University of Utah chemists discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials. "The ...
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Eastman Chemical Company announced an expansion of carboxylic acids capacity at its Longview, Texas, and Kingsport, Tennessee, facilities. The additional capacity is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014 and will add ...
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By Nick Paulson To make good grass silage, producers must first harvest high-quality forage, use the right type and amount of inoculant, and pack and cover the product tightly and properly. That’s the advice of Dan Undersander, ...
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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced that its methanol plant at Channelview, Texas, was placed into service in the fourth-quarter 2013 to take advantage of low-cost natural gas from shale formations. The unit had been out of service ...
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Molecules anchored to the surfaces of nanoparticles modify and even control many characteristics of the particles, including how they interact with cells or react to light. The type of binding affects the nanoparticle's behavior and ...
Superior quality industrial valves are widely demanded nowadays as the requirements of highly effective flow control parts are increasing day by day. All these types are manufactured to regulate or turn on and off the flow of the liquids or ...
Most Americans have "hot meals" two out of every three sit downs per day, and usually that food itself has already been cooked, maybe at very high temperatures, and then processed, and finally loaded with preservatives and artificial ...
BP has developed two new technologies for the production of key petrochemical feedstocks. SaaBre is a new route for the production of acetic acid from syngas and Hummingbird® directly converts ethanol to ethylene through dehydration. ...
Celanese will raise global prices for acetyl intermediates effective October 1, the company said In the US and Canada, Celanese will raise prices for vinyl acetate monomer by 2 cents/lb ($44/mt). Celanese will also increase vinyl acetate ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 05/09/2013.The largest rises were SBR (1.21%),Styrene (1.05%),LLDPE (0.80%),while the largest falls ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,18 commodities increased in prices, 24 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 27/08/2013.The largest rises were Soybean meal (4.75%),LPG (1.33%),Hydrochloric acid (0.77%),while ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,31 commodities increased in prices, 16 fell and 53 remained unchanged on 26/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (5.07%),Natural rubber (2.18%),Soybean meal (1.03%),while ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 20 fell and 64 remained unchanged on 23/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.62%),Ethylene oxide (1.41%),Copper (0.59%),while the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 36 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 22/08/2013.The largest rises were Chloroform (3.21%),Acrylic acid (1.95%),Coke (0.62%),while the ...
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In the second of a series of three articles on the treatment of waters, oil and gas industry expert David Robinson discusses the treatment and discharge of produced and other waters from onshore oil and gas production. First stage ...
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