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Photo by Jason Connolly / Summit Daily archives The town of Breckenridge plans to survey residents about whether they would support a ballot measure to help fund the town’s child care centers. The town’s child care program gives $800,000 per year to the child care centers — including Little Red Schoolhouse, Carriage House, Timberline Learning Center and Breckenridge Montessori — to support programming and teachers as well as access for local families in the form of tuition assistance. The current fund balance and the annual marijuana fund transfers can sustain the program into 2024, b...

Discovery may reduce the environmental impact of chemical manufacturing Chemical manufacturers frequently use toxic solvents such as alcohols and benzene to make products like pharmaceuticals and plastics. Researchers are examining a previously overlooked and misunderstood phenomenon in the chemical reactions used to make these products. This discovery brings a new fundamental understanding of catalytic chemistry and a steppingstone to practical applications that could someday make chemical manufacturing less wasteful and more environmentally sound. The study led by University of Illinois Urb...

Close A new study inquires to a previously misunderstood phenomenon occurring between chemical reactions used to create plastics and pharmaceuticals - and this could help chemical manufacturing become more environmentally friendly. In the production of drugs and plastics, chemical manufacturers often use toxic solvent materials like benzene and alcohol. With the new study, researchers aim to offer new insight into catalytic chemistry and improve existing manufacturing processes. The study is led by members from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, ...

Surface Redox Mediators Formed in Alcohol Solvents may Reduce Chemical Waste Written by AZoMFeb 5 2021 Toxic solvents like benzene and alcohols are often used by chemical manufacturers to make products such as plastics and pharmaceuticals. Illinois researchers are part of a multi-institutional team that found that solvents spontaneously react with metal nanoparticles to form reactive complexes that can improve catalyst performance and simultaneously reduce the environmental impact of chemical manufacturing. Reprinted with permission from D. Flaherty et al., Science 371:6529 (2021). Image Cred...

Mysterious organic scum boosts chemical reaction efficiency, may reduce chemical waste Chemical manufacturers frequently use toxic solvents such as alcohols and benzene to make products like pharmaceuticals and plastics. Researchers are examining a previously overlooked and misunderstood phenomenon in the chemical reactions used to make these products. This discovery brings a new fundamental understanding of catalytic chemistry and a steppingstone to practical applications that could someday make chemical manufacturing less wasteful and more environmentally sound. The study led by University ...