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Study Shows Concrete May Help Reduce Air Pollution

A new study claims that sulfur dioxide (SO2), a huge contributor to air pollution, can be removed from the air by concrete surfaces. Stony Brook University researcher Alex Orlov, Ph.D. and colleagues discovered how concrete interacts and removes sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

10 Jul 2017

Sucking Up Spilt Oil - An Organogelator–Cellulose Composite Material for Practical and Eco-Friendly Marine Oil-Spill Recovery

Image Credits: Angewandte Chemie International Editon Spilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil slicks by absorption into a sep...

7 Jul 2017

Novel Biomaterial That Filters Out Harmful Micropollutants Wins Science Award

A granular adsorbent capable of the specific binding and removing of target micro-pollutants, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, high performance chemicals and heavy metals, from wastewater has won a prestigious materials science award.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers Devise a New Way for Reducing the Amount of Enzymes Needed to Convert Biomass into Biofuels

Experts at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Michigan State University have worked on making it almost possible for biofuels such as ethanol in U.S. gasoline to become cheaper.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop New Method to Create Pure Hydrogen Efficiently

Christopher J. Kiely, Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University, along with an international team have created a new low-temperature catalyst for making high-purity hydrogen gas while using up carbon monoxide (CO) at the same time.

6 Jul 2017

Exciting New Material Developed by Swansea Scientists Uses Solar Energy to Remove Man-Made Dye Pollutants from Water

A novel composite material has been developed by scientists in the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University which shows promise as a catalyst for the degradation of environmentally-harmful synthetic dye pollutants, which are released at a rate of nearly 300,000 tonnes a year into the world’s water.

6 Jul 2017

Recent Study Finds that Large Amounts of Carbon Dioxide Remain in Surface Waters

If there is anywhere for carbon dioxide to disappear in large quantities from the atmosphere, it is into the Earth's oceans. There, huge populations of plankton can soak up carbon dioxide from surface waters and gobble it up as a part of photosynthesis, generating energy for their livelihood.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers Explore Mollusk Shells as New Source of Sustainable Biomaterials

Each year, more than 7 million tons of mollusk shells are being discarded as unwanted waste by the seafood industry. The vast majority of these shells are either dumped at sea or thrown in landfills.

5 Jul 2017

Selective Electrocatalysts Developed to Improve Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Performance

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently have developed a new technology to increase performance of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) using high-concentration methanol as fuel, thereby shedding some light on the design of clean and economical alternative energy sources for portable electric gadgets.

3 Jul 2017

Study Highlights Benefits and Correct Management of Cellulosic Biofuels

Is it possible for cellulosic biofuels - or liquid energy derived from wood and grasses - to become a green fuel of the future, offering an environmentally sustainable approach to meeting energy requirements?

30 Jun 2017

A Study on Impact of Municipal Waste Collection on Climate Change

After performing a systematic evaluation process of the urban containerization system, researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid concluded that an unsuitable design of a container system might needlessly worsen the impact on environment when gathering and transporting the urban waste.

30 Jun 2017

New Technology for Producing Biofuels from Inedible Plant Portions

The chances of society getting rid of its dependence on gasoline and oil are reliant on numerous profound societal, environmental, and geopolitical factors.

30 Jun 2017

Researchers Find a New Way to Develop Practical Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Although the buildup around hydrogen fuel cells has subsided, researchers continue to hunt for new technologies that could permit such devices to gain a stronger foothold.

29 Jun 2017

Zeolite Catalysts Pave the Road to Decentralize Chemical Production Processes

Is it possible to generate fuel from waste? Converting organic waste to fuel has failed to be economically viable to date. Increasing amounts of energy and very high temperatures are needed.

29 Jun 2017

Researchers Study the Importance of Manganese Testing in Drinking Water

Researchers from the Kansas State University have now found what might be a sidekick of arsenic in the realm of heavy metal poisoning. The sidekick element mandates in-depth investigation in order to acquire knowledge of its impact on health of the humans.

28 Jun 2017