Chemical engineers have discovered that adding nickel atoms to silver catalysts could revolutionize the production of ethylene oxide by eliminating the need for toxic chlorine while maintaining ...

Scientists have pinpointed a potentially greener way to produce an integral industrial chemical used to make many everyday products from plastics and textiles to antifreeze and disinfectants, ...

Team led by Tufts University researchers discovers process to create “platform chemical” that is used widely for plastics, textiles, and much more Few people have heard of the chemical ethylene oxide, ...

Ineos announced the acquisition of the LyondellBasell Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives business and production facility at Bayport, Texas, for $700 million. In a release posted on its site recently, Ineos ...

Few people have heard of the chemical ethylene oxide, but all of us have used products that rely on it for their production, from antifreeze and plastics to textiles and disinfectants. It is what’s ...

Scientists have discovered a potentially greener way to produce a crucial industrial chemical used to make many everyday products from plastics and textiles to antifreeze and disinfectants, according ...