Team led by Tufts University researchers discovers process to create “platform chemical” that is used widely for plastics, textiles, and much more Few people have heard of the chemical ethylene oxide, ...

Use of the greenhouse gas CO2 as a chemical raw material would not only reduce emissions, but also the consumption of fossil feedstocks. A novel metal-free organic framework could make it possible to ...

A new method to convert carbon dioxide (CO 2) into ethylene using significantly less energy than existing approaches could help cut emissions from one of the world's most carbon-intensive ...

Turning methane into ethylene with sunlight sounds like alchemy, but it is rapidly moving into the realm of practical chemistry. A new generation of solar-driven catalysts promises to convert a potent ...