by Mary Walsh | Jun 22, 2021 | Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Environment
With a $2.7 million grant, UD researchers using microbes to make valuable chemicals In the quest to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere and curb climate change, University of Delaware researchers are turning to an interesting ally: bacteria that consume...
by Mary Walsh | Apr 21, 2021 | Biomolecular, Bioprocessing, Catalysis/Reactions, Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Environment
In the United States, less than 9% of plastic waste is recycled. UD researchers report possible solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics Millions of tons of plastic end up in landfills every year. It’s a big societal problem and an even larger environmental threat. In...
by Mary Walsh | Jan 28, 2021 | Chemical, Energy/Sustainability
RiKarbon founder Basu Saha (middle), shown here with colleagues Bryan Feyock (right) and Chinmay Pawar, is among the tech-focused small business owners that have been helped by the Delaware Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which was recently recognized for...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 19, 2020 | Catalysis/Reactions, Energy/Sustainability
Prof. Dion Vlachos (left), director of UD’s Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, and Joshua Lansford, a doctoral student in UD’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, are co-authors on the paper recently published in the journal Science Advances....
by Mary Walsh | Sep 25, 2020 | Catalysis/Reactions, Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Environment
Feng Jiao is the Robert Grasselli Development Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware. Engineering professor receives major Department of Energy grants Climate-conscious consumers often take steps to curb their emissions of...
by Mary Walsh | Sep 1, 2020 | Biomedical, Biomolecular, Bioprocessing, Energy/Sustainability
The left side of this image depicts cell fusion between Clostridium ljungdahlii and C. acetobutylicum bacteria as seen through fluorescence microscopy. The right side depicts the formation of hybrid bacterial cells. Researchers uncover how microbial cells from two...
