💧 Activated carbon is failing to stop ultra-short-chain PFAS from entering our water.

In the newest episode of Innovate and React, I chat with Dr. Rhea Machado about Porelio’s breakthrough solution: engineered meso-porous silica. By creating a nanoscale "chemical Autobahn" with targeted functional groups, they can selectively trap these stubborn forever chemicals.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://innovateandreact.com/stopping-pfas-at-the-source-innovating-industrial-wastewater-treatment/

#Chemistry #PFAS #WaterTreatment #GreenChemistry #SciencePodcast

Ammonia is evolving into a clean energy contender. On Innovate & React, Kevin Rouwenhorst and I explore the low-emission ammonia ecosystem. We discuss how over 90% of conventional ammonia CO2 emissions actually come from upstream hydrogen production, the engineering challenge of flexible renewable plants, and its future as a maritime fuel. 
What is the biggest bottleneck for scaling green ammonia?
Listen here: https://innovateandreact.com/beyond-fertilizer-the-future-of-low-emission-ammonia/

#Ammonia #CleanEnergy #chemistry #podcast

Huge ships are poisoning our #oceans with toxic paint just to reduce drag. 🚢💔 What if the answer is completely biocide-free?

In the newest episode of Innovate and React, I chat with Christina Linke from Clean Ocean Coatings about their revolutionary non-toxic, hard hull coating. It saves fuel AND stops chemical leaching! 🌊✨

Listen here: https://innovateandreact.com/how-innovative-coatings-are-stopping-microplastic-pollution-of-the-ocean/

#chemistry #microplastic #podcast

Why can't we just reverse the Haber-Bosch process?

In the latest episode, I talk to Prof. Malte Behrens @SolidStateChemCatal_Kiel about ammonia as a possible hydrogen carrier.

We dive deep into the chemistry of ammonia cracking and explain why the classic iron catalyst loses its activity. Find out how alloying iron with cobalt might just be the solution to unlocking green energy transport via ammonia!

Listen here: https://innovateandreact.com/why-reversing-the-haber-bosch-process-requires-a-new-catalyst/

#Chemistry #Catalysis #Ammonia

Hydrogen is key to green energy, but storing it safely is a huge challenge. What if we could store it using everyday baking soda? 🧪

In the newest episode of Innovate and React, I chat with Jonas Massa from AKROS Energy about their innovative, non-toxic salt solution for storing and transporting hydrogen. It is a game-changer for safe, decentralized energy! ⚡

Listen here: https://innovateandreact.com/safe-hydrogen-storage-with-salts-alternative-to-pressure-tanks-and-ammonia/

#Hydrogen #GreenTech #Chemistry #EnergyTransition #Podcast

Can #entrepreneurs in the chemical space solve our problems for the environment and our future?

For sure we need more transfer of #knowledge from academia to application. Find out how to bing your IP from the lab into action in the real world in the latest episode of Innovate and React.

https://innovateandreact.com/how-to-bring-chemical-innovations-form-research-to-application/

Ever wonder how a walk in the woods can lead to a breakthrough in cancer treatment? 🌿🧪

In my latest episode of Innovate and React, I’m taking you back to the mid-20th century to explore the incredible world of natural products. I dive into how the National Cancer Institute began screening thousands of plant extracts to find hidden cures.

Listen here: https://innovateandreact.com/episodes/ 🎧

#Chemistry #NaturalProducts #CancerResearch #Podcast #ScienceHistory #Taxol

Wouldn’t it be amazing if we used small alkanes like methane for #chemistry instead of just burning them.
Processes like steamreforming go in the right direction however it’s not using the carbon.
In my latest #podcast episode of i talked to @AndresMacons about his work in which he made methane accessible through photocatalysis! Super interesting Chemistry!

Check out our full discussion:
https://innovateandreact.com/turning-methane-into-value-chemicals-via-photocatalysis/

New Innovate and React episode! 🧪 We talk with Soumyadeep Chakrabrotty on sustainable chemistry. The goal: replacing expensive, toxic Rhodium/Palladium catalysts with abundant metals like Cobalt/Nickel. It’s about saving money and the planet! 💰🌍

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nnCYYpfvDpgXC7XMUM1im?si=v3mo0Ki6TTmAlm761-K2Ow
or
https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/innovate-and-react/id1796712147?l=en-GB&i=1000735943165

#Catalysis #SustainableChemistry #GreenChemistry #R_and_D