Banded iron formations: Oceans, algae and iron oxide
Iron ore is a big deal in Australia.
Earth Sciences
Mar 18, 2024
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News tagged with steel production
What a fair deal for ex-steelworkers would look like as the industry decarbonizes
Plans to cut almost 3,000 jobs at the UK's largest steelworks, Tata Steel in Port Talbot, south Wales, mark another devastating chapter in a long history of deindustrialization.
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2024
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Olefins from carbon dioxide and hydrogen: Green chemistry under fluctuating conditions
Wouldn't it be an elegant solution to use the substance that is most damaging to the climate and threatens the future as a raw material for economic goods and everyday items? In fact, carbon dioxide (CO2), an unavoidable ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 18, 2023
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Overlooked CO2 emissions induced by air pollution control devices in China's coal-fired power plants
China has implemented various environmental regulations, including the widespread use of air pollution control devices (APCDs) in CFPPs. While APCDs have successfully reduced air pollutants, their electricity consumption ...
Environment
Aug 8, 2023
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Carbon capture: how does CO2 removal work?
With global temperatures still on the rise, even the most sceptical of scientists agree that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is crucial to meet the Paris Agreement goal of capping global warming below two degrees Celsius.
Environment
Jan 19, 2023
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'Hot' graphene reveals migration of carbon atoms
The migration of carbon atoms on the surface of the nanomaterial graphene was recently measured for the first time. Although the atoms move too swiftly to be directly observed with an electron microscope, their effect on ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 24, 2022
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How does natural product–based antifouling paint perform in seawater?
Biofouling is challenging for underwater sensors, especially for long-term in situ monitoring in marine environments. Biofouling on in situ sensor surfaces can shorten their operating lifetime, increase the cost and frequency ...
Biochemistry
Mar 21, 2022
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Reinventing steelmaking for a green revolution
In a gleaming new building in the northern Swedish town of Lulea, steelmaker SSAB is using a new manufacturing method that could revolutionise the highly-polluting industry by eliminating nearly all its CO2 emissions.
Environment
Nov 2, 2021
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China steps up climate fight with emissions trading scheme
China launched its long-awaited emissions trading system on Friday, a key tool in its quest to drive down climate change-causing greenhouse gases and go carbon neutral by 2060.
Environment
Jul 16, 2021
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Waste carbon from steel production can be recycled into new products
Gases from steel processing can be used to make materials for products like insulation boards and wood coatings, concludes an EU-funded project.
Materials Science
Mar 31, 2021
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