5 April 202428 March 2024 Rice researchers develop 3D-printed wood from its own natural components Researchers at Rice University have unlocked the potential to use 3D printing to make sustainable wood structures, offering a greener alternative to traditional manufacturing methods
22 February 202420 February 2024 UC engineers’ CO2 conversion helps industry, addresses climate National research team led by UC professor develops more efficient system to address climate change - a new approach to converting CO2 into ethylene
28 September 20234 October 2023 Copper-based catalysts efficiently turn carbon dioxide into methane Rice study helps advance conversion with specially designed polymer templates
24 July 202319 July 2023 Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch Disruptive technology could lower carbon-capture costs across all emission types
8 June 20224 June 2022 Cars could get a ‘flashy’ upgrade Flash Joule heating process recycles plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles
20 April 202213 April 2022 Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master
Behandelte Kunststoffabfälle können Kohlendioxid gut binden Labor der Rice University verwandelt schwer zu verarbeitenden Müll in ein Meisterwerk der Kohlenstoffabscheidung
11 October 20219 October 2021 Eine Tankstelle auf dem Mars? Kohlendioxid-Reaktor macht Marstreibstoff Chemieingenieure wandeln Treibhausgase in Treibstoff um: "In den nächsten 10 Jahren werden wir eine Menge Startup-Unternehmen haben, die diese Technik kommerzialisieren"
Carbon dioxide reactor makes ‘Martian fuel’ University of Cincinnati engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change and get astronauts home from Mars
23 March 20219 September 2021 CO2 good to be true: 3 sustainable uses for carbon dioxide Typically perceived as the bogeyman of climate change, CO2 is now being reconsidered by scientists as the raw material from which to make fuels and even plastics
12 November 20209 November 2020 Flash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste Rice University lab detours potential environmental hazard into useful material
Effiziente Nutzung von Kunststoffabfällen Labor der Rice University leitet potenzielle Umweltgefahr in nützliches Material um
17 June 202012 June 2020 Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce Rice University lab’s protein coating extends shelf life of perishable fruits and vegetables
8 May 20206 May 2020 ‘Artificial leaf’ concept inspires Rice University research into solar-powered fuel production Water-splitting module a source of perpetual energy
2 December 20199 September 2021 Research shows old newspapers can be used to grow carbon nanotubes The research team discovered that the large surface area of newspapers provided an unlikely but ideal way to chemically grow carbon nanotubes
20 September 201915 September 2019 Rice reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel Lab’s ‘green’ invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels
8 August 20171 August 2017 Biochar could clear the air in more ways than one Rice University study suggests health, economic benefits of capturing agricultural nitric oxide
12 January 20179 September 2021 Rice scientists, colleagues use doped graphene quantum dots to reduce carbon dioxide to fuel Carbon dots dash toward ‘green’ recycling role
6 May 201628 April 2016 Student Startup Turning Heads by Utilizing Biofuel Waste for Good A zero-waste manufacturing process has long been a dream for industries, especially in areas where businesses believe their byproducts hold great potential
22 January 201619 January 2016 Study: Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team Team from Rice, University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how nature handles lignin
29 September 201528 September 2015 BioHub® programme has come to a successful conclusion Roquette and partners develop new industrial production process for very high purity isosorbide and biosuccinic acid
16 April 201515 April 2015 Oil-producing algae clean up waste water US Rice University research found that oil-producing algae can eliminate more than 90% of nitrates and over half of phosphates
14 January 20159 September 2021 Hightech-Asphalt wird zum Super-Filter für Gase Kohlenstoffdioxid wird gespeichert und Methangas durchgelassen
Cheap asphalt provides ‘green’ carbon capture Rice University chemists’ product aims to enhance natural gas production at sea
3 July 20142 July 2014 Water-cleanup catalysts tackle biomass upgrading Rice University researchers register 4th ‘volcano plot’ for palladium-gold catalysts
19 December 2012 Soybeans a source of valuable chemical Rice University scientists turn low-value soy mash into high-value succinic acid
11 December 2012 Rice cultivates green batteries from plant Extract of madder plant works as environmentally friendly lithium-ion cathode
29 May 2012 Companies are removing oil from their products to cut costs Rising crude prices are fueling a boom in bioplastics as manufacturers took for alternatives to petrochemicals in car seats, beverage containers, solar panels and other goods
12 September 2008 Bioethanol from biodiesel byproduct Bacteria may be used to transform glycerol to ethanol or carboxylic acids