Rhine among the most microplastics polluted rivers

First Study of Microplastics in Rivers

Formylation with Carbon Dioxide
Aromatic aldehydes by formylation of aryl bromides with carbon dioxide

Vertical Farming
Research project aims to enable multi-level cultivation of plants in large cities

Debittering Olive Oil
The bitter taste of native olive oil is reduced by a liquid-liquid extraction of phenols

Nickel Complexes for Reversible Carbon Capture
Azacryptand complex enables fast and selective carbon dioxide binding from air

Solvation Science: A New Interdisciplinary Field
Teaming up to understand solvation phenomena

Total Synthesis of (+)-Steenkrotin A
First enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-steenkrotin A in 18 steps and 4.2 % overall yield

Cultured Cells as Alternative to Animal Testing
BASF and Sumitomo Chemicals collaborate to establish fully functional cultured cells as alternative to animal testing

NHC-Catalyzed C–H Activation of Carbonyls
Lewis base character less important than previously thought

Watching Nanoparticles Form
Liquid transmission electron microscopy offers a direct view of nanoparticle formation in liquids