Recycling waste glycerol produced during biodiesel production into methanol

Methanol from Glycerol

Enzymatic Micromotor-Driven Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Carbon dioxide capture by enzymatic conversion into carbonate with the help of a self-propelled micromotors

Mercury from the Oceans? Blame the Bacteria!
Photochemistry isn't the main culprit in marine mercury emissions, cyanobacteria also play a leading role.

Improved Carbon Dioxide Capture
Mechanochemical activation of biomass-derived carbon results in enhanced carbon dioxide storage properties

Efficient Solar Water-Splitting
Efficient energy capturing from sunlight via light-activated nanoparticles that capture hot electrons

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 – Voting Results Friday 11 September
Latest results of the predictions for the next Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review 2015
Global index tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide

Kirigami Solar Cells Follow the Sun
Paper-cutting art makes simple tilting substrates to help solar cells follow the sun across the sky

Decorated Photocatalysts
Silver-decorated tantalate semiconductors make hydrogen from water and sunshine

Chemistry Connects – WiFo2015
The largest and most important scientific event of the GDCh, the Wissenschaftsforum (WiFo 2015) took place in Dresden