Refining

In Texas, Cemvita announced a significant breakthrough enabling the company to produce substantial quantities of its Sustainable Oil from waste carbon sources. This landmark achievement marks a pivotal step forward in the production of low-carbon intensity feedstocks for HEFA sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), representing a significant opportunity to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. […]

North American battery recycler Li-Cycle announced plans Tuesday to partner with mining giant Glencore to build what they said would be the largest source of recycled battery-grade elements on the European continent.

China's imports of rare earth raw materials are surging, raising concerns about the risks of foreign dependence

This superalloy can withstand some enormous pressure.

Researchers have uncovered an enormous lithium deposit in southwestern Arkansas – a discovery that has the potential to remake the electric vehicle industry and bolster the US'...

A new report finds that bills to loosen restrictions on so-called "chemical recycling" are on the rise.

Some manufacturers are going the extra mile to clean up emissions from a critical material in solar panels' supply chain.

Researchers have developed a way to make lightweight fibers, for possible use in the bodies of cars, out of an ultracheap feedstock: the waste material from the refining of petroleum.

The holy grail of bio-fuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into fuels, while keeping waste carbon out of our atmosphere and water. Much progress has been made in converting such waste to useful fuel but completing the cycle using clean energy has proved a tough nut to crack.

Researchers at Shinshu University in Japan have built a novel reactor to manufacture renewable hydrogen fuel directly from sunlight and water. It's still an early prototype, but...

Despite president-elect's vow, energy companies focus on managing resources to be profitable, not pumping more oil

In response to pressing environmental concerns and resource depletion in the precious metals industry, Claudio Ferrini, a global consultant in the sector, has developed a new reactor designed specifically for the efficient dissolution of small lots of precious metal scraps.

Department of Energy funds research to take carbon out of iron and steel production

Producing steel generates huge amounts of CO2 emissions. These could be reduced with a technique that repurposes the hazardous red mud generated when refining aluminium

A vehicle refuels at a Phillips 66 gas station in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, July 29, 2019.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCompany:

The nationwide epidemic of catalytic converter thefts, explained.

We mostly only pay attention to the chemicals sector when something goes wrong. That's a mistake.

The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming , according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals.

In Hong Kong, Bain Capital Private Equity has completed a significant equity investment in EcoCeres, Inc. The transaction follows Series A investment in EcoCeres from Kerogen Capital in February 2022. EcoCeres is an Asia-based advanced biorefinery platform with industrial-scale production capacity that converts waste-based biomass into a wide spectrum of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials. The […]

Swiss cleantech start-up Oxyle has raised $3 million as it commercialises its innovative new technology for cleaning polluted water