The Royal Society of Chemistry selects the article in its sustainable development themed collection The 3D-prototyping industry demands more resins free from petroleum-based sources to get sustainable additive manufacturing technologies. To achieve this, the Institut Català d’Investigació Química (ICIQ-CERCA) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have developed a new sustainable printing ink from corn. […]
Prof. Kleij honoured with the 2023 European Sustainable Chemistry Award at the 6th EuChemS Conference
Prof. Arjan W. Kleij, ICIQ’s Group Leader and ICREA Research Professor, has been awarded with the prestigious 2023 European Sustainable Chemistry Award (ESCA) during the 6th EuChemS Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (EuGSC). The conference, which serves as a leading platform for showcasing advancements in sustainable chemistry has taken place recently in Salerno, Italy. […]
ICIQ successfully unmasks CO₂ at the 16th “Festa de la Ciència” of Barcelona
Once again, the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) has participated in the “Festa de la Ciència” of Barcelona, now in its sixteenth edition, with the workshop “Unmasking CO₂”. Tens of children experimented on Sunday, 11th of June, with two proposals to learn more about this gas that is changing the Earth: the first […]
ICIQ’s Bio-Based Polymer Platform: creating innovative materials from organic waste and CO2
Is your company facing the challenge to implement new sustainable materials in its industrial procedures? Are you committed to Green and Circular Economy and do you want to introduce biopolymers in your processes? Are you conscious about the importance of reducing environmental industrial impact? Circular Economy and Green Chemistry are two key concepts to overcome […]
«More than ever, committed to a sustainable future.»
Miquel A. Pericàs, ICIQ Director, believes chemistry is key to solve the huge global issues of our society. The scientific community fears the changes that may happen after the political changes in the White House. Trump’s cabinet includes climate change deniers and anti-vaxxers. In these circumstances, ICIQ maintains its commitment to investigate and develop solutions […]
New catalysts towards sustainable, cheaper sweeteners
Qiang Li and Prof. Núria López performed the computational calculations included in this study. Sugar alcohols are applied in the food, pharmaceutical, polymer, and fuel industries and are commonly obtained by reduction of the corresponding saccharides. Now, researchers at ETH and ICIQ created a molybdenum heteropolyacid-based catalyst to transform glucose, arabinose, and xylose into less-abundant […]