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29 November 202323 November 2023

Tandem Single Atom Electrocatalyst Realizes Reduction of CO2 to Ethanol

Promising strategy to mitigate carbon dioxide emission

Tandem-Einzelatom-Elektrokatalysator realisiert die Reduktion von CO2 zu Ethanol

Vielversprechende Strategie zur Verringerung der Kohlendioxidemissionen

15 September 202312 September 2023

Researchers Reveal Photocoupled Electroreduction of CO2 over Photosensitizer Decorated Covalent Organic Frameworks

New study focuses on extending long excited state lifetime of photo-coupled electrocatalysts for efficient CO2RR to CO products, and provides a guideline for the development of efficient photocoupled electrocatalysts

6 July 20234 July 2023

Using Cyanobacteria to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Glucose

Glucose is the most abundant monosaccharide, serving as an essential energy source for cells and as an important feedstock for the biorefinery industry

26 April 202321 April 2023

Researchers Develop Biodegradable, Biorecyclable Glass

However, the biomolecular glass is currently still in the laboratory stage but could become an environmental-friendly biomaterial. Also as medical devices because it is biodegradable

Ein Glas, das biologisch abbaubar ist

Noch steckt es im frühen Prototypenzustand, doch eines Tages soll daraus ein umweltfreundlicher Werkstoff werden. Etwa für die Medizin: Auch im Körper wird das Material abgebaut

21 April 202318 April 2023

The suite of substances that can tackle carbon dioxide

Chemists are organising an arsenal of catalysts to suck up small, inert molecules.Chemists are organising an arsenal of catalysts to suck up small, inert molecules

2 February 202330 January 2023

New method of reducing carbon dioxide could be a golden solution to pollution

A team of researchers from the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a gold-based hybrid material by modifying gold nanoparticles with a macrocyclic compound called cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) that allows for more efficient CO2RR than previously possible

10 October 20225 October 2022

Researchers propose novel method to enhance electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide

CO is the key component of syngas, a mixture of CO and H2 that can be directly converted into various value-added chemicals via well-developed industrial processes

8 September 20226 September 2022

Direct conversion of carbon dioxide into bulk chemicals and liquid fuels

High-efficiency utilization of CO2 facilitates the reduction of CO2 concentration in the global atmosphere and hence the alleviation of the greenhouse effect

Direkte Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Grundchemikalien und flüssige Kraftstoffe

Die hocheffiziente Nutzung von CO2 erleichtert die Verringerung der CO2-Konzentration in der Erdatmosphäre und damit die Abschwächung des Treibhauseffekts

5 September 202230 August 2022

RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever

Speed-the-Leaf: RIPE’s photosynthesis breakthru offers a 20% increase in crop yield

Some years ago, the RIPE team went down the rabbit hole of transforming photosynthesis, on the noble theory that if plants are more efficient, we’ll have more food, fiber, fuel, and what have you

12 July 20227 July 2022

New, fully biodegradable cellulose membrane proves effective in oil-water separation

A group of Chinese researchers have developed a new and improved method using two different cellulose filter materials, but they are ‘all cellulose’

15 June 202210 June 2022

Novel Silver Hollow Fiber Boosts CO2 Electroreduction

A research team from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a hierarchical micro/nanostructured silver hollow-fiber electrode to boost CO2 electroreduction

12 April 202211 April 2022

Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Biokraftstoffe durch Mikroalgen

Wissenschaftler erforschen genetischen Sensor für blaues Licht zur Verdoppelung der Ölproduktivität in industriellen Mikroalgen

Scientists Explore a Genetic Sensor of Blue Light to Double Oil Productivity in Industrial Microalgae

Microalgae-based conversion of carbon dioxide to biofuels

2 March 202228 February 2022

Relief for Oceans and Landfills?

Strong and elastic, yet degradable: protein-based bioplastics

25 January 202224 January 2022

Neuer katalytischer Ansatz wandelt rohe Biomasse direkt in Erdgas mit geringem Kohlenstoffausstoß um

Katalysator ermöglicht eine nahezu vollständige Umwandlung verschiedener land- und forstwirtschaftlicher Produkte in Erdgas

New Catalytic Approach Directly Converts Raw Biomass into Natural Gas with Low Carbon Footprint

Researchers prepared a robust catalyst, achieving nearly complete conversion of various agricultural and forestry to natural gas

15 November 202111 November 2021

Intensified solar thermochemical carbon dioxide splitting over iron-based perovskite

Recently, a research team from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported a novel material for intensified CO production via the two-step STCS process

5 October 202130 September 2021

Researchers reveal multi-path mechanism in electrochemical CO2 reduction

A double-peak activity trend was obtained on a reaction phase diagram

Forscher enthüllen Mehrweg-Mechanismus bei elektrochemischer CO2-Reduktion

Das Reaktionsphasendiagramm wurde auf der Grundlage des Ansatzes der "globalen Energieoptimierung" erstellt und beschreibt den Aktivitätstrend für die CO2RR zu Formiat. Aufgrund der Berücksichtigung von Mehrwegeeffekten wurde ein Aktivitätsverlauf mit zwei Spitzenwerten ermittelt

1 October 202128 September 2021

Chinese Scientists Report Starch Synthesis from CO2

Researchers of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) designed a chemoenzymatic system as well as an artificial starch anabolic route consisting of only 11 core reactions to convert CO2 into starch

Stärkesynthese aus Kohlendioxid

Die künstliche Synthese kann Stärke aus CO2 mit einer 8,5-fach höheren Effizienz als die Stärkebiosynthese in Mais produzieren

23 June 20219 September 2021

Scientists Report Efficient Utilization of Waste Paper for Cellulase Production by Trichoderma longiflorum

Researchers at the IMP of the CAS have recently found that waste paper could be efficiently utilized for enzyme production by Trichoderma longiflorum. The study was published in Journal of Cleaner Production

21 May 202116 June 2021

New Method Boosts Syngas Generation from Biopolyols

The Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) proposed a new method to realize photocatalytic conversion of biopolyols to syngas at room temperature with high efficiency

8 March 20219 September 2021

Novel Catalysts Improve Efficiency of Urea Synthesis at Ambient Conditions

Compared with huge energy consumption industrial processes, the electrochemical urea synthesis provides an appealing route under mild conditions

15 January 20219 September 2021

Scientists Identify Transition Metal for Highly-efficient CO2 Activation

Chinese study highlights the pivotal roles played by the M[η²-(O,O)C] species in CO₂ activation

12 January 20219 September 2021

Researchers Synthesize Light Aromatics from CO2 Hydrogenation

Using CO₂ as a feedstock for the sustainable production of aromatics through catalytic hydrogenation is an economically and environmentally viable approach

20 November 20209 September 2021

MIXed plastics biodegradation and UPcycling using microbial communities

Through a combination of intensive protein or metabolic engineering of defined mixed cultures and bioprocess-optimisation, MIX-UP will enable new value chains across sectors like materials, chemicals, and environmental technologies

16 September 202015 September 2020

Using light-harvesting polymers to speed up photosynthesis in algae

In this new effort, the researchers looked into the possibility of speeding up the photosynthesis process in algae for making biofuels

22 April 20209 September 2021

Scientists Propose New Strategy for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction

A research team of the CAS proposed a new strategy for improving the catalytic activity of transition metal catalysts for CO₂ electrocatalytic reduction

24 January 20209 September 2021

Thousand-tonne Scale Demonstration of Solar Fuel Synthesis Starts Operation in Lanzhou, China

Country now to take the first step in the world for industrial production of liquid fuels from solar energy

9 August 20194 August 2019

Scientists take step toward more efficient fuel refinement processes

The process is indirect due to how selective alkanes are when reacting to the hydroxyl catalysts

18 June 201917 June 2019

Scientists Develop a Chemocatalytic Approach for One-Pot Reaction of Cellulosic Ethanol

Cellulosic ethanol is one of the most important biofuels, yet commercial production is hindered by the low efficiency and high cost of the bioconversion process.

20 March 201915 March 2019

Asian countries: strong roadmaps to bioeconomy

Kick-off meeting for the next Global Bioeconomy Summit was concluded this week in Beijing

Asiatische Länder: ehrgeizige Pläne zur Bioökonomie

Kick-off-Meeting für den nächsten Global Bioeconomy Summit endete in dieser Woche in Peking

15 October 201814 October 2018

Species-Rich Forests Store Twice as much Carbon as Monocultures

An international research team with the involvement of the University of Zurich has evaluated data from forests grown specifically for this purpose in China with a total of over 150,000 trees

Artenreiche Wälder speichern doppelt so viel Kohlenstoff wie Monokulturen

Ein internationales Forscherteam mit Beteiligung der Universität Zürich hat Daten von eigens angelegten Wäldern in China mit über 150'000 Bäumen ausgewertet

17 August 201814 August 2018

Chinese scientists use transgenic silkworms to produce spider silk

Researchers reported, that targeted gene replacement system in silkworms make them produce spider silk with high efficiency

28 November 20179 September 2021

Dual Catalyst for Olefin Production from CO2

Chinese researchers developed a dual catalyst that can selectively produce lower olefins (between two and four carbon atoms) from CO₂

21 November 201717 November 2017

China’s bio-industry output to reach US$1.5tn by 2022

The industry is considered the 'third wave' of global biotechnology development

8 August 20171 August 2017

Fungi that Evolved to Eat Wood Offer New Biomass Conversion Tool

UMass Amherst microbiologists, international team show fungal deconstruction of wood

18 May 20173 May 2017

DICP Researchers Develop Efficient Multifunctional Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation to Gasoline

Catalyst exhibited 78% selectivity to C₅–C₁₁ as well as low CH₄ and CO selectivity under industrial relevant conditions

31 January 20179 September 2021

Chinese firm builds CO2-based plastics capacity

CO₂-plastics project using rare-earth catalyst to produce a compound of CO₂-based plastics to manufacturing biodegradable film

12 January 20179 September 2021

Rice scientists, colleagues use doped graphene quantum dots to reduce carbon dioxide to fuel

Carbon dots dash toward ‘green’ recycling role

16 December 201526 January 2016

SINTEF granted 2.6 million euro for industrial seaweed cultivation

New project MACROSEA will target reliable production of high quality biomass

7 August 20156 August 2015

Bioplastics Important Player in Sustainable Procurement

PLA, which is made from agricultural sugars, is poised to become an important player in packaging and durables markets as sources of supply expand, properties improve, and the economics case becomes more interesting

25 March 201524 March 2015

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