In North Carolina, in a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated that it’s possible to make carbon dioxide capture filters using 3D printing. Specifically, they printed a hydrogel material that can hold carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme that speeds a reaction that turns carbon dioxide and water into bicarbonate. The findings, published in the […]
In Sweden, digesting fish waste can allow circular fish and vegetable farms (aquaponics) to produce biogas that can be fed back into the energy system of these farms. This also generates excellent nutrition for plants, according to new research from the University of Gothenburg. The solid waste of fish has been a byproduct with no […]
In Germany, in the field of microbial electrosynthesis, microbes utilize CO2 and electricity to generate substances like alcohol. The precise biological mechanisms underpinning this process have, until recently, been largely theoretical. Now, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) have managed to experimentally verify for the first time that […]
In Germany, the DeCarTrans project is further developing a process for producing synthetic fuel from methanol for the transport sector. The consortium of research and industry plans to produce a total of 380,000 liters of green fuel (e-fuel) over the course of the next four years. The synthetic fuel will be produced from biogenic or […]
In Sweden, Umeå University reported that carbon dioxide emissions from lime kilns in Sweden have been reduced by more than 36,000 tons per year, via a collaboration between the Center for Sustainable Cement and Quicklime Production at Umeå University, Nordkalk AB and the Swedish Energy Agency. “The project focuses on implementing biofuels as an alternative […]
In the UK, researchers are using artificial intelligence to develop better microorganism-led processes that efficiently ‘eat’ products such as food waste, wastewater and animal manure to help boost the UK’s burgeoning green industry. The project, which is led by the University of Surrey, has been awarded a £1.4 million grant by UK Research and Innovation. […]
In Germany, millions of tons of electronic waste are produced in the EU every year. With a novel approach, the new EU project “CircEl-Paper” could sustainably improve the recycling process for electronics in the future. Electronics that can be disposed of and even recycled using conventional paper recycling process? That is the goal of the […]
In Germany, synthetic fuels from renewable energy sources are needed to reach the climate goals in the transport sector. So-called refuels promise to reduce CO2 emissions by 90 percent compared to conventional fuels. To cover future needs of heavy-duty vehicles, airplanes, and ships and provide chemical industry with basic substances, we will require the corresponding […]
In New York state, to manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell scientists have dusted off an archaic – now 120 years old – electrochemical equation. The group aims to thwart the consequences of global warming and climate change by applying this long-forgotten idea in a new way. The […]
In Washington, researchers of the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Washington State University are exploring ways to transform the wood’s stored carbon into aviation biofuels and other valuable products more easily and cost-effectively. “While it can take a century for some types of wood to fully decompose, researchers at the Department […]
