Chemistry - Chemical engineering

Chemistry - Chemical engineering

05 December 2025 | 09:55
Chemical engineering
Iran Close to Production of Key Solvent for Gas Sweetening

Iran Close to Production of Key Solvent for Gas Sweetening

TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian knowledge-based company made great progress in producing key materials for drilling, oil exploitation, industrial detergent products, and surface hygiene, finding a new way for the production of solvent ‘methyldiethanolamine’ (MDEA) for gas sweetening.
South Pars Refinery to Use Strategic Materials to Save 8.5 Million Dollars

South Pars Refinery to Use Strategic Materials to Save 8.5 Million Dollars

TEHRAN (ANA)- The 9th South Pars Refinery is set to soon use one of the strategic materials in the process which will save $8.5 million.
Chemists Discover Powerful New Antibiotic Hidden in Plain Sight

Chemists Discover Powerful New Antibiotic Hidden in Plain Sight

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers have discovered new intermediates in the methylenomycin pathway that are 100 times more active against drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria.
This Wonder Material Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy

This Wonder Material Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team of researchers has explored how two-dimensional materials known as MXenes could revolutionize renewable energy and sustainable chemical production.
New Gold-Powered Catalyst Smashes Decade-Old Benchmark in Green Chemistry

New Gold-Powered Catalyst Smashes Decade-Old Benchmark in Green Chemistry

TEHRAN (ANA)- A new gold-perovskite catalyst achieves record-high acetaldehyde yields from bioethanol at lower temperatures.
Iranian Scientists Make Supercapacitors for Industries, Wind Turbines

Iranian Scientists Make Supercapacitors for Industries, Wind Turbines

TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian postdoctoral researcher succeeded in producing supercapacitors as energy storage devices which can be applied in different industries and in wind turbines, solar cells, and generating renewable and clean energies.
Cheaper than Lithium, Just as Powerful, Sodium Batteries Are Finally Catching up

Cheaper than Lithium, Just as Powerful, Sodium Batteries Are Finally Catching up

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers discovered how to stabilize a high-performance sodium compound, giving sodium-based solid-state batteries the power and stability they’ve long lacked.
Can Ozempic Help You Cut Back on Alcohol? Researchers Think So!

Can Ozempic Help You Cut Back on Alcohol? Researchers Think So!

TEHRAN (ANA)- Semaglutide, tirzepatide, and other GLP-1 drugs appear to slow alcohol absorption and blunt its intoxicating effects, according to new research.
Scientists Develop World’s First Rechargeable Hydride Ion Battery

Scientists Develop World’s First Rechargeable Hydride Ion Battery

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists have built the first rechargeable hydride ion battery.
Iran-Made Refractory Bricks Prevent Damage in Power Plants

Iran-Made Refractory Bricks Prevent Damage in Power Plants

TEHRAN (ANA)- An Iranian knowledge-based company managed to produce special refractory bricks that pulverize when thrown and prevent damage to gas turbine blades.