31 July 2013 Progress in using ethanol to make key raw material now produced from oil Scientists in progress by seeking sustainable alternatives to petroleum for making ethylene
2 July 2013 New catalyst could cut cost of making hydrogen fuel Scientists develop new catalyst structure with molybdenum disulfide to store and transfer energy
17 April 2013 Cost-saving measure to upgrade ethanol to butanol — a better alternative to gasoline Discovery of a new family of catalysts to yield 95 percent butanol out of total products
9 April 2013 Engineered bacteria – to make nanocellulose in commercial amounts? ACS Symposium with very interesting research results from the University of Texas
12 December 2012 3 uses for Biomass no one ever saw coming Biomass in cancer drugs, perfumes, baby-safe cleaners, cosmetics and more
7 July 2012 Orange You Glad I Said Biofuel? Cellulose in shells of citrus peels - an optimal source for bio-ethanol
14 June 2012 Fraunhofer IAP: Herausragende Celluloseforschung Prof. Dr. Fink erhält "Anselme Payen Award" der American Chemical Society ACS
27 April 2011 New discovery could ‘green up’ hundreds of everyday products The American Chemical Society released a "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast on acrylic acid
31 March 2011 Advance toward making biodegradable plastics from waste chicken feathers Research report was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society
27 March 2011 “Green” cars could be made from pineapples and bananas Lot of car parts in future will be made of nano-sized fruit fibers
New trash-to-treasure process turns landfill nuisance into plastic Meat and bone meal to become petroleum-free resources
30 March 2009 “First economical process” for biodiesel from algae Continuously flowing fixed-bed method to be 40% cheaper than other processes
