All Sustainability articles – Page 12
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BusinessBattery builders get the cobalt blues
Demand for battery metals surges on the back of a global appetite for electric vehicles
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Business
Outline for Europe’s first waste to methanol plant
Enerkem teams up with AkzoNobel and Air Liquide to turn rubbish into raw materials
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News
EU leaders announce plans to tackle plastic waste
Efforts will focus on improved recycling and phasing out single-use plastics
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Business
Something fishy about eating insects
While insects as human food remain a novelty in the West, fly larvae grown on human food waste could soon become an important protein source for fish farms
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Research
Stainless steel takes the heat off difluoromethylation
Bespoke 3D-printed reactor makes use of greenhouse gas
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Feature
CO2 recycling – an uphill struggle
James Mitchell Crow explains how chemists are turning a problematic greenhouse gas into commercially useful molecules, at industrial scale
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Research
Mild method turns common mineral into fertiliser
Process could cut transportation costs and save farmers money
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Research
Reductive power of hydrated electrons unleashed with green lasers
New technique produces solvated electrons with a visible-light responsive photocatalyst
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Research
Corn-fed bioelectrorefinery harnesses excess electricity
Drop-in fuel production process clocks up sustainability points
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Business
AkzoNobel paint plant is ‘world’s most sustainable’
Biomass and solar-powered UK factory will recycle water and solvents, and is more flexible to reduce waste
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Research
Castable polymers made from castor beans
Super-tough materials derived from inedible plants are lightweight, renewable and strong enough to use in vehicles
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Business
Consortium working to extend sustainable coconut oil supply chain
Agricultural education programme helps secure production and reduce environmental impact
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Research
Lithium could hold key to sustainable ammonia synthesis
Cycling strategy leads to massive efficiency boost
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Research
Computer plastics recycled into toys
Brominated flame retardants found in toys and cup lids
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Opinion
What's holding back continuous manufacturing?
Despite manay advantages, the move to flow chemistry in fine and speciality chemicals is slow
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Business
Willow promises new medicines
Investigating tree’s metabolites throws up much more than aspirin
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Business
Online tool tracks bio-based materials
E-certificates automatically trace ingredients through supply chain processes
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Research
Wooden windows could make better buildings
Scientists in China have turned wood into a transparent material that could be a replacement for glass
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News
'Remarkably flavourful' lab-grown poultry
Artificial meat firm now racing to drive down costs with an eye on consumer sales by 2021
