In China, electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an effective approach for converting CO2 into high-value chemicals and promoting carbon cycling. Among CO2RR products, ethylene (C2H4), as a crucial industrial feedstock, holds extensive market demand and significant economic value. Copper (Cu)-based catalysts exhibit unique advantages in CO2RR to C2H4 conversion due to their distinctive electronic […]
In China, a new comprehensive study highlights the remarkable potential of engineered biochar, a carbon-rich product derived from plant and waste biomass, for addressing one of the world’s most stubborn environmental problems: the co-contamination of water by heavy metals and organic pollutants. This joint effort, led by researchers at Guizhou University with collaborators from across […]
In Germany, Space Daily reported that researchers at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have evaluated Xiriton, a construction material incorporating local grasses and seawater, for its suitability in coastal and tidal habitat restoration. Xiriton consists of chopped dried grass, volcanic pozzolan, slaked lime, shells, sand, and seawater. The team tested the material in […]
In Texas, a new, low-cost method for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and industrial facilities relies on a simple physical phenomenon — the same one that causes bubbles to fizz when popping a bottle of Champagne or cracking open a bottle of seltzer. The process, called Pressure Induced Carbon Capture (PICC), developed by researchers […]
In Austria, a newly developed pilot plant, the size of a truck container, extracts 50 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year – and does so with a record low energy requirement of under 2.000 kilowatt-hours per ton. This new pilot plant, the Austrian Pilot Unit 1 (APU1), has been commissioned recently and is […]
In Germany, an international research team led by the University of Bayreuth has developed an innovative method for producing green hydrogen directly from seawater – without the use of additional reagents. The researchers report their groundbreaking findings in the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society. The development of this innovative photocatalyst marks a significant […]
In Spain, Retema reports team from the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Jaén (UJA) has succeeded in producing biomass from the microalga Neochloris oleoabundans , which is capable of decontaminating water from olive oil mills and accumulating compounds of high industrial value. This advance opens the door to generating […]
In Iowa, Farms,com reported that a new project funded by Minnesota Corn is aiming to revolutionize the way corn is used for renewable fuel. Professor Paul Dauenhauer, a chemical engineering researcher at the University of Minnesota, is leading a study to explore how corn can be transformed into methanol through a more efficient, inorganic catalytic […]
In New York state, a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products. The modified trees were more tolerant of high salt levels in soil and were easier to break […]
In Germany, researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), Ruhr University Bochum and Evonik Oxeno have developed a novel catalyst system that enables the use of the climate gas carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material for the chemical industry. This breakthrough allows for the more sustainable production of key products such as fragrances […]
