人们对他们所做的每件事对环境的影响越来越关注，企业、政府和个人越来越意识到可持续性的必要性，因此这在他们的行动中得到了体现。化学家也不例外，他们在走向可持续未来的过程中发挥着关键作用，运用他们的专业知识在众多行业中寻找创新的绿色解决方案。然而，化学家本身通过广泛使用有机溶剂作为反应介质，产生了大量的废物。 下面我们将探讨有机溶剂造成的废物问题，以及水如何成为可持续的替代品。 有机溶剂的陷阱...
Organic matter is prevalent in today’s atmosphere over different continents, but its source is still poorly known. Studying organic material trapped in ice cores is one way to understand this better...
Silver is commonly used in its ionic and nanoparticulate forms as a bactericidal agent, offering higher toxicity towards prokaryotic than mammalian cells. German researchers at the Ruhr-University of...
A new study highlights differences in the contamination profile of natural toxins found in local and retail honey of Italian and foreign origins. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are toxins produced by...
A study offers new insight into the threats from heavy metal pollution on tropical wildlife living within a fragmented landscape of remnant forests and oil palm plantations. Wildlife species surviving...
Heterotrophic plant species that are achlorophyllous and incapable of photosynthesis have been widely studied over the last couple of decades. However, the source of reductant for fatty acid (FA)...
Lipid nanoparticles are a holistically superior formulation for dermal drug products, which combine effective drug delivery and skin carrying properties at the same time. Skin is a popular route for...
A case study of a fatal intoxication highlights the public health risk of ‘legal high’ substances that are commonly sold without effective restriction. Designer benzodiazepines (DBZDs) are a class of...
There has recently been a surge in the development of superhydrophobic and superoleophobic surfaces, and this has mainly resulted from the study of hierarchical structures of aquatic animals, which...