New electrochemical cell for the selective recovery of lithium ions

Selective Extraction of Lithium from Salt Lake Brines

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Behind the Science: Improved Structural Characterization of Lignins
D. Smith, ChemSusChem, talked to P. Bruijnincx, Utrecht University, about an alternative for the complex technical lignin characterization process

Steamcracker
Learn from this picture how a steamcracker works

Sugar from Cyanobacteria Is a Potent Herbicide
Blocking the shikimate pathway to inhibit growth

Behind the Science: Reducing Heavy-Metal Load in Lithium-Ion Batteries
K. Welter, ChemPhysChem, talked to M. Yao, Osaka, Japan, about his work on anthraquinone-based oligomers in batteries

Fixing a Failure of Density Functional Theory
Stefan Grimme, University of Bonn, on his most important contributions to theoretical chemistry and the next big problems in the field

Welcoming Women to IUPAC's Global Breakfast
ChemCatChem organized a networking event

From Sea to Lab
Total synthesis of marine antitumor agents trabectedin and lurbinectedin

ChemPubSoc Europe’s Feedback on Plan S
Reactions by the publishing body of 16 European chemical societies