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Chemistry World June 20, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
More Sugary Solutions for Petroleum Substitutes Two independent research groups have demonstrated how sugars can be catalytically converted to hydroxymethylfurfural, a possible intermediate for the production of plastics, and dimethylfuran, which can be used as a fuel.  |
Chemistry World February 11, 2009 Victoria Gill |
Making Biofuels the Chemical Way US-based researchers have developed the first one-step synthesis of a biofuel precursor from untreated agricultural waste.  |
Geotimes September 2007 Erin Wayman |
Ancient Humans Dodged Super-Eruption? The Toba volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago -- much more destructive than the Mount St. Helens eruption -- may have drastically altered Earth's climate. New research suggests humans were flexible enough to survive these changes.  |
Chemistry World June 14, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Sweet Substitute for Petroleum Products Chemists have developed a new way to turn the sugars glucose and fructose into a potentially useful chemical feedstock. The work reflects a global effort to identify ways of converting plant-derived molecules into replacements for petrochemical feedstocks.  |
Geotimes August 2007 Ari Hartmann |
Energy & Resources Researchers are putting a new useful spin on a mean old trick by suggesting that renewable, clean-burning sugar derivatives might someday help replace liquid fossil fuels such as gasoline.  |
Chemistry World October 23, 2012 Amy Middleton-Gear |
Plant power! To combat our reliance on fossil fuels, US scientists have discovered a new route for turning the carbohydrate cellulose -- the most abundant organic molecule on Earth -- into 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, a promising precursor molecule to alternative fuels.  |
Technology Research News February 25, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Ethanol yields hydrogen Researchers have devised a way to extract hydrogen directly from ethanol, which would make for a renewable energy cycle. Ethanol is produced by converting biomass like cornstarch to sugar, then fermenting it.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley |
Sweet Solution to Energy Problem A new process for converting sugar into diesel fuel and feedstock chemicals for the manufacture of plastics, drugs, and other products, could help industry circumvent the problem of rising oil and natural gas prices.  |