The first report of a CO2-in-ionic liquid microemulsion is easily tunable and has many potential applications
First CO2 in Ionic Liquid Microemulsion
Rapid Toxic Metal Detection
Highly porous magnetic microspheres mop up toxic metals for rapid detection of contaminated drinking water
Highly Active Catalyst for Rearrangement
The enantioselective, palladium-catalyzed Overman rearrangement of allylic imidates has been accomplished with a new catalyst
C–H Activation with Iron
Cheap and simple iron catalyst activates aryl C–H bonds and gives rapid formation of new aryl–aryl bonds
Seaweed Binder Improves Batteries
A polysaccharide extracted from algae is shown to improve efficiency and rechargability of batteries
Wissenschaftsforum: GDCh President M. Dröscher
Michael Dröscher, GDCh President, introduces the theme of the Wissenschaftsforum and the GDCh study “Perspectives in Chemistry”
Wissenschaftsforum: B. Albert Incoming GDCh President
Barbara Albert, Techincal University Darmstadt, Germany, takes over the presidency of the GDCh from January 2012
German Industry in the 2nd Quarter 2011
Despite of the cooling in global economy, the German chemical industry continues on its way towards record marks
Learn About Methods in Biomass Analysis
A free-to-attend webinar presents analytical solutions for carbohydrate and lipid analyses in complex biomass mixtures
An Excellent Catalyst for Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol
First facile and efficient one pot catalytic process of converting glycerol to value added products with a robust CoAl alloy