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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Department of Energy-backed research aims to boost Rust Belt manufacturers
Two new research collaborations led by , professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the 51精品视频鈥檚 Swanson School of Engineering, aim to boost manufacturing industries in America鈥檚 Rust Belt.聽The research is backed by the聽U.S. Department of Energy and totals nearly $10 million.
One project is a collaboration between 51精品视频 and Ohio-based chemical manufacturer Lubrizol that aims to replace Lubrizol鈥檚 current practice of batch processing chemicals with continuous processing; the latter聽gives much greater control over the processing conditions of chemicals. Veser's聽other project aims to find an efficient way to convert methane to benzene, a key part of sustainable processing that has not yet been commercialized due to low efficiency.