New collector technology consisting of water-repelling nanoparticles recovers almost 100 % of minerals in waste rock

New Technology for Recovering Minerals

Literary Prize: A. Behr, D. Agar and J. Jörissen
The 2011 literary prize is awarded to three university professors from Dortmund: Arno Behr, David Agar and Jakob Jörissen

Winner of H2O Mach's Bunt School Competition
Winners of the H2O mach's bunt school competition choosen

Most Accessed Articles: August 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for August 2011

Biodiesel Production in Argentina
Evonik builds new catalyst plant for biodiesel production in Argentina

Detoxifying Biofuel Side Products
Producing ethanol from barley could also generate animal feed if the toxins can be removed

Carrier Systems for CO
Polymers that release CO upon irradiation could see use as treatment for cancer or inflammation

BASF Qtech Formed
New start-up will focus on commercializing advanced catalytic surface coatings for steam cracker furnace tubes

Plutonium to Americium: Dramatic Changes
Borate complexes of plutonium and americium display different bonding, unlike their halide or triflate counterparts

New and General Approach to Solar Cell Electrodes
New fabrication method makes replacing Pt or indium tin oxide electrodes with aligned carbon nanotube /polymer composite films easier