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Nanotech cleans up
Added: 24 Sep 2004
The proteins which carry iron around the bloodstream are being used to make nanoparticles t…

Plastic waste fraud
Added: 16 Sep 2004
A UK Government investigation has revealed that some reprocessors and exporters of plastic packagin…
Innovative biodiesel
Added: 13 Sep 2004
AMEC has been awarded a $1.9 million contract to design a $24 million commercial scale biod…

Fuel cells bloom with sunflower oil
Added: 25 Aug 2004
Researchers in England have discovered a method for producing hydrogen from sunflower oil, a develo…
Formaldehyde is carcinogenic
Added: 25 Aug 2004
A working group, convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part o…

A good side to acid rain
Added: 3 Aug 2004
Open University biogeochemist researchers are now saying acid rain is not the complete bad boy of t…
Sticky soy stuff
Added: 2 Aug 2004
Rohm and Haas is to receive a $2 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to de…

Sticky but friendly
Added: 30 Jul 2004
A wood adhesive that contains up to 75% soy has been developed at the Forest Products Labor…

Old plants, new challenges
Added: 16 Jul 2004
With new security threats adding to the difficulty of optimising plant operations, the process indu…
Clean sweep
Added: 16 Jul 2004
The threat of escalating terrorist attacks is behind a new system for cleaning radioactive …

Spend a penny, save a litre
Added: 16 Jul 2004
A German firm, aquadry Deutschland, has developed a urinal whose nano-featured surface could dramat…
Chemical reputation improves
Added: 16 Jul 2004
The European public's opinions on the chemical industry are showing signs of brightening fo…

Reducing emissions
Added: 22 Jun 2004
Kemira has developed a new product that it claims can reduce the emissions of nitrogen oxid…

Report debunks recycling claims
Added: 18 Jun 2004
A report by the GrassRoots Recycling Network claims to provide evidence that bottles made from poly…
Building on rice
Added: 7 Jun 2004
An established technology for incineration and combustion could provide a way to convert waste mate…
Up to speed with IPPC
Added: 7 Jun 2004
The Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regulations are set to change the way the pr…
Chiller chemistry
Added: 7 Jun 2004
Mike Spear reports on BOC's upgraded service facility and its technology for on-site reclamation an…
Efficient savings
Added: 7 Jun 2004
By simply switching to energy efficient motor driven systems, UK industry could save over half a bi…
Curry ingredient could clean up for food
Added: 7 Jun 2004
A research project in the US has found that coriander contains a compound which is an unexpectedly …