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December 18, 2015
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Glycerol-free strategy sweetens biodiesel synthesis Scientists in the US have developed a new method for synthesizing biodiesel that avoids making any unwanted glycerol byproduct.   |
Chemistry World
November 5, 2008
James Urquhart |
A cleaner route to methanol UK scientists say they have developed a way to efficiently produce methanol, the fuel and feedstock chemical, directly from glycerol, the waste by-product of industrial biodiesel production. |
Chemistry World
September 14, 2015
Tim Wogan |
New reaction offers sustainable route to biodiesel A new chemical reaction that converts waste glycerol from biodiesel production into methanol -- a necessary reagent in biodiesel production -- has been discovered unexpectedly. |
Chemistry World
October 17, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Carbon dioxide to chemical partnership State-owned Malaysian oil company Petronas will partner will New Zealand firm LanzaTech, which specializes in making fuels and chemicals from industrial waste gases, such as carbon monoxide, by fermentation. |
Chemistry World
April 29, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Catalyst challenges microbes' supremacy An inorganic catalyst could challenge microbial fermentation of sugars into lactic acid derivatives to provide feedstocks for renewable biodegradeable plastics and green solvent and chemical production. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2011
Anna Watson |
From coffee shop to biodiesel source in one step Spent coffee grounds have been turned into biodiesel by researchers from Portugal and Spain, who combined two separate processes to produce the biodiesel in one step. |
Chemistry World
January 21, 2010
Phil Taylor |
Biosuccinic acid ready for take off? Faced with escalating oil prices that are likely to continue rising, the chemical industry is trying to find alternative sources for a number of the chemical ingredients derived from petroleum and other fossil-sources. |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2012
James Urquhart |
On the road to more energetic biofuels US researchers have developed a way to create precursor molecules of petrol, diesel and jet fuel by combining biological fermentation with chemical catalysis. |
Smithsonian
August 2006
Elizabeth Royte |
Corn Plastic to the Rescue Wal-Mart and others are going green with "biodegradable" packaging made from corn. But is this really the answer to America's throwaway culture? |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2010
Elinor Richards |
Graphene catalyst comes out on top Sulfonated graphene solid acid catalysts could be cheap, environmentally friendly alternatives to concentrated sulfuric acid for use in industry because they can be recycled, say scientists from China. |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2011
James Mitchell Crow |
Zeolites under the fluorescence microscope Bert Weckhuysen and his colleagues at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, in collaboration with US chemical company Albemarle, have shown that confocal fluorescence microscopy can be used to probe the properties and performance of zeolites, arguably the most important industrial catalysts. |
Chemistry World
March 7, 2011
Russell Johnson |
Breathe out for personalised medicine A method to analyse drug levels in the body could allow people with epilepsy to avoid weeks of blood tests, claim scientists from Switzerland. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2011
Laura Howes |
Pocket sized fuel cell, a step closer A new catalyst for hydrogen evolution could see you carry around a fuel cell in your pocket to power electronic devices. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2010
James Urquhart |
Cellulose catalyst rewrites rules of attraction Chinese researchers have developed a magnetic solid acid catalyst that raises the prospect of efficiently converting biomass cellulose into useful chemicals, such as sugars for biofuel production. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Bio-based chemicals on the rise in US The bio-based products and renewable chemical industry in the US is growing and offers significant economic benefits, including job creation in numerous sectors, according to the US Department of Agriculture |
Chemistry World
June 23, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
New catalyst for hydrogen from formic acid Chemists in Germany have taken a leaf out of nature's book to develop a new, low-cost, iron-based catalyst powered by light that can extract hydrogen from formic acid. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009 |
How to Make Biodiesel With a Commercial Kit With the professionally engineered biodiesel systems available today, the process is simpler, safer, takes less time and yields more consistent results. |
Chemistry World
November 12, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Carbonic acid captured Scientists from Germany and Israel have caught a fleeting glimpse of carbonic acid, the simple yet elusive molecule that plays a key role in nature. |
Geotimes
February 2006 |
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York... |
