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BusinessEuropean chemicals industry struggling to compete as costs surge
BASF plans major cost cuts as energy crisis saps profits
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Research
Designer catalyst with enzyme-like cavity splits water almost as fast as plants
Catalytic cleft offers new strategy to speed up hydrogen synthesis
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News
Heating homes with hydrogen is neither cheap nor environmentally friendly
Review of 32 studies shows that heat pumps, solar energy or district heating are all better for low-carbon heating
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Research
Electrolyser conjures hydrogen from thin air for green energy
Device can capture water to split even in regions as dry as the Sahel
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Research
Artificial leaf floating on the river Cam synthesised hydrogen and syngas
‘All-in-one’ photoelectrochemical devices generate sustainable fuels on water, reducing both cost and land use
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Research
Solar jet fuel production from CO2 and water scaled up in field demo
Concentrated solar power provide heat to reduce carbon dioxide to a fuel
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Business
Gas shortage puts pressure on chemical feedstocks
Demand for fuels has constricted European supplies, pushing up prices and threatening rationing
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Research
Renewable rocket fuel made by genetically engineered soil bacteria
Bioengineered bacteria synthesise extremely energy dense cyclopropane chains
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News
European parliament labels nuclear and gas investments as ‘environmentally sustainable’ activities
Decision branded a disgrace by environmental groups
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Business
Data reveals disparities in US refinery benzene emissions
Monitoring shows several facilities consistently exceed federal action levels
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Feature
Is synthetic petroleum the missing link in the route to net zero?
Weaning our economy off liquid fuels could be impossible, so can we make them without the carbon emissions? Rachel Brazil surveys the scene
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Research
Carbon dioxide electrolysers ready for fluctuating power from wind and solar
First CO2-to-fuel device that can deal with the intermittent currents coming from renewable energy sources
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Opinion
From waste to renewable resources
A procedure for breaking the recalcitrant C–C bonds in lignin
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News
UK could hit 2030 ‘green’ hydrogen targets if barriers can be removed
Changes to regulations and smarter thinking on locating electrolysers could boost production
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Business
Ukraine invasion rattles global supply chains
Russia’s war against Ukraine will impact supplies of metals, noble gases and more
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News
Fears for Ukraine’s nuclear facilities follow Russian troops taking charge of Chernobyl site
Military movement kicking up radioactive dust in the exclusion zone and missiles barely missing nuclear waste sites worry nuclear energy community
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Research
Ultrafast pyrolysis makes hydrogen from banana peels
Photothermal process converts biomass into valuable syngas and solids with a flash of white light
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Feature
Thomas Midgley and the toxic legacy of leaded fuel
Leaded petrol was around for 100 years, and the campaign against it for almost as long. Mike Sutton reveals its history
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Business
2021 Chemicals industry roundup
Supply chain problems, rising raw material and energy costs challenge an industry trying to recover from the pandemic
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Feature
The labs pointing to a greener future for Africa
Tackling climate is not just a job for scientists in more developed countries. Munyaradzi Makoni talks to researchers in Kenya and South Africa to find out more
