ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.885
Nadine Bohni, Elisabeth Janssen, Susanne Kern, Sonja Klee, Richard Knochenmuss, Jean-Christophe Prost, Bertran Rubi, Yury Tsybin
{"title":"The 40th Swiss Group for Mass Spectrometry Meeting","authors":"Nadine Bohni, Elisabeth Janssen, Susanne Kern, Sonja Klee, Richard Knochenmuss, Jean-Christophe Prost, Bertran Rubi, Yury Tsybin","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.885","url":null,"abstract":"The Swiss Group for Mass Spectrometry (SGMS) is a society dedicated to fostering collaboration among scientists across diverse mass spectrometry fields, ranging from gas-phase ion chemistry to life sciences. SGMS has a strong commitment to educating and supporting the next generation of mass spectrometrists pursuing MSc and PhD degrees. Our membership comprises about two hundred individuals, predominantly from Switzerland, representing academia, industry, and regulatory bodies.[1] SGMS is an Associate Member Society of the Swiss Chemical Society (SCS).","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"24 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138955140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.858
Ouassef Nahi, Sviatlana Siankevich
{"title":"Upcycling of Cereal Byproducts: A Sustainable Opportunity to Valorize Wasted Nutrients and Derive Bioactive Compounds for Humans and Animals Nutrition and Health.","authors":"Ouassef Nahi, Sviatlana Siankevich","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.858","DOIUrl":"10.2533/chimia.2023.858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the global population projected to reach close to 10 billion by 2050, the escalating demand for cereals such as wheat, rice, corn, oat, and barley places significant pressure on production systems. These systems are increasingly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, threatening global food security. This article emphasizes the critical need to address these challenges and explores strategies for sustainable foodproduction, focusing on the opportunities that the upcycling of cereal byproducts offers for human and animal nutrition and health.</p>","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"77 12","pages":"858-866"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138828401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.875
C. Housecroft
{"title":"Changing Colours of Autumn","authors":"C. Housecroft","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.875","url":null,"abstract":"Changes in the dominant pigments in leaves of deciduous trees lead to beautiful autumnal hues. However, physiological and ecological reasons for the colours are still open for debate.","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"32 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138956433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.889
Hans Peter Lüthi
{"title":"Alfred Werner Fund Master’s Student Scholarships","authors":"Hans Peter Lüthi","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.889","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"85 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138957785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.879
Anika Hoffmann, Souha Essassi, Wolfram Brück, Saša M. Miladinović
{"title":"Mycotoxin Recovery and Matrix Effect in Fava Bean Starch and Protein Isolate Measured by LC-MS/MS","authors":"Anika Hoffmann, Souha Essassi, Wolfram Brück, Saša M. Miladinović","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.879","url":null,"abstract":"Mycotoxins are dangerous fungal food contaminants. Customized sample preparation techniques are essential for LC-MS/MS analysis of mycotoxins in unique protein-rich food matrices to enhance recovery and reduce matrix effects.","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"236 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139170306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.827
Adam Swetloff
{"title":"Spinning Out Greentech Start-ups.","authors":"Adam Swetloff","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.827","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Paris Agreement has made combating climate change a priority and has incentivised innovationfor the greentech industry. Higher education institution[s] (HEI[s]) play an important role in fueling this innovation by developing disruptive technologies and support the creation of start-up companies that take the risk to bring these technologies to the market. The successful spinning out of such start-ups relies on the HEIs nurturing anecosystem with multiple actors as well as internal mechanisms to transfer such technologies to the start-up. HEIs have dedicated offices involved in technology transfer (TTO) that provide an interface between all the different actors (inventors, founders, start-up, investors, etc.). The TTO of an HEI also plays a central role in the technology transfer by providing the licence agreements granting start-ups the rights to use a technology developed by the HEI. This review summarises the role of a TTO and the practice of making the licensing process as transparent as possible for start-up founders and investors.</p>","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"77 12","pages":"827-829"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138828399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.867
Felix Bobbink, Antoine Van Muyden
{"title":"Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Chemical Industry through Entrepreneurship: An Account on the Case of Hydrogen-assisted Catalytic Plastic Waste Valorisation.","authors":"Felix Bobbink, Antoine Van Muyden","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.867","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, we provide an account on the multi-faceted approach to scaling up a low-carbon chemical technology that originates from academia. First, we discuss technical considerations that must be met prior to industrialisation of a process. Then, we discuss the non-technical considerations such as financing, regulatory and IP rights that are required to obtain support for the project. We use our experience in plastic waste hydrocracking to reflect on strategies that can aid to improve go-to-market time in the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"77 12","pages":"867-871"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138828395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChimiaPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.830
Yuman Qin, Shoubhik Das
{"title":"Photochemical Upcycling/Modification of Polystyrene-based Plastic Waste.","authors":"Yuman Qin, Shoubhik Das","doi":"10.2533/chimia.2023.830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.830","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The escalating accumulation of plastic waste in landfills and marine environments has become a pressing concern to society. Among all plastic-based waste, polystyrenes are widely utilized as a commodity plastic and present very low recyclability. To improve this scenario, photocatalysis has recently become one of the viable techniques which can be performed under mild conditions. In this concise review, we have highlighted recent advancements in the valorization of polystyrene-based plastic waste by mainly focusing on the selective functionalization of the C-H bonds. This strategy clearly holds strong promise for the sustainable and efficient conversion of polystyrene-based waste and contributes to the reduction of waste and resource conservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9957,"journal":{"name":"Chimia","volume":"77 12","pages":"830-835"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138828397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}