Green Chemistry, a high-impact and highly cited journal, selected a manuscript submitted by researchers at CEBC as a ‘Hot Article’ for their homepage. Expert reviewers in the field rated this article as very significant in the quest for developing alternative sustainable technologies. The featured article is free to access for one month.
The article describes a more efficient, less polluting process for making a key ingredient in polyester, called terephthalic acid. Recently, researchers at CEBC have advanced the technological discovery reported in this article even further.
Green Chemistry Hot Article:
Zuo, X.; Niu, F.; Snavely, K.; Subramaniam, B.; Busch, D.H. "Liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid at medium-high temperatures: multiple benefits of CO2-expanded liquids." Green Chem., 2010, 12, 260 – 267.