A new method for producing ethylene oxide, a key industrial chemical, has been developed, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating the need for toxic chlorine.

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- An updated standard compiled by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and adopted by the American National Standards ...

The ethylene oxide production process emits millions of tons of CO 2 into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change. The process also currently requires chlorine, which is toxic.

In contrast to chemicals containing chlorine and bromine, nitrogen oxides destroy ozone globally between 25 and 35 km. Nitrous oxide behaves in a similar way to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): it is ...

sodium + chlorine → sodium chloride magnesium + oxygen → magnesium oxide calcium + chlorine → calcium chloride lithium + oxygen → lithium oxide In all of these reactions, the metal atoms ...

Desflurane and nitrous oxide solubilities in lean tissues are ... seen during maintenance of anesthesia. Compounds with a chlorine or bromine moiety (e.g., halothane, isoflurane ...

The discovery was six years in the making. Sykes and Montemore first discussed exploring selective oxidation reactions in 2018. They focused on ethylene oxide production, which converts ethylene ...

The breakthrough could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of ethylene oxide, which has an estimated $40 billion global market. The current production process ...