Researchers at two U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories have developed separate chemical approaches to purifying rare earth elements, each aimed at easing key bottlenecks in the refining ...

Purpose: Optimize, troubleshoot, and design refinery process units to maximize throughput, yield, energy efficiency, reliability, and regulatory compliance while safeguarding people, assets, and the ...

An ingredient of nylon has been made in high yields from lignin — revealing a fresh strategy for turning this complex plant biopolymer into industrial chemicals. Read the paper: Lignin to adipic acid ...

The natural recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass poses a major challenge for biorefineries aiming to convert these materials into fuels, chemicals, and polymers. This study explored the impact of ...

For Australia, one of the world’s largest mining nations, that dynamic has meant exporting raw materials while much of the ...

Cold/Dry CEMS solutions remain widely used across chemical and refining operations due to their simplicity, reliability, and suitability for a broad range of emissions applications. But how can ...

Laboratory-based quality and process control role ensuring refinery feedstocks, intermediates, products, utilities, and effluents meet specifications and regulatory requirements, with rapid analytical ...

Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise (SAF)—a majority owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp. (82.89%)—has entered formal discussions for the sale of its 140,000-b/sd (133,000-b/d) Fos-sur-Mer integrated ...