Recent years have seen the emergence of capacitive deionization (CDI) as a promising
desalination technique for converting sea and wastewater into potable water, due to its …

Production of industrial chemicals using renewable biomass feedstock is becoming
increasingly important to address limited fossil resources, climate change and other …

The environmental and societal consequences of the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in
our atmosphere are among the most significant challenges society currently faces. Carbon …

Photocatalytic hydrogen production from biomass is a promising alternative to water splitting
thanks to the oxidation half-reaction being more facile and its ability to simultaneously …

Chemical synthesis of amino acids from renewable sources is an alternative route to the
current processes based on fermentation. Here, we report visible-light-driven amination of …

The nickel-catalyzed multicomponent dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes represents one of
the most straightforward approaches to complex organofluorine compounds. However, the …

Metabolic engineering allows development of microbial strains efficiently producing
chemicals and materials, but it requires much time, effort, and cost to make the strains …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the largest produced polyester globally with an annual
production exceeding 26 million tons for use in carpet, clothing, and single-use beverage …

Polymers are used in simple consumer items like carpets, furniture, glues, and clothing but
are also used in advanced engineering, including materials used in the aerospace industry …

Synthesis of high-value-added chemicals from biomass and/or biomass-derived platform
molecules is considered an important strategy to mitigate the global dependency on fossil …