In Georgia, researchers have developed an inexpensive way to make biodiesel from materials found along the banks of their Louisiana bayou: algae and oyster shells. The researchers will present their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2026 is being held March 22-26; it features nearly 11,000 presentations on a […]
In Switzerland, a team of researchers at the Chair of Wood Materials Science at ETH Zurich and Empa has developed a process that can convert sawdust into a recyclable and environmentally friendly composite using the mineral struvite, a crystalline, colourless ammonium magnesium phosphate. This, in turn, keeps the sawdust in the material cycle for longer. […]
In Sweden, the world’s northern forests act as massive carbon vaults, locking away greenhouse gases in spruce, pines, and needle-covered soils. But industrial logging is quickly eroding their ability to mitigate climate change, according to a major new study led by scientists at Lund University and Stanford University. The biggest losses are happening in soils […]
In Wyoming, The University of Wyoming said that researchers at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) published an article exploring the potential of wastewater usage for the hydrogen economy. The paper, titled “Advancing hydrogen production: A comprehensive review of wastewater reforming techniques, feedstocks and opportunities,” published in the Renewable and Sustainable Energy […]
In Washington state, a catalyst developed by a Washington State University research team efficiently converts abundant, renewable ethanol into valuable molecules needed for production of plastics, fuels, and everyday products. The advance could someday make it easier to use renewables rather than petrochemicals to make common products. The researchers, including from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory […]
In Germany, a research project conducted by the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung shows how biomass can be used as a raw material for chemical products instead of petroleum. The scientists have now published their exciting findings in the journal Science. The chemical industry is facing major challenges: for reasons of CO2 neutrality, circular economy, and geopolitical […]
In Australia, in a recent study published in Polymers, researchers at Flinders University in South Australia created a thin, flexible film using calcium caseinate, a commercially available form of casein, the primary protein found in milk. They blended it with modified starch and bentonite nanoclay, then added glycerol and polyvinyl alcohol to improve durability and […]
In Japan, climate change threatens global food security; however, climate mitigation policies may increase hunger risk by driving competition for land through bioenergy production and afforestation. Based on simulations from six global agroeconomic models, researchers from The University of Tokyo, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto University, National Institute for Environmental Studies, and E-Konzal Co. Ltd, together with […]
In India, SolarQuarter reported that scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology have developed a novel quasi-2D tellurium (Te) nanosheet material that could significantly improve the efficiency of hydrogen-producing electrolyzers. The research team discovered a method to produce quasi-2D α-tellurium nanosheets that exhibit an emergent ferromagnetic state. The institute operates under India’s Department […]
In China, in a study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a research team led by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with Prof. WANG Guoxiong from Fudan University, achieved efficient bicarbonate-mediated integrated carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and electrolysis to CO through an ionomer-driven reaction microenvironment […]
