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Researchers Convert Carbon Dioxide Back into Solid Coal Using Liquid Metals

Scientists have converted carbon dioxide back into solid coal using liquid metals, in a first-ever ground-breaking discovery that could revolutionize the approach to carbon capture and storage.

27 Feb 2019

Bio-On and Innova Imagen Collaborate for the Production of Bioplastics in Mexico

Bio-on and Innova Imagen (Himes Group) announce the signing of a new agreement to produce ultra-green PHA biopolymers in Mexico.

27 Feb 2019

New Enzyme-based Polymerization Method Enable Greener PEF Production

Recently, polymer chemists from the University of Groningen, led by Prof. Katja Loos, have described an enzyme-based polymerization method to produce PEF, an alternative to PET, which can be made from bio-based furan molecules.

21 Feb 2019

Researchers Reduce Ammonia and Methane Emissions Produced by Ruminants

Based on an earlier treatment of proteins on their diet, researchers from UPM have successfully decreased the ammonia and methane emissions produced during the process of digestion in ruminants.

18 Feb 2019

Firing up Phosphate Production

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has developed a smelting process to produce soluble phosphate for fertiliser from low value ores, eliminating hazardous waste and making production more economically and environmentally sustainable.

18 Feb 2019

Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution Caused by Microplastics

Despite the polyester leisure suit being a 1970s mistake, polyester and other synthetic fibers such as nylon are still in use, and are a huge contributor to the volume of microplastics in the environment, according to a materials scientist from Penn State University (PSU), who suggests swapping to biosynthetic fibers to resolve this issue.

18 Feb 2019

About 12 Tons of Waste Kept Out of Landfills and Moved to Recycling Streams by Rubicon Global

Rubicon Global, a technology company that offers waste, recycling, and smart city solutions to industries and governments internationally, recently stated that it effectively diverted approximately 12 tons of waste intended for landfills from State Farm Arena during last week’s revelries in Atlanta, Georgia.

15 Feb 2019