Nigel P. Freestone from the University of Northampton discusses selected research papers from recent journal issues for Issue 2 2026 of C&I magazine.
The hunt is on for alternatives to petroleum-based plastics for food packaging, especially ones that have the potential to enhance food safety and extend the shelf life of meat products.
Maritime transport is responsible for about 3% of the total CO2 emissions globally and those are expected to rise over time. That means finding more environmentally friendly ways to power shipping is increasingly important.
Researchers have investigated the potential of turning waste from paper production into bioethanol and biogas. Paper production creates paper sludge, a waste-stream largely made up of short cellulose fibre rejects, impurities, fillers and clay. As much as 500m tonnes of wet paper sludge is created annually in this way.
Expert scientists summarise some of their selected research papers from recent journal issues. Read the organic chemistry highlights from G. Richard Stephenson, University of East Anglia, UK in Issue 2 2026 of C&I magazine.