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Chemistry World August 11, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Swellable polymer sponges up CO 2 A porous polymer 'sponge' that absorbs carbon dioxide by swelling up has been developed by scientists in the UK. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd |
Carbon Capture Starts From Coal-Plant Advances in Lab Two research groups come up with super carbon-capturing materials. |
Chemistry World May 27, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Flue gas reclaimed as polymer feedstock The first systematic environmental assessment of an industrial plant that produces polyols from carbon dioxide has revealed that they significantly reduce both carbon dioxide emissions and the demand on fossil fuel reserves. |
Chemistry World October 16, 2015 James Urquhart |
Microporous copper silicate sucks up carbon dioxide A carbon capturing microporous copper silicate material has been created that could offer a cheaper and simpler way of capturing carbon dioxide from the gas flues of fossil fuel power plants. |
Chemistry World December 1, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Magnesium Cage Shows Promise for Carbon Capture US chemists have shown that a hugely porous chemical cage containing large numbers of exposed magnesium centers can efficiently and selectively capture carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases and subsequently release it using little energy. |
Chemistry World February 26, 2013 Holly Sheahan |
Capturing the potential of carbon dioxide A team of researchers from the University of Bath have opened up the idea of using carbon dioxide as a useful potential feedstock; a useful chemical resource rather than a troublesome waste product. |
Chemistry World October 11, 2007 Jonathan Edwards |
'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells. |
Reactive Reports Issue 63 David Bradley |
Natural Copy Cat While plants convert carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen, chemists are having a more difficult time finding an efficient method for converting carbon dioxide into useful fuels. |
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Elinor Richards |
Shortcut to carbon dioxide plastics holds sequestration promise Japanese scientists have cleared a significant hurdle in using carbon dioxide as a chemical feedstock and made a polymer that contains almost a third of the gas by weight. |
Geotimes March 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Soaking up Carbon Researchers recently announced that they had created metal-based sponges that have exceptionally high capacity for storing carbon dioxide. This nanotechnology is one of many new solutions in the search to find a fix for storing human-emitted carbon-based greenhouse gases. |
Chemistry World March 13, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Removing toxic chemicals with POPs In a search for alternatives to the filters used in gas masks, researchers at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, have joined forces with scientists at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Maryland, to investigate a series of porous organic polymers bearing metal-catecholate groups. |
Chemistry World June 9, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Super sponges soak up gas Researchers in the US have shown that a recently discovered class of compound based on light elements can store gas at least as efficiently as the most promising metal organic framework candidates. |
Geotimes March 2003 S. Julio Friedmann |
Storing Carbon in Earth Carbon sequestration is capturing carbon dioxide, either from the atmosphere or emission streams, and storing it in reservoirs, such as plants or soils. Carbon dioxide could be converted to solid chemicals or injected into the deep ocean. Though there are risks, the potential pay-off is enormous. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Air, Can we Have Our Carbon Back? Sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is outlandishly expensive. But a US scientist who has just worked out how to improve its efficiency predicts it will be necessary before the end of the century. |
Chemistry World January 16, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Azo-cops nab CO 2 but let N 2 go free Scientists have developed a new class of porous polymer that can efficiently trap carbon dioxide while actively rejecting nitrogen. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2015 Kira Welter |
First permanently porous liquid created Liquids with permanent porosity were created by combining a functionalized organic cage molecule and a bulky solvent |
Chemistry World July 18, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Membranes Weed Out Carbon Dioxide Chemical membranes that can capture the carbon dioxide emitted by fossil fuels have been developed by scientists, who say that they are substantially more efficient than conventional membranes. |
Chemistry World July 28, 2010 Matt Wilkinson |
Recycling CO2 to make plastic Massachusetts-based Novomer has received $18.4 million from the US Department of Energy to develop a process for converting carbon dioxide into polycarbonate polymers that could be used to make plastic bottles. |
Chemistry World October 3, 2013 Jon Cartwright |
Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a membrane based on graphene and graphene oxide makes an effective filter to separate carbon dioxide from nitrogen gas. |
Chemistry World July 29, 2010 Carol Stanier |
Methane all lined up Swiss researchers have found that the way methane molecules vibrate when they hit a nickel surface can have a huge effect on their reactivity. |
Chemistry World February 13, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Greener route to esters dodges toxic reactant The industrially important synthesis of esters could be set to become greener and safer as German chemists have found a way to use carbon dioxide in place of carbon monoxide for alkoxycarbonylation. |
Chemistry World January 22, 2014 Anna Simpson |
Magdalena Titirici: Biowaste conversion Research in the Titirici group involves trying to create porous carbon materials from renewable resources such as lignin, cellulose and chitin, as well municipal and agricultural wastes. |
Chemistry World November 6, 2011 Laura Howes |
Predicting the Perfect MOF A collaboration between theoreticians and synthetic chemists in the US has led to a new understanding of metal-organic frameworks and some promising new compounds for methane storage. |
Geotimes November 2004 Dickens & Pinsker |
Methane Hydrate and Abrupt Climate Change Conceivably, we live in a world with an enormous amount of gas hydrate and free gas that affects climate and global systems over time |
Chemistry World December 24, 2014 |
Happy holidays from Chemistry World Check out these rather festive-looking zinc telluride microspheres. Under visible-light irradiation they can reduce carbon dioxide into methane. |
Chemistry World May 7, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Super-sized molecular sponges boost carbon capture Super-sized molecular sponges that trap and store carbon dioxide have been unveiled by chemists in the US. |
Chemistry World June 18, 2013 Rowan Frame |
Hydrogen generation using sunlight Scientists from Spain have found a catalyst that can use sunlight to power an important industrial reaction for the production of hydrogen at ambient temperatures. |
Chemistry World January 2009 Richard Van Noorden |
Editorial: Sustainable connection The interface between chemistry and engineering is more important than ever. |
Geotimes March 2003 |
Demonstrating Carbon Sequestration Estimates are that human activity emits 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. One proposed method for reducing how much of the greenhouse gas ends up in the atmosphere is to store the carbon dioxide underground. Natural reservoirs of the gas exist, suggesting that it is feasible. |
Chemistry World August 31, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
MOFs with a heart of glass Metal -- organic frameworks have long been the preserve of the solid state domain, but a group of scientists have now produced a molten MOF and cooled it to form a unique glass. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
World's first carbon capture coal plant opens The world's first first large-scale power station equipped with carbon capture and storage technology officially opened in Canada and it's expected to trap around 1 million tons of carbon dioxide every year. |
Geotimes December 2004 Sara Pratt |
Acidic Waters Threaten Sea Life High acidity in the world's oceans may be threatening coral populations, such as those in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. |
Chemistry World November 20, 2012 James Mitchell Crow |
'Molecular trapdoor' opens only for CO 2 A family of nanoporous materials well known for their gas separation properties can sort molecules with much more sophistication than previously thought. |
Geotimes December 2004 Jay Chapman |
Carbon Dioxide Alchemy Some scientists are experimenting with a new form of alchemy, not looking to create a substance, but rather remove one: carbon dioxide. If their process works, it could reduce the effects of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. |
Chemistry World May 2, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Zoe Schnepp: Green collaboration Zoe Schnepp is a lecturer in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Her group develops simple routes to functional materials. In particular, they use biomass to synthesize materials for applications, such as catalysis and water filtration. |
Chemistry World July 11, 2013 Andria Nicodemou |
Turning carbon dioxide into something useful New research shows that a water-soluble catalyst developed by scientists in the US can electrocatalytically transform carbon dioxide into a useful chemical feedstock. |
Chemistry World August 17, 2006 Tom Westgate |
Switchable Surfactants Give on-Demand Emulsions Oil and water can now be mixed or separated simply by bubbling carbon dioxide or air through the blend, thanks to a molecule developed by Canadian chemists. |
Geotimes December 2006 Fred Schwab |
Why Fester? Let's Sequester! Instead of looking toward another fossil fuel-based energy choice, scientists need to examine carbon dioxide sequestering, the capture and storage technology that removes anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
Geotimes October 2006 Megan Sever |
Giving Carbon a Deep-Sea Burial While many people are calling for an immediate reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, others are looking toward ways to dispose of the excess carbon dioxide. Burying the gas in sediments below the ocean could be a potential solution |
Popular Mechanics July 2008 Jon Luoma |
Greenhouse Graveyard: New Progress for Big Global Warming Fix Scientists admit it will be tough to capture a key greenhouse gas and bury carbon dioxide in the ground, in rock or underwater. What's even tougher for carbon sequestration: figuring out where to store it. |
Chemistry World October 2007 Bernard Bulkin |
Can Chemistry Save the Planet? If we are to scale back our greenhouse gas emissions without society juddering to a halt, 21st century transport will need 21st century fuels. And of all the sciences, it is chemistry that is best placed to deliver them. |
Chemistry World February 5, 2013 James Urquhart |
Sea urchin inspires carbon capture catalyst UK scientists have taken inspiration from the sea urchin and shown how nickel nanoparticles could be a cheap and re-usable catalyst in a key step for capturing carbon dioxide produced by power plants and the chemical industry. |
Chemistry World April 10, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Nanocrystalline copper turns CO into fuel A new type of nanocrystalline copper electrode that catalyses the electrochemical conversion of carbon monoxide to alcohols has been demonstrated by researchers in the US. |
Popular Mechanics March 28, 2008 Joanna Borns |
Spongelike Air-Capture Gadget Scrubs Away Carbon Emissions Researchers have invented a phone-booth-size device that can take back the carbon dioxide emissions that have already reached the atmosphere. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
Floppy polymer defies convention to form rigid framework Chemists in the US have turned received wisdom on its head by using floppy, linear polymers to construct a rigid, crystalline, three-dimensional metal -- organic framework. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Chemicals with an Amine Chemists in France have devised a new way to turn carbon dioxide into a useful chemical building block. |
Chemistry World November 1, 2011 Rebecca Trager |
Pilot Seeks to Thaw Methane Hydrate Promise The question of whether natural gas locked in ice, known as methane hydrates, can help the world keep pace with its growing demand for energy will soon become clearer. |
Science News May 9, 2009 |
Science Past From The Issue Of May 9, 1959 Scientists predict 25% increase in carbon dioxide by the year 2000. |
Smithsonian February 2004 Deborah Franklin |
Gas Guzzlers New research shows how microscopic diatoms remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and may help keep the planet from overheating |
Chemistry World September 19, 2014 Hugh Cowley |
Quintuple bond activates small stable molecules The activation of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide by a quintuply bonded dichromium complex has been reported by a team of researchers from Germany. |