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Now there is just one step to phenol
Added: 16 Jan 2002
Japanese process engineers have designed a process to convert benzene to phenol in a single…

Bug may help clean up PCB deposits
Added: 16 Jan 2002
Researchers from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute have discovered a strai…

Are you in control?
Added: 16 Jan 2002
A recent survey was carried out by the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (EEBPP) to find ou…
Helium recovery good for fibre makers
Added: 9 Jan 2002
BOC has patented a new helium recovery system that aims to reduce the cost of manufacturing…

Diesels meet their match
Added: 7 Jan 2002
Can a low emissions natural gas engine generate the fuel economy and performance of a diesel engine…
Immobilising nuclear waste
Added: 19 Dec 2001
A £1.2 million research venture between BNFL and the University of Cambridge is to investig…

EPA to fund 'green engineering' initiative
Added: 18 Dec 2001
The US Environmental Protection Agency is funding a 'green engineering' research initiative that ai…
Water extraction process can increase safety and decrease costs
Added: 18 Dec 2001
University of Arkansas researchers believe water can replace solvents in food and pharmaceutical pr…
Tough new bacteria lunches on pollutants
Added: 12 Dec 2001
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed strains of bacteria that can live in ha…
Getting more from carbon dioxide
Added: 12 Dec 2001
Acrion Technologies, a small business sponsored by the US Department of Energy, is showcasing a met…
Pickin' up good vibrations
Added: 11 Dec 2001
An Australian research team aims to design a reflector that will capture shockwaves as they bounce …
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…