Thermoanaerobacterium AK17 is a promising ethanol producer with high yields from lignocellulosic biomass
Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass by Bacteria
Tailored Prismatic Spouted Beds
Simulations to study the influence of gas flow rate, frictional particle properties, geometry basis angle on spouting stability and solids mobility
New Way to Carry Out Beckmann Rearrangement
New microstructured chemical system designed to carry out the Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime
Ranking of Materials
Contact electrification is the combination of charge flow and transfer of minute amounts
Bottled Water: Safe Drinking?
Concerns about antimony leaching from plastic drinking water bottles are unfounded according to new data from UK chemists
World Water Day 2012: The World is Thirsty Because We are Hungry
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of water
Novel Telomerase-Increasing Compound
Chemical compounds developed with great potential in fighting neurodegenerative diseases and other diseases related to aging
Gilbert Stork's 90th Birthday
The organic chemist Gilbert Stork, who was born on December 31, 1921, recently celebrated his 90th birthday
Gluten Breakdown
Capillary electrophoresis coupled with fluorescence detection discriminates protein–peptide binding events involved in celiac disease
Improving Childhood Leukemia Treatment
Two nucleosides target an enzyme present in childhood leukemia and so help oncologists improve dosing regiments