Sustainability #RSCSustainability

The winning entries for the 2024 International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD)?Essay Competition are now available to read in Issue 12 of #RSCSustainability! Congratulations to all the regional winners ?? Explore all the essays below that were focussed on discussing the following theme: “How can the chemical sciences contribute to 'decarbonizing' the production of energy and to eliminating the generation or release of greenhouse gases from large-scale manufacturing and agricultural processes?” ?? Read all the winning entries: https://lnkd.in/eqwgFaR7 ? “Towards a net-zero future: The chemical sciences across technology, education, and policy” by Amanda Tolentino ? “Chemical sciences: the key to a carbon-neutral future" by Alexandre Jorge ? “Chemical advances in transforming pollutants into new materials” by Tales da Silva Daitx ? “From lab to landscape: the role of chemical sciences in sustainable technology” by Yana Walia ? “Atoms and photons: how chemical sciences can catalyze the development of sustainable solutions powered by light” by Govind Nanda ? “Chemical innovations in nuclear energy: paving the way for a carbon-neutral future” by Sarah Geo ? “Utilizing advancements in chemical sciences for decarbonization: a pathway to sustainable emission and energy reduction” by Faith Mwende Johnson Discover more about more about the annual essay competition and this year’s winners from the IOCD Essay Competition?committee: https://lnkd.in/ekty3CAt Interested in submitting to next year’s competition? ?? Find all the details here: https://lnkd.in/eHif6_Q8

Discover the passion and commitment behind PCCP. Learn more about our 19 Owner Societies and their impact on the physical chemistry community. Hear from our Ownership Board representatives Julie Macpherson from Royal Society of Chemistry, Alex Brown from Chemical Institute of Canada / Institut de Chimie du Canada and Mika Pettersson from Suomalaisten Kemistien Seura / Finnish Chemical Society! Watch now on our homepage or below! #PCCP

Join us at ISGC-2025 (https://lnkd.in/eGKkiVFb) from May 12 to May 16th 2025 to meet Prof Paul Chirik (Princeton university), one of our confirmed plenary speakers (https://lnkd.in/eQ2rFA76) The Chirik group studies catalysis with earth-abundant transition metals (Fe, Co, Ni) as alternatives to precious metals. Applications include industrial silicones, drug synthesis, chemically recyclable polymers and carbon neutral jet fuels. Many of these applications exploit the unique electronic structures of first row metals over their precious metal counterparts. If you want to be part of ISGC-2025, please create your account online at https://lnkd.in/eGKkiVFb The call for abstracts is now open and will close on December 15th. Our sponsors?: CNRS, Université de Poitiers, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Adisseo, L'Oréal, Syensqo, Air Liquide, IFP Energies nouvelles, MERK, Sustainability #RSCSustainability, EFCATS, ACD Nouvelle-Aquitaine, La Rochelle Agglo

Here is an online copy of RSC China's 2025 calendar. I really like the sound of turning pages!! You can scan or click to read the articles highlighted from our journals - this year with the theme of AI. Feel free to download an e-copy if you like it. https://lnkd.in/gGAfcMVY

Join us at ISGC-2025 (https://lnkd.in/eGKkiVFb) from May 12th to May 16th 2025 to meet Prof Douglas MacFarlane Farlane from Monash University (Australia), one of our confirmed plenary speakers. His research focuses broadly on creating a genuinely sustainable nitrogen cycle. Current-day nitrogen chemistry relies on two heavily greenhouse gas producing reactions: the Haber Bosch process for the reduction of N2 to NH3 and the Ostwald process for the oxidation of NH3 to HNO3. An electrochemical or photo-electrochemical approach to both of the reactions is possible, based on renewable electricity, and his group and others are making progress in that direction. In the longer run the direct production of C-N bonds from N2 and CO2 is an enticing possibility. More information at https://lnkd.in/e_KaU_k4. If you want to be part of ISGC-2025, please create your account online at https://lnkd.in/eGKkiVFb The call for abstracts is now open and will close on December 15th. Our sponsors and partners?: CNRS, Université de Poitiers, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Adisseo, L'Oréal, Syensqo, Air Liquide, SEPPIC, IFP Energies nouvelles, MERK, Sustainability #RSCSustainability, EFCATS, ACD Nouvelle-Aquitaine, La Rochelle Agglo

Our latest paper in RSC Sustainability is out now! "What is better to enhance the solubility of hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions: eutectic solvents or ionic liquids?" ?? Check the article here: https://lnkd.in/dwnaS-Ag Congratulations to the team!

RSC Mechanochemistry has now been indexed in DOAJ!! ?? Discover RSC Mechanochemistry articles here ?? rsc.li/RSCMechanochem

Green Chemistry and RSC Sustainability are delighted to be supporting this fantastic event along with Sustainable Energy & Fuels (SEF) and Catalysis Science and Technology! Sign up ASAP to join the 2nd Australian Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and listen to talks from Paul Anastas, John Warner, Qin Li, Louise Reeves, Douglas MacFarlane, Leonie Barner, Damien Batstone, Neil Cameron, Anna Chrobok, Professor Rebecca Goss FRSC, FRSE, Silvia Gross, Edward KOSIOR, Adam Lee, Nitesh Mehta, Kei Saito, Veena Sahajwalla, John Thwaites, Matthew Overett and many more! Energy #RSCEnergy Catalysis #RSCCat

Greener Nanobiopolymers and Nanoencapsulation: Environmental Implications and Future Prospects RSC Sustainability, 2, 2805-2832 (2024) To minimize the consumption of nonrenewable resources and ensure environmental sustainability, there ought to be greater utilization of abundant and renewable greener nanobiopolymers, particularly those derived from various plants and microbes. This article discusses the various types, origins, and synthesis methods of biopolymers, including those that come from natural resources and microorganisms, with a focus on their properties in nanoformat. In addition, discussion on various synthesis steps and structural characterization of green polymeric materials such as cellulose, chitin, and lignin is also incorporated. A comprehensive discussion of greener nanobiopolymers with illustrative examples has been presented for the last five years comprising their diverse types and topologies including the environmental improvements realized?via?the deployment of nanoencapsulation, especially the applications of polymer nanoencapsulated materials in wastewater and soil treatment. The emphasis on the use of greener nanobiopolymers for sustainable environmental remediation is specifically highlighted for the decontamination of soil, water, and air with the main objective being to offer an overview of their adaptability embracing nanotechnology. This effort could stimulate additional research in their deployment in practical environmental applications. Read the open access Tutorial Review article here: https://lnkd.in/g7EbiMY6

Can mining waste help mitigate the impacts of climate change by storing CO?? ?? Check out the latest study in #RSCSustainability that explores the use of a pH-swing process to optimize the extraction of calcium and magnesium from plagioclase feldspar-rich platinum group metal (PGM) mine tailings for sustainable CO? conversion and storage. ?? The authors Katherine Vaz Gomes, from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania and colleagues Caleb Woodall, Andreas Voigt, Kai Sundmacher, Jennifer Wilcox examine the extraction efficiency of different organic and mineral acids to determine their effectiveness in extracting magnesium and calcium from the tailings, with focus on the extent of extraction within each acid. In addition, to optimise acidic extraction, new “series” and “parallel” acid extraction processes are introduced. In the paper, they also report a series of carbonation experiments and then discuss the sustainability implications of their work and how it supports achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and mitigating severe climate impacts. ?? Read the full #OpenAccess article ‘Tuning acid extraction of magnesium and calcium from platinum group metal tailings for CO? conversion and storage’ in Issue 11 of RSC Sustainability. ? https://lnkd.in/ecQ6Wbw9 #Sustainability #CarbonStorage #UNSDGs #SDG12 #SDG13 #Climate #Waste #CO2Conversion