The influence of cellulose:lignin ratios on liquid hydrocarbons (crude oil) production by hydrothermal conversion of biomass was investigated. Crude oil was rec ...

Air Liquide invests $200M in Louisiana to modernize an ASU and extend its Gulf Coast pipeline, reinforcing supply to Dow and ...

Thin-film polymer membranes have been very effective for industrial-scale desalination of seawater, but have not been used ...

A team of researchers from Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory demonstrated the use of a ...

This case study details NGL treatment for sulfur and methanol reduction at Pembina NGL Corporation’s Redwater fractionation ...

What can the pH level of the subsurface ocean on Enceladus tell us about finding life there? This is what a recent study ...

To better detect polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the human body, a UHPLC–MS/MS method was developed and tested on urine samples from workers exposed to diesel exhaust.

High-speed electrooptical techniques are used to study prebreakdown behavior in n-hexane and toluene at pressures between 0.1 and 5 MPa. The results show that pressure inhibits the formation of ...

Sour water stripper (SWS) units in refinery operations are often exposed to several challenges, such as corrosion, low ...

Environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can prove dangerous if metabolites enter human systems. A new gas chromatography-based approach was developed to analyze the hydroxy derivatives in ...

Water nanofilms on hematite surfaces affect heat transfer and adhesion at hydrocarbon interfaces. Molecular dynamics reveals ...

Indirect costs are fat targets for budget slashers, but beware: They make science possible. They don’t pay for the ...