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Mars Materials Accepted into Shell GameChanger Program to Accelerate Alternative Acrylonitrile Pathway

Mars Materials (“MM” or the Company), a company working to store captured carbon dioxide into everyday products, today announced its selection into Shell GameChanger and successful advancement past the program’s first stage gate. The program aims to validate an alternative, bio-based feedstock for MM’s proprietary acrylonitrile production pathway. MM’s acrylonitrile is a key chemical building

Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed at the University of Helsinki

A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki’s chemistry department. The method developed by Postdoctoral Researcher Zahra Eshaghi Gorji is based on a compound of superbase and alcohol. Tests done in professor Timo Repo’s group show that the compound appears promising: one gram of the

Effiziente Methode zur Abscheidung von Kohlendioxid aus der Atmosphäre, entwickelt an der Universität von Helsinki

Eine neue Methode zur Abscheidung von Kohlendioxid aus der Luft wurde an der Chemieabteilung der Universität Helsinki entwickelt. Die von der Postdoc-Forscherin Zahra Eshaghi Gorji entwickelte Methode basiert auf einer Verbindung aus Superbase und Alkohol. Tests, die in der Gruppe von Professor Timo Repo durchgeführt wurden, zeigen, dass die Verbindung vielversprechend zu sein scheint: Ein

Sunlight-driven technology for sustainable chemistry and solar fuels

The chemical industry is undergoing a major transition: moving away from fossil feedstocks towards a climate-neutral and economically resilient future. At TNO, we develop technologies that harness sunlight to convert CO₂ and green hydrogen into valuable chemicals and fuels. This approach not only reduces emissions but also strengthens the robustness of the industry and creates

Making Research Visible: The Poster Session at the AI Circular Economy Conference 2026

The AI Circular Economy Conference 2026, organised by nova-Institute, will take place on 4–5 March 2026 in Cologne, Germany, and online, bringing together leading experts from research, industry and technology. The conference explores how artificial intelligence is accelerating the transition towards a circular and renewable carbon economy. Alongside the high-level conference program, one format plays

LanzaTech Achieves Guaranteed Performance at Japan MSW-to-Ethanol Plant

LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNZA), a leader in industrial carbon recycling, has announced successful operational results at the municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol pilot plant in Kuji City, Iwate, Japan owned and operated by longstanding partner, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (TSE: 4204) (SEKISUI). This 1/10th commercial scale facility, with the capacity to produce approximately

Emissionshandel – Das müssen Unternehmen jetzt wissen

Das europäische Emissionshandelssystem (EU-ETS) ist das zentrale Klimaschutzinstrument der Europäischen Union und befindet sich aktuell in einer entscheidenden Umbruchphase. Durch die geplante schrittweise Abschaffung der kostenlosen Zuteilung von Emissionszertifikaten und die Einführung des CO₂-Grenzausgleichs (CBAM) stehen viele Industrieunternehmen vor spürbaren Mehrbelastungen und drohenden Wettbewerbsnachteilen. Daher kam es zu wachsendem Protest, zuletzt in Form eines offenen

Study finds savings potential across the onboard carbon capture value chain

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has published a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the greenhouse gas emissions from Project CAPTURED, the world’s first ship-to-ship offloading of onboard captured and liquefied CO2 (LCO2) with downstream utilisation, completed in June 2025. Verified by DNV, the LCA quantifies GHG emissions and savings across the pilot’s entire

Developing CO₂-Based PLGA for high performance packaging

The HICCUPS project aims to efficiently convert biogenic CO₂ from wastewater treatment plants into bio-based polymers for packaging. Using an electrochemical process, CO₂ from sludge is transformed into monomers and polymerised into polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA). This biodegradable polymer, with excellent barrier properties, offers a renewable alternative to fossil-based polyethylene. To showcase its potential, PLGA-based packaging

CO₂-Derived Plastics Advance Toward Automotive Commercialization

The article noted that Mitsubishi Corporation, working with partners including Infinium, has supplied polypropylene resin produced from synthetic raw materials derived from captured carbon dioxide to Volkswagen. Early estimates suggest that manufacturing emissions associated with these components could be reduced by approximately 75% compared to conventional materials. The development reflects increasing interest from the automotive

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