Chlorine is an essential industrial chemical used in products ranging from disinfectants to plastics. Yet producing chlorine ...

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) discovered a promising approach to make it easier to turn petroleum-based plastic waste into chemicals that can be used to produce new ...

A novel ruthenium-based catalyst developed at UC Santa Cruz has shown markedly better performance than commercial platinum catalysts in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production. The ...

Excessive use of fossil fuels leads to undesired carbon dioxide (CO2) generation, accelerating climate change. One way to tackle this is by converting CO2 into value-added chemicals. On this front, ...

Vancouver, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global ruthenium market size was USD 572.4 Million in 2022 and is expected to register a revenue CAGR of 4.7% during the forecast period. Rising ...

Splitting hairs: transmission electron microscope image of a fabricated carbon nanowire doped with ruthenium and nitrogen (Courtesy: Lu et al./ Nature Communications) An international team of ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new catalyst which has been shown to have a wide variety of uses and the potential to streamline optimization processes in industry and ...

Iridium spark plugs are more expensive, last far longer, and handle heat better than copper spark plugs -- but not all ...