Traditional petrochemical plastics are made from non-renewable fossil fuels and cannot be readily assimilated back into the environment at the end of their useful life. Thus, there is considerable interest in replacing petrochemical ...
Biotechnology
Mar 7, 2014
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With the purpose of verifying onshore and offshore platforms such as Pemex's and detect cracks or corrosion, the Mexican Corporation of Material Research (COMIMSA) designed RoboPipe, a robot capable of inspecting the pipes ...
Robotics
Sep 19, 2013
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A furniture design academic from Sheffield Hallam University has started creating furniture made from 100 per cent biodegradable material, which can be composted at the end of its lifespan.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 11, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Milk cartons, plastic bags, car seats... the list of items made from petroleum extends far beyond fuel, increasing our reliance on limited fossil resources. That's why researchers in the Great Lakes Bioenergy ...
Materials Science
Aug 26, 2013
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The European Union has no plans to impose a blanket ban on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial shale gas extraction method, but it will lay out rules to address environmental concerns, a top EU official said Tuesday.
Environment
Jul 16, 2013
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Research scientists believe it will be possible to manufacture a competitive aviation fuel by 2020-2025.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 24, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Chemical researchers D K Abdullah and Ahmad Shamsuri of University Putra Malaysia have found a way to synthesize vanillin from sawdust in an environmentally friendly way. In their paper they've uploaded to the ...
Startup Ascenix BioTechnologies will perfect and commercialize production methods to synthesize chemicals from renewable feedstocks. These chemicals, which are used to manufacture everyday items, are typically made from petroleum ...
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2013
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Combining systems metabolic engineering and downstream process, bio-based production of 5-aminovaleric acid and glutaric acid, important C5 platform chemicals, engineered in Escherichia coli could be demonstrated for the ...
Biochemistry
Dec 20, 2012
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A chemical nanostructure developed by Boston College researchers behaves much like the pores of the skin, serving as a precise control for a typically stubborn method of catalysis that is the workhorse of industrial chemistry.
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2012
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