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Where does all the plastic go?
Added: 7 May 2004
A team of expert marine biologists and chemists has carried out research which proves for t…
Energy boost
Added: 21 Apr 2004
Sewage treatment works can extract energy from sludge while processing it. CHP engines modified to …Safety critical
Added: 20 Apr 2004
The process safety control market takes a conservative view of new technologies, but that could cha…Power source
Added: 20 Apr 2004
Dutch chemical major Akzo Nobel is investigating the feasibility of powering a chlorine ele…
Fertile ground for waste
Added: 20 Apr 2004
Researchers in the US have found that treating soil with furnace waste can increase its ability to …Clean building
Added: 19 Apr 2004
A consortium of European firms in the chemicals and construction sectors are testing a rang…
Fluorinated resin gets recycled
Added: 25 Mar 2004
Asahi Glass and Nittetsu Chemical Engineering have developed a new process that breaks fluo…
Bacteria power
Added: 10 Mar 2004
A new twist on the established technology of using bacteria to treat wastewater could make …
Industry goals for chlorine
Added: 19 Feb 2004
European chlorine producers have produced what they claim is the first set of long-term sus…
Energy-saving electrolysis
Added: 19 Feb 2004
A new process for making chlorine from hydrochloric acid could cut energy usage by 30%, acc…
Monitoring mill effluent
Added: 2 Feb 2004
Paper mills use enormous volumes of water, much of which is discharged under strict IPPC regulation…WWF wrestles with toxic chemicals
Added: 30 Jan 2004
Seals, whales, falcons, and polar bears are among a range of wildlife at risk from chemicals used i…Bacteria clean up by breathing rust
Added: 30 Jan 2004
New insights into how bacteria interact with minerals could help scientists 'design' microo…
Critical factor
Added: 6 Jan 2004
Fine chemicals producer Thomas Swan is pioneering environmentally friendly 'green' chemistry throug…Because the lady loves worm action
Added: 25 Nov 2003
Cadbury Schweppes Australia is using a tray made from a biodegradable polymer for one of it…
Recovering precious metals
Added: 11 Nov 2003
A British-Swedish joint venture between Chematur Engineering and Johnson Matthey has develo…
Reducing mercury emissions
Added: 10 Nov 2003
Toxic mercury emissions from power plants could be reduced by over 90% - from 48 tons annually down…REACH proposals do not suit industry
Added: 6 Nov 2003
Predictable differences of opinion have emerged following the publication of the European C…
Laughing all the way to the plant
Added: 4 Nov 2003
What's claimed to be the world's first full-scale facility for the elimination of laughing gas (N2O…Ten disks from one ear of corn
Added: 22 Oct 2003
Working in conjunction with Mitsui Chemicals, Sanyo Electric has developed a process for ma…