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Bacteria success for succinate process

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Many research teams are trying to create succinate-producing bacteria that can be used on sustainab…

Safety system

Added: 27 Oct 2005

Last month, Triconex introduced a new communications module that is said to meet user requirements …

Modelling a clean-up

Added: 25 Oct 2005

Strategies that use microbes to clean up polluted sites are becoming more refined as scientists mer…

Ionic liquids

Added: 25 Oct 2005

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Recycling more cans

Added: 14 Oct 2005

Novelis has completed a £1.4 million investment at its Warrington, UK-based used beverage can recyc…

Coconut fill up

Added: 12 Oct 2005

New Zealand's Pacific Island neighbours could avoid rising fuels prices, thanks to the work of two …

Greener Nylon

Added: 11 Oct 2005

Scientists at the ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /Un…

Petrochemical sale

Added: 11 Oct 2005

BP is to sell Innovene, its olefins, derivatives and refining group, to UK-based Ineos. The $9 bill…

Gas storage

Added: 7 Oct 2005

BASF and the JGC Corporation of ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:…

Metal removal

Added: 23 Sep 2005

A new device, designed to remove toxic metal pollution from water flowing from disused mines in mid…

Grape coating

Added: 22 Sep 2005

Researchers in ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /Spain…

Cool tool

Added: 15 Sep 2005

Johnson Controls is now offering a systems selection tool for consulting engineers that helps them …

Hydrogen from biomass for power

Added: 14 Sep 2005

Biomass could also be a source of hydrogen, for the next generation of fuel cell-based power plants.

World’s largest peat-fired station

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The West Offaly Power Station at Shannonbridge, ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-micro…

Energy policy forges ahead

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /UK's energy stra…

Green light for UK chemicals

Added: 14 Sep 2005

The ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /UK chemicals ind…

Gas from Russia

Added: 8 Sep 2005

Gazprom, BASF and E.ON have formed a joint venture to construct a gas pipeline over 1,200 km long t…

Selling off the Gulf

Added: 6 Sep 2005

Woodside Energy has expanded its offshore interests in the Gulf of Mexico by acquiring Houston, TX-…

Uranium removal

Added: 1 Sep 2005

US scientists have developed a simple, safe method of removing uranium from contaminated metallic s…

Switchable solvents

Added: 25 Aug 2005

Researchers in Canada and the USA have discovered a new environmentally friendly way to make chemic…