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𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺-𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: To promote the sustainability of electromobility and enhance resource efficiency, upcycling of lithium-ion batteries is gaining increasing importance. Efforts are focused on slowing down material cycles by repurposing used batteries from electric vehicles for new applications instead of transferring them directly to recycling processes. Despite its real significant potential to conserve resources, upcycling has yet caught on due to technical and economic challenges. However, a team of researchers has developed a practical method that combines a high-speed measurement method and artificial intelligence (AI) to overcome these barriers. Is it possible to efficiently and safely reuse batteries from electric vehicles, and what technical and economic challenges need to be overcome? This question is in the focus of the "QuaLiProM" research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). An interdisciplinary project team has taken on the scientific objective of determining the residual power and remaining service life of used lithium-ion batteries in a non-destructive, fast and safe manner. Their goal is to enable a reliable and economically viable approach to secondary use of battery cells, paving the way for sustainable battery upcycling. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿e: https://lnkd.in/dCW2BYDB Industrial Dynamics GmbH (Koordinator), Sekels GmbH, Battery Dynamics GmbH, Nehlsen-Gruppe, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Fraunhofer IFAM

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 – 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁?: Phosphorus is a critical raw material that should be recycled more efficiently. There is also a need for more environmentally friendly production methods for organic phosphorus compounds. A recently published review article examines the potential of green chemistry to contribute to these goals in the production and use of multifunctional phosphorus compounds, phosphonates. Organic phosphorus compounds play a crucial role in several scientific fields, such as chemistry, biology, medicine and pharmacy. These compounds include phosphonates, which have particularly important applications as drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis and other calcium metabolism related diseases, and as corrosion and scale inhibitors, among other things. The EU has listed phosphorus as one of the critical raw materials, i.e., raw materials of great economic importance and with a high risk of supply disruption due to the concentration of their sources and the lack of good, affordable substitutes. “Therefore, one can ask whether it is even relevant to talk about green chemistry for any compound containing non-recycled phosphorus,” notes one of the authors of the review, Staff Scientist Petri Turhanen from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Eastern Finland. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/deX4WEgn Dr. Santosh Kumar Adla, Juri Timonen

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱: Qubits are the basic building blocks of information processing in quantum technology. An important research question is what material they will actually consist of in technical applications. Molecular spin qubits are considered promising qubit candidates for molecular spintronics, in particular for quantum sensing. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/ew94XU2N Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Institut Charles Sadron, Universität Straßburg, Sabine Richert

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Lithium–air batteries have the potential to outstrip conventional lithium-ion batteries by storing significantly more energy at the same weight. However, their high-performance values have thus far remained theoretical, and their lifespan remains too short. A Chinese team has now proposed addition of a soluble catalyst to the electrolyte. It acts as a redox mediator that facilitates charge transport and counteracts passivation of the electrodes. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e7q2f2gT Angewandte Chemie, Dalian Nationalities University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhong-Shuai Wu

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𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗙 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: The BASF Group’s sales for the full year 2024 are expected to be €65.3 billion (2023: €68.9 billion). This is in line with the figure estimated by analysts on average according to Vara. While volumes slightly increased, sales prices declined but showed a steady price recovery throughout 2024 compared with the respective quarter of the previous year. Currency effects negatively impacted the sales development. 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e-Gwv5DJ BASF, Jens Fey, Stefanie Wettberg

𝗪𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: Wacker Chemie AG started up two new production facilities for specialty silicones in Japan and South Korea. The expansion strengthens the company’s activities in the Asian growth market. The new plants, located in Tsukuba, Japan and in Jincheon, South Korea, will serve the growing demand from the automotive and construction industries for these products. In total, WACKER has invested an amount in the double digit million Euro range in the capacity expansions. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eHBff2qQ WACKER, Dr. Christian Kirsten, Angela Woerl, Agnes Fröschl, Manuela Dollinger

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱: Scientists have long sought to understand the exact mechanism behind water splitting by carbon nitride catalysts. For the first time, Dr. Paolo Giusto and his team captured the step-by-step interactions at the interface between carbon nitride and water, detailing the transfer of protons and electrons from water to the catalyst under light. This discovery lays critical groundwork for optimizing catalyst materials for hydrogen production as a renewable energy solution. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/giNRWTdi Paolo Giusto, Max Planck Society, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Daniel Cruz, Sonia Żółtowska , Oleksandr Savateev, Prof. Dr. Markus Antonietti

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 – 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: Anew study that provides unprecedented insights into the chemical bonding of antimony could have a profound impact on materials research. The collaboration between scientists from Leipzig University, RWTH Aachen University and the DESY synchrotron in Hamburg combined experimental measurements with theoretical calculations. The findings will help scientists to better understand phase change materials and, in particular, improve their application in data storage and thermoelectrics. The research has now been published in the journal Advanced Materials. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dZqPj9uV Universität Leipzig, RWTH Aachen University, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: A small helper for big tasks: an oxygen sensor protein protects the enzymatic machinery of biological nitrogen fixation from serious damage. Its use in biotechnology could help to reduce the use of synthetic fertiliser in agriculture in the future. A research team led by biochemist Prof. Dr Oliver Einsle from the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy and the Centre for Biological Signalling Studies (BIOSS) at the University of Freiburg has discovered exactly how the so-called Shethna protein II works. The scientists used the newly established cryo-electron microscopy in Freiburg. Their results have been published in the journal Nature. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dJB8Whe8 Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Oliver Einsle, Philipp Franke, Lin Zhang