Insights into current topics of industrial chemistry written by specialists committed to Ullmann's Encyclopedia

100 Years of Industrial Chemistry

Sustainable Production of Solar Cells
Solar cells produced using "green" solvents show higher efficiences than those produced using standard halogenated solvents

Powering Batteries With Carbon
Porous carbon anodes for a high capacity lithium-ion battery

Repurposing Blu-ray Movie Discs
Blu-ray movie discs can be converted into inexpensive templates for efficient solar cells

Flakey Electrodes
Manganese cobalt oxide as anode material for lithium-ion batteries

Asymmetric Behavior
Silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries show fast de-lithiation but only very slow lithiation at high current densities

Fuel from Carbon Dioxide Coming Soon?
Efficient catalytic system for the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons

Guess the Mineral (5)
Guess the name of a mineral with the help of an image and some tips

Chemical Poems: Bismuth
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Guess the Chemist (36)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?