91�� News - Chao-Jun Li

Using sunlight to turn two greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

webfull — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:08:31 +0000

91�� researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.

Published: 16 September 2024

SCIENCE MAG | Ultraviolet light could provide a powerful new source of green fuel

webfull — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:01:03 +0000

Methanol—a colourless liquid that can be made from agricultural waste—has long been touted as a green alternative to fossil fuels. But it’s toxic and only has half the energy as the same volume of gasoline. Now, Chao-Jun Li and colleagues report they’ve created a potentially cheap way to use sunlight to convert methanol to ethanol, a more popular alternative fuel that’s less harmful and carries more energy.

Published: 21 February 2019

Hanadi Sleiman, C.J. Li awarded Killam Research Fellowships

webfull — Tue, 08 May 2018 13:33:59 +0000

91�� chemistry professors Hanadi Sleiman and Chao-Jun Li are among the six recipients of this year’s Killam Research Fellowships. The two-year fellowships, awarded to exceptional researchers working on groundbreaking projects of broad significance, are valued at $70,000 a year.

Published: 8 May 2018

Another step forward for green chemistry

webfull — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:09:47 +0000

A tiny bit of silver, combined with water and air, can convert aldehydes into acids efficiently -- instead of the classical methods using stoichiometric amounts of expensive or toxic metal oxidants, according to a new study by 91�� researchers.

Published: 27 March 2015

A breakthrough for organic reactions in water

webfull — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:24:56 +0000

Published: 15 July 2014

91�� profs among ‘Most Influential Scientific Minds'

webfull — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:58:21 +0000

Published: 9 July 2014

Making hydrogenation greener

webfull — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:02:43 +0000

Researchers from 91��, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Japan) and the Institute for Molecular Science (Okazaki, Japan) have discovered a way to make the widely used chemical process of hydrogenation more environmentally friendly – and less expensive.

Published: 27 June 2013

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