BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas – Massive flames erupted in Brazoria County Thursday due to a chemical release in pipelines at a remote valve site, a spokesperson for the company INEOS said. According to INEOS ...

Global demand for the major petrochemicals ethylene and propylene, considered bellwethers of the petrochemical industry, slowed in 2005. Ethylene demand growth was about 3.1%, down from a typical ...

Higher propylene yields from FCC units require higher reactor temperature and changes in the catalyst system. It is important that the plant operator concurrently evaluate reactor yields, wet-gas ...

Propylene oxide (PO) is a chemical intermediate with a high added value. Direct epoxidation of propylene using H 2 and O 2 is a green, efficient, and sustainable alternative to traditional methods of ...

After a massive explosion killed two people, injured others and rocked homes across the Houston area early Friday morning, hazmat crews with the Houston Fire Department secured a 2,000-gallon tank of ...

Researchers have developed an innovative catalyst for the synthesis of propylene, which has potential benefits for the chemical industry and carbon recycling. Researchers have developed an innovative ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The increasing use of cost-advantaged natural gas liquids over oil as a feedstock means that by North American petrochemical producers means that are using less propylene is ...

The owner of the business says the blast was a propylene gas explosion. The two victims killed in an explosion at a Houston manufacturing facility have been identified, authorities said. Gerardo ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Polypropylene, not everyone can spell it, but everyone uses it. Polypropylene is used to make thousands of plastic products that you use every day. From automobile parts to ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have made reported some exciting findings relating to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of ...

NAVI MUMBAI: A propylene gas tanker plunged into an 8ft-deep trench dug up for road widening near Kharpada toll plaza in Raigad and disrupted traffic on the Mumbai-Goa highway for almost eight hours ...