Refinery process additives are employed in crude oil processing to remove corrosion in the processing stage. The recent technological upgrades related to crude oil processing plants are driven by the ...

Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough that could lead to better -- and greener -- agricultural chemicals and everyday products. Using a process that combines natural enzymes and light, ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has had a major impact on the contemporary design and production process. First developed in 1988 with the aim of allowing for rapid prototyping, ...

Dow Corning ® MB50-010 Masterbatch is an internal lubricant for GE ULTEM ® Polyetherimide (PEI). It is provided in the form of pellets and has 50% of an ultra-high molecular weight siloxane dissolved ...

Photo Credit: DLR CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 The DLR Center for Lightweight Production Technology (ZLP, Augsburg, Germany) is advancing automated processes for fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites in ...

Niax L-590, a silicone additive, is for flexible polyurethane foams used in furniture and automotive parts. It eases polyurethane processing for most conventional formulations by emulsifying chemicals ...

Plastic microchips? At the recent Productronica 2005 show in Munich, The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (Munich, Germany) demonstrated a process using additive printing ...