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VOC directive heralds change for UV curable wood coatings
Added: 17 Jul 2001
The EU Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) directive will have a dramatic effect on the pricing structu…Clean air and large profits
Added: 17 Jul 2001
Biodiesel fuel containing soy oil can be safely blended with noncommercial jet fuel used in militar…Metal pollutants show their true colours
Added: 17 Jul 2001
Researchers from Brigham Young University have created molecules that glow in the presence of certa…Chip houses go green with lack of lead
Added: 16 Jul 2001
Europe's three largest semiconductor manufacturers are proposing a standard that provides a common …SawStop makes for safer woodworking
Added: 10 Jul 2001
A US Patent Attorney has invented a device that prevents fingers being sliced off by table …
Rigid and semi-rigid foam
Added: 4 Jul 2001
Eurotech has announced what it believes is a major breakthrough in the development of its h…
A new Halon replacement alternative
Added: 3 Jul 2001
3M's Performance Materials Division has developed a new fire extinguishing material that it…
The return of the benzene eaters
Added: 2 Jul 2001
Researchers at SIUC have isolated two micro-organisms that can break down benzene without the aid o…Catalytic process could save millions for paper mills
Added: 20 Jun 2001
A catalytic processcould help paper mills save millions of dollars a year by converting a polluting…Bio-clean for contaminated land
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Bioremediation can be a cost-effective and efficient method for cleaning up contaminated land, says…Coal ash proves it's friendly
Added: 19 Jun 2001
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is to develop and manufacture no…
Carbon dioxide to sink in the drink
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Researchers in Norway have proposed a large-scale demonstration project, in which carbon di…
Taking a long view of engineering
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Phil Wright highlights the benefits that businesses operating process plants can gain from includin…EU can reach Kyoto target according to new report
Added: 12 Jun 2001
A new report from the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) indicates that the EU's 8% greenhous…NREL team to help improve process engineering
Added: 4 Jun 2001
The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is teaming up with Broin …Fuels from biomass
Added: 29 May 2001
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a process involving the product…Vibration technique produces stronger, environmentally friendly plastics
Added: 29 May 2001
A Lehigh University professor has developed a simple device that vibrates molten plastic in an inje…Bulb eater eats bulbs
Added: 18 May 2001
Once in a while, someone invents a product that you can just tell will be a success. The Air Cycle …'BioOil' process nets development grant
Added: 17 May 2001
Canadian-based renewable energy specialist DynaMotive is to receive a £1.16million grant from the …