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ResearchDurable catalyst could enable large scale conversion of carbon dioxide to syngas
Nanocatalysts on crystalline supports show remarkable stability producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide
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Sponsored
Transforming innovation for startups
Green polymer specialists Novomer and biotech startup SynbiCite optimised industrial and biotech processes using design of experiment software from JMP
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News
Can negative emission technologies overcome climate catastrophe?
Reforestation, carbon capture and storage, direct air capture are among the ‘Nets’ that could remove CO2 from the atmosphere
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Opinion
A dedicated follower of slow fashion
Our features editor has some clothes that are nearly old enough to vote
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Feature
Recycling clothing the chemical way
Nina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
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Research
Electrolyser selectively consumes carbon dioxide in unpurified flue gas
Method tackles kinetic and thermodynamic hurdles
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Research
Study questions benefits of spending on carbon capture
Previous models failed to consider upstream carbon emissions and air pollution
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Research
Catalyst breaks sulfur–sulfur bonds to give new life to tired tyres
Process recovers organic components that can become new elastomers
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Business
Chemicals industry roundup 2019
Focus turns to sustainability amid rising economic pressures and political uncertainty
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Research
The dangers of global warming have been understated but so have our options to fight it
Analysis finds rates of decarbonisation significantly higher than thought
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Business
Carbon Cycle’s gypsum purification process cleans up radioactive fertiliser waste
The patented process could prevent environmental damage and provide a new source of gypsum and rare-earth metals
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Business
Reclaiming fuel from air
The companies trying to capture atmospheric carbon and transform it to hydrocarbons using green energy
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Podcast
Gallium arsenide
Brian Clegg introduces gallium arsenide – the supercar of the semiconductor scene
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Research
Lignin and carbon dioxide turned into ethanol
Process generates bulk chemical from two renewable carbon sources
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Research
Synthetic hormone stops water loss in crops
Virtual screening and scaffold merging behind compound that closes plant stomata
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Opinion
Don’t be sniffy about sewage – or concrete
Do you flush and forget? Time to make a stink about concrete’s emissions
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Research
Electrochemistry can cut cement’s carbon footprint to virtually zero
Cement’s carbon emissions are a big problem for the industry but renewable energy could see the process go green
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Feature
Sewage sells: the hidden value of wastewater
An eye-opening visit to a waste water treatment works uncovers the surprising value in sewage. Hayley Bennett reports
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Business
Industry delves into the digital toolbox
Chemical companies are making their plants and processes increasingly digital, data-driven and interconnected
