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🌞 Sunlight, water and air power a cleaner method for making hydrogen peroxide
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Sunlight, water and air power a cleaner method for making hydrogen peroxide
Cornell scientists have discovered a potentially transformative approach to manufacturing one of the world's most widely used chemicals—hydrogen peroxide—using nothing more than sunlight, water and air. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.

Helping to judge high school #chemistry projects today! Groups carried out metathesis reactions to create the best nontoxic nail polish. They presented marketing materials for mock companies in addition to explaining the scientific basis. Enjoyed the creativity.
The kids are all right! ⚗️ 🧪 💅

🎊Chemists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon
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Chemists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon
New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon—one of the world's most durable plastics—into useful chemical building blocks.

⚗️ Algorithms reveal how propane becomes propylene for everyday products
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Algorithms reveal how propane becomes propylene for everyday products
Countless everyday products, from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture, are derived by first turning propane into propylene.

🎈 CO₂ as a raw material: Catalyst system makes climate gas usable for the chemical industry
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CO₂ as a raw material: Catalyst system makes climate gas usable for the chemical industry
Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), Ruhr University Bochum and Evonik Oxeno have developed a novel catalyst system that enables the use of the climate gas carbon dioxide (CO₂) as a raw material for the chemical industry. This breakthrough allows for the more sustainable production of key products such as fragrances and building blocks for plastics.