The semiconductor industry has never been pickier about gas purity. As chip designs shrink below seven nanometers, ...

Researchers are finding unusual ways to cut the production cost for ethylene, the raw material for polyethylene. Cracking naphtha from crude oil is an important ethylene production route. However, ...

In producing hydrocarbons for the chemical industry, refiners must first crack oil at high temperatures and then cool the mixture to liquefy the gases for separation. This energy-intensive chilling ...

Energy intensive cryogenic distillation is the standard practice at petrochemical facilities which deliver thousands of consumer products – from food additives to plastics and packaging. New ...