The Catalysis Engineering Group at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has developed a new robust process for the recycling of ...

Elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are used in many areas of everyday life. While elastomers are cross-linked materials, TPEs can be melted again. Depending on the polymer matrix and ...

Canola oil is a vegetable-based oil used in various foods and products. It may provide health benefits, but some people have concerns about its properties and production methods. There are many oils ...

Engineers have created a chemical system that continually produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in raw algae material -- a green paste with the consistency of pea soup. The technology ...

A steering committee will plan and execute a public, two-day workshop on the human factors of worker empowerment in the offshore oil industry in the context of process safety and the broader system in ...

Corn oil is a refined vegetable oil widely used in cooking and especially deep frying. It also has many other applications and is commonly used for industrial purposes or as an ingredient in cosmetics ...

The industrial biotechnology firm Cemvita Factory says it is 5 years ahead of schedule on the scale-up of its waste-to-oil plant in Houston, having reached a capacity of 79,000 L per day. The firm ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...