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🎉 Overjoyed to share with you the publication of our latest research paper in RSC Sustainability! 🌿 Our study, "Towards green visible range active photocatalytic Au/TiO2 nanocomposites through rutin-based synthesis and their application in the degradation of ciprofloxacin", explores a sustainable approach for water treatment. Using rutin, we developed a green synthesis method to functionalise titanium dioxide nanoparticles with gold nanoparticles, significantly enhancing their photocatalytic efficiency in degrading resiliant pollutants like ciprofloxacin. 🔬 This work contributes to advancing green nanomaterials in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production). 🔗 Give a sustainable look to this paper: https://lnkd.in/d_UqSSs7 #Sustainability #CBMA#WaterTreatment #GreenNanotechnology #Photocatalysis #Research #MaterialsScience #RSC #OpenAccess

Happy to share with you all my most recent first author publication ‘High performance long chain polyesters via melt copolymerization of cutin-inspired monomers’ now published in RSC Sustainability https://lnkd.in/egcSasRU. This project was one of three I undertook as a postdoctoral researcher at Oak Ridge National Lab last year. We focused on the copolymerization of bio-inspired long-chain polyesters, which demonstrate enhanced toughness, a high Young's modulus, and improved energy-dissipating capabilities compared to their homopolymers. This approach offers a promising strategy for developing inherently degradable polymeric materials that can compete with existing commodity materials. I am grateful to my co-authors for their hard work and contributions.

💡 OMU Professor Yutaka Amao and his team have done it again! In their previous research, they succeeded in synthesizing fumaric acid from bio-based pyruvic acid and carbon dioxide. Building off of this, the team has found a way to improve fumaric acid output through the use of two enzymes and a shorter incubation period, a key step needed to boost biodegradable plastic production. Read more about their astounding results in RSC Sustainability. 🔗 Improving fumaric acid production efficiency through a ‘more haste, less speed’ strategy https://lnkd.in/ehG6FMBC 📄 Paper information Journal: RSC Sustainability Title: A multi-biocatalytic system for effective fumarate synthesis from pyruvate and gaseous CO2 DOI: 10.1039/D3SU00486D Author(s): Mika Takeuchi, Yutaka Amao Publication date: 22 July 2024 URL: https://lnkd.in/ez3N_Myy #OMU #bioplastic #sustainability #SDGs #green #biodegradable #eco

The collaboration between the Sustainable Chemistry Research Groups of the University of Murcia and the University Jaume I of Castellón is featured on the coverpage of the RSC Sustainability journal in the issue published on October 2nd 2024, with a Tutorial Review On the metal- and bio-catalyzed solvolysis of polyesters and polyurethanes wastes. A new step on this ladder of cooperative work, success and international recognition of both groups for almost 20 years devoted to the research in the green and sustainable chemistry fields RSC Sustain., 2024,2, 2781-2804 https://lnkd.in/eB7SByeX

🏆 Congratulations to Anastasia Calandrino Errante, from the University of Palermo, the RSC prize winner for the best presentation at the FORTHEM Alliance Summer Meeting on Chemistry for Sustainable Development. 👏 #RSCSustainability was delighted to sponsor the event that provided a fantastic opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 🌍 Our Editor-in-Chief Prof. Tom Welton was a speaker at the event and discussed the idea of Chemistry for Sustainable Development. #Chemistry #Sustainable #Development #SDGs #RSCSustainability 

Our Green Chemistry Cover related to our Critical Review "Sustainability of Flow Chemistry and Microreaction technology"; all in the Issue https://lnkd.in/gfYyHNvr Sampurna Mukherjee Luigi Vaccaro Arunava Goswami Sutanuka Mitra Nam Tran Nam-Trung Nguyen Fariba Malekpour Veronica Soebarto Michael G. Melissa Nursey-Bray Royal Society of Chemistry School of Chemical Engineering ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space Environment Institute Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) sustainability, energy and resources #flowchemistry #microreactors #sustainability #microfluidics

The Royal Society of Chemistry is delighted to support the ISGC 2025 event, that will be held in La Rochelle, 12-16 May 2025 💚 🔗https://lnkd.in/gwgmxtxD The conference aims to gather the most eminent scientists involved in the field of green chemistry to debate on the future challenges of chemistry, keeping in mind the problems of access to a sustainable energy, the management of resources (carbon, water, metals, minerals), human development, global warming, impact on the environment and competitiveness of industry 📅The call for abstracts (oral communication) will be open until December 15, 2024. 📅The poster submission deadline is April 15, 2025 Create your account and submit your abstract online here 🔗https://lnkd.in/e9ihJbW9 🚨As part of our partnership with this event, we will be inviting the speakers to contribute to a Themed Collection in Green Chemistry and RSC Sustainability, which will be Guest Edited by François Jerome The confirmed speakers so far are: - Paul. J Chirik, Princeton University, USA - Jean-Marie Tarascon, collège de France, FR - Douglas MacFarlane, Monash University, AU - Linda Steg, University of Groningen, NL - David Leys, University of Manchester, UK - Serenella Sala, Joint Research Centre - European Commission, IT - Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou, IFPEN, FR - Matthijs Ruitenbeek, DOW, NL - Svetlana Mintova, University of Caen, FR - David Kubička, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague - Czech Republic - Margarida Costa Gomes, ENS Lyon, FR

Mechanochemistry can make a real impact in industry. Maria Elena Rivas Velazco explains how: https://lnkd.in/eJYHRdt6

The understanding of mechanochemical reactions is ever-improving, but there is still plenty left to discover. James Mack shares his thoughts on what is next: https://lnkd.in/etnfBsaC

Discover the Exploring mass transfer as a parameter in mechanochemical processes, a study by Obida Bawadkji, Rainer Haag and colleagues.   Read their RSC Mechanochemistry publication for free: https://lnkd.in/gEkCASvq