Superbugs offer solvent solution
A world-first superbug is to undergo field trials to clean up two of Australia's most polluted industrial sites at Port Botany in NSW and Altona in Melbourne in the coming year.
Environment
Sep 16, 2013
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News tagged with refinery
China oil majors barred from expanding refineries
Environmental regulators have taken the unusual step of blocking China's two biggest oil producers from expanding their refining capacity after they failed to meet targets for reducing pollution.
Environment
Aug 30, 2013
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Study offers insight into Saharan dust migration
Satellite pictures of Saharan dust clouds have been in the news all summer, but to Shankar Chellam, they have just raised more questions.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2013
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Finnish researchers develop quick test kit for detecting phenolic compounds in drinking water
Clean drinking water is a diminishing natural resource in developing nations and in many industrialised countries. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a simple and inexpensive test kit that detects phenolic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 22, 2013
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French firm agrees to a deal for Invensys
France's Schneider Electric is to buy industrial software firm Invensys for a 3.4 billion pound ($5.2 billion).
Business
Aug 1, 2013
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Industrial by-products purposed for geopolymer cement
Waste from power generators and alumina refineries can now be used to produce an alternative to Portland cement.
Engineering
Jul 30, 2013
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Aussie algae fuel green oil hope
Newly trialled native algae species provide real hope for the development of commercially viable fuels from algae, a University of Queensland scientist has found.
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2013
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Shell to spend $115 million on pollution control
Shell Oil has agreed to spend at least $115 million to cut harmful pollution at a Houston-area refinery.
Environment
Jul 10, 2013
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Starfish threatens famed Philippine coral reefs
A coral-killing starfish has begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said Friday.
Environment
May 31, 2013
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New filtration material could make petroleum refining cheaper, more efficient
A newly synthesized material might provide a dramatically improved method for separating the highest-octane components of gasoline. Measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have clarified ...
Materials Science
May 23, 2013
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