Catalytic methanol carbonylation is the cornerstone of modern acetic acid manufacture, enabling the large-scale transformation of methanol and carbon monoxide into acetic acid under controlled ...
The latest short science news items from C&EN. By dotting the pores of a zeolite with individual rhodium atoms, researchers have come up with a catalyst that couples methane, carbon monoxide, and ...
The chemical industry produced about 14 million metric tons of acetic acid worldwide in 2017 for use as a reagent to make monomers and other compounds, as well as for use in the medical and food ...