The fungus Talaromyces verruculosus can produce the chemical erythro-isocitric acid directly from cheap plant waste, thus making it interesting for industrial utilization. Using the natural abilities ...

I would like to comment on your guest editorial in the Feb. 13, 2023, issue by Michael McCoy re chemical comeback stories we like (page 2). In the editorial, he says one of his first stories for C&EN, ...

To reduce the environmental impact of the waste they create, chemists would like to replace organic solvents with water. New additives derived from cellulose—a biodegradable material from plants—may ...

The Bioproduct Chemistry team at Aalto University have designed a sustainable method to produce strong and flexible cellulosic films that incredibly maintain their strength even when wet. The material ...

Cellulose is transitioning from a cheap, low-tech paper commodity into the essential building block of next-generation, sustainable medical manufacturing.When it comes to medicine, natural products ...

Cambridge scientists built a solar reactor that turns plastic waste into clean hydrogen using an unexpectedly simple process.

Cellulose is everywhere. In fact, it is the most abundant organic molecule on the Earth! It’s in (but not limited to) our food, clothing, and plastics, and the cellulose compound nitrocellulose is ...