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Sustainable Materials can be Viable Leather Alternatives

Throughout history, leather has been a popular material for clothes and many other goods. However, the tanning process and use of livestock mean that it has a large environmental footprint, leading consumers and manufacturers alike to seek out alternatives. An article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, details how sustainable materials are giving traditional leather a run for its money.

11 Mar 2021

New Method can Lead to More Eco-Friendly Fungicides That Protect Food Crops

New research reveals an essential step in scientists' quest to create targeted, more eco-friendly fungicides that protect food crops.

5 Mar 2021

New Project Could Replace Petroleum-Based Materials with Vegetable Proteins

Proteins, similar to fats, lignin, and cellulose, are renewable raw materials but their potential for the chemical sector has not been fully explored.

2 Mar 2021

Novel Technology for Biocapture of Phosphates and Nitrates from Wastewater

RUDN University biotechnologists worked with biotechnologists from Lomonosov MSU and Kurchatov Institute to make a significant contribution to the technology of biocapture of nitrate and phosphate from wastewater by making use of Lobosphaera algae placed on filters.

22 Feb 2021

New Copper-Polymer Electrode can Help Recycle Excess CO2 into Ethylene

For several years, scientists have taken efforts to convert the surplus atmospheric carbon dioxide into new fuels, chemicals, and other products conventionally made from hydrocarbons harnessed from fossil fuels.

12 Jan 2021

Vial Sampling Kits for PFAS Analysis

Finneran Porvair has introduced new Convenience Kits for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing. Because Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances don't break down they can accumulate over time in the e...

4 Jan 2021

Simpler, Cheaper, Greener Process to Treat Sewage Water

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a new process to treat sewage water. This process is relatively cheaper, simpler and greener when compared to prevalent techniques.

9 Dec 2020

French Biomethane Plant of WELTEC BIOPOWER Goes Live 11-Million-Euro Project Welcomed by Population

In November 2020, a biomethane plant of the German energy plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER went live in Papillonnière near the town of Vire in Normandie, France.

From WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH 30 Nov 2020

Researchers Produce Biodegradable Plastic Film from Palm Oil Production Waste

One of the critical environmental concerns of the 21st century is plastic pollution. The same is applicable for the palm oil industry, which causes extensive deforestation and destruction of habitat.

11 Nov 2020

SO Modular Moves Closer to Energy Self-Sufficiency with Investment in Biomass Boiler

SO Modular, a Neath-based specialist in timber frame construction, has unveiled a new biomass boiler at its headquarters, the result of a significant investment which moves it closer to becoming completely self-sufficient in terms of its energy and production process.

From Seven Oaks Modular Ltd 26 Sep 2020