Sustainability – Page 21
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ResearchAlloy primed for phase change from CD to TV
Uniting optical and electronic properties could bring compact disc material into smart contact lenses
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FeatureGreen packaging blues
Plastic packaging is ubiquitous, but uses precious resources and goes straight to waste. Bea Perks takes a look
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FeatureIt's even cheaper being green
Reducing the environmental impact of your lab can save money as well as water and fuel. Phillip Broadwith reports
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OpinionThe future of feedstocks
Where will our chemicals come from when the oil wells run dry? Jose Lopez-Sanchez discusses renewable feedstocks
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OpinionPeak oil is not a myth
Fracking won’t plug the gap in crude oil’s falling figures, says Chris Rhodes. Oil’s exhaustion is inevitable
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NewsRare element substitution a tricky proposition
Audit of scarce materials finds alternatives for use in modern technologies like computers and mobiles are even scarcer
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BusinessLanzatech expands waste-to-chemicals range
Partnership with Evonik will see gas-guzzling microbes make polymer precursors
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BusinessNike eliminates water at new Taiwanese dyeing plant
ColorDry process uses supercritical CO2 to reduce waste and cut costs
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Business
GSK forms Brazilian sustainable chemistry venture
Agreement with research organisation will launch centre for greener, cleaner drug production
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Business
Algal oil producer steps up supply
Solazyme to provide 10,000 tonnes of tailored oil to Unilever
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Norway abandons full-scale CCS project
Technology development centre will receive extra funding
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FeatureChemistry's grand challenges
What are the big problems for the next generation of chemists to work on? Mark Peplow takes up the gauntlet
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OpinionHelium reserves under pressure
Researchers should get ready for ballooning prices, warns Mark Peplow
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Business
Waste CO2-derived plastic hits tonne scale
Novomer turns emissions from ammonia plant into polymers
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Business
Veolia and Total open oil recycling plant
Osilub plant will re-refine used oils into high grade engine lubricants
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Business
European project to boost industry energy efficiency
Initiative will focus on smaller companies and provide tools to assess and reduce energy use
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FeatureA biomass bonanza
Companies have put biofuels on the back burner to aim for higher margin chemicals, as Emma Davies finds out
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CareersA sustainable future: green chemistry PhDs
Yfke Hager speaks to tomorrow’s chemists being trained in the science of sustainability