Articles tagged with "Green Chemistry"
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Affordable carbon-loving materials for reduced industrial emissions
July 28, 2020
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon...

New antiviral technology supports reusable COVID-19 facemasks
June 25, 2020
Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and ITA RWTH Aachen, two of the most recognised academic institutions in virology and textiles, have confirmed the efficacy of a new self-disinfecting technology to...

Viable sodium-ion battery for sustainable energy storage
June 3, 2020
Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have created a sodium-ion battery that holds as much energy and works as well as some commercial lithium-ion battery...

Scaled-down reactor turns greenhouse gas into fuel
September 4, 2019
A newly-developed reactor containing a 2D catalyst is able to covert atmospheric CO2 into pure liquid fuel.

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 1)
July 29, 2019
Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In the first of a two-part feature, Gerhard Noelken from The Pistoia Alliance explains that...

Graphene synthesised with eucalyptus bark
June 26, 2019
Australian and Indian researchers have used a chemical from the bark of the eucalyptus tree for a new eco-friendly method of synthesising graphene.

Brexit causing pesticide regulatory fears
May 23, 2019
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union includes the removal of a blanket ban on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), according to the UK Trade Policy Observatory, which would weaken regulation...
Spin out takes on plastic oceans
March 26, 2018
A new spinout company founded on technology that can turn waste from plastic, tyres and biomass into high quality transportation fuels and chemicals has been formed by Oxford University.Oxford Sustainable...
Solar block reaches new heights
October 2, 2017
New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovative glass blocks.
Silk production explained
September 28, 2017
A better understanding of how silk is spun in the natural world could lead to greener ways of producing synthetic fibres according to scientists at the University of Sheffield.

