Interesting talk by Florian Ort from the group of Floris Rutjes at #NWOCHAINS. He talked about the use of #mechanochemistry for solvent-free, racemization-free #peptide #ligation. Exciting applications for #NativeChemicalLigation of insoluble peptides.
PhD Position in Mechano-Chemistry for Robots
University of Groningen
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-groningen-27778-phd-position-in-mechano-chemistry-for-robots/
#mechanochemistry #organicsynthesis #polymerchemistry #softrobots #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-groningen-27778-phd-position-in-mechano-chemistry-for-robots/?fsp_sid=6234
🎊Chemists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chemists-green-recycle-teflon.html
#chemistry #mechanochemistry #ballmill #plastics #ptfe #waste #recycling #manufacturing
⛹🏻♀️ Ball mill technique produces nanoscale scaffolds that filter PFAS
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-ball-mill-technique-nanoscale-scaffolds.html
#pfas #materials #nanotechnology #chemistry #mechanochemistry #ballmill #environment
PFAS are fluorinated compounds found in many everyday products, such as outdoor clothing and cookware like Teflon pans. This is because PFAS are durable, heat-resistant and dirt-repellent. Their stability is precisely what leads to problems: although potentially harmful to our health, these substances are scarcely broken down at all in the environment and are regarded as "forever chemicals." PFAS are also found in wastewater. Although they can be removed by filtration, this is a laborious process.
Making Rhodamine B Dyes Using a Continuous Flow Method:
Simple catalyst- and solvent-free protocol uses a single-screw mechanochemical approach
https://www.chemistryviews.org/making-rhodamine-b-dyes-using-a-continuous-flow-method/
#mechanochemistry #dyes #flowchemistry #greenchemistry #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
🪇 Researchers convert alcohols into aldehydes without solvents by using gold-coated milling vessels
(… I’m always amazed at what people accomplish with high energy ball mills)
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-alcohols-aldehydes-solvents-gold-coated.html
A gold-coated milling vessel for ball mills proved to be a real marvel in the research work by Inorganic Chemistry at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. Without any solvents or environmentally harmful chemicals, the team led by Professor Lars Borchardt was able to use the vessel to convert alcohols into aldehydes.
"Embrace differences in research teams to achieve breakthrough results"
Read the interview of Adam Michalchuk, #BAMResearch #WilhelmOstwaldFellow & Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry in the School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, about the advantages of such a collaboration & his passion for #mechanochemistry: https://www.bam.de/Content/EN/Interviews/Young-Sciences/michalchuk-adam.html
Stephan Hacker
Stephan Hacker
jobRxiv
Paul Houle
ChemistryViews
BAM Materialforschung
