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This is the archived website for the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. CCEI operated from 2009 to 2024 at the University of Delaware.

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Throughout its operation, the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI) regularly received press coverage for the groundbreaking work being conducted at the center. Explore this collection of articles which showcases some of the innovative breakthroughs, key collaborations, and significant achievements that shaped CCEI’s impact on sustainable energy solutions and catalysis science.

UD’s Dion Vlachos wins EPA Green Chemistry Challenge award

U.S. EPA Recognition

September 26, 2024 | UDaily

Bio-based Insecticides Offer Cost-effective and Eco-friendly Pest Control

Sustainable Farming Breakthrough

September 25, 2024 | Engineeringness

UD researchers report new bio-based insecticidal ingredients with potential to drive ecologically safer pesticides

Modern-Day Alchemy

September 24, 2024 | UDaily

New technique can help break mixed-fiber clothing back down into feedstock for future textiles

Textile Waste Recycling

July 4, 2024 | MIT Technology Review

Fast fashion creates millions of tonnes of waste each year — could clever chemistry help to tackle the problem?

Old Clothes to Useful Molecules

July 3, 2024 | Nature

Researchers explore new methods for optimizing carbon-based catalysts

Material Improvements

July 18, 2023 | UDAILY

UD catalysis research selected for Editors’ Highlights at Nature Communications

Nature Communications Editors Highlights

March 23, 2023 | Nature Communications

Synergistic active sites observed in a solid catalyst

Breakthrough for Pair-Site Catalysis

September 7, 2022 | Nature

CCEI findings accelerate research in biomass conversion and waste recycling

Adsorbate Chemical Space Revelations

May 13, 2022 | Nature Communications

UD researchers report new way to boost catalyst activity

Controlling Catalysts

March 16, 2022 | UDaily

Researchers demonstrate a method for making ammonia under milder conditions with less energy

Dynamic Catalysis

January 26, 2022 | UDaily

Researchers establish strategy for a greener future

Improving Conversion of Non-edible Plants

February 22, 2022 | Nature Catalysis

Small Business Development Center recognized for tech-based business support

An Essential Connector

January 28, 2021 | UDaily

CCEI Co-director, Paul Dauenhauer, speaks with PBS NewsHour about his research on renewable materials and a sustainable carbon economy

Hacking Plastic Production for Sustainability

January 25, 2021 | PBS

The Jetanizer offers drastically simple analysis of CO and CO2

ARC Partners with SSI

December 9, 2020 | ARC

UD doctoral student explores ways to convert food waste to fuels, chemicals

Front Edge of Discovery

December 1, 2020 | UD Research Magazine

UD’s Vlachos and Lansford develop high-confidence approach for artificial intelligence-based models

Smarter Models, Smarter Choices

October 19, 2020 | UDaily

Developing new technologies for converting renewable, organic materials into chemicals used in products such as plastics, rubber and detergents

Paul Dauenhauer Named 2020 MacArthur Fellow

October 6, 2020 | MacArthur Foundation

Sironix raises $1.8M to ramp up production of its plant-based, eco-friendly cleaning chemicals

CCEI Startup Raises $1.8m

September 16, 2020 | GeekWire

CCEI's Jingguang Chen and colleagues published a review article in Science Magazine on the development of earth-abundant metals for catalysis

Review in Science Magazine

August 14, 2020 | Science Magazine

Presented to Professor Raul F. Lobo

2020 Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Award

June 26, 2020 | CCEI

UD-led catalysis center hosts virtual 2020 symposium

New Pathways for Energy Research

May 20, 2020 | CCEI

UD researchers report new method for characterizing materials that might eventually help store energy

Renewable Energy Advance

May 18, 2020 | UDaily

Atomic-scale catalysts may pave the way for converting biomass to fuels, chemicals

Going Small Yields Big Results

April 6, 2020 | UDaily

CCEI startup, ARC, has a Q&A with Biofuels Digest

The Competitive Edge: ARC

January 23, 2020 | Biofuels Digest

CCEI startup, Sironix, highlighted in Biofuels Digest

Clean Conscience AND Clean Clothes

January 20, 2020 | Biofuels Digest

Bio-based materials company Lignolix awarded EDGE Grant from the Delaware Division of Small Business

Professor Epps receives EDGE Grant

January 16, 2020 | State of Delaware

Early-stage startups awarded FastPass funding to scale innovations

Accelerating Technology Commercialization

December 17, 2019 | UDaily

UD startup RiKarbon awarded $1.049M in Department of Energy funding

Green Base Oils for Lubricants

December 3, 2019 | CCEI

UD-led CCEI hosts its 2019 Spring Symposium, uniting faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students representing universities and national laboratories from around the U.S.

Showcasing Energy Research

May 20, 2019| UD College of Engineering

CCEI co-director Paul Dauenhauer discusses new materials produced from biomass that provide breakthrough capabilities

An Ocean of Sustainable Carbon

April 28, 2019 | UMN – CSE

Exploration of metal oxides has potential to drive catalysis research to new heights

Unlocking the Mystery of Catalysts

February 25, 2019 | UDaily

UD researchers synthesize renewable oils for use in lubricants

Keeping Things Moving

February 1, 2019 | UDaily

UD innovator explores catalysts that pull their weight and serve the environment

Greener Hydrogen from Water

January 3, 2019 | UDaily

UD chemical engineer honored by National Academy of Inventors

Engineering’s Yan Named NAI Fellow

December 11, 2018 | UDaily

CCEI investigator Bingjun Xu recognized as an influential researcher

Catalyzing Excellence

November 5, 2018 | UDaily

Applications abound for CCEI-linked startup’s renewable oi

From Lotion to Ocean Liner

November 1, 2018 | UDaily

UD chemical engineer honored by National Academy of Inventors

A Universal Descriptor

September 7, 2018 | ASC Central Science

CCEI investigator Bingjun Xu recognized as an influential researcher

A Big Spark for Energy Research

September 6, 2018 | UDaily

Applications abound for CCEI-linked startup’s renewable oi

A Pipeline from Research to Industry

July 17, 2018 | UDaily

UD chemical engineer honored by National Academy of Inventors

Saha Appointed to National Energy Advisory

July 11, 2018 | UDaily

CCEI investigator Bingjun Xu recognized as an influential researcher

Balancing Act

June 7, 2018 | UDaily

Applications abound for CCEI-linked startup’s renewable oi

New Process Turns Wood into Tape

June 5, 2018 | UDaily

UD chemical engineer honored by National Academy of Inventors

Focusing Energy Research

December 1, 2017 | UDaily

CCEI investigator Bingjun Xu recognized as an influential researcher

Research to Help Renewable Jet Fuel take Flight

October 30, 2017 | UDaily

Researchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics

Discovery Could Transform Industries

April 24, 2017 | UDaily

UD chemical engineer honored by National Academy of Inventors

A Sweeter Way to Make Green Products

September 7, 2017 | UDaily

Finding could dramatically reduce the number of chemicals in cleaning products

“Perfect” Soap Module

October 26, 2016 | UDaily

CCEI teams with consumer goods, car companies in renewable plastics research

Plant-based Materials

August 26, 2014 | UDaily

UD chemical engineer honored by National Academy of Inventors

CCEI Research

April 1, 2014 | UDaily

Finding could dramatically reduce the number of chemicals in cleaning products

Plants into Plastics

April 30, 2012 | UDaily