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How tetracycline molecules shape their own capture on biochar
1+ hour ago (508+ words) | Newswise'Newswise How tetracycline molecules shape their own capture on biochar Studying five common tetracycline congeners on rice-straw-derived biochar, the researchers found that hydrogen bonding between the antibiotics" amide "NH2 groups and carbonyl C=O groups on biochar is the dominant adsorption…...
Turning poultry waste into smarter soil: How biochar production conditions shape radish growth
45+ min ago (560+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Turning poultry waste into smarter soil: How biochar production conditions shape radish growth Figure 2 Benchtop pyrolysis system used for poultry litter biochar production under controlled temperatures. In greenhouse tests, biochar made at a lower pyrolysis temperature of 300 "C and…...
Turning orange waste into a fast, reusable dye trap for wastewater
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (556+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Turning orange waste into a fast, reusable dye trap for wastewater The optimized material, Fe/Zn-OPBC500, reached an adsorption capacity of 237. 53 mg g" and removed 96. 8% of the dye within 60 minutes. It also maintained strong performance after repeated reuse and…...
Internal-heating pyrolyzer produces cleaner, agriculture-ready biochar
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (509+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Internal-heating pyrolyzer produces cleaner, agriculture-ready biochar Using reed straw pellets as feedstock, the team found that the system could produce biochar with low toxic risk, strong functional properties, and relatively high energy recovery. Biochar has attracted growing attention as…...
STSc I Director Jennifer Lotz Elected AAAS Fellow
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (217+ words) | Newswise'Newswise STSc I Director Jennifer Lotz Elected AAAS Fellow Dr. Lotz is being honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for distinguished leadership and scientific contributions to astronomy. Dr. Jennifer Lotz is Director of the Space…...
NUS scientists unveil a faster way to "train" bacteria for complex tasks, like munching plastics | Newswise
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (136+ words) Millions of tonnes of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer microbes to break the plastic down into useful chemical building blocks. However, teaching a bacterium to digest plastic efficiently demands fine-tuning…...
A New Photocatalytic Strategy Separates Reactant Activation From Product Release
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (230+ words) | Newswise'Newswise We acknowledge the financial support from the National Key R&D Program (2021 YFB4000600), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22574082), the 111 project (B12015), the Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, and the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project (PNURSP2025 R18). e…...
A New Photocatalytic Strategy Separates Reactant Activation From Product Release | Newswise
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (46+ words) Achieving both high efficiency and high selectivity remains a central challenge in catalytic hydrogenation reactions, as rapid reactant activation often leads to overly strong binding of intermediates and unwanted over-reduction. A new photocatalytic strategy now demonstrates how this long-standing trade-off…...
Single Atoms, Big Impact: Rethinking Hydrogen Peroxide Production Without Precious Metals
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (482+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Single Atoms, Big Impact: Rethinking Hydrogen Peroxide Production Without Precious Metals Design, modification, and evaluation of noble metal-free single-atom catalysts for electrochemical H2 O2 production. The figure summarizes key aspects of catalyst development, including top-down and bottom-up synthesis strategies, coordination environment…...
In-Situ Atomic Imaging Points to a Mechanism-Driven Growth Future for 2 D Materials
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (341+ words) | Newswise'Newswise In-Situ Atomic Imaging Points to a Mechanism-Driven Growth Future for 2 D Materials Conceptual illustration of the paradigm shift from traditional result-oriented approaches that infer growth mechanisms from final products (a) to in situ characterization that reveals transient intermediates and dynamic…...