15 April 20259 April 2025 Is CO₂ the Key to a More Sustainable Chemical and Fuel Industry? Innovative Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies can convert captured CO₂ from industrial point sources and direct air capture into chemical base materials such as methanol, ethanol, ethylene or even polyols and other polymer building blocks
12 February 202511 February 2025 CO2 Revolution 2025: Fueling the Future, Capturing Possibilities Exploring Innovative Pathways in Green Hydrogen, Carbon Capture, and (Biogenic) CO2 Utilisation at the CO2-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference
Die CO2-Wende 2025: Rohstoffe der Zukunft, Potenziale der Gegenwart Innovative Wege zu grünem Wasserstoff, moderner Kohlendioxidabscheidung und Nutzung von (biogenem) CO2 auf der CO2-Based Fuels and Chemicals Conference
28 November 202425 November 2024 Liverpool – Georgia research team join forces to develop sustainable bioplastics A collaboration between researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Georgia (UGA) aims to develop sustainable bioplastics
29 August 202422 August 2024 Engineering Ni-Co bimetallic interfaces for ambient plasma-catalytic CO2 hydrogenation to methanol Plasma catalysis offers a flexible and decentralized solution for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol under ambient conditions, avoiding the high temperatures and pressures required for thermal catalysis
12 August 202010 August 2020 Uncovering the architecture of natural photosynthetic machinery Researchers at the University of Liverpool have uncovered the molecular architecture and organisational landscape of thylakoid membranes
28 November 20189 September 2021 New catalyst in water splitting could improve hydrogen generation Scientists synthesise a highly active organic material to obtain hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight
Ein neuer Katalysator für die Wasserspaltung zur Verbesserung der Wasserstofferzeugung Wissenschaftler synthetisieren ein hochaktives organisches Material, um mithilfe von Sonnenlicht Wasserstoffbrennstoff aus Wasser zu gewinnen
17 October 20179 September 2021 Breakthrough in direct activation of CO2 and CH4 into liquid fuels and chemicals University of Liverpool researchers report a very unique plasma synthesis process for the direct, one-step activation of carbon dioxide and methane into higher value liquid fuels and chemicals
23 October 20159 September 2021 Carbon dioxide sees the light Collaborators in Spain and Germany have built a microreactor that uses visible light to drive a reaction that turns carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide – an important chemical building block
11 September 201526 November 2015 Bioplastics as strong contenders in the market The pursuit of environmentally materials has been growing considerably
24 April 201523 April 2015 Biome Bioplastics leads £3m sustainable chemicals development programme Researchers consortium to harness industrial biotechnology techniques to produce bio-based chemicals from lignin at a scale suitable for industrial testing
14 August 20149 September 2021 Carbon dioxide ‘sponge’ could ease transition to cleaner energy New emerging technology called integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) to be integrated into power plant smokestacks
16 July 201415 July 2014 Palmölanbau: Plantagen bedrohen Afrikas Menschenaffen Die Palmölindustrie in Afrika wächst - ihre Anbauflächen verdrängen Bonobos, Schimpansen und Gorillas. Verbraucher sollten beim Lebensmittelkauf bestimmte Produkte meiden, fordern Tierschützer
22 August 2013 Scientists to develop renewable chemicals for products of the future Unilever and University of Liverpool team up to develop renewable chemicals from biomass
24 June 20139 September 2021 Developing renewable chemicals from biomass co-products Research grants of as £1.8 million to University of Liverpool and York
18 November 2011 University of Liverpool awarded £2.8 million to research plant-based personal care products New ingredients to be developed from plant sugars and will be as effective, but without using petrochemicals
Is CO₂ the Key to a More Sustainable Chemical and Fuel Industry?