Numero #52
Today, the world of chemistry is facing a sustainability and circularity revolution. From process decarbonisation and new chemical building blocks to nanotechnology, chemical recycling, biorefineries, chemical-as-a-service, and artificial intelligence, RM52 provides an in-depth analysis of a core sector of the industry, which is being called upon to play its part in the transition.
Sommario
EDITORIALS
The Periodic Table
by Emanuele Bompan
The Circular Economy in the Chemical Industry
by Marco Frey
At the Basis of Matter
by Anna Pellizzari
READING MATTER
Chemistry to Read
Reading tips from the Editorial Staff
THINK TANK
Decarbonise the Chemical Industry? No, the Key Is to Defossilise It
Interview with Michael Carus
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Alien Entities: How Chemical Pollution Threatens the Global Ecosystem
Interview with Sarah Cornell and Patricia Villarrubia-Gomez
by Marco Moro
INSIGHT
Changes of State
by Emanuele Bompan
Chemical Leasing, a Business Model for Companies and the Environment
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Nanotechnology and the Environment: the Future Has Ancient Roots
by Antonio Piemontese
Biorefineries: At the Core of the Global Competition for Bioeconomy
by Mario Bonaccorso
Artificial Intelligence Revolutionises the Lab
by Giorgia Marino
Bhopal, 40 Years Later
by Lorenzo Tecleme
A Circular Breakthrough for the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Ølafur Eriksson
Opportunities and Challenges of Using Captured CO2 as a Chemical Building Block
by Elisabetta Gaia Scuri
Removing CO2 from the Ocean: One Action, Multiple Benefits
by Lucrezia Lenardon
Plastic Recycling is on a Quest to Find the Right Chemistry
by Simone Fant
CASE STUDIES
Novamont’s Bioeconomy for Farming
by Editorial Staff
Henkel: Accelerating the Energy Transition
by Editorial Staff
Decarbonising Cement Thanks to Carbon Capture
by Giorgio Kaldor
Corepla: Testing the Recyclability of Plastic Packaging
by Simone Fant
Textile and Chemical Industries: See you at Ecomondo
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Waste-to-Chemical: Chemistry in the Service of Circularity
by Emanuele Bompan
STARTUP
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Again: Turning CO₂ Emissions into Carbon-negative Chemicals
Plant-based Plastics for Complex Uses with Floreon
100% Bio-based Thermoset Resins with Plantics
Reselo: Bio-based Rubber from Birch Bark for the Fashion and Automotive Sectors
OUROBOROS
Transform the Chemical Industry, Transform the World
by Ana Birliga Sutherland
CIRCULAR BY LAW
The Chemicals Industry’s Difficult Search for a More Sustainable Future
by Francesco Petrucci