The method overcomes barriers of incomplete depolymerization and low product purity, promising a pathway toward true ...

When considering renewable fuels, biodiesel is an exciting alternative energy source with great promise. The production of biodiesel fuel involves oil-based plant feedstock containing triglycerides, ...

Nagoya University scientists have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries, without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts. The ...

Professor Kotohiro Nomura’s research group at Tokyo Metropolitan University developed two high-performance catalysts for efficient synthesis of value-added chemicals (fine chemicals, monomers) from ...

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer used in constructing synthetic materials and as a suspension polymerization agent. Due to its biocompatibility, it is also used as a base ...