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Innovative Process for Breaking Down Lignin in Scrap Wood to Make Adhesive Tapes

Adhesives are applied for various uses such as bandaging a wound or wrapping a gift. Usually, these sticky substances are made of petroleum-based materials; however, imagine a highly sustainable way to produce them!

6 Jun 2018

Innovative, Green Method for Synthesizing Ammonia Under Milder Conditions

Researchers from UCF have collaborated with colleagues from Virginia Tech to devise an innovative, “green” technology for synthesizing ammonia that might assist in ensuring more sustainable supplies to the exploding world population.

17 May 2018

Researchers Develop a Supergreen Fuel for Fuel Cells

A fuel cell that utilizes lignin - one of the most common biopolymers and a cheap by-product from paper manufacture - has been developed by researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at LiU.

17 May 2018

Large-Scale Production of CNT Membranes Enables Synthesis of Carbon-Free Fuels

Mattershift is developing the potential of the technology to integrate and isolate individual molecules to produce diesel, gasoline and jet fuel from CO2.

12 Mar 2018

UH Chemist Aims to Create Environmentally Friendly Plastics

Polyolefins, a type of plastic, has become ubiquitous in modern life and can be found in plastic bags to paints, and from sporting goods to auto parts.

21 Feb 2018

Researchers Discover Greener Alternative to Using Fossil Fuels

Globally, manufacturers are trying to make vehicles lighter because this not only reduces fuel consumption, but also reduces the environmental footprint.

10 Jan 2018

Artificial Photosynthesis System for Clean and Sustainable Synthesis of Ethylene

A research team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has designed a prototype device that simulates natural photosynthesis to synthesize ethylene gas by using just water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide.

27 Nov 2017

How Silkworms Spin Silk Could Pave Way to Greener Methods of Creating Synthetic Fibers

According to academics at the University of Sheffield, new information about how animals spin silk could pave the way to new, greener methods of creating synthetic fibers.

20 Sep 2017

Stanford Researchers Use Photosynthetic Bacteria to Enhance Heart Function

In the ongoing hunt to find better treatments for heart disease, the top cause of death globally, new research from Stanford shows promising results using an unusual strategy: photosynthetic bacteria and light.

15 Jun 2017

Rutgers-Led Team Invents Paper-Based Sanitizer that Kills Harmful Bacteria

Imagine wearing clothes that have layers of paper to shield you from dangerous microbes. Now, a research team, headed by Rutgers University, has developed an effective and low-cost method to destroy bacteria and disinfect surfaces with paper-based devices.

2 May 2017