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Chemistry World May 2, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Zoe Schnepp: Green collaboration Zoe Schnepp is a lecturer in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Her group develops simple routes to functional materials. In particular, they use biomass to synthesize materials for applications, such as catalysis and water filtration.
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Chemistry World November 2, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	How Best to Use Biomass? Researchers have developed an efficient way of turning renewable resources like vegetable oils -- and potentially biomass - into hydrogen-rich gas. The gas could be converted to synthetic fuels and industrial chemicals, or used in fuel cells.
Chemistry World July 14, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	UK Government Unveils Energy Plans The UK government's long-awaited Energy Review contains great opportunities for chemists, but fails to pledge the research funding needed to meet the country's commitment to renewable energy.
Chemistry World September 10, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Waste not, want not? Karen Wilson is striving to promote biofuels and get the message across that there's a lot of waste streams from agriculture and food processing that could be a viable feedstock for fuels and chemicals.
Chemistry World March 6, 2014 Jose Lopez-Sanchez	The future of feedstocks Can we replace fossil fuel-derived feedstocks with sustainable bio-based alternatives?
Chemistry World October 2, 2013 Anthony King	Saving carbon to increase biofuel brewing efficiency Scientists in the US have designed a synthetic pathway for glycolysis that cuts carbon loss and could significantly boost production of biofuels and other chemicals in bio-refineries.
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.
Chemistry World December 2, 2013 Stephen McCarthy	Scorched hair makes supercapacitors greener Researchers in China have used human hair to make a vital component of energy-storage devices. The discovery could lead to more efficient and environmentally-friendly replacements for traditional batteries.
Chemistry World January 4, 2008 Ned Stafford	German Chemistry Rated World Class An independent study has shown that German chemistry remains world class, with 16 of 57 universities and seven of 20 research institutes rated as being global leaders in at least one field of chemistry research.
Chemistry World September 30, 2008 Michael Gross	Cracking Wood Gently German scientists have combined ionic liquids and solid catalysts to gently break down the cellulose in wood and inedible plant material, easing the crucial first stage in converting waste biomass to fuels or feedstock chemicals.
Chemistry World July 27, 2011	Granting wishes for researchers Rafael Luque discusses funding for early stage researchers and the importance of green chemistry with Anna Simpson
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Chemistry World October 2007 Bernard Bulkin	Can Chemistry Save the Planet? If we are to scale back our greenhouse gas emissions without society juddering to a halt, 21st century transport will need 21st century fuels. And of all the sciences, it is chemistry that is best placed to deliver them.
Chemistry World January 2009 Richard Van Noorden	Editorial: Sustainable connection The interface between chemistry and engineering is more important than ever.
Chemistry World April 21, 2011 James Urquhart	Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst A nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that breaks down lignin - the tough polymer that forms plant cell walls - into useful building blocks suitable for chemicals, including green fuels, has been developed by US scientists.
Chemistry World October 11, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Scientists protest against planned funding cuts Two thousand people joined a rally outside the UK Treasury on Saturday to protest against the government's plans to slash research funding as part of measures to cut the budget deficit.
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Chemistry World January 29, 2013 Laura Howes	Paper crane to carbon electrode Christina Giordano's lab at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Germany, has been working on making structured carbon electrodes from paper using inkjet printing.
Chemistry World April 16, 2013 Amy Middleton-Gear	Sieving silica sieves from biomass ash A team, led by Duncan Maquarrie at the University of York, developed an efficient route for extracting the silicates by forming alkali silicate solutions. 'We have to become more sustainable and re-evaluate what we currently call waste,' says Maquarrie.
Chemistry World February 2011	What proportion of the world's energy supply will be sustainable by 2020? Three experts from different fields provide insights into scientific and political problems that impact energy stability.
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Chemistry World February 25, 2010 Jon Cartwright	Biofuels Without the Blend Scientists in the US have come up with a method to recycle agricultural waste into renewable alkenes for jet and diesel fuel.
Chemistry World January 18, 2011 Philippa Ross	Pig power for batteries Scientists in China have developed an electrode for lithium-sulfur batteries using pig bones as a cheap and renewable carbon source.
Chemistry World June 16, 2011	Forming the First Sugars with Formose Reactions Hydrothermal synthesis could provide greener synthesis methods as well as information about the origin of life.
Chemistry World July 3, 2007 Ned Stafford	Institute to study how we age Germany's Max Planck society has formally approved creation of a new research institute that will focus on the biology of aging and be part of a major life sciences cluster anchored by the University of Cologne.
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Chemistry World December 21, 2010 James Urquhart	Cellulose catalyst rewrites rules of attraction Chinese researchers have developed a magnetic solid acid catalyst that raises the prospect of efficiently converting biomass cellulose into useful chemicals, such as sugars for biofuel production.
Chemistry World November 22, 2013 Jennifer Newton	Recipe for a jelly-based fuel cell catalyst An international team of researchers have used gelatin as their starting material to make doped-carbon electrocatalysts. They might not wobble but they could one day replace platinum in fuel cells.
Chemistry World June 13, 2013 Jeanne Therese Andres	Bacterium breaks down grass for biofuel US scientists have discovered the first microorganism that anaerobically degrades plant biomass to release sugars for biofuel feedstocks.
IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Divan & Kreikebaum	Biofuels Aren't Really Green Cultivate inorganic energy sources instead of biofuels. The model we constructed showed that there is simply not enough land and water to support a prosperous biofueled world.
Chemistry World October 2009	Agriculture's call for chemistry Decades of underinvestment in agricultural research have taken their toll but now is the time to bring in young scientists to find new ways to feed the world.
Chemistry World November 25, 2010 Laura Howes	Making plastics from plants Cheap bio-oil could soon compete with crude oil in plastic manufacture, thanks to work by US scientists.
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Anton Toutov: The power of potassium Toutov says the potassium catalyst he has developed costs only about $30 per mole, or less. 'It is safer and non-toxic, and a lot more cost-effective,' he states.
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.
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Chemistry World October 15, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Liming Dai: Integrating nanochemistry into the macroscopic world Liming Dai's expertise lies across the synthesis, chemical modification and device fabrication of conjugated polymers and carbon nanomaterials for energy-related and biomedical applications.
Chemistry World February 5, 2014 Andy Extance	Plants bear palladium catalyst fruit UK researchers have redefined the term 'chemical plant' by showing thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) seedlings can reduce palladium salts and help produce catalytic nanoparticles.
Chemistry World February 5, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Carbon nanotube catalysts 'better than platinum' Researchers in the US have developed a novel catalyst based on carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen.
Chemistry World September 2009	Education and wealth It seems that the UK government is interested in answering the question: what return does the UK get for the money it puts into academic research in chemistry?
Chemistry World August 2006 Mark Peplow	Editorial: Action Please, Not Reviews of Reviews Whether developing new materials for fuel cells, or contributing to the Council for Science and Technology's nano-review, chemists' voices in the UK must be heard by policy-makers. Given the current pause for further thought, now is the perfect time to chip in.
Chemistry World October 12, 2009 Sarah Houlton	EC pushes renewables research The European Commission has called for a dramatic increase in investment in low carbon technologies to address climate change and secure the future energy supply.
Chemistry World August 18, 2010 Andy Extance	French plough money into green chemistry Green chemistry is one of five technologies set to benefit from a 1.35 billion ( 1.11 billion) cash injection over the next 4 years in France.
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 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 October 6, 2015 Philippa Matthews	Urine recycled into quantum dots Using urine to produce carbons dots is cheaper and greener than conventional synthesis.
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