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Government looks to allay gas fears
Added: 23 Nov 2005
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Safe water
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Researchers at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering have developed a new way to measure microbes’ exp…
Oiling the wheels with waste plastic
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Recycled plastic bottles could be the source of a reliable supply of lubricating oil.
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
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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
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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
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Green light for UK chemicals
Added: 14 Sep 2005
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