The optimisation of the ethylene cracking process is fundamental to modern petrochemical production, where refining hydrocarbon feedstocks under high temperatures results in the formation of valuable ...

Engineers have created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change. Engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more ...

Sodium and iron oxides are known to be coke promoters, and when present, they can inhibit the run time of the ethylene furnaces before decoking is necessary, and in some cases, diminish the life of ...

HOUSTON, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) announced today it has been awarded a *sizeable technology contract from Baltic Chemical Company (BCC) and a *sizeable ...

Associate Professor Jingjie Wu and his team have enhanced the electrochemical conversion of CO2 into ethylene, a crucial chemical in various industries, using a modified copper catalyst. This ...

Dow and Shell are teaming up to collaborate on low-carbon technology for a sustainable future, the companies have announced. The two have entered into a joint development agreement to accelerate ...

Baltic Chemical Co. and China National Chemical Engineering No. 7 Construction Co. Ltd. have let contracts to McDermott to provide technology licensing and engineering for Baltic Chemical Complex's ...

Among plastic precursors, ethylene is unrivaled in its demand. Industry produces over 140 million metric tons per year of the compound worldwide. Unfortunately, the amount of energy required to ...

Chemical companies are ramping up efforts to untangle one of the knottiest problems in industrial chemistry: an environmentally friendlier route to ethylene. Dow and Shell have teamed up to advance ...

Engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change. In his chemical engineering ...