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Chemical Technology

Phys | November 11, 2020

Though we usually think of ethanol as fuel for the gas tank, it can also be transformed into valuable chemicals that could help replace a variety of petroleum-based products beyond just gasoline. However, evolving ethanol for a broader range of industries requires chemical processes that are more efficient than what is available today. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a novel catalyst that converts ethanol into C5+ ketones that can serve as building block...

Chemical Management

prnewswire | September 12, 2023

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and RWDC Industries, a biotechnology company developing biopolymer material solutions, announced a binding Joint Development and Commercial Cooperation Agreement (JDCCA) to rapidly expand manufacturing and global licensing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). In April, Lummus and RWDC signed a memoran...

Products and Technologies

Carbios | September 29, 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new enzymatic solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announced the official opening and launch of an industrial demonstration plant operating with its enzymatic recycling technology, C-ZYME, which was installed on the Cataroux site in Clermont-Ferrand. “For more than 10 years, we have been creating innovative solutions to rethink the end of life of plastics and textiles,This industrial demonstration pl...

Chemical Technology

SARS | December 01, 2020

Substance mixes in nourishments or drinks like green tea, muscadine grapes and dull chocolate can tie to and block the capacity of a specific protein, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2 infection, as indicated by another examination by plant scientists at North Carolina State University. Proteases are essential to the wellbeing and practicality of cells and infections, says De-Yu Xie, educator of plant and microbial science at NC State and the comparing creator of the examination. In ...