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• Chemical industry: procurement is the most effective way to achieve carbon neutrality

  The majority of German chemical companies see the adjustment of their procurement strategy as a key way to successfully master the challenge of carbon neutrality and compensate for expected competitive disadvantages. Sustainability aspects are already a central decision-making factor in the procurem more

• Technology experts from the chemical industry want to reduce CO2 emissions through collaboration

  Representatives from 20 international chemical companies, including scientific experts and Chief Technology Officers, attended a collaborative innovation workshop at BASF in Ludwigshafen at the joint invitation of BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller and the World Economic Forum. With the declared aim of ac more

• Paving the way to a bio-based future for the European chemical industry

  How can the share of bio-based raw materials used in the European chemical industry be increased to 25 % by 2030? As conclusion of its two-year work, the EU project RoadToBio has published a roadmap that outlines how this goal could be achieved. Based on the analysis of nine product groups, the road more

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• Thermal Analysis Techniques for the Chemical Industry – Theory and Applications
  

  This guide was designed to support thermal analysis users in the chemical industry with thermal analysis techniques, theory, and examples more

• Site development and site operation for the chemical industry
  

  Central Europe and Germany are on the verge of collapse. Criticisms of the overall economy automatically trickle down to the chemical and pharmaceutic more

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Natural vs. Man-Made Chemicals

The term ‘chemophobia’ has been used on social media amongst chemists with increasing regularity over the past year. Defined as ‘a fear of chemicals’, more specifically it refers to the growing tendency for the public to be suspicious and critical of the presence of any man-made (synthetic) chemical more

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• A versatile biosynthetic approach to amide bond formation

  The development of versatile and sustainable catalytic strategies for amide bond formation is a major objective for the pharmaceutical sector and the wider chemical industry. Herein, we report a biocatalytic approach to amide synthesis which exploits the diversity of Nature's amide bond forming enzy more

• Enhanced H2 Evolution from Photocatalytic Cellulose Conversion Based on Graphitic Carbon Layers on TiO2/NiOx

  Hydrogen evolution from biomass via photo¬catalytic processes is potential but still challenging in chemical industry. Herein, we reported an enhanced photoreforming of biomass was achieved by loading a graphitic carbon layer on the TiO2/NiOx nanoparticles. Glucose and polyethylene glycol were used more

• A novel low-thermal-budget approach for the co-production of ethylene and hydrogen via the electrochemical non-oxidative deprotonation of ethane

  The oversupply of ethane, a major component of natural gas liquids, has stimulated the wide applications of ethylene since the shale gas revolution. However, ethylene production is energy-intensive and represents the most energy-consuming single process in the chemical industry. In this communicatio more

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• Translation
  

  The structure of the big chemical and pharmaceutical companies has changed. Traditional centralised research departments conducting fundamental research have fallen victim to economic considerations. In exchange, young, dynamic start-up enterprises are increasingly brightening up the scene. This boosts the development of new international co-operation models for the conversion of scientific ideas and findings into new products. more