Green Chemistry Advance: New Catalyst for Reduction of CO2
The catalyst can selectively promote a CO2 reduction reaction resulting in a desired product—carbon monoxide was the choice in this research
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Breaking Molecular Traffic Jams with Finned Nanoporous Materials
New porous catalyst with ultra-small fins facilitates molecular transport
Sustainable Chemistry at the Quantum Level
University of Pittsburgh's John Keith explores the sustainable potential of computational quantum chemistry
New Treatment Turns Waste into Valuable Critical Minerals
New acid mine drainage treatment process enables researchers to recover higher concentrations of rare earth elements using smaller amounts of chemicals
Ecological Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Relevant Compounds
Researchers are using a FlowLab™ Scale continuous flow reactor to assist them in 'green' chemical synthesis of pharmaceutically-relevant compounds
Microwave Tech Could Mean More Renewable Energy Options
Purdue University researchers created a technique to turn waste polyethylene terephthalate, one of the most recyclable polymers, into components of batteries
Inactivated Human Receptor Will Help to Create Effective Drugs
The membrane receptors that ensure that human cells function properly count among the most sought after drug targets
A New Way to Remove Contaminants from Nuclear Wastewater
Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest to be recycled
New Material Captures and Converts Toxic Air Pollutant into Industrial Chemical
Metal-organic framework material requires only water and air to convert the captured gas into nitric acid for industrial use
Artificial Intelligence to Run the Chemical Factories of the Future
Previous biofoundry efforts have produced a wide variety of products such as chemicals, fuels, and engineered cells and proteins, but those studies were not performed in a fully automated manner