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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 2h

📖Are you heading to Frankfurt Bookfair next week?

Find us in Hall 4, stand D48 👀

🧪Discover our range of books and journals across the chemical sciences
🔓Learn about our approach to open access
👋Meet our wonderful team

#FrankfurterBuchmesse #FBM25 #RSCBooks

Royal Society of Chemistry
Our Chemistry is at Frankfurt Book Fair 2025
visit us at stand D48 - Hall 4.0
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Nanoscale Journals @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org · 1d

In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆 Free to read until the end of November 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 1d

The Chemistry #NobelPrize announcement is imminent and we are on the edge of our seats at RSC Books
Did you know that many of our books have contributions from Nobel Laureates including Koichi Tanaka, Fraser Stoddart and Arieh Warshel?

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 2d

Recognition is not just about awards – it is about people.

Our prize winners have shared how recognition has inspired them, raised awareness and given visibility to their work.

Explore our new report to learn more: buff.ly/vcxBBHE

#ReshapingRecognition #STEMCareers #RSCPrizes #ChemSky

Reshaping recognition: evolving how we celebrate excellence

A multi-year journey to transform our prizes

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 6d

✅Recently Published! Supercapacitors offer high energy density and power. This book explores the fundamentals, design and applications of this emerging technology. 🔋

🙂Read the first chapter for free:
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#RSCBooks #OpticalElectronicAndMagneticMaterials #Supercapacitors

Book cover for Supercapacitors: Fundamentals, Advances and Future Applications, edited by Dakeshwar Kumar Verma and Jeenat Aslam.

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 6d

🏆We’ve transformed how we recognise excellence in chemistry to ensure our prizes better reflect today’s science culture.

Our new Reshaping Recognition report to learn how we have modernised our 156-year-old #RSCPrizes portfolio!

Explore the changes: buff.ly/vcxBBHE #ChemSky

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 6d

Biorefining of Renewable Diesel introduces the need for, and potential of, renewable diesel.
⛽ Discover the latest in processes for 2nd and 3rd generation renewable diesel as well as production from waste feedstocks.
Check out the first chapter for free on our website:
books.rsc.org/books/edited...

Book cover for Biorefining of Renewable Diesel: From Production to Market. Edited by Mohammad Aslam, Sanjeev Mishra and Jorge Aburto.
Cover image shows computer game-style images of a field of crops being harvested by a yellow combine harvester, a set of biorefinery buildings and a road with a car, a bus, a lorry and a van.

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 7d

Get an exclusive look at the Nobel in chemistry 2025 prize-winning science.

Join our expert speakers on 10 October as they react to the announcement of the Nobel prize in chemistry 2025 and discuss everything you need to know.

Find out more and register: https://rsc.li/4pz5HVF

#ChemSky

Join us for a Chemistry World webinar on 10 October - Nobel prize in chemistry 2025: Reaction

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 10d

Do you have an idea that could make research more environmentally sustainable?

Get up to £10,000 to develop your project and help increase sustainable lab practices. Find out more ➡️ rsc.li/sustainable-labs-grant #ChemSky

Promotional image for the Royal Society of Chemistry's Sustainable Laboratories Grant 2025. Illustrated scene of diverse scientists working in a lab, with textual details encouraging innovative thinking in science. 'Find out more' invitation included.

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 14d

Early career researchers or PhD students, could £500 develop your career?

Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant can help you organise a scientific meeting and more.

Apply by 20 October: https://rsc.li/4gB2D7s

#ChemSky

Apply for up to £500 with our Researcher Development and Travel Grant

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 16d

Day 2 at the 8th RSC-BMCS/RSC-CICAG Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry conference for Commissioning Editor Helen.
"If you spot me feel free to say hello, I'm excited to hear more about the areas people are working on and how they are applying AI tools in their work."

#AIChem25

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 17d

Commissioning Editor Helen is at at Churchill College Cambridge today attending the 8th AI in Chemistry meeting
Looking forward to some cutting edge talks
@rsc-cicag.bsky.social @rscbmcs.bsky.social

RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 20d

⚙️Corrosion affects every industry in which metal is involved, costing the global economy trillions of dollars per year 💵💵
Discover how polymers can be the solution to this problem with Polymers as Corrosion Inhibitors: Principles to Applications
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Book cover for Polymers as Corrosion Inhibitors: Principles to Applications, Edited by Chandrabhan Verma.

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · 22d

New book in the Catalysis Series
⚡Catalytic Activation of Small Molecules⚡ provides a state-of-the-art account of the area of small molecule activation including ammonia synthesis and CO2 valorisation
Read the 1st chapter for free:
books.rsc.org/books/edited...
#RSCBooks #Catalysis

Book cover for Catalytic Activation of Small Molecules, Edited by Mustafa Yasin Aslan, Angela Daisley, Justin S. J. Hargreaves and José L. Rico

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · Sep 1

🧪 New release:

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Treatment Technologies.

This book covers everything from ion exchange to emerging tech for removing these persistent pollutants.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/4jzjwuuu

Essential for anyone in environmental science or water engineering.

#newbook #RSCBooks

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · Aug 29

Expand your understanding of zeolite chemistry and discover current trends in this area of research with our new textbook.
For undergraduate and graduate students alike, this book introduces the significant impact and untapped potential of zeolites in catalysis.
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book cover for Zeolites: From Fundamentals to Emerging Applications. Edited by David P. Serrano and Jiří Čejka

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · Aug 27

Newly published: Packing Problems in Soft Matter Physics: Fundamentals and Applications
Including chapters on models of ordered and disordered packings, mechanical behaviour of packings, and applications in soft matter and biology
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#RSCBooks #SoftMatterPhysics

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John O’Donoghue @drjohnodonoghue.bsky.social · Aug 21

This time last week we had a great time in @rsc.org Burlington House #London for my book launch. Thanks to everyone who joined us, especially @andrestrujado.bsky.social for this absolutely fantastic silver mirror coke bottle! Onscreen Chemistry is available now in bookstores #BookLaunch #ChemSky

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · Aug 20

Could science-based techniques help you support yourself through burnout?

On 16 September, join the Chemists’ Community Fund and positive psychologist, Lucy Whitehall, a wellbeing coach and positive psychologist, for a free and informative webinar ➜ https://rsc.li/4fPyktm #ChemSky #RSCCommFund

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · Aug 19

Did you know we have sheep to thank for waterproof clothing?

Join Michael Freemantle live on 16 September to explore the natural world’s chemical mysteries

Find out more and register: https://rsc.li/4fE3gfP

Register now for our Chemistry World webinar - Nature's amazing chemistry: reflections on its complexity and diversity on 16th September

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Andres Tretiakov @andrestrujado.bsky.social · Aug 14

Finally, got to see
@drjohnodonoghue.bsky.social's talk in person @rsc.org His book Onscreen Chemistry: The Portrayal of Chemical Science in Film and TV is superb! Filled with so many nuggets of information I did not know. Bravissimo! Book signed 👍

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Matt Hartings @matthartings.bsky.social · Aug 12

Found (and defaced? upgraded?) an incredible @rsc.org @rscbooks.rsc.org book today in their library.

Me holding my book in the Royal Society of Chemistry library with a view of the Royal Society courtyard in the background.

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RSC Books @rscbooks.rsc.org · Aug 8

✅Published Today! 📖This book explores the latest advances in nanomaterials-based metal ion hybrid capacitors—devices that combine the strengths of batteries and supercapacitors.🚗

🙂Read the first chapter for free:
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#RSCBooks #IonHybridCapacitors

Book cover for Emerging Metal Ion Hybrid Capacitors Based on Nanomaterials, edited by Chandra Sekhar Rout.

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RSC Sustainability @rscsustainability.rsc.org · Aug 1

📢 The RSC Sustainability themed collection on “Chemical Education for Global Sustainability” is open for submissions!
👇Find out more!
🔗https://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/calls-for-papers/rsc-sustainability-chemical-education-for-global-sustainability
#ChemicalEducation #Sustainability

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Aug 2

Paul Board's journey from everyday crossword lover to CW's crossword-loving, clues-producing master.

How I became the crossword compiler for Chemistry World

Paul Board has been setting Chemistry World's crosswords for over 15 years. To celebrate the centenary of the (fully) cryptic crossword, he explains his crossword setting process and dissects some of…

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