Engineered bacterium produces significantly more biomass from formic acid than the natural bacterial strain

Artificial Carbon Fixation Outperforms Nature

Sustainable Diesel from Rapeseed Oil Esters
Sequential semi-hydrogenation, double-bond isomerization, and metathesis gives fuel for use in modern diesel engines

The Transformation of the Economy Cannot Be Regulated into Existence
Comments from the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) on the EU launch of the "Clean Industrial Deal" and "Omnibus" procedure

Seismic Survey for Geothermal Energy: BASF and Vulcan Energy Advance Sustainable Heat Project
Seismic exploration will help determine the feasibility of using geothermal brine for lithium extraction alongside energy production

Automotive Plastics Recycling Project
BASF, Sabic, Covestro, Clariant, LyondellBasell, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, and Solvay join forces to recycle plastics from end-of-life vehicles in pilot project

Call for Nominations: Prize for Ludic Sciences 2025
Recognition of a scientific work resulting from research carried out not with a view to a specific application, but out of sheer curiosity

Electrocatalytic Acetylene Semi-Hydrogenation with High Energy Efficiency
Catalysts for a petroleum-independent strategy for ethylene production developed

Plastic Recycling for 3D Printing
A sustainable 3D printing material platform based on polythioenones (PCTE) is introduced

Amine N-Oxides Used for Carbon Capture
Eco-friendly 4-methylmorpholine N-oxide (MMNO) captures carbon dioxide

Rice That Emits Up to 70% Less Methane
Why does rice cultivation emit methane? Which compounds released by rice roots determine methane emissions?