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A chemist from RUDN University suggested increasing the efficiency of biofuel production 4 to 10 times using silica-supported heteropolyacids


A chemist from RUDN University developed a silica-supported heteropolyacid system to produce ethers from waste products of the wood and paper industry and agriculture. Ethers can be used as biofuels, and the new method increases the efficiency of their...


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Carbontech is getting ready for its market moment


It may be a little early to start writing about trends for 2021, but I’m going to do it anyway.…Full text: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/carbontech-getting-ready-its-market-moment


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Solar hydrogen: Let’s consider the stability of photoelectrodes


As part of an international collaboration, a team at the HZB has examined the corrosion processes of high-quality BiVO4 photoelectrodes using different state-of-the-art characterisation methods. The result is the first operando stability study of high-...


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Solarer Wasserstoff: Maß für die Stabilität von Photoelektroden


Sonnenenergie kann zur Herstellung von Wasserstoff, einem vielseitigen Brennstoff, genutzt werden. ...


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Carbon Dioxide: The New Chemical Feedstock for Valuable Consumer Products


NETL researchers such as Dominic Alfonso are using advanced computational tools to repurpose carbon dioxide (CO2) from a waste product into chemical building blocks to manufacture fuels and a range of high-value items.The work undertaken by Alfonso and...


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Auf dem Weg zu einem geschlossenen Kohlenstoffkreislauf


Auf dem Weg zu einer klimaneutralen Industrie spielt die elektrochemische Reduktion von Kohlendioxid eine wichtige Rolle: Mit ihrer Hilfe lässt sich unter Einsatz erneuerbarer Energien CO2 in Brennstoffe oder Grundchemikalien umwandeln. Der Haken an de...


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LanzaTech, Total and L’Oréal Announce a Worldwide Premiere: The Production of the First Cosmetic Packaging Made From Industrial Carbon Emissions


Through their innovative partnership, LanzaTech, Total and L’Oréal have premiered the world’s first sustainable packaging made from captured and recycled carbon emissions. The successful conversion process takes place in three steps:LanzaTech captures ...


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Climate protection: Bayreuth chemists develop new material for the separation of CO<sub>2</sub> from industrial waste gases


Chemists at the University of Bayreuth have developed a material that could well make an important contribution to climate protection and sustainable industrial production. With this material, the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) can be specifically...


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Klimaschutz: Bayreuther Chemiker entwickeln neues Material zur CO<sub>2</sub>-Abtrennung aus Industrieabgasen


Chemiker der Universität Bayreuth haben ein Material entwickelt, das einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz und zu einer nachhaltigen Industrieproduktion leisten kann. Mit diesem Material kann das Treibhausgas Kohlendioxid (CO2) aus Industrieabgasen, ...


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