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21 March 202518 March 2025

Osaka University, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsui Chemicals Successfully Synthesize Methanol and Para-xylene From CO2

Compared with production methods that use petroleum-based resources as feedstocks, the para-xylene obtained in this project affords a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions

28 February 202422 February 2024

Biomanufacturing using chemically synthesized sugars enables sustainable supply of sugar without competing with food

Researchers from Osaka University collaborating with Green Earth Institute Co.,Ltd and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology succeeded in biomanufacturing using chemically synthesized sugar for the first time in the world

Forschern ist es weltweit zum ersten Mal gelungen, chemisch synthetisierten Zucker in der Bioproduktion einzusetzen

Bioproduktion mit chemisch synthetisierten Zuckern ermöglicht eine nachhaltige Versorgung mit Zucker, ohne mit Lebensmitteln zu konkurrieren

15 March 202310 March 2023

Shellmet: Schutzhelm aus Muschelschalen und recyceltem Kunststoff

36.000 Tonnen Muschelschalen jährlich sind für den japanischen Kunststoffhersteller Koushi Chemical Industry Co. eine nutzbare Ressource, aus der jetzt ein neuartiges Material namens „Shellstic“ entstand

4 August 20219 September 2021

World’s first ‘green’ synthesis of plastics from CO2

CeO2 catalyzes the direct polymerization of flow CO2 and diols to provide polycarbonate diols in high yields, which are useful chemicals for polyesters, polyurethanes, and acrylic resins.

3 March 20219 September 2021

Cow excrement tapped by town in Hokkaido for CO2-free power

An organic photochemistry professor at Osaka University, developed the technology, which produces methanol and formic acid that emits zero carbon dioxide (CO₂)

27 March 202024 March 2020

Made to degrade (Eventually)

Osaka researchers developed a transparent plastic mainly from cellulose nanofibers and starch obtained from plants, that degrades in marine environments

29 April 201924 April 2019

From nata de coco to computer screens: Cellulose gets a chance to shine

Osaka University researchers measured the optical birefringence of cellulose nanofibers, paving the way for sharper television, computer, and smartphone screens

Zellulose könnte Bildschirme klarer machen

Forscher der Universität Osaka nutzen natürliche Doppelbrechung als Schlüssel für Hightech-Nutzung