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Science News May 9, 2009 |
Science Past From The Issue Of May 9, 1959 Scientists predict 25% increase in carbon dioxide by the year 2000. |
Chemistry World November 20, 2012 James Mitchell Crow |
'Molecular trapdoor' opens only for CO 2 A family of nanoporous materials well known for their gas separation properties can sort molecules with much more sophistication than previously thought. |
Chemistry World August 17, 2006 Tom Westgate |
Switchable Surfactants Give on-Demand Emulsions Oil and water can now be mixed or separated simply by bubbling carbon dioxide or air through the blend, thanks to a molecule developed by Canadian chemists. |
Chemistry World August 11, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Swellable polymer sponges up CO 2 A porous polymer 'sponge' that absorbs carbon dioxide by swelling up has been developed by scientists in the UK. |
Chemistry World January 15, 2010 Kate McAlpine |
Capturing carbon with copper A team of researchers in the Netherlands have devised a trap that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. |
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Elinor Richards |
Shortcut to carbon dioxide plastics holds sequestration promise Japanese scientists have cleared a significant hurdle in using carbon dioxide as a chemical feedstock and made a polymer that contains almost a third of the gas by weight. |
Reactive Reports Issue 63 David Bradley |
Natural Copy Cat While plants convert carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen, chemists are having a more difficult time finding an efficient method for converting carbon dioxide into useful fuels. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd |
Carbon Capture Starts From Coal-Plant Advances in Lab Two research groups come up with super carbon-capturing materials. |
Chemistry World May 21, 2009 James Urquhart |
Catalyst kinetics revealed French and UK scientists have developed a spectroscopy technique that has elucidated the reaction mechanism of a silver-alumina catalyst. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2014 Polly Wilson |
Uranium complexes unlock feedstock potential of carbon dioxide European scientists have synthesized uranium complexes that take them a step closer to producing commodity chemicals from carbon dioxide. |
Chemistry World May 7, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Super-sized molecular sponges boost carbon capture Super-sized molecular sponges that trap and store carbon dioxide have been unveiled by chemists in the US. |
Chemistry World October 16, 2015 James Urquhart |
Microporous copper silicate sucks up carbon dioxide A carbon capturing microporous copper silicate material has been created that could offer a cheaper and simpler way of capturing carbon dioxide from the gas flues of fossil fuel power plants. |
Chemistry World July 11, 2013 Andria Nicodemou |
Turning carbon dioxide into something useful New research shows that a water-soluble catalyst developed by scientists in the US can electrocatalytically transform carbon dioxide into a useful chemical feedstock. |
Chemistry World July 18, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Membranes Weed Out Carbon Dioxide Chemical membranes that can capture the carbon dioxide emitted by fossil fuels have been developed by scientists, who say that they are substantially more efficient than conventional membranes. |
Reactive Reports October 2007 David Bradley |
The Venusian Greenhouse A rare form of carbon dioxide in which one oxygen atom contains ten neutrons instead of the usual eight could be to blame for the searing greenhouse effect on the planet Venus. |
Geotimes March 2003 |
Demonstrating Carbon Sequestration Estimates are that human activity emits 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. One proposed method for reducing how much of the greenhouse gas ends up in the atmosphere is to store the carbon dioxide underground. Natural reservoirs of the gas exist, suggesting that it is feasible. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Air, Can we Have Our Carbon Back? Sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is outlandishly expensive. But a US scientist who has just worked out how to improve its efficiency predicts it will be necessary before the end of the century. |
Geotimes March 2003 S. Julio Friedmann |
Storing Carbon in Earth Carbon sequestration is capturing carbon dioxide, either from the atmosphere or emission streams, and storing it in reservoirs, such as plants or soils. Carbon dioxide could be converted to solid chemicals or injected into the deep ocean. Though there are risks, the potential pay-off is enormous. |
Chemistry World February 8, 2010 Rebecca Renner |
Coming clean on emissions outsourcing Industrialized countries 'outsource' a large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with manufacturing the items they consume, according to a new study that, for the first time, details this outsourcing on a global basis. |
Geotimes October 2006 Megan Sever |
Giving Carbon a Deep-Sea Burial While many people are calling for an immediate reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, others are looking toward ways to dispose of the excess carbon dioxide. Burying the gas in sediments below the ocean could be a potential solution |
Chemistry World February 26, 2013 Holly Sheahan |
Capturing the potential of carbon dioxide A team of researchers from the University of Bath have opened up the idea of using carbon dioxide as a useful potential feedstock; a useful chemical resource rather than a troublesome waste product. |
Geotimes October 2005 Megan Sever |
Carbon's Complicated River Ride Researchers recently found that carbon moves from the atmosphere, through trees, soil and water, and back into the atmosphere in fewer than five years, indicating that the landscape is not providing as much long-term storage of carbon dioxide as hoped. |
Geotimes March 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Soaking up Carbon Researchers recently announced that they had created metal-based sponges that have exceptionally high capacity for storing carbon dioxide. This nanotechnology is one of many new solutions in the search to find a fix for storing human-emitted carbon-based greenhouse gases. |
Chemistry World May 27, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Flue gas reclaimed as polymer feedstock The first systematic environmental assessment of an industrial plant that produces polyols from carbon dioxide has revealed that they significantly reduce both carbon dioxide emissions and the demand on fossil fuel reserves. |
Chemistry World April 7, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Isolation of cyanoformate suggests new carbon capture approaches The formation of the cyanoformate ion helps to explain why plants' ethylene producing enzymes aren't poisoned by cyanide |
Geotimes December 2006 Fred Schwab |
Why Fester? Let's Sequester! Instead of looking toward another fossil fuel-based energy choice, scientists need to examine carbon dioxide sequestering, the capture and storage technology that removes anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
Popular Mechanics March 28, 2008 Joanna Borns |
Spongelike Air-Capture Gadget Scrubs Away Carbon Emissions Researchers have invented a phone-booth-size device that can take back the carbon dioxide emissions that have already reached the atmosphere. |
Chemistry World May 30, 2014 Andy Extance |
Cluster structure promises acid advance Mark Johnson's Yale team has become the first to capture vibrations of the hydronium ion in a protonated 21-water cluster |
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
World's first carbon capture coal plant opens The world's first first large-scale power station equipped with carbon capture and storage technology officially opened in Canada and it's expected to trap around 1 million tons of carbon dioxide every year. |
Chemistry World September 20, 2012 Jon Evans |
World's smallest ice cube created Ice crystals must contain at least 275 water molecules, say German chemists. This size limit has implications for any process that involves ice particles, from cloud formation to making the perfect gin and tonic. |
Chemistry World January 28, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Water spilt with aluminium Aluminium clusters' ability to split water molecules and release hydrogen is dictated by the geometric arrangement of active sites on their surface, US scientists have discovered. |
Chemistry World February 13, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Greener route to esters dodges toxic reactant The industrially important synthesis of esters could be set to become greener and safer as German chemists have found a way to use carbon dioxide in place of carbon monoxide for alkoxycarbonylation. |
Chemistry World September 2, 2011 Tegan Thomas |
Offsetting the Cost of a Green Solvent Scientists have conducted a study to show how waste carbon dioxide can become an exploitable resource. |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Kathleen Kerwin |
CO2: The Debate Heats Up Is carbon dioxide an air pollutant? That will be the key issue in any legal challenge by auto makers to California's proposed rules to reduce carbon dioxide in auto exhaust. |
Chemistry World September 19, 2014 Hugh Cowley |
Quintuple bond activates small stable molecules The activation of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide by a quintuply bonded dichromium complex has been reported by a team of researchers from Germany. |
Chemistry World April 1, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Take carbon dioxide, dissolve slowly in water Carbon dioxide can be safely stored for millennia in deep, underground reservoirs, according to a new study by a team of international researchers. |
Chemistry World April 9, 2010 Mike Brown |
Going for silver: green plastic production Scientists in the US have identified a new class of catalyst based on subnanometer clusters of three silver atoms that could provide a greener route to propylene oxide - a key intermediate used to make thousands of everyday products |
Chemistry World December 6, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Atmospheric carbon capture costs underestimated Capturing carbon dioxide from the air to mitigate climate change is likely to be too expensive to be practical, a new study suggests. |
Chemistry World November 19, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Watching carbon dioxide's globetrotting New high-resolution simulations depicting how local geography affects the transport of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere have been created by NASA. |
Science News August 18, 2007 |
Timeline: From the August 14, 1937, Issue New "Tree-Form" Columns Permit Clear Aisles... Sea Serpent's Skull Found by California Student... Industrial Plants Loose co 2 But Green Plants Return it... |
Chemistry World January 24, 2010 Andy Extance |
Boron cluster forms unique ring system Clusters of nineteen boron atoms gather together in a ring structure unlike any other seen, with two planar -bonded aromatic systems nestled inside one another. |
Chemistry World July 16, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Confirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way The presence of buckyballs in the Milky Way has been confirmed by scientists who matched the absorption spectra of C 60 + ions to two previously unidentified absorption features in spectra of the interstellar medium that were identified over 20 years ago. |
Chemistry World May 30, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
Tiny buckyball grown around metal atom An international team of researchers has observed the smallest fullerene to form spontaneously to date using metal atoms for stabilization. |
Chemistry World April 4, 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
Dutch Power Ahead with Carbon Capture The first Dutch trial to capture carbon dioxide from a power plant's waste gas emissions has been launched in Rotterdam, Europe's largest port. |
Chemistry World October 3, 2013 Jon Cartwright |
Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a membrane based on graphene and graphene oxide makes an effective filter to separate carbon dioxide from nitrogen gas. |
Chemistry World August 2, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
If everything is chemistry then I need to do chemistry Cafer Yavuz is a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon. His groups design and make new materials from oxide and organic building blocks to offer sustainable solutions for energy and environmental issues. |
Chemistry World May 11, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Greenhouse gas milestone exceeded Global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels surpassed 400ppm in March for the first time on record, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
Geotimes December 2004 Jay Chapman |
Carbon Dioxide Alchemy Some scientists are experimenting with a new form of alchemy, not looking to create a substance, but rather remove one: carbon dioxide. If their process works, it could reduce the effects of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. |
Chemistry World November 1, 2013 Patrick Walter |
Air Products looks for alternative helium sources Worries over global helium supplies have led US specialist gas supplier Air Products to search out new sources of the gas. |
Chemistry World January 16, 2012 Yan Yan |
China mulls tax on carbon emissions Following more encouraging sounds from the Chinese government at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, on reducing carbon emissions a proposal to levy a carbon tax is moving up the policy agenda. |