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Karen Wilson
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Works on the development of catalytic processes for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals from waste biomass. Editor in Chief of Sustainable Energy & Fuels @sef-journal.rsc.org
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🚨Issue 20 of @rsc.org Sustainable Energy & Fuels #RSCSEF now online
#energysky.
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#rscsef #electrocatalytic #co2reduction #zeolite #decarboxylation #fatty_acids #jetfuel #hydrocarbons #saf | Energy #RSCEnergy
🚨 Check out issue 20 of Sustainable Energy & Fuels #RSCSEF 👇 https://lnkd.in/g6S595Nr This issue we feature work from Seerat Amin and Sailaja Krishnamurty of @CSIR_NCL and Professor Manzoor Ahmad D...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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We loved hosting #ISF2025 in September. If you would like your own work to feature in a specially curated collection of research that will continue the conference conversation, read our call for papers and submit your work for consideration ➡️ https://rsc.li/4ol8n7V #ChemSky
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October 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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A water company is extracting sugar from toilet paper flushed down the loo.
United Utilities said the naturally occurring glucose could be turned into biofuels, bioplastics and detergents.
Sugar made from Blackburn sewage 'won't be going into food chain'
United Utilities trials scheme that sees glucose extracted from used toilet paper for use in industry.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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For the latest information about articles published in @rsc.org Sustainable Energy and Fuels, follow @sef-journal.rsc.org, we will be posting details of hot articles, perspectives and Editorials

#Catalysis
#Chemsky
#Energysky
#Biorefining
#Sustainability
#Batteries
#Photovoltaics
October 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Another packed issue of Sustainable Energy & Fuels spanning the #energymix covering #biofuels, #Energy_storage, #electrocatalysis, #photocatalysis, #hydrogen, #SAF, #gasification, #power_to_X, #CO2utilisation, #piezoelectrics, #triboelectric nanogenerator, #supercapacitors and more
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🚨Check out Issue 18 of @rsc.org Sustainable Energy and Fuels. #RSCSEF & the cool cover image from the group of Prof Kenji Miyatake from Wasada University & University of Yamanashi. Read their work on new designs for high-performance solid state #batteries.
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#energysky

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October 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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🚨Hot off the press, Issue 14 of #Sustainable #Energy & #Fuels. Read the editorial about our outstanding reviewers from 2024, congratulations to them & thanks to all the community that works so hard in providing timely manuscript peer review. 👏

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Issue 14 of Sustainable Energy & Fuels is now published online! | Energy #RSCEnergy
Issue 14 of Sustainable Energy & Fuels is now published online! Read in full here:   🔗 https://lnkd.in/e6vvapNv   Check out this issue's cover article and artwork below:   "Polymer nanopa...
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July 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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🚨Check out our recent work with Prof Kai Yan of Sun-Yat-sen University published in Advanced Science. Anodic #electrocatalytic degradation of #plastic waste over high‐entropy oxides increases the #energy efficiency for H2 #electrolysers.

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Electrochemical Degradation of Plastic Waste Coupled with Hydrogen Evolution in Seawater Using Rosette‐Like High‐Entropy Oxides
Rosette-like high-entropy NiCoFeMnAlOx enable the electrochemical degradation of PGA plastic waste in seawater, coupling glycolic acid oxidation with hydrogen evolution. Abundant OH* species lower en....
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July 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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I'm really looking forward to #IUPAC2025 in Kuala Lumpur in just over a week! I'll be at the @rsc.org stand and look forward to meeting you there - please stop by if you've got any questions about the RSC, we'd love to see you at @iupac.org #Chemsky !
July 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Thrilled to be attending @iupac.org IUPAC2025 in beautiful Kuala Lumpur as a keynote speaker and panellist on Open Science Dissemination.

Catch up with me and other members of the #RSCEnergy team if you learn more about @sef-journal.rsc.org
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#bioenergy
#energy
#ozchem
#catalysis
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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One week to go for #IUPAC2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾

#Chemsky, where are you joining from?

Something #exciting is going to happen, stay tuned for more information ℹ️

Follow @iupac.org and IUPAC 2025 on social media and tag #IUPAC2025 to share your Kuala Lumpur moments 👍

See you soon in KL ❤️
July 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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🚨 Check out issue 12 of RSC Sustainable Energy & Fuels for the latest on #batteries, #photovoltaics, #hydrogen, #electrocatalysis and other #energy_materials. Look out for themed collection tags offering free access.
#chemsky
#renewable_energy
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Issue 12 of Sustainable Energy & Fuels is now published online! | Energy #RSCEnergy
Issue 12 of Sustainable Energy & Fuels is now published online! Read in full here:   🔗 https://lnkd.in/eJ-TG3pn   Check out this issue's cover article and artwork below:   "Ultra-low load...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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A Research intern position in Trey Sato's lab is open and taking applications!

The goal of Sato’s lab is to engineer yeast to efficiently convert biomass to #biofuels. If interested, please follow the link below and apply by 7/11.

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June 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Honoured to be selected as Editor in Chief to lead RSC #Sustainable #Energy & #Fuels into this next exciting phase.

Watch this space for journal highlights, and I look forward to receiving everyone's top papers on #sustainable #energy as we strive to meet #netzero.

#chemsky #ozchem
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Hello BlueSky and #ChemSky community! For our first post, we are delighted to welcome our new @sef-journal.rsc.org Editor-in-Chief Karen Wilson @profkwilson1971.bsky.social! 🎉

Find out more about Karen on our website ➡️ www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

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#RSCEnergy #Energy #Catalysis
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels published by the Royal Society of Chemistry has a new Editor-in-Chief Karen Wilson, Griffith University, Australia
June 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Hi #Chemsky We are delighted to announce that 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐤 has been appointed as a new Associate Editor in 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 ❇

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June 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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EES Catalysis has reached an important milestone - its first 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟴.𝟭 and full set of metrics. Our papers showcase the role catalysis plays in enabling developments in energy and environmental science for the benefit of society.

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EES Catalysis is a Gold Open Access journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, our first journal impact factor is... Explore our metrics on our website!
June 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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RSC Sustainability has reached an important milestone – its first 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟰.𝟵 and full set of metrics. The work we publish helps our world, and we are excited to carry on sharing significant papers without barriers.

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June 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Bubbling carbon dioxide, which is found in flue gases, through an acid solution dramatically increases the durability of membranes used in carbon dioxide reduction reactions. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
A more effective carbon dioxide reduction reaction
Simply bubbling CO<sub>2</sub> gas through acid shows a 50-fold improvement in reaction duration, researchers find
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June 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🚨 Check out our group's recent work on ethanol dehydration over SBA supports heteropolyacids where we reveal a critical role of cofeeding water in maintaining activity. #chemsky #biofuels #Catalysis #sustainability #biomass #energy #ozchem
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Excited to share our latest research on #biomass #valorisation for #sustainable #chemistry published by the American Chemical Society (ACS Catalysis): https://lnkd.in/gSq9vS7c | Adam Lee
Excited to share our latest research on #biomass #valorisation for #sustainable #chemistry published by the American Chemical Society (ACS Catalysis): https://lnkd.in/gSq9vS7c Heteropolyacid #catalys...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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🚨Checkout and follow the new site for RSC Sustainable Energy & Fuels for our latest articles.

#chemsky; #energy; #biofuels; #Biomass; #battery; #Catalysis; #climate_change

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June 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Looking forward to representing #SustainableEnergy&Fuels at #APCAT10_2025.
#RSCEnergy #chemsky
Track me down at the #Biomass symposium to discuss publication opportunities 😁

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✨𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 - 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀/𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 @𝗔𝗣𝗖𝗔𝗧𝟭𝟬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱✨ | Iris Yu
✨𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 - 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀/𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 @𝗔𝗣𝗖𝗔𝗧𝟭𝟬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱✨ [abstract submission deadline 𝟮𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻; early bird registration 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻] We&#39;re pleased to announce that the following Royal Society of Chemistry RSC...
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June 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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March 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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🚨Interested in #biomass conversion, #catalysis and #biorefining ? Don't miss this opportunity to attend the Gordon Research Conference on Biomass to #Biobased #Chemicals and #Materials. Details in the link below 👇

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#biomass #chemicals #materials | Adam Lee
There&#39;s still time to apply for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on #Biomass to Biobased #Chemicals &amp; #Materials in Maine, 1-6 June! tinyurl.com/GRCBiomass…
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March 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Slowly switching over to my new profile #chemsky
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