MaxPlanckResearch 2/2012: New Energy through Chemistry. Discovering new, preferably renewable energy sources while simultaneously protecting the environment – these are some of the challenging goals that scientists have in their sights for the future. After all, the future of our Earth depends on whether sustainability can be attained. Max Planck researchers are currently working on methods that would allow us one day to use the vast quantities of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or wood chips, which are generated as a by-product of the timber industry, as chemical raw materials.
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