31 October 202227 October 2022Getting it to stick: Grabbing CO₂ out of the airDirect air capture is hard to do. Pitt researchers are designing new materials that selectively catch carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Kleben bleiben: CO₂ aus der Luft fischenDirect Air Capture ist schwierig - Forscher entwickeln neue Materialien, die selektiv Kohlendioxid aus der Atmosphäre einfangen
8 June 20224 June 2022Scientists make plastic more degradable under UV lightScientists at Bath found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light
16 February 202214 February 2022Compounds made from ‘digested’ molecules feeds appetite for greener pharmaceuticals and agrochemicalsNew 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 AgrochemikalienNeue Methode nutzt Enzyme zur Herstellung von Indolamiden, Carbonsäuren und Auxinen
3 November 20212 November 2021Reducing CO2 using a Panchromatic Osmium Complex PhotosensitizerStudy demonstrated that all visible light can be used as energy for CO2 reduction via photocatalysis
18 January 202114 January 2021Scientists make sustainable polymer from sugars in woodScientists from Bath's Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have made a sustainable polymer using the second most abundant sugar in nature, xylose
28 January 202023 January 2020Chief technology officer and green chemistry scientific advisor join Circa GroupTony Duncan, CEO of Circa Group Ltd, who produces bio-based solvent Cyrene from waste biomass – has announced two additions to the team
4 February 20163 February 2016Book review: Commercializing biobased productsOrigin of everyday products is changing to plant-based materials
13 January 201612 January 2016Discovery advances biowaste-to-jet fuel researchWSU Tri-Cities researcher finds way to make biofuel from plant matter
27 November 201526 November 2015Commercializing Biobased Products – Opportunities, Challenges, Benefits, and RisksRoyal Society of Chemistry published new book
24 November 201520 November 2015Hydrolysis of woody biomass by a biomass-derived reusable heterogeneous catalystResearchers identified first reusable and cost-effective heterogeneous catalyst for the depolymerisation of lignocellulose
6 October 20159 September 2021Reusing Carbon Dioxide in the Chemical IndustryJülich-Researchers have assessed the industrial viability of 123 different reactions producing both bulk and fine chemicals which use CO2 as a feedstock
14 September 201510 September 2015Balancing the bioeconomy: supporting biofuels and bio-based materials in public policyNew paper suggests a cost-effective public policy strategy
2 July 20151 July 2015New Biodegradable Herding Agent Provides Eco-Friendly Oil Spill SolutionAlternative to the current silicone-based polymers
24 February 20159 September 2021Auf dem Weg zur künstlichen PhotosyntheseHZB-Forscher beschreiben effizienten Mangan-Katalysator für die Umwandlung von Licht in chemische Energie
The path to artificial photosynthesisHZB researchers describe efficient manganese catalyst capable of converting light to chemical energy
Proteine verändern die Benetzbarkeit von OberflächenAn der TU Wien stieß man auf ein Protein, das Oberflächen wasserabweisend oder benetzbar macht.
11 July 20144 August 2014An efficient and stable star-shaped plasticizer for starch: cyclic phosphazene with hydrogen bonding aminoethoxy ethanol side chainsUsing rice starch, Finnish researchers have made sustainable, biodegradable polymers that could be used in food packaging
26 May 20149 September 2021Green Chemistry Award 2014 WinnerHonored: Professor Michael York of Green Chemistry at the University of York
5 March 2013China: Shape-memory Polymers Developed by NIMTEResearchers Substituting Petroleum Based Chain Extender with Rosin Based one
