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Global Study Determines the Amount of Manmade CO2 Emissions Absorbed by the Ocean from 1994 to 2007

Not all of the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during the burning of fossil fuels stays in the atmosphere and adds to global warming. The ocean and the ecosystems on land absorb substantial quantities of these manmade CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere.

15 Mar 2019

Researchers Identify New Mechanism to Convert Cellulose Efficiently and Environmentally Friendly

Renewable sources have to be used efficiently in order to fulfill the growing demand for feedstock chemicals and energy in the future. However, this aspect is considered to be one of the biggest global challenges.

15 Mar 2019

Measuring Real Corrosion Potential of Fuel Ethanol

Excessive acidity in alcohol based fuels accelerates engine corrosion.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 15 Mar 2019

Metrohm's OMNIS Boosts Efficiency and Productivity in Modern Laboratories

OMNIS is the high-end titration system from Metrohm. It provides users with the possibility to consolidate their wet chemical analysis on a universal platform.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 15 Mar 2019

Mira Flex Offers Flexible Solution for Identification of Materials

Smart Attachments set the Mira Flex handheld material identification system apart from the competition.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 15 Mar 2019

New Metrohm Eco Titrator Helps Manufacturers Reduce Risks in Quality Control

When something goes wrong in quality control, the reputation of the brand concerned is at stake. Better to exclude risks in the first place.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 15 Mar 2019

Polymers Pave Way for Wider Use of Recycled Tires in Asphalt

Each year, about 27 million tires end up in landfills, dumps and stockpiles, where they pose health and environmental hazards.

14 Mar 2019

Engineered Microbe Could Jump-Start a Renewable Plastics Industry

With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with an appetite for hydrocarbons shows promise as a biological factory for converting a renewable — but frustratingly untapped — bounty into a replacement for ubiquitous plastics.

14 Mar 2019

New Research Center Launched to Develop Innovative E-Waste Recycling Technologies and Solutions

An innovative center, called the NTU Singapore-CEA Alliance for Research in Circular Economy (NTU SCARCE), will pay attention to four major research thrusts that will look into the recovery and recycling of materials from usual e-waste like discarded printed circuit boards and lithium-ion batteries.

14 Mar 2019

Libertine and Productiv to Collaborate on Modular Smart Engines

Libertine FPE, the creator of Smart Engine technology for electric vehicles, has joined forces with Productiv, a provider of venture engineering services for cleantech businesses, to accelerate and de-risk commercialisation of a range of modular Smart Engines using Libertine’s intelliGEN platform.

From Libertine FPE 14 Mar 2019

Viability of Hydrogen as Future Energy Source in the Humber

An independent study to enhance the evidence base for hydrogen technology has paved the way for its feasibility as a future clean energy source in the Humber region.

14 Mar 2019

Impact of Today’s Coal-Fired Power Stations on Rainfall and Climate Change

A novel 15-year global study has shown that present-day coal-fired power stations generate more ultrafine dust particles compared to road vehicles and could also alter and readjust rainfall distributions.

13 Mar 2019

Emissions Reduction Alberta Announces $100 Million Funding For Clean Technology Projects

An innovative clean technology to transition Alberta’s diesel-powered transit buses to electric is getting a boost in funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta.

13 Mar 2019

Renewable Carbon-Free Solution for Industrial Heat Applications

Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a new technique that may greatly reduce industry’s dependence on natural gas, combining renewable energy and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heat for high-temperature industrial processes.

13 Mar 2019

Well Construction Complete as Part of Research to Improve Knowledge of Stored Carbon Dioxide Behaviour

Well construction and logging has been successfully completed as part of a new carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at CO2CRC’s Otway Research Facility at Nirranda South in Victoria.

13 Mar 2019