News
Robotic platform cuts down catalyst testing with a fully automated, unmanned system
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (291+ words) The project was led by Dr. Ji Chan Park of KIER's Clean Fuel Research Laboratory and supported by institutional R&D funding and South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The findings were published in Chemical Science, a leading…...
Orange peel waste transformed into a high-efficiency biochar
2+ week, 5+ day ago (310+ words) Scientists have developed a sustainable method to convert discarded orange peels into a powerful material that removes toxic industrial dyes from wastewater. The study, published in the journal Biochar X, addresses two environmental crises at once: the massive accumulation of…...
UK publishes first national plan to tackle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
3+ week, 1+ day ago (159+ words) The UK government has set out its first nationwide plan to address "forever chemicals" (PFAS), to protect public health and the environment The UK government has set out its first nationwide plan to address "forever chemicals" (PFAS), outlining new monitoring,…...
How biochar is transforming water treatment, carbon capture, and clean energy
4+ week, 1+ day ago (148+ words) How biochar is transforming water treatment, carbon capture, and clean energy'Open Access Government New research reveals how biochar is expanding beyond soil use to clean water, capture carbon, and boost renewable energy systems Biochar's emerging role in water, carbon, and…...
Nitrification inhibitor outperforms biochar in boosting crop yields
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (48+ words) Nitrification inhibitor outperforms biochar in boosting crop yields'Open Access Government A new study finds that a nitrification inhibitor outperforms biochar in increasing crop yields and reducing nitrous oxide emissions in alkaline soils Comparing biochar and nitrification inhibitors in alkaline soils…...
Precycling: Waste to plastics resource pathways
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1064+ words) Precycling: Waste to plastics resource pathways'Open Access Government Precycling: Waste to plastics resource pathways The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials from underutilized plastic waste streams, focusing on developing near-production-scale recycling processes to transform plastic waste into secondary…...
International project awarded £215K to unlock the secrets of the Universe’s rare elements
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) The three-year initiative is in place to create precision measurements of atomic nuclei that exist only fleetingly at the very edges of nuclear stability, with the potential to transform our understanding of how chemical elements are formed during extreme cosmic…...
InterregCE project GreenChemForCE: Bringing green chemical production forward in Central Europe
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (152+ words) Led by Dr. Luk" R'ek and Dr. Eli"ka Matou"ov from Charles University, Prague, the consortium comprises nine institutions from four countries, combining academic excellence with industrial scalability. Czech partners include Charles University, focusing on organic synthesis within the…...
Electrochemical interfaces: Crucial enablers of sustainable energy technologies
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1124+ words) In this article, a team of expert scientists explains why electrochemical interfaces are crucial enablers of sustainable energy technologies ... Electrochemical interfaces: Crucial enablers of sustainable energy technologies In this article, a team of expert scientists explains why electrochemical interfaces are…...
Exploring genetic tools in environmental microbes: Applications in extracellular electron transfer
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (340+ words) This article reviews three main genetic approaches that have expanded our ability to study electroactive bacteria, particularly those that are not traditional model organisms but can perform extracellular electron transfer (EET). The first approach is CRISPR genome editing, a method…...