European Commission approves BASF’s acquisition of Cognis

BASF Acquisition of Cognis

BASF To Acquire CRI/Criterion
BASF to acquire CRI/Criterion’s global styrene catalysts business

Green Synthesis Of Nanoparticles
Method for making Au nanoparticles for imaging cancer is environmentally and biologically benign as it uses cinnamon

Selective Route to Trisubstituted Alkenes
Ei-ichi Negishi reports a more stereoselective route to trisubstituted alkenes from propyne

Red Algae as Chemical Feedstock
Red macroalgae could be a new source for renewable chemicals and biofuels thanks to one-step process

€ 20 M for Catalysis Research
Süd-Chemie AG and Technische Universität München, Germany, reach agreement on strategic alliance

ERC Grant Awarded to M. Eremets
EUR 1.9 million awarded to Mikhail Eremets, Max-Plank Institute for Chemistry, for the study of metallic hydrogen

CO2 Activation by Organocatalyst
Cooperative activation of CO2 achieved with ammonium betaine-based catalyst under halogen- and solvent-free conditions

O2/CO2 Atmosphere on Saturn’s Moon
Oxygen and carbon dioxide detected in the atmosphere of Saturn’s second largest moon by Cassini-Huygens mission

Air Liquide: Major New Contract in China
New contract illustrates Air Liquide’s significant expansion in China