Proceedings of nanoGe Spring Meeting 2022 (NSM22)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nsm.2022.263
Publication date: 7th February 2022
A naive comparison between nature and chemists on production capacities, e.g. biopolymers and plastics productions, respectively, marks nature as clear winner. The same accounts for the required feedstocks, because nature uses CO2 directly from air whereas the chemist relies on crude oil. Although both parties have been independent actors for such a long time, the development of Green Chemistry has helped chemists to learn nature´s biodegradation strategies in materials design and to synthesize novel bio-inspired materials. Within this respect, I will demonstrate how the chemist can dress chemistry in green on examples covering metal-free catalysts1-2, sustainable methods for Li-ion batteries recycling (Figure 1)3-4, functional lignin-based coatings5-6, electrocatalytic denitrification7, and bio-inspired fibres8.
Figure 1. Green MOF for sustainable separation of cobalt and nickel from leaching solutions.
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(7) W.F. de Deus, A. Slabon, B.V.M. Rodrigues et al. ACS App. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 24493
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