petrochemicals

New Process Transforms Unrecyclable Plastics Into Useful Chemicals

NEW YORK - Nearly 80 percent of plastic waste ultimately finds its way to landfills or lingers in the environment. Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have pioneered a method that transforms traditionally unrecyclable mixtures of plastic waste into useful chemicals, offering a new approach in the fight against worldwide plastic pollution. The technology, invented by

By |2023-10-11T10:00:44-04:00October 9th, 2023|Featured, Science|

Breakthrough Method To Generate Hydrogen Gas In One-Step Process

HOUSTON, Texas - Hydrogen sulfide, infamous for its aroma of rotten eggs, is known to be highly poisonous and corrosive - especially in wastewater applications. Petrochemical plants and other industries make thousands of tons of this gas every year as a byproduct of various processes that separate sulfur from petroleum, natural gas, coal, and other

By |2022-11-05T13:15:16-04:00November 5th, 2022|ESD|