Künstliches Licht – Forscher schalten Supersonne an

In Jülich erstrahlt der größte künstliche Stern der Welt: Rund 150 Hochleistungslampen liefern Licht für die Forschung - 10.000-mal intensiver als Sonnenstrahlen. So soll umweltfreundlicher Jet-Treibstoff entstehen


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Strom als Rohstoff – Grüne Energie für nachhaltige Chemie

Fraunhofer-Leitprojekt wird auf der Hannover Messe 2017 präsentiert


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Luftschloss mal anders: Häuser bauen mit CO2

Kohlenstoffdioxid als Basis für nachhaltiges Baumaterial zu speichern und zu verarbeiten wird möglich durch das Verfahren Mineralkarbonisierung. Dazu braucht es allerdings das richtige System


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IU chemists create molecular ‘leaf’ that collects and stores solar power without solar panels

The new molecule harvests sunlight to create useable material from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere


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New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future

A new materials discovery approach puts solar fuels on the fast track to commercial viability


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Separating Gases with Graphene

Single-layer graphene has defined pore sizes in the nanometer range and has been suggested as a material for gas separation


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Nanoparticles of rare metal and light convert carbon dioxide into fuel

Newly discovered chemical reaction could use natural sunlight to reduce growing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and lead to the development of alternative energies


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Repsol starts pilot-scale production CO2-based polycarbonate polyol

Repsol has opened a pilot plant at its Puertollano, Spain site for the production of sustainable polycarbonate polyols


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Politics threatens state-of-the-art carbon capture plant in Spain

Exact reasons for the plant’s near-abandonment are unclear, fact is that the environment is not high in the [PP] agenda


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Reverse Combustion and its prospects

There are more than a dozen technologies somewhere in development with a dizzying array of acronyms


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Covestro tackling carbon-fiber-reinforced PC, PU from CO2

Global materials firm Covestro AG is making progress with two new projects


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Coca-Cola Plantbottle: Could Liquid Light’s technology be the answer to Coca-Cola’s 2020 PlantBottle aspirations?

If Liquid Light’s cost claims are achievable with its technology for bio-MEG, it could signify a major breakthrough in the production of PET from sustainable sources


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Jilin Boda New Materials: Werk für CO2-basierte Kunststoffe in Planung

Ausbau der Kapazitäten für CO2-basierte Kunststoffe und Nanomaterialien auf jeweils bis zu 300.000 Tonnen im Jahr geplant


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Canadian scientists turn carbon-dioxide emissions into useful products

Here’s a look at some of the Canadian semifinalists of the the NRG COSIA Carbon XPrize


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A Discussion With Avantium’s CFO Regarding Its Acquisition of Liquid Light

Acquisition of Liquid Light’s assets giving Avantium another CO2 technology to strengthen its own CO2 conversion group


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Chinese firm builds CO2-based plastics capacity

CO2-plastics project using rare-earth catalyst to produce a compound of CO2-based plastics to manufacturing biodegradable film


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Asco: Kohlendioxid aus Rauchgas rückgewinnen

Eigenständig aus Quellen mit niedrigem Reinheitsgrad schöpfen


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