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New Study Describes Key Step in Assembling Hydrogen-Generating Catalyst

Making hydrogen easily and cheaply is a dream goal for clean, sustainable energy. Bacteria have been doing exactly that for billions of years, and now chemists at the University of California, Davis, and Stanford University are revealing how they do it, and perhaps opening ways to imitate them.

25 Oct 2013

Researcher Karl Mayrhofer Receives Science Award Electrochemistry from BASF and Volkswagen

The international “Science Award Electrochemistry” from BASF and Volkswagen goes in 2013 to Dr. Karl Mayrhofer, work group “Electrocatalysis”, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf. The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and from academia selected Mayrhofer for the outstanding results of his research on electrocatalysts, which are crucial for the life expectancy of fuel cells.

From BASF Corporation 24 Oct 2013

New Process to Make Petroleum Products Using Cheaper Metals

The ancient alchemists sought to transform base metals, like lead, into precious gold. Now a new process developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that base metals may be worth more than their weight in...

22 Oct 2013

Avantor Performance Materials Offer New Line of Pharmaceutical Chemicals

Avantor™ Performance Materials has expanded its global pharmaceutical offering with Macron Fine Chemicals™ brand materials produced under a new “Regulated Limited” (RL) classification of pharmaceu...

21 Oct 2013

BASF Completes Antioxidant Capacity Expansion in Singapore

BASF, the world's leading chemical company and the global leader in Plastic Additives, has successfully completed the expansion of its antioxidant capacity in Singapore. Irganox® 1010 is now produced at BASF’s site along with other antioxidants on Jurong Island as part of BASF’s global production network.

From BASF Corporation 21 Oct 2013

BASF to Introduce New Coating Solutions at WCS 2013

BASF will introduce new chemistries for the coatings industry at the 2013 Western Coatings Symposium and Show (WCS), October 20-23, in Las Vegas, Nevada. BASF will share solutions for architectural and decorative coatings, as well as for transportation and industrial coatings manufacturers.

From BASF Corporation 21 Oct 2013

Researchers Study Enzyme Catalysis Using Quantum and Molecular Mechanics Approach

What makes enzymes such fantastic catalysts? New research from the University of Bristol is significantly advancing our understanding of how these proteins increase the rate of chemical reaction.

19 Oct 2013

Frost & Sullivan Honors BASF with Product Line Strategy Leadership Award for Protective Resin Coatings

BASF receives the 2013 Product Line Strategy Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan based on a recent analysis of the European resins for protective coatings market. The award recognizes the extent to which the product line meets customer base demands, the overall impact it has in terms of customer value as well as increased market share.

From BASF Corporation 19 Oct 2013

C&EN Explores Real Risks and False Alarms About Chemicals

Concern over the safety of everyday household products, such as baby bottles and soaps, has spurred a wide-ranging research effort into predicting the health risks of tens of thousands of chemicals. That’s the topic of the cover story in Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.

18 Oct 2013

IDA World Congress 2013: BASF to Highlight Innovative Water Solutions for the Desalination Industry

At booth A77/78, BASF is presenting its comprehensive range of innovative water solutions dedicated to the desalination industry at the World Congress of the International Desalination Association (IDA) being held in Tianjin, China, from October 20 to 25, 2013.

From BASF Corporation 17 Oct 2013

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