Making jet fuel from biomass waste

George Huber at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and colleagues have shown that waste feedstocks from biomass power plants can be turned into jet and diesel fuel in an integrated and economical process.

View the Chemistry World article and Green Chemistry paper today

Or view more articles by George Huber in Energy & Environmental Science:

Perspective feature article
The critical role of heterogeneous catalysis in lignocellulosic biomass conversion
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 68-80

Depolymerization of lignocellulosic biomass to fuel precursors: maximizing carbon efficiency by combining hydrolysis with pyrolysis
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 358-365

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Gulf oil spill, nuclear fuel & supercapacitors – highlights from Issue 10 of EES

Read October’s issue of Energy & Environmental Science today – here are some of this month’s highlights:

Dan Arvizu, Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US Department of Energy, discusses the future prospects for renewable energy following the recent Gulf oil spill, and during the current economic climate, in this insightful Opinion article:

issue 10 coverNew science strengthens the promise of renewable fuels
Dan Arvizu, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 1378

This issue’s outside front cover features the Review by Ram Devanathan et al. which gives a great overview of the status of the modeling of nuclear fuels, with emphasis on the most widely used nuclear fuel, UO2:

Modeling and simulation of nuclear fuel materials
Ram Devanathan, Laurent Van Brutzel, Alain Chartier, Christine Guéneau, Ann E. Mattsson, Veena Tikare, Timothy Bartel, Theodore Besmann, Marius Stan and Paul Van Uffelen, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 1406

This issue also features a Communication article by George Chen and colleagues about new asymmetrical supercapacitors:

Unequalisation of electrode capacitances for enhanced energy capacity in asymmetrical supercapacitors
Chuang Peng, Shengwen Zhang, Xiaohang Zhou and George Z. Chen, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 1499


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Ocean acidification – a challenge to humanity

This exciting article reviews recent findings, and looks at the future consequences, of anthropogenic ocean acidification which poses a millennial challenge to humanity.

Ocean acidification: a millennial challenge
Matthias Hofmann and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, DOI: 10.1039/C000820F

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Top Ten most-read Energy & Environmental Science articles

The latest top ten most downloaded Energy & Environmental Science articles

See the most-read papers of August 2010 here:

 
A. J. Minnich, M. S. Dresselhaus, Z. F. Ren and G. Chen, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 466-479
DOI: 10.1039/B822664B
 
Tayebeh Ameri, Gilles Dennler, Christoph Lungenschmied and Christoph J. Brabec, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 347-363
DOI: 10.1039/B817952B
 
Jason Dexter and Pengcheng Fu, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 857-864
DOI: 10.1039/B811937F
 
Mark Z. Jacobson, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148-173
DOI: 10.1039/B809990C
 
B. Coelho, A. C. Oliveira and A. Mendes, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/B922607A
 
Hideki Sakai, Takaaki Nakagawa, Yuichi Tokita, Tsuyonobu Hatazawa, Tokuji Ikeda, Seiya Tsujimura and Kenji Kano, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 133-138
DOI: 10.1039/B809841G
 
Prakash Joshi, Yu Xie, Mike Ropp, David Galipeau, Shelia Bailey and Qiquan Qiao, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 426-429
DOI: 10.1039/B815947P
 
Dr Ulrich Eberle and Dr Rittmar von Helmolt, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 689-699
DOI: 10.1039/C001674H
 
Peter J. le B. Williams and Lieve M. L. Laurens, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 554-590
DOI: 10.1039/B924978H
 
María D. Hernández-Alonso, Fernando Fresno, Silvia Suárez and Juan M. Coronado, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1231-1257
DOI: 10.1039/B907933E
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Energy research @ ISE 2010

This week sees a big emphasis on energy at the International Society of Electrochemistry Annual Meeting in Nice, France (ISE 2010).

There are a whole host of talks on this exciting and fast moving area of science, and there are 3 symposia specifically dedicated to the topic:

– Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
– Enzymes and Microbes for Energy Production in Biofuel Cells and Microbial Fuel cells
– Physical Modeling and Simulation of Electrochemical Processes in Fuel Cells

Many of the high-profile speakers have recently published in EES – here are just a few papers for you to look at:

Review
Fuel cells for micro-combined heat and power generation
Adam Hawkes, Iain Staffell, Dan Brett and Nigel Brandon
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 729-744

A comparative study of the hydrated morphologies of perfluorosulfonic acid fuel cell membranes with mesoscopic simulations
Dongsheng Wu, Stephen J. Paddison and James A. Elliott
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 284-293

Nickel(II) tetra-aminophthalocyanine modified MWCNTs as potential nanocomposite materials for the development of supercapacitors
Alfred T. Chidembo, Kenneth I. Ozoemena, Bolade O. Agboola, Vinay Gupta, Gregory G. Wildgoose and Richard G. Compton
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 228-236

Review
Enzyme catalysed biofuel cells
M. J. Cooney, V. Svoboda, C. Lau, G. Martin and S. D. Minteer
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 320-337

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Enzyme-based electrodes in fuel cells

Energy & Environmental Science Issue 9 coversIssue 9 outside cover


The outside front cover features a Communication article on new enzyme-based electrodes for biofuel cells. The catalytic current was found to be 13-fold higher compared to conventional flat electrodes.

Designing highly efficient enzyme-based carbonaceous foams electrodes for biofuel cells
Victoria Flexer, Nicolas Brun, Rénal Backov and Nicolas Mano
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 1302-1306
DOI: 10.1039/C003488F

Issue 9 inside coverThe inside front cover highlights the Minireview by Jun Chen and colleagues, which discusses the use of carbon nanotubes as catalyst supports in PEM fuel cells:

Carbon nanotube architectures as catalyst supports for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Weimin Zhang, Peter Sherrell, Andrew I. Minett, Joselito M. Razal and Jun Chen
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 1286-1293
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00139B

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Electric vehicles – are they the answer?

Dr Oliver Inderwildi and colleagues at the Low-Carbon Mobility Centre, University of Oxford, quantify the indirect well-to-wheels CO2 emissions for three electric vehicles when used in the US, the UK, and France.

This high-profile Energy & Environmental Science Analysis article has already been featured in the The Engineer online magazine and as part of an interview with Dr Oliver Inderwildi on EuroNews.

Read this cutting-edge Analysis article today:

Indirect emissions from electric vehicles: emissions from electricity generation
Aaron R. Holdway, Alexander R. Williams, Oliver R. Inderwildi and David A. King
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00031K

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Environment, Sustainability & Energy 2011 Awards- Nominations now open

The RSC currently presents around 60 prestigious Prizes and Awards annually to scientists in all the main chemical science disciplines allowing for the greatest range of scientists to be recognised for their work; individuals, teams and organisations working across the globe.

Environment, Sustainability & Energy is one of the nine categories of awards, which has 13 Prizes and Awards including the Sustainable Energy Award, Beilby Medal and Prize, Interdisciplinary Prizes and the three Centenary Prizes.

Our Prizes and Awards represent the dedication and outstanding achievements in the chemicals sciences and are a platform to showcase inspiring science to gain the recognition deserved.

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to advancing the chemical sciences?

View our full list of Prizes and Awards and use the online system to nominate yourself or colleagues.

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Nanostructured polymer solar cell

polymer solar cell EES ‘HOT’ article

Electrochemically polymerized column-like PEDOT: Pss nanostructure can be an efficient pathway to enhance charge transport in a polymer solar cell.

Read it now:

Electrochemically polymerized nanostructured poly(3.4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) buffer layer for a high performance polymer solar cell
Hongbin Yang, Qunliang Song, Zhisong Lu, Chuxian Guo, Cheng Gong, Weihua Hu and Chang Ming Li
Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00117A

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Top Ten most-read Energy & Environmental Science articles

The latest top ten most downloaded Energy & Environmental Science articles

See the most-read papers of July 2010 here:

 

Mahbube Khoda Siddiki, Jing Li, David Galipeau and Qiquan Qiao, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 867-883
DOI:
10.1039/B926255P
 
Julien Preat, Denis Jacquemin and Eric A. Perpète, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 891-904
DOI:
10.1039/C000474J
 
A. J. Minnich, M. S. Dresselhaus, Z. F. Ren and G. Chen, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 466-479
DOI:
10.1039/B822664B
 
Tayebeh Ameri, Gilles Dennler, Christoph Lungenschmied and Christoph J. Brabec, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 347-363
DOI:
10.1039/B817952B
 
Robert W. Dorner, Dennis R. Hardy, Frederick W. Williams and Heather D. Willauer, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 884-890
DOI:
10.1039/C001514H
 
Seigo Ito, Tsubasa Saitou, Hiroshi Imahori, Hideaki Uehara and Naoki Hasegawa, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 905-909
DOI:
10.1039/C000869A
 
Andreas M. Dreizler and Emil Roduner, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 761-764
DOI:
10.1039/C001381A
 
Sung-Lin Wu, Hsueh-Pei Lu, Han-Ting Yu, Shu-Han Chuang, Chien-Lan Chiu, Cheng-Wei Lee, Eric Wei-Guang Diau and Chen-Yu Yeh, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 949-955
DOI:
10.1039/C003872P
 
Kuppan Saravanan, Krishnamoorthy Ananthanarayanan and Palani Balaya, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 939-948
DOI:
10.1039/C003630G
 
Jinlong Zhang, Yongmei Wu, Mingyang Xing, Sajjad Ahmed Khan Leghari and Shamaila Sajjad, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, Advance Article
DOI:
10.1039/B927575D

 

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