ISC3 is looking for innovators in the field of sustainable chemistry and climate change

International start-up competition is endowed with 25,000 euros

02-Dec-2024 - Which innovative ideas in the field of sustainable chemistry can contribute to mitigating and adapting to climate change? This is the central question posed by the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Center (ISC3) as part of its Innovation Challenge 2025. Start-ups and innovators ...

Groundbreaking ceremony for new technology and start-up centre at DESY

"The DESY Innovation Factory offers founders excellent conditions to bring new ideas from research into practice even faster"

25-Nov-2024 - A combined total of more than 8,500 square meters of workspace will be created in just three years of construction at two locations: the main site on the DESY campus and a second very close by in the Altona Innovation Park. Complex laboratories, offices, and open working environments will be ...

Navigating the Future of Sustainable Chemistry and Textiles

Start-up Dimpora from Switzerland wins ISC3 Innovation Challenge

18-Nov-2024 - How can innovations in Sustainable Chemistry drive a more sustainable textile industry? Which factors play a role for investors and potential customers for successful sustainability-driven start-ups? And what are future promising trends in Sustainable Chemistry in the textile sector? These ...

Fighting microplastics for a cleaner future

Dr. Manish Shetty is working to break down microplastics to create usable fuel

13-Nov-2024 - Microplastics, plastics smaller than 5 millimeters, are littered across the world, contributing to global warming, disrupting food chains, and harming ecosystems with toxic chemicals. This is why Dr. Manish Shetty is working to break down plastics before they can get into the ...

Start-up Entrepreneurs Want to Make Chemical Industry More Sustainable

06-Nov-2024 - To date, the chemical industry has been dependent on fossil resources, but these are finite, and their use is detrimental to the climate. That is why researchers from the Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering at TU Dortmund University are developing processes for treating renewable ...

Black Magic for Greener Chemistry

Markus Antonietti receives Arkema Prize from the French Académie des Sciences

21-Oct-2024 - The prestigious 25,000-euro prize recognizes Prof. Markus Antonietti's groundbreaking research in carbon catalysis. He is developing materials with tailored properties for more sustainable chemical synthesis: carbon materials are abundant in nature, consume less energy than metal catalysts, and ...

BASF receives funding approval for the construction of the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation

Greenhouse gas emissions from formic acid production at the Ludwigshafen site reduced by up to 98 percent

17-Oct-2024 - BASF has received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for the construction of the world’s most powerful industrial heat pump. In the coming months, the company will therefore be able to start the preparatory construction work for the project ...

Sustainable chemistry: Researchers develop method to reduce carbon footprint of chemical industry

An efficient way to hydrogenate nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds

09-Oct-2024 - Successful reduction of the chemical manufacturing industry’s environmental impact relies on finding a greener way to make the chemical building blocks for common and massively consumed compounds. It’s no secret manufacturing processes have some of the most impactful and intense effects on the ...

Exceptional study programs in sustainable chemistry

08-Oct-2024 - In the face of increasing ecological challenges and the global climate crisis, chemistry plays a crucial role in shaping a more sustainable future. In particular, the chemical industry must realign itself to meet the growing demands for environmental and climate protection while ensuring its ...

E-fuels for climate-compatible aviation

Construction begins on Technology Platform for Power-to-Liquid Fuels (TPP)

08-Oct-2024 - The German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is currently building the world's largest research facility for the production of electricity-based fuels, also known as electrofuels or e-fuels. The Technology Platform for Power-to-Liquid Fuels, or TPP for short, in ...