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Turning grass into electricity
Added: 11 Dec 2001
US authorities hope to make harvesting switchgrass for power generation a valid commercial enterpri…
Emission trading goes online
Added: 5 Dec 2001
The Online Allowance Transfer System will enable participants in the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen …
Titanium helps make polyester
Added: 5 Dec 2001
Teijin has developed a new catalyst technology for manufacturing polyester that will allow it to pr…
Tea bags for crabs
Added: 29 Nov 2001
A new delivery method for packaging chlorine dioxide in a 'tea-bag' can keep bacteria from …

Here comes the sun
Added: 19 Nov 2001
Stuart Nathan (not pictured) takes a look at how chemists at BASF have helped women (pictured) keep…
Green chemistry partners aim to change UK culture
Added: 19 Nov 2001
Green chemistry research is gathering pace in the UK with the setting up of a new 'virtual centre o…
It's good meat
Added: 16 Nov 2001
Researchers have developed a real-time optical instrument capable of detecting even minute traces o…
Study could reduce chances of offshore oil leaks
Added: 14 Nov 2001
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla hope to reduce the occurrence of offshore oil leaks…
BP pumps $10 million into energy research
Added: 5 Nov 2001
BP has recently signed a ten-year $10 million agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a …
Singapore likes environmentally friendly cars
Added: 25 Oct 2001
The Singapore Economic Development Board has signed a letter-of-intent with BP Singapore for the de…
BioDeNOx demonstrated in Grand Haven
Added: 19 Oct 2001
Grand Haven Board of Light & Power based in Grand Haven, MI and Corus Consulting have signed an agr…
HSC aims to cut injuries
Added: 18 Oct 2001
The Health and Safety Commission is aiming to reduce dramatically the number of working day…

Setting a new standard for process safety
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Safety is a priority for the process industries, as Sira's David Lewis reminds us in this update on…
Bubbles bring water problems
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Research carried out by a US graduate student has identified that air bubbles can cause ser…

BOC promotes supercritical waste process
Added: 18 Oct 2001
BOC and Swedish firm Chematur Engineering are joining forces to promote the use of supercritical wa…
Eliminate nitrates
Added: 18 Oct 2001
A process known as 'Eliminate' reduces nitrate levels in water without generating more, potentially…
Hard questions follow on the heels of Toulouse blast
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Stuart Nathan reports on the aftermath of the massive explosion at Grande Paroisse's ammonium nitra…
CIA announces 'best ever' safety results
Added: 18 Oct 2001
The UK chemical industry has reported its best-ever safety results for 2000, with accidents…

Paving the way to a greener future
Added: 9 Oct 2001
At Staffordshire University, researchers are converting crushed glass collected from bottle banks i…