7 March 20254 March 2025 Researchers show how to efficiently convert captured carbon dioxide into green energy Thanks to a collaboration with Oregon State University researchers, methanol could soon be produced faster and more efficiently
Kohlendioxid in grüne Energie umwandeln: Neuer Katalysator verbessert CO2-Umwandlung Dank der Zusammenarbeit mit Forschern der Oregon State University könnte Methanol bald schneller und effizienter hergestellt werden
30 July 202425 July 2024 Chemists design novel method for generating sustainable fuel Using a special method researchers for the first time saw those molecules convert themselves into either methanol or carbon monoxide
12 April 20247 April 2024 Algae asphalt paves way for cleaner roads 60 million tons of hot-mix asphalt pavement laid on the road each year in the US alone and the scale of the asphalt hazard is likely to be enormous
16 January 20249 January 2024 Glitter has a microplastics problem. One company says it has the solution Like the Ronald Britton team decided Germany’s Sigmund Lindner to replace plastic with regenerated cellulose and reconstitute it into a clear film, which is then coated with a thin layer of aluminum and color
27 October 202224 October 2022 How are Bioplastics Made? The IUPAC actually discourages the use of the term “bioplastic,” instead recommending scientists use the expression “biobased polymer”
16 April 202118 June 2021 Turning Wood Into Plastic Completely degrading after three months, the bioplastic can be broken back down into the slurry by mechanical stirring
4 February 202030 January 2020 Wood Construction could turn urban skylines into carbon sinks Substituting mass timber for concrete and steel locks up 20 gigatons of carbon over 3 decades
12 December 20199 September 2021 An electron highway headed for methanol Making methanol just got a lot easier, now that chemists at Yale have opened up a new electron highway
1 March 201728 February 2017 A global corporate market for low-carb fuels: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Below50 Below50 is a game-changing collaboration designed to grow a global corporate market for the best-of-breed sustainable low-carbon transport fuels (LCTFs)
3 December 20152 December 2015 Yale researchers create better cellular factories to churn out novel biopolymers No longer limits in quantity or diversity of novel amino acids to make new therapeutics and materials in bacterial factories
27 October 201523 October 2015 Uncorking the chemical potential of wine waste Italian scientists have devised an innovative and economically feasible biorefinery that can squeeze more chemicals out of the mountains of grape waste produced during wine production
10 September 20158 September 2015 Study: Seeing the forest and the trees, all 3 trillion of them Approach combines ground-based surveys with satellite imaging to find higher density than anticipated
21 January 201520 January 2015 Nachwachsende Ressourcen kommen an ihre Grenzen Der Mensch sollte sorgfältig mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen umgehen
2 October 20141 October 2014 Gewachsener Lampenschirm aus Biomasse von Pilzen Mycel-Design aus Dänemark für vollständige biologische Abbaubarkeit
4 April 20143 April 2014 Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuels Increasing wood harvest to 34% or more of annual wood growth would have profound and positive effects
21 January 201420 January 2014 Turning up the heat on enzyme design Team of Yale engineers developed method for designing temperature adaptive enzymes
21 March 20139 September 2021 CO<sub>2</sub> could produce valuable chemical cheaply A use for excess carbon emissions
8 October 2012 Stanford researchers show oil palm plantations are clearing carbon-rich tropical forests in Borneo Palm oil promotes deforestation and thus global warming
13 January 2010 Will there be an everlasting boom for bio-based plastics? Development is ruled by issues like market growth, production procedures and lack of composting facilities
29 September 2008 SAS beschleunigt Entwicklung von Biotreibstoffen Kraftstoffversorgung der gewerblichen Luftfahrt soll nachhaltig werden
20 August 2008 Consortium Formed to Expand Recycling Options for Bioplastics Bioplastics Recycling Consortium formed to develop ways for sustainability
