The design and manufacture of equipment in ethane crackers with more than 1 million tonnes/year (tpy) of ethylene production create many problems during engineering, procurement, construction, and ...

Ethylene is a simple gaseous phytohormone that plays a pivotal role in modulating plant defence and susceptibility during interactions with microbial pathogens. Upon perception of pathogen-derived or ...

Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., is in the final stages of constructing new ethylene capacity via extensive upgrades to its operations in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. The completion of this project ...

Science is amazing. However, it works against us sometimes. Such is the case for ethylene, a petrochemical in products we use every day. The problem is that ethylene is traditionally created through a ...

A research team has discovered a potential role for ethylene in the maturation of strawberry fruits, specifically the true fruit—achenes—embedded in the fleshy receptacle. This finding challenges the ...

We know plastic waste is a massive environmental issue. From overflowing landfills, incinerators polluting the air, to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch polluting the ocean, plastic has become a ...