Making industrial chemicals like ethylene glycol — a key component in polymer production and familiar to many as antifreeze — consumes large amounts of energy and releases significant carbon dioxide ...

Known as methyl ethyl glycol, 1,2-propanediol, or propane-1,2-diol, propylene glycol, is a synthetic, clear, colorless liquid that is widely used as an additive or antifreeze within the food, chemical ...

Researchers have made a significant advance toward the goal of using bacteria—rather than fossil fuels—to produce ethylene, a key chemical in the production of many plastics.