Green phosphonate chemistry – Does it exist?

31-Jan-2025 - Phosphorus is a critical raw material that should be recycled more efficiently. There is also a need for more environmentally friendly production methods for organic phosphorus compounds. A recently published review article examines the potential of green chemistry to contribute to these goals in ...

New process for recovering valuable elements from wood ash

Processing of previous incineration waste as a secondary raw material

25-Nov-2024 - The ash produced when wood is burned in heating and power plants contains valuable nutrients, but also environmentally critical metals. A team led by Professor Harald Thorwarth from Rottenburg University of Applied Sciences, who is also associated with the University of Tübingen, and Professor ...

Which research and innovation approaches can help the EU achieve a sustainable supply of critical raw materials

Three sets of measures for greater independence on the raw materials market

23-Jul-2024 - Raw materials are crucial resources when it comes to prosperity and quality of life in the European Union. However, various raw materials are categorized as critical due to the uncertain supply situation. Through research and innovation, the European Union can improve its supply of critical raw ...

Innovating Optoelectronic Components with Phosphorus

Significant breakthrough: phosphorus chemists develop new method to selectively introduce phosphorus and nitrogen atoms into polyaromatic systems

28-Nov-2023 - Phosphorus chemist Prof. Jan J. Weigand from the Dresden University of Technology, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, has developed a groundbreaking method to introduce phosphorus and nitrogen atoms into polycyclic molecules. This method holds the potential to pave the way for the ...

Chemistry without detours: Researchers introduce a two-step process for producing phosphorus-containing chemicals

This promising innovation not only contributes to environmental protection but also saves significant time and costs

19-Jun-2023 - Professor Jan J. Weigand and his team from the TUD Dresden University of Technology have achieved a ground breaking advancement in the production of phosphorus-containing chemicals. In a recent publication in the renowned scientific journal "Nature Synthesis", they present an innovative synthesis ...

Method found for analysing complex, tiny crystals

15-Feb-2023 - The atomic structure of solid substances can often be analysed quickly, easily and very precisely using X-rays. However, this requires that crystals of the corresponding substances exist. Chemist Professor Oliver Oeckler from Leipzig University and his team are developing methods to make this ...

International research team creates previously unknown nitrogen compounds

The study exemplifies the great, as yet untapped potential of high-pressure research for nitrogen chemistry

13-Dec-2022 - Non-metal nitrides are compounds in which nitrogen and non-metallic elements are linked by covalent bonds. Because of their technologically interesting properties, they have increasingly become the focus of materials research. In the journal "Chemistry – A European Journal", an international team ...

Arkema divests its phosphorus derivatives business

01-Nov-2022 - Arkema announces the proposed divestment of Febex, a company specialized in phosphorus-based chemistry, to Belgian group Prayon. Arkema thus continues its dynamic business portfolio management. Febex is a global player in phosphorus derivatives (high purity phosphoric acid, sodium hypophosphite ...

Alternative process for converting white phosphorus promises more sustainability in the chemical industry

Groundbreaking results

27-Apr-2022 - Chemists at the Technische Universität Dresden have developed a new, more sustainable process for synthesizing numerous important everyday chemicals from white phosphorus. The new process has the potential to establish innovative, more resource-efficient processes in the chemical industry. The ...

Unstable molecule clicks with synthetic strategy

29-Mar-2022 - The elements on the periodic table of elements are listed in ways that emphasize certain relationships. There are families, periods (the horizonal rows) and groups (the vertical columns). The elements within each of these groupings exhibit some commonalities. Diagonal relationships in the ...