All ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering articles
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NewsBiorefinery uses microbial fuel cell to upcycle resistant plant waste
Researchers have developed a sustainable, inexpensive two-step process that can upcycle organic carbon waste - including lignin - transforming it into antioxidant flavonoids for nutrition and medicine. .By processing waste through a microbe-driven biorefinery, the researchers turned lignin into carbon sources that could be used in high-value, plant-derived pharmaceuticals and ...
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NewsDiscarded tomato peel could help counter pathogenic bacteria
Scientists have revealed how it is possible to extract bactericidal mixtures from tomato peels in a short and sustainable process.
