BASF to acquire CRI/Criterion’s global styrene catalysts business

BASF To Acquire CRI/Criterion

Green Synthesis Of Nanoparticles
Method for making Au nanoparticles for imaging cancer is environmentally and biologically benign as it uses cinnamon

Selective Route to Trisubstituted Alkenes
Ei-ichi Negishi reports a more stereoselective route to trisubstituted alkenes from propyne

Red Algae as Chemical Feedstock
Red macroalgae could be a new source for renewable chemicals and biofuels thanks to one-step process

€ 20 M for Catalysis Research
Süd-Chemie AG and Technische Universität München, Germany, reach agreement on strategic alliance

ERC Grant Awarded to M. Eremets
EUR 1.9 million awarded to Mikhail Eremets, Max-Plank Institute for Chemistry, for the study of metallic hydrogen

CO2 Activation by Organocatalyst
Cooperative activation of CO2 achieved with ammonium betaine-based catalyst under halogen- and solvent-free conditions

O2/CO2 Atmosphere on Saturn’s Moon
Oxygen and carbon dioxide detected in the atmosphere of Saturn’s second largest moon by Cassini-Huygens mission

Air Liquide: Major New Contract in China
New contract illustrates Air Liquide’s significant expansion in China

Beer Analyzed with Greater Accuracy
Combination of near-infrared spectroscopy and refractometry provides more accurate way to measure alcohol content of beer