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LanzaTech and BASF achieve first milestone in utilizing industrial off-gases for chemical production

Transforming the carbon contained in industrial off-gases into valuable chemicals is the aim of a partnership between LanzaTech and BASF. Now the partners have achieved a key first success: With the help of special bacteria, they have been able to prod...

Alkali cations boost carbon dioxide reduction into feedstock chemical

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is an attractive solution to combat climate change. Now, researchers at the University of Szeged, in Hungary, have discovered an integrated solution to tackle this reaction in continuous flow, overcoming long...

Try This Martini with a Clean Twist

A vodka martini with a clean twist may be coming to a happy hour near you. Sustainable spirits maker Air Company is getting a lot of attention for producing what Morgan Sparkes says is the world’s first carbon-negative vodka.The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based co...

Luftfahrtbranche: 200.000 Tonnen nachhaltiges Kerosin bis 2030

Bis 2030 will die Luftfahrtbranche mindestens 200.000 Tonnen nachhaltig erzeugtes Kerosin beimischen. Darauf haben sich mehrere Ministerien sowie Verbände der Luftfahrt, der Industrie sowie der Mineralölwirtschaft verständigt. Ein Programm dafür legten...

Using carbon dioxide to make greener plastics: Christoph Gürtler and Walter Leitner named European Inventor Award 2021 finalists

The European Patent Office (EPO) announces that German chemists Christoph Gürtler and Walter Leitner have been nominated as finalists in the “Industry” category of the European Inventor Award 2021 for their roles in developing a new techniq...

Mit Kohlendioxidabfällen zu grünerem Kunststoff: Christoph Gürtler und Walter Leitner als Finalisten für Europäischen Erfinderpreis nominiert

Das Europäische Patentamt (EPA) gibt bekannt, dass die deutschen Chemiker Christoph Gürtler und Wal...

The need for bio-based carbon in a sustainable future – Studies on support to R&I policy in the area of bio-based products and services

Carbon is the basis for a multitude of processes on our planet, many of them as parts of human economic activities. However, in a time, when “decarbonisation” is on everybody’s lips as the solution to the climate crisis, it seems almost ironical to run...

Dutch government grants €2 billion in subsidies to huge carbon storage project

The Dutch government has granted a consortium that includes oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil around €2 billion in subsidies for what is set to become one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world, the Port of Rott...

How technology is weaning the world from plastics

Plastic is everywhere. It is convenient, versatile, and long-lasting. However, it also causes significant waste and pollution problems. In addition to waste building up in the environment, plastic also contributes to climate change, due to heavy depend...

Tech startup Cemvita Factory expanding office footprint, adding scientists, engineers

Cemvita Factory uses synthetic biological processes to genetically alter microorganisms to absorb carbon dioxide and other molecules as feedstock. These genetically altered microbes can then be turned into a variety of chemicals for industrial use, suc...