Sustainability – Page 18
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BusinessPumping up industrial wasted heat
Company profile: Qpinch reclaims wasted energy by mimicking nature
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ResearchBacteria seeded with synthetic pathways
Living factories provide alternative to complicated chemical syntheses or farming hectares of crops
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ResearchGrubbs’ catalyst drives tyre recycling
Rubbery networks broken down into reusable materials
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ResearchCarbon monoxide where you want it, when you want it
Hazardous bottled gas redundant thanks to methods that generate it at the point of use
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ResearchPlastic-eating bacteria show way to recycle plastic bottles sustainably
Two bacterial enzymes can break up PET polymer into its building blocks
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PodcastElements of Power by David Abraham – Book club
This month we learn of the problems that arise from mining rare metals in David Abraham’s The Elements of Power
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BusinessQuotient ups carbon-14 quota with recycling plant
Plant may provide a solution to the supply shortage of the radiolabel barium [C-14] carbonate
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ResearchBurn to boost silver salvage from solar cells
Improved sterling recovery cuts environmental impact of solar cell recycling
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PodcastAdventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince – Book club
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene
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NewsGreen chemistry hindered by lack of toxicology training
Leaders in the field condemn the lack of toxicology education for chemistry undergraduate and PhD students
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BusinessNew vinyl catalyst will reduce mercury emissions
Johnson Matthey strikes gold as China’s PVC industry looks for cleaner processes
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CareersGoing green in the lab
From major rebuilds to cost-free measures, there are many ways to improve a lab’s environmental credentials, as Emma Davies finds out
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OpinionThe carbon capture challenge
Economics holds the key to solving climate change, says Mark Peplow
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ResearchChemists hold a candle to reagent preservation
Wax capsule preserves integrity of reagents and can be dropped into solvent ready for reaction
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Opinion
Taking responsibility seriously
Companies have a duty to be proactive when it comes to sustainability
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BusinessAn unsustainable hypocrisy
Social responsibility should extend through the whole supply chain, not just be a tool to put pressure on feedstock suppliers
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BusinessSafer substitutes show growth potential
The global market for alternative products based on ‘green’ chemistry is growing fast, fuelled by regulation and consumer demand
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FeatureCapturing carbon
Andy Extance finds uncertainty over efforts to capture and store CO2 from power generation
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