Lightweight yet strong and resistant to corrosion and weathering, carbon fiber–reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are used in aircraft, shipping containers, natural gas storage tanks, wind turbine blades, ...

Austin, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The acetic acid market is projected to reach a valuation of USD 28.89 billion by 2032, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.52% from 2024 ...

Deconstructing epoxy resins with hot acetic acid has the potential to provide a scalable and affordable solution for recycling a material used in a range of high-value consumer products, according to ...

A sweet new process is making sour more practical. Engineers are turning carbon monoxide directly into acetic acid -- the widely used chemical agent that gives vinegar its tang -- with a continuous ...

Engineers at Rice University have developed a new reactor that can convert carbon monoxide (CO) into acetic acid. Using tiny copper cubes as a catalyst, the device is relatively simple and can operate ...

Electrochemical CO₂ or CO reduction to high-value C2+ liquid fuels is desirable, but its practical application is challenged by impurities from cogenerated liquid products and solutes in liquid ...

Figure 1: Engineering S. cerevisiae for co-consumption of xylose and acetic acid. Figure 4: Effects of acetate reduction on product yields and redox cofactor balance. The use of S. cerevisiae to make ...