An international group of scientists has unlocked the secret of a gold-based catalyst that is responsible for a new, environmentally friendly method of producing the vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) that ...

Acetylene is widely used in across many industries, including the production of resins and plastics like PVC. Realizing an environmentally friendly technique to synthesize it would represent a massive ...

A team of Japanese researchers discovered high concentrations of mercury at the peak of Mount Fuji in 2013. After further research, they identified the source as China, from which winds had carried ...

Billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate will build a 1 million tonne a year PVC plant at Mundra in Gujarat, marking its foray into the petrochemicals sector where Reliance Industries Ltd is the main ...

Polyvinyl Chloride, commonly known as PVC, is the third-most produced synthetic plastic polymer globally. It is a versatile material used in a wide range of products, including raincoats, shower ...

Individual ions of gold dispersed on a carbon support are the ideal catalytic species for converting acetylene, a gas derived from coal, into the molecule used to manufacture PVC, report scientists.