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Green chemistry
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Why Asia is leading the field in green materials
A worker checks on the production of low-carbon materials in Huaibei, eastern China.Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Buying an ice cream…
Four game-changing researchers in materials science
Global issues, such as climate change and improving sustainability in manufacturing, and technological opportunities, including artificial intelligence and…
A plastics treaty is urgently needed, but getting it right will take time
Demonstrators demand action against plastics pollution ahead of the fifth round of talks on an international treaty. The…
The trials and triumphs of sustainable science
The Carbon Neutral Laboratory at the University of Nottingham, UK, consumes less than 40% of the power used…
Can science cure its addiction to plastic?
Biology labs generate large amounts of single-use plastic waste, such as pipette tips and trays.Credit: Eplisterra/Getty Images Single-use…
Cheap catalysts close the loop on plastics production
A chemical process converts common types of plastic waste into the building blocks needed to make new plastics1.…
Selective lignin arylation for biomass fractionation and benign bisphenols
Abu-Omar, M. M. et al. Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining. Energy Environ. Sci. 14, 262–292 (2021). Article Google…
Reinvent oil refineries for a net-zero future
Today’s crude-oil refineries will need to be replaced with renewable fuel and chemical production to achieve net-zero goals.Credit:…
don’t let lobbyists drown out researchers
Every year, 6 million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in the rivers and on coastlines.Credit: Mark Rightmire/MediaNews…
Reducing carbon dioxide efficiently to reuse and recycle it
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 21 February 2024 Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide holds promise for converting CO2 into valuable products…