Recovering critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries is not an environmentally friendly process. But a pair of University of Toronto chemical engineers has recently shown how to reduce the impact by tweaking a method used to extract caffeine from coffee beans.
Read More >>WCUCC 2022 kicked off with an opening speech from Dr. Jennifer Love, the department head of Chemistry at the University of Calgary, and Lily Huang, the president of the Chemistry Student’s Chapter.
Read More >>Featuring a special issue section in honour of Professor Michael Williams as well as new additions to the CJCE Perspective Article Special Series and Experimental Methods Special Series.
Read More >>CWIC has Chapters (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Groups) across various Canadian Universities that constantly host diverse events keeping Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility as the core theme. Over the last couple of years/months, their Chapters across Canada have constantly been organizing community-building and networking events such as IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast, Picture a Scientist screening and discussion, EDI journal clubs, Networking sessions for undergraduates and International Women’s Day celebration. Through this article, they briefly describe various events that the Chapters have organized over the last few years.
Read More >>A special complication of Inuit chemistry articles showcases the science of snow and soy sauce – an ‘essential Inuit condiment’ – plus the newest Arctic pollutant, PFOS and the molecular structure of animal skins.
Read More >>Products intended for children, particularly school uniforms, have been found to have high levels of PFAS chemicals, potentially exposing kids to levels of these substances that could have harmful health effects, according to a study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.
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