Scientists have found a way to turn carbon dioxide and methane, the two most notorious greenhouse gases, into useful ...

Mahdi Abu-Omar, Purdue's R.B. Wetherill Professor of Chemistry, holds a small vial containing results of a new catalytic process that can convert the lignin in wood into high-value chemical products ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The United Nations estimates that more than 8 million tons of plastics flow into the oceans each year. A new chemical conversion process could transform the world’s polyolefin ...

One of the biggest problems facing the Earth's environment right now is the abundance of plastic waste. An estimated 5 billion tons of plastic is collecting in landfills or filling the oceans, and if ...

Engineers have developed a promising electrochemical system to convert emissions from chemical and power plants into useful products while addressing climate change. Engineers at the University of ...

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 ...