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Utah chemists help eliminate alcohol
Added: 3 Sep 2001
University of Utah chemists have developed a catalytic reaction that uses oxygen to help el…

New technology treats dairy waste and odours
Added: 30 Aug 2001
A technology developed at Battelle is being used by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to transf…
Add argon for extended shelf life
Added: 29 Aug 2001
Research presented to the American Chemical Society suggests that packaging food with argon instead…
New process improves alkylate production
Added: 28 Aug 2001
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laborator…
New tool increases cycle time
Added: 23 Aug 2001
A tool developed at the University of Warwick may improve cycle times in injection moulding by up t…
Minister inaugurates new oil production facilities
Added: 23 Aug 2001
The UK's Energy Minister Brian Wilson today inaugurated a new 700-ft long oil production an…

Separation system offers coal a new hope
Added: 22 Aug 2001
Researchers at the Inorganic Membrane Technology Laboratory have developed a means of separating an…
BP to close Wilton polyethylene plant
Added: 22 Aug 2001
BP is to close its low density polyethylene (LDPE) manufacturing operations at Wilton on Teesside.
Solar kiln is kind on costs
Added: 21 Aug 2001
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have created an environmentally friendly solar powered ki…
New process may cotton on
Added: 20 Aug 2001
A textile scientist at North Carolina State University is developing a method of dyeing cotton that…
Boosting gas flow
Added: 17 Aug 2001
The US Department of Energy has selected two firms to develop advanced methods for locating low per…
Fuel cell consortium awarded $49 million by US Army
Added: 16 Aug 2001
A Power and Energy Alliance Consortium has been awarded an eight-year, $49 million dollar deal for …
Waste to methanol
Added: 16 Aug 2001
Startech Environmental has signed a strategic alliance with Hydro-Chem to produce and sell combined…
New plants in China
Added: 15 Aug 2001
Bayer and Shanghai Chlor Alkali Chemicals have formed a joint venture to build a production plant f…
Biological-agent detection systems under development
Added: 13 Aug 2001
Cepheid and Environmental Technologies Group are collaborating to develop biological-agent detectio…
Siloxane-free heat-conductive sheet
Added: 10 Aug 2001
Electronic equipment can generate a lot of heat, and heat-conductive sheet is one way to di…

Ethanol from corn: not such a good idea
Added: 10 Aug 2001
Corn producers and some lawmakers have touted ethanol-gasoline mixtures as the answer to fossil fue…
Making Soup
Added: 9 Aug 2001
The New Covent Garden Soup Company have discovered ways to make their plant more efficient and prod…
Great balls of ice
Added: 9 Aug 2001
A new process designed for novelty ice-creams could have widespread applications across the process…