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Environmentally Friendly' Flame Retardant Could Degrade into Less Safe Compounds

To reduce the risk of fire, many everyday products –– from building materials to furniture to clothing –– contain flame retardants.

10 Jan 2019

New Refreshing, Photo-Catalytic Pigments Decrease Building Temperature and Pollution

The Environmental Inorganic Chemistry and Ceramic Materials team at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Castellón, Spain, has created a research project to evaluate, transfer, and leverage refreshing and photo-catalytic pigments (cool pigments) with a Scheelite base.

8 Jan 2019

University-Industry Partnership to Promote Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Food Processing and Packaging

Fraser and Neave, Limited (F&N) has collaborated with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and set up a laboratory in Singapore to create novel products and recipes for its array of beverage products.

8 Jan 2019

Identity-Preserved, Certified Palm Oil May Help Consumers Make Sustainable Choices

Consumer goods retailers and companies must be open about the source of the palm oil used in their products so that the consumers are relieved of the trouble of making sustainable choices.

4 Jan 2019

Converting Pine Needles from Old Christmas Trees into Useful Products to Reduce Carbon Footprint

A new study at the University of Sheffield reports that it is possible to save abandoned Christmas trees from landfill and convert them into paint and food sweeteners.

28 Dec 2018

Utilizing Food Waste to Produce Sustainable and Economical Bioplastics

How is it possible to leverage the large amounts of food waste, such as orange peels from juice production, produced by the food industry? Pedro F. Souza Filho has tried to find out ways to use food waste and reuse it in his study for the production of new food, animal feed, and bioplastics.

18 Dec 2018

Bio-on and Hera Join Forces to Setup LUX-ON for Producing Bioplastic from CO2

High-quality bioplastic leader Bio-on, and Gruppo Hera, one of Italy’s major multi-utility providers, have struck a deal to take 90% and 10% shares, respectively (with the likelihood of Hera increasing its share to 49.9%) in LUX-ON, the new company founded by Bio-on aiming to transform the manufacture of PHAs biopolymers using CO2 taken from the atmosphere and generating energy without the need of fossil fuels.

11 Dec 2018

Novel Electrocatalysts for Converting Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Products

Researchers from Rutgers University–New Brunswick have created catalysts with the ability to convert carbon dioxide, the principal cause of global warming, into fabrics, plastics, resins, and other products.

21 Nov 2018

Funding Secured for UK’s First Hydrogen Injection System on a Ferry

Innovate UK have granted £430,332 of funding to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry.

11 Oct 2018

Ashtead Expands Environmental Monitoring Instrument Fleet

Ashtead Technology has significantly increased its fleet of equipment for environmental and occupational safety monitoring with the addition of the TSI QUEST range of instruments. As a TSI Gold Channel Distributor, Ashtead will offer these advanced instruments for both hire and sale; providing customers with both instrumental and financial flexibility.

From Ashtead Technology Ltd 27 Aug 2018