/chemistry/taxonomy/term/192/all en /chemistry/channels/news/grinding-enzymes-break-down-cellulose-287629 <p>Cellulose, one of the three major components of plants, is showing great promise as a renewable source for many convenience products. It is made of glucose, a molecule which can be fermented by microorganisms into virtually any desired small molecule of interest. More especially it can be converted to ethanol to make sustainable biofuels.</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:32:03 +0000 audrey.moores@mcgill.ca 1114 at /chemistry /chemistry/channels/news/shaking-gold-and-palladium-284208 <p>Mechanochemical method makes noble metal compounds without solvents or harsh reagents. Read more in <a href="https://cen.acs.org/articles/96/i5/Shaking-gold-palladium.html">Chemical & Engineering News</a>, the magazine of the American Chemical Society.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2018 03:13:31 +0000 audrey.moores@mcgill.ca 1079 at /chemistry /chemistry/channels/news/mechanisms-mechanochemistry-video-254655 <p>The solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis of a metal-organic framework, ZIF-8, was followed in real-time by in situ X-ray diffraction monitoring‎. The movie can be seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khldZSe0LtE">here</a>.</p> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:14:54 +0000 audrey.moores@mcgill.ca 763 at /chemistry