Sustainability – Page 20
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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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ResearchPlant molecule could create ‘greener’ roads
Lignin could be turned into a more environmentally friendly and sustainable tarmac by replacing some bitumen
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ResearchSewage offers attractive source of precious metals
US Geological Survey team finds valuable metals in treated sewage and is working on the difficult problem of extraction
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Business
BASF introduces bio-based polyTHF
Process uses 1,4-butanediol from microbial digestion of sugar feedstocks to make component of polyester and polyurethane materials
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NewsState of Europe’s environment scrutinised
European Environment Agency voices environmental concerns, but says progress has been made
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ResearchEngineered bacteria synthesise palladium biosorbent
Biomolecule to help decontaminate water by recovering palladium that has escaped from catalytic converters
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BusinessCatalytic carbon dioxide convertors
Company profile: Econic Technologies makes catalysts that build carbon dioxide into performance polymers
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ResearchChemistry from the skies promises low-emission nylon raw material
Cyclohexane activated using ozone and UV to make adipic acid could slash industrial emissions of ozone-depleting greenhouse gas nitrous oxide
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ResearchBiodiesel byproduct rejuvenated into plastic feedstock
Cascade process generates lactic acid from waste glycerol
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BusinessBio-based chemicals on the rise in US
Government predicts 10% of chemicals market will be renewable by 2015
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BusinessUS pushes for global phase-out of HFCs
Executive actions and industry commitments aim to speed up adoption of alternatives to hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse gases in refrigeration and air conditioning
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ResearchWaste office paper comes to a sticky end
Paper cannot be recycled into new paper indefinitely, so scientists are searching for alternative options
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ResearchPlant plastics reach for the stars
Star-shaped additives transform rice starch into a useful transparent plastic