Snapshots of the ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2012 and the 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen in Karlsruhe, Germany

ProcessNet 2012 Overview

First Large Scale Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
First integrated CCS of coal-fired power plant emissions begins with 500 t/day

Wilhelm Klemm Prize for F. Schüth
Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, awarded GDCh prize for work on inorganic chemistry

Selective and Sustainable Route to Amides
Recyclable Nafion-supported ruthenium catalyst is selective for hydration of nitriles to amides

Ethylene to para-Xylene
A new synthetic route to p-xylene from ethylene has been developed by chemists in the USA

Angewandte Chemie 38/2012: Only the Finest
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Revolution or Evolution for Energy Sustainability
Berkeley professor Alexis Bell disagrees with general strategies to overcome the world’s energy problems

2012 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Review
Global index tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide

Solar-Powered Heavy Metal
Replacing rare earth metals in photovoltaic cells with readily available materials could provide 50 % of America's energy say US researchers

Selective Detection of Pd2+ Ions
An newly developed aminonaphthalimide derivative is a selective probe for palladium(II) ions