A self-driving system that produces propylene oxide in an eco-friendly manner without electricity or solar energy has been developed. Propylene oxide ...

Researchers have found a way to use a component of glycerol to produce bio-based propylene. Achieving carbon neutrality requires the effective use of renewable biomass. In the production of biodiesel, ...

More than 150 million metric tons of propylene are produced annually, making it one of the most widespread chemicals used in the chemical industry. Propylene is the basis for polypropylene, a polymer ...

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 ...

Researchers in northern China have developed a new catalyst technology that could significantly reduce costs and carbon emissions in the production of propylene, a key raw material for plastics, ...

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a new catalyst that efficiently converts a glycerol derivative into bio-based propylene, supporting the production of sustainable chemicals.

Propylene production from naphthas, condensates, and gas oils totaled 1.14 billion lb in third-quarter 2009 and was 115 million lb lower than during third-quarter 2008. Coproduct yields of propylene ...

(RTTNews) - LyondellBasell (LYB) announced an investment to expand propylene production capacity at Channelview Complex near Houston. The unit will have an annual propylene production capacity of ...

The chemical industry has long been shadowed by unwelcome images of billowing smokestacks and pipes discharging toxic effluent. Modern manufacturing practices have done much to mitigate the industry's ...