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Thermal Mass Flow Meter Helps Reduce Cost of Plastics Recycling Technology

Engineers responsible for the complex process of recycling used plastic discarded as garbage and then given new life will find the rugged, direct mass flow measuring ST Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) helps them more accurately measure synthetic gas for economical co-gen plant operation.

From Fluid Components International 2 Jun 2022

Novel Carbon-Negative Route for Producing the Commodity Chemicals

As far as industries are concerned, acetone and isopropanol are known to be significant chemicals. They are utilized to produce materials collected from jet fuel to solvents to detergents to plastics.

6 May 2022

Polystyrene Waste Turned into Useful Benzoic Acid with the Help of Oxygen and Light

Polystyrene, a variety of plastic that contributes to a third of landfill waste globally, is widely used to make numerous products such as Styrofoam egg cartons, red drinking cups, and hard plastic compact disk cases.

12 Apr 2022

A New Method for Converting Plastic Waste into Hydrogen

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new method for plastic waste to be converted into hydrogen based on pyrolysis, a high temperature chemical process.

7 Apr 2022

Innovative New Coating Technology Using Waste Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Combines Sustainability and Performance

Carbonamine – a unique coating made with new patented technology combining the durability of polyurea/polyaspartic with an ingredient made from waste carbon dioxide – is now available to manufacturers seeking to create cost-effective, solvent-free, environmentally friendly coating products.

6 Apr 2022

New Research Project Takes Steps Towards a Circular Economy

A research project aimed at bringing a truly circular economy one step closer, has received a £1.2 million research grant from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC).

6 Apr 2022

End-of-Life Tires Repurposed into Concrete for Residential Buildings

A unique method of recycling rubber could result in end-of-life tires being repurposed into concrete for residential buildings.

31 Mar 2022

Sustainable Seaweed Cultivation Using Process Water from the Food Sector

For land-based seaweed cultivation, process water from the food sector is an exceptional fertilizer.

30 Mar 2022

Recycling Metal Fuels For Future Advanced Nuclear Reactors

University of Utah engineering researchers will collaborate with a team from the Idaho National Laboratory for the development of an exciting process of innovative metal fuel recycling for nuclear reactors in the future.

24 Mar 2022

Plastic Upcycling Technique Might Help to Deconstruct and Recreate Polymers

In the United States, less than 10% of the 380 million metric tons of plastic generated yearly is recycled, posing a global environmental danger due to plastic manufacture and the annual absorption of millions of tons of garbage into bodies of water. When it comes to polymers, such as polyester, the proportion drops.

22 Mar 2022