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ISACS4: Challenges in Renewable Energy – abstract submission now open

23 Nov 2010

ISACS4 – Challenges in Renewable Energy: 5-8 July 2011, Boston, USA

Online abstract submission is now open for ISACS4, the fourth in the International Symposia on Advancing the Chemical Sciences (ISACS) conference series from the RSC.

Oral presentation abstract deadline – 21st January 2011
Posters abstract deadline – 6th May 2011

You can find out more about the outstanding speaker line-up and plenary programme, sign up for news updates and submit abstracts at www.rsc.org/isacs4

Other symposia in the series:

ISACS5: Challenges in Chemical Biology:
Oral Presentations: 21 January 2011, Posters: 27th May 2011
ISACS6: Challenges in Organic Materials & Supramolecular Chemistry:
Oral Presentations: 18 March 2011, Posters: 8th July 2011

www.rsc.org/isacs

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Converting light to fuel – the natural way

22 Nov 2010

‘HOT’ paper – natural light harvesting antennae

This work provides a novel approach for developing a new class of membrane-based smart material with a well-controlled architecture that is dependent on the assembly of interacting components.

It could have important implications in self-repair and control of energy transfer in photoconversion devices. biohybrid photoconversion systems

Supramolecular assembly of biohybrid photoconversion systems
Mateus B. Cardoso, Dmitriy Smolensky, William T. Heller, Kunlun Hong and Hugh O’Neill
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00369G

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Nanostructured silicon for high capacity lithium batteries

19 Nov 2010

Review article – read it today!

Discusses the potential and challenges facing nanostructured silicon anodes, which show great promise as high capacity lithium battery anodes.

Nanostructured silicon for high capacity lithium battery anodes
Jeannine R. Szczech and Song Jin
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00281J

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Peng Wang joins the EES Editorial Board

17 Nov 2010

Professor Peng Wang is Professor of Chemistry at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry. He was previously on the Energy & Environmental Science Advisory Board and is now the first Editorial Board member from Asia.

His research interests include the design and synthesis of exotic organic materials in bionic nanoarchitechures for light energy conversion and closely related charge and energy transfer processes.

We look forward to working closely with him in the future.

Read Peng Wang’s recent EES Communication article now:
Oligothiophene dye-sensitized solar cells
Jingyuan Liu, Renzhi Li, Xiaoying Si, Difei Zhou, Yushuai Shi, Yinghui Wang, Xiaoyan Jing and Peng Wang
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00304B

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Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for energy

16 Nov 2010

HOT Review article – read this comprehensive review article on SECM now

This review focuses on some of the recent advances on SECM applied to studies of heterogeneous chemical processes and chemical reactivity in materials involved in energy-related applications.

Advances on scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for energy
Paolo Bertoncello
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 1620-1633
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00046A

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Biofuels sustainability policy

15 Nov 2010

EES Opinion article – hot of the press!

Jon C. Lovett and colleagues discuss examples of multiple objectives and regulatory instruments applied to biofuels, with a focus on UK, and highlight the difficulties of applying sustainability criteria under international trade agreements. They also contrast biofuels policy against that of fossil fuels.

Multiple objectives in biofuels sustainability policy
Jon C. Lovett, Sarah Hards, Joy Clancy and Carolyn Snell
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00041H

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Lipstick to coal – products of an integrated wheat straw biorefinery

12 Nov 2010

Researchers at the University of York, UK are using green methodologies to produce alternative energy sources and platform molecules from wheat straw residues.

Use of green chemical technologies in an integrated biorefinery
Vitaly L. Budarin, Peter S. Shuttleworth, Jennifer R. Dodson, Andrew J. Hunt, Brigid Lanigan, Ray Marriott, Kris J. Milkowski, Ashley J. Wilson, Simon W. Breeden, Jiajun Fan, Emily H. K. Sin and James H. Clark
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00184H

Low temperature microwave pyrolysis (< 200°C) is shown to be an energy efficient method to produce char and oil suitable for upgrading for use as sustainable substitutes for fossil fuels. Applying a closed loop system, CO₂ can be internally recycled to sustain the processes and add value by extracting secondary metabolites including fatty acids, wax esters and fatty alcohols.

wheatstraw biorefinery “This has been a really exciting project to work on” says co-author Brigid Lanigan.

“We’ve been very fortunate to be able to work in this developing area and with the establishment of the Green Chemical Technology Facility, we will hopefully be able to expand on this research in the future.”

The group are also looking into other potential commercial applications for these wheat straw products including lubricants, food flavourings and cosmetics!

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Alternative technology to recover biodiesel from low grade biomass

12 Nov 2010

alternative mixed culture fermentation technology HOT paper – just published!

An alternative fermentation technology to recover valuable precursors for biodiesel from low grade biomass

Read it today:
Biological formation of caproate and caprylate from acetate: fuel and chemical production from low grade biomass
Kirsten J. J. Steinbusch, Hubertus V. M. Hamelers, Caroline M. Plugge and Cees J. N. Buisman
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00282H

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Chemistry World interviews EES author Palani Balaya

11 Nov 2010

Palani Balaya, Assistant Professor of Engineering, National University of Singapore, is a lead author of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). His research interests surround nano-ionic systems, such as solar energy conversion and lithium ion batteries.

Read his recent Energy Environmental Science article now:

Mesoporous TiO2 with high packing density for superior lithium storage
Kuppan Saravanan, Krishnamoorthy Ananthanarayanan and Palani Balaya
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 9392010, 3, 939-948

Read the interview: A sunny outlook

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Can ionic liquids work in biorefineries?

10 Nov 2010

High-profile Analysis article biorefineries

Annegret Stark
Institute for Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry

The combination of the concept of an integrated biorefinery with ionic liquid technology is critically assessed, and potentials for further research and development are identified.

Read it now:
Ionic liquids in the biorefinery: a critical assessment of their potential
Annegret Stark
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00246A

This article critically assesses the state of the art on the example of four case studies, focussing on the carbohydrate fraction, and identifies a number of opportunities for further research and development. The next decades promise to be exiting times for biomass processing technology development in general. Time will show in which processes ionic liquids can excel.

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