When Orlando Rios first started analyzing samples of carbon fibers made from a woody plant polymer known as lignin, he noticed something unusual. The material’s microstructure — a mixt... Read more
The corn industry produces almost 4,000 products from every bushel. Oil refineries produce fuels and ingredients for an estimated 6,000 products with a thoroughness that actually squeezes 44... Read more
UOP will be able to make everything from gasoline to jet fuel New technology converts all kinds of plant waste into useable fuel–and is part of a growing array of technologies aimed at... Read more