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Researchers Propose an Eco-Friendly Method to Recycle E-Waste

Researchers are constantly trying to recover useful plastics from this electronic waste, or popularly known as “e-waste.”

29 Mar 2018

Plastic Pollution Converted into Wastewater Cleaners

University of Bristol researchers have discovered a method to re-use a common plastic to break down destructive dyes found in wastewater.

9 Mar 2018

Innovative Methodology for Sorting Scrap Parts of Cars

Research indicates that, in Japan, recycling rates of alloy elements can be increased to more than 97% by sorting scrap car parts into only eight classes.

25 Jan 2018

Researchers Seek Biological Solution to Trap or Recycle Carbon Dioxide

Researchers have found that E. coli bacteria could possess the key to an efficient technique of trapping and storing or recycling carbon dioxide (CO2).

9 Jan 2018

Saltworks Recognized for Outstanding Innovation in Clean Technology

SYSPRO, a global provider of industry-built ERP software, today announced their customer, Saltworks Technologies, won best Clean Technology category at the 2017 BC Export Awards.

From Saltworks Technologies 14 Dec 2017

NUS Scientists Develop Novel, Cost-Effective System to Treat Industrial Wastewater

NUS innovation can remove up to 99 per cent recalcitrant impurities from industrial wastewater without using chemicals or generating sludge

6 Dec 2017

Novel System Converts Diesel Exhaust Particulate Matter into Air-Ink

On a break from his studies in the MIT Media Lab, Anirudh Sharma SM '14 traveled home to Mumbai, India. While there, he noticed that throughout the day his T-shirts were gradually accumulating something that resembled dirt.

27 Nov 2017

Emerging New Technologies Could Greatly Reduce Plastic Waste, Say Researchers

Every year most of the 150 million tons of plastics manufactured around the world end up in oceans, landfills, and elsewhere. In the United States, less than 9% of plastics are recycled and in Europe, it rises to about 30%.

20 Nov 2017

New 'Supercatalyst' Developed to Recycle Methane and Carbon Dioxide

A new and cost-effective catalyst has been developed by the University of Surrey to recycle two main causes of climate change - methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2).

20 Nov 2017

Microbial Fuel Cells Could be Potential Wastewater Treatment Technology

Today, wastewater left over from production undertakings is one of the greatest threats to the environment. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, generate a large quantity of wastewater containing malodorous gases, organic contaminants, and other substances that are detrimental to the water supply.

17 Nov 2017