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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…