500,000 metric tons of ...

On Thursday, a Harris County jury awarded $118 million in damages to seven victims of the Watson Grinding explosion.

The jury found that 3M Company—one of several defendants named in various lawsuits—was 49% responsible for an explosion at a ...

Propylene oxide (PO) is a chemical intermediate with a high added value. Direct epoxidation of propylene using H 2 and O 2 is a green, efficient, and sustainable alternative to traditional methods of ...

Researchers have developed an innovative catalyst for the synthesis of propylene, which has potential benefits for the chemical industry and carbon recycling. Researchers have developed an innovative ...

A federal investigation into a massive explosion at a northwest Houston manufacturing facility in 2020, which was responsible for killing three people, found that the lack of comprehensive safety and ...

Global demand for the major petrochemicals ethylene and propylene, considered bellwethers of the petrochemical industry, slowed in 2005. Ethylene demand growth was about 3.1%, down from a typical ...

Innovative materials called metal organic frameworks (MOFs) could become much more versatile following research that shows that they can be manipulated as liquids. MOFs are highly porous crystalline ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have made reported some exciting findings relating to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of ...