Green Chemistry - Journal - Renewable Carbon News

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Green Chemistry - Journal

31 July 202327 July 2023

UvA chemists recycle shrimp waste as catalyst for hydrogen generation

Flexible spheres of the biomolecule chitosan, made from shrimp waste, can be used for catalysts that generate hydrogen gas from borohydride salts

Chemiker recyceln Krabbenabfälle als Katalysator für die Wasserstofferzeugung

Durchbruch gelang bei einem sogenannten Freitagnachmittagsexperiment

27 July 202324 July 2023

Leipzig research team develops process for bio-based nylon

Electrons and microbes are the decisive factor in this

Leipziger Forschungsteam entwickelt Verfahren für biobasiertes Nylon

Elektronen und Mikroben sind dafür die entscheidenden Helfer

12 July 20236 July 2023

Electrons and microbes are the decisive factor in this

Leipzig research team develops process for bio-based nylon

Elektronen und Mikroben als entscheidende Helfer

Leipziger Forschungsteam entwickelt Verfahren für biobasiertes Nylon

14 February 202313 February 2023

Upcycled plastic membrane helps clean up waste

Plant-derived biosolvents enable the sustainable conversion of plastic waste into valuable membrane materials

12 August 20229 August 2022

Turning Fish Waste into Quality Carbon-based Nanomaterial

Scientists develop a simple, fast, and energy-efficient synthesis method for producing exceptional carbon nano-onions from fish scales

17 February 202214 February 2022

Almost all chemicals burden the planet

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have calculated in absolute figures the extent to which the production of chemicals is currently interfering with nature worldwide – and the results are staggering. In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the new method also takes land use and freshwater consumption into account

7 January 20224 January 2022

Forschende zeigen, wie sich synthetisches Gummirohmaterial abbauen lässt

Forscher haben mit der Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zum enzymatischen Abbau von synthetischem Polyisopren-Kautschuk über einen potenziell bedeutenden Fortschritt berichtet

16 October 20179 October 2017

New biomaterial could replace plastic laminates, greatly reduce pollution

Compostable material could eliminate millions of tons of petroleum-based plastic annually

23 January 201522 January 2015

New conversion process turns biomass ‘waste’ into lucrative chemical products

Researchers found a chemical catalyst and heat to convert lignin into valuable chemical commodities