Daily highlights from the periodic table of the elements

Chemistry Advent Calendar 2018

Functionalized Graphene Oxide Removes Radioactive Iodine
Bismuth functionalization for iodide and iodate removal from radioactive wastewater

Aluminum Complex for Improved Ammonia Generation
Dinitrogen reduction to ammonia using an Al(III) complex to mediate proton and electron transfer

Capturing Coal Mine Methane
Metal–organic framework (MOF) selectively adsorbs methane over molecular nitrogen

Formation of Methanol by CO2 Reduction
Copper nanoparticles on copper(I) oxide films as a catalyst system

Using Electronics Waste for Water Splitting
Scrap copper wires coated with nickel cobalt phosphide films as a catalyst

Post-2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive
EU’s new ambitious targets on renewables and energy efficiency

Sustainable Materials for Variety of Industries
Neste and Clariant join forces to develop sustainable industrial solutions

Chemists Are Increasingly Willing to Try New Things
Interview with Neville Compton, Editor-in-Chief of Angewandte Chemie

Green Synthesis of Sulfonylated Heteroaromatics
Metal-free, organic-solvent-free, and mild reaction