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New chemical sponge has potential to lessen the carbon footprint of oil industry

Description: Scientists from the School of Chemistry have discovered a ground-breaking technique with the potential to dramatically reduce the amount of energy used in the refinement of crude oil. Professor Martin Schröder and Dr Sihai Yang have led a multi-disciplinary team of scientists from Nottingham, ISIS Neutron Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Diamond Light Source, to discover a porous material that works like a chemical sponge to separate a number of important gases from mixtures generated during crude oil refinement.

£1 million received to nurture a new generation of researchers

Description: Substantial grant awarded for research on the challenges of resource sustainability - PhD studentships available

Nottingham/GSK drug discovery research published

Description: Over the last three years, medicinal chemists at GSK have been collaborating with staff and students in the School, to discover a new treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) a life threatening lung disease. The research, which was carried out by 4th yr MSci chemistry students, has now been published in a prestigious journal (DOI: 10.1021/ml5002079).

PhD Student selected to present at J-NOST-10

Description: Congratulations, Johnny Moore, PhD student with John Moses, selected to present at J-NOST-10 conference in Chennai, India in December 2014.

The PressureSyn reactor-the safe way to react under pressure.

Description: A high pressure reactor, designed and developed by chemists and staff in the engineering workshop in the School of Chemistry, has been brought to market in collaboration with Asynt.

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