22 July 202521 July 2025 Producing Desired Epoxides from Pollutants Doctoral students at Ruhr University Bochum have described a new selective biocatalyst in an interdisciplinary and inter-university collaboration with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Gewünschte Epoxide aus Schadstoffen gewinnen Promovierende der Ruhr-Universität Bochum haben in einer fächer- und universitätsübergreifenden Kooperation mit der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf einen neuen selektiven Biokatalysator beschrieben
11 February 20257 February 2025 Chemical looping turns environmental waste into fuel Study finds low-carbon system boosts chemical efficiency
Chemischer Kreislauf verwandelt Abfälle in Kraftstoff Studie zeigt, dass ein kohlenstoffarmes System die chemische Effizienz steigert
28 October 202225 October 2022 Bakterien mit Tomaten bewerfen Fortschritte bei der Verwendung von weggeworfenen Tomatenschalen zur Entwicklung antimikrobieller Mischungen
Bio-Electrocatalytic Conversion of Food Waste to Ethylene via Succinic Acid as the Central Intermediate Reisner Lab researchers found a new approach which provides an alternative strategy to produce ethylene from food waste under ambient conditions using renewable energy
13 June 20228 June 2022 Textile Filter Testing Shows Promise for Carbon Capture North Carolina State University scientists developed a possible new carbon capture technology
16 February 202214 February 2022 Compounds made from ‘digested’ molecules feeds appetite for greener pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals New method developed by University of Warwick scientists uses enzymes to produce indolic amides, carboxylic acids and auxins – vital for use in pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries
Verbindungen aus “verdauten” Molekülen wecken Appetit auf umweltfreundlichere Pharmazeutika und Agrochemikalien Neue Methode nutzt Enzyme zur Herstellung von Indolamiden, Carbonsäuren und Auxinen
25 October 201922 October 2019 Turning lignin into bioactive molecules in three green steps Efficient, waste-free process transforms pine wood into novel benzazepines
26 August 20199 September 2021 Polymer “Snow” Captures Carbon Dioxide CSIRO and Curtin University researchers have developed a new form of PEI which has a high CO2 uptake
31 July 201815 October 2018 Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) – The Rising Star Amongst Today’s Bioplastics Next-gen polymer is renewable, non-toxic and a recyclable alternate with similar properties
19 July 201717 July 2017 Coconut oil is secret ingredient in recycling car plastics Czech researchers take a new approach to converting PC and PUR into recycled materials
16 March 20179 September 2021 IU chemists create molecular ‘leaf’ that collects and stores solar power without solar panels The new molecule harvests sunlight to create useable material from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
16 November 201614 November 2016 Skin pigment could help strengthen foams and fabrics Scientists found that small amounts of melanin added to polyurethane, makes it far stronger than the material by itself
15 March 201614 March 2016 Cheap catalyst converts tough plant lignin into valuable chemicals Waste material from the energy crop elephant grass yields flavor and fragrance compounds
9 February 20169 September 2021 Turning air into fuel: USC scientists convert carbon dioxide into methanol “We need to learn to manage carbon. That is the future.”
18 November 201517 November 2015 Designer-Chili-Molekül bekämpft Blutkrebszellen Forscher der Universität Leipzig entdecken Capsaicin als Waffe gegen Blutkrebs
19 May 20155 June 2015 Bioasphalt: from microalgae to “green roads”? Microalgae offer a highly promising alternative to petroleum products without competing for resources used in the food industry. They have now been used for the first time to make -- asphalt!
15 August 20149 September 2021 Copper foam turns CO2 into useful chemicals Scientists at Brown University’s Center for Capture and Conversion of CO2 have discovered that copper foam could provide a new way of converting excess CO2 into useful industrial chemicals, including formic acid
10 March 2011 Banana peels get a second life as water purifier Banana peel performs better than an array of other purification materials
11 February 2010 A “shrimp cocktail” to fuel cars and trucks China: Shrimp shell catalysts converted canola oil to biodiesel
